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Overview
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Thessalonians
A. Salutation
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Greeting(2Th 1:1-2)
I.) Salutation [OR] Greeting [OR] Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance [OR] Salutation [OR] Paul assures the Thessalonians of his good opinion of their faith, love, and steadfastness (2Th 1:1)
B. Paul's Prayer for the Thessalonians
[OR] Thanksgiving (2Th 1:3-12)
A.) God's Final Judgment And Glory [OR] Thanksgiving And Prayer [OR] Thanksgiving (2Th 1:3)
I.) Comfort in persecution [OR] The Judgment at Christ's Coming [OR] He comforts them in their persecution, telling them of God's righteous judgment on their enemies (2Th 1:5)
A.) He Prays That They May Be Found Worthy Of Christ's Name (2Th 1:11)
C. The Second Coming (2Th 2:1-17)
1. Don't Be Deceived About the Day of the Lord (2Th 2:1-12)
I.) The day of the Lord and the man of sin [OR] The Great Apostasy [OR] The Man of Lawlessness [OR] Man of Lawlessness [OR] The Man of Lawlessness [OR] The apostle begs them to continue steadfast in the truth (2Th 2:1)
A.) And Shows That There Will Be Rebellion As The Man Of Lawlessness Appears (2Th 2:3)
B.) The Pretended Miracles Of This Will Deceive Only Those Who Love Error (2Th 2:9)
2. Paul Encourages the Thessalonians (2Th 2:13-17)
I.) Exhortation and instruction [OR] Stand Fast [OR] Stand Firm [OR] Chosen for Salvation (2Th 2:13)
A.) He Repeats His Earlier Counsel To Stand Fast And Prays For Their Encouragement (2Th 2:15)
D. Paul's Final Instructions for the Thessalonians
[OR] Prayer Request (2Th 3:1-5)
A.) Pray For Us [OR] Request For Prayer [OR] Exhortation [OR] He Asks Their Prayers For Himself (2Th 3:1)
B.) And Declares His Confidence In Them [OR] Warning Against Idleness [OR] Charging Them Especially To Avoid Idleness And Bad Company (2Th 3:3)
E. Warning Against Idleness (2Th 3:6-15)
A.) Warning Against Idleness (2Th 3:8)
F. Farewell
[OR} Conclusion (2Th 3:16-18)
I.) Benediction and subscription [OR] Benediction [OR] Final Greetings [OR] Final Greetings and Benediction [OR] Paul concludes his letter with prayers and a blessing (2Th 3:16)
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