2 Thessalonians 1-2
from Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike Hosted by Murphy Eyenike
In 2Thessalonians, the apostle Paul addresses some of the questions preceding the events of the second coming of Jesus, the other events that must occur before Jesus' return; the one holding the man of lawlessness is taking out of the way (the rapture of the Church), the rise of the man of lawlessness (the antichrist), his display of miraculous powers, signs and wonders, and finally his eventual fall. Paul's goal was to encourage the believers to hold fast to their faith and not be distracted by whether the event preceding Jesus' second coming have begun or not. "With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter." 2Thess 2:15. Speaking of this period, Christ said; "for.false messiah and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones." Matthew 24:24. Jesus was actually specifically referring to the man of lawlessness, the antichrist. Our approach to all of these must be to continue walking in faith towards God living lives worthy of his call. I pray that the Lord will give each one of us the power to live for him and to accomplish every good thing our faith prompts us to do (2Thess 1:11).
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