Covenant Church (PCA) - Houston, TX
Friday, January 22, 2021
Transforming Hearts, Conforming to Christ
1 & 2 ThessaloniansThe West Houston and North Houston Bible Studies studied the books of 1 & 2 Thessalonians in the Fall of 2010 and Spring of 2011. Links to notes for each lesson are in the table below.
1 Thessalonians Theme: ‘The Second Coming of Christ with Grace’
‘For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.’ (1 Th. 4:16-18, NKJV)
2 Thessalonians Theme: ‘The Second Coming of Christ with Justice’
‘…when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe.’ (2 Th. 1:7b-10a, NKJV)
The above notes are excerpted from commentaries listed in the Schedule. They have been organized and edited together into a composite narrative, but they do not represent original material, phraseology, or ideas. I am indebted to the cited authors for their careful exegesis and explanation of the original and English texts of 1&2 Thessalonians and discussions on the theology of eschatology. DSB
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