Thessalonica

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{TO THE THESSALONIANS}

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{FRANÇAIS}
  1. Juste Jugement de Dieu - {Copie PDF} - (L'arrivée de Jésus signifiera la justification et le repos pour les justes, mais une perte éternelle pour les méchants - 2 Thessaloniciens 1: 5-10)
  2. Le Grand Jour - {Copie PDF} - (Jésus arrivera pour rassembler son peuple au jour du Seigneur. Dans le Nouveau Testament, cet événement est également connu comme le Jour du Christ)
  3. Rassemblez les élus - {Copie PDF} - (Les saints seront rassemblés devant Jésus au Dernier Jour, et les méchants seront rassemblés pour le jugement et chassés de sa présence)
  4. Rumeurs et Désinformation - {Copie PDF} - (Les rumeurs sur le Jour du Seigneur ont semé l'inquiétude et la confusion dans la congrégation de Thessalonique – 2 Thessaloniciens 2: 1-2)
  5. Événements Manquants - {Copie PDF} - (Deux événements doivent se produire avant que le Jour du Seigneur ne commence : L'Apostasie et le dévoilement de l'Homme d'iniquité)
  6. L'Apostasie Finale - {Copie PDF} - (Paul a mis en garde contre l'Apostasie future et l'a liée au dévoilement de l'Homme de l'Anarchie, le Fils de la Destruction)
  7. Fils de Destruction - {Copie PDF} - (De nombreux chrétiens apostasieront lorsque l'Homme de l'iniquité, le Fils de la Destruction, s'assiéra dans le Sanctuaire de Dieu)
  8. Assis dans le Sanctuaire - {Copie PDF} - (L'Homme de l'Anarchie sera révélé à ceux qui ont des yeux pour voir quand il prendra sa place dans la Maison de Dieu - 2 Thessaloniciens 2: 3-4)
  9. Le Sanctuaire de Dieu - {Copie PDF} - (Le Nouveau Testament applique le langage et les images du Temple de la Bible hébraïque au Corps du Christ, l'habitation du Dieu Vivant)

{FIRST LETTER}
  1. To the Assembly - {PDF Copy} - (The Thessalonians received the Gospel in tribulation but remained faithful while eagerly anticipating the return of Jesus – 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7)
  2. Awaiting His Son - {PDF Copy} - (The Thessalonians received the gospel in tribulation but remained faithful while anticipating the arrival of Jesus – 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
  3. Crown of Glory - {PDF Copy} - (If the Thessalonians continue to emulate the apostolic example, they will receive the crown of glory at the arrival of Jesus)
  4. Tribulation vs Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Disciples escape God’s wrath, but they endure tribulation, and the Assembly has been appointed to tribulation – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-4)
  5. Blameless on that Day - {PDF Copy} - (Paul prays for the Thessalonians to be found holy and blameless on the day when Jesus arrives in glory – 1 Thessalonians 3:13)
  6. Meeting Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Paul responded to concerns about the dead in Christ by pointing to the resurrection that will occur when Jesus arrives from Heaven – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
  7. Rapture of the Church? - {PDF Copy} - (The Rapture is an interpretation of a passage that originally concerned the resurrection of dead believers when Jesus arrives from heaven)
  8. Sorrow Not - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the believer’s future hope is the bodily resurrection of the righteous dead when Jesus arrives in glory)
  9. Sons of Light - {PDF Copy} - (The Day of the Lord will mean salvation for the Sons of Light who remain ever vigilant and prepared for its sudden arrival – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
  10. Sanctified Wholly - {PDF Copy} - (Considering the future arrival of Jesus, Paul summons the Assembly to become sanctified completely by that Day – 1 Thessalonians 5:23)
  11. Redemption, not Abandonment - {PDF Copy} - (Salvation includes the bodily resurrection and the New Creation that will take place at the arrival of Jesus)
  12. His Parousia - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mean the resurrection of the dead, the commencement of the New Creation, and the final judgment)
  13. Afflicted Disciples - {PDF Copy} - (The disciple who faithfully bears witness to the Gospel and Jesus will endure tribulation and persecution for his sake)

{SECOND LETTER}
  1. Your Endurance and Faith - {PDF Copy} - (Paul praises the Assembly in Thessalonica for its faithful endurance in and through persecution and tribulation - 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4)
  2. Just Judgment - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mean vindication and rest for the righteous, but everlasting loss for the wicked - 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10)
  3. Gathering the Elect - {PDF Copy} - (The saints will be assembled before Jesus on the Last Day, and the wicked will be collected for judgment and cast from his presence)
  4. Disinformation - {PDF Copy} - (Rumors about the Day of the Lord caused alarm and confusion in the Thessalonian congregation – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2)
  5. The Great Day - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus will arrive to gather his people to himself on the Day of the Lord, and in the New Testament, this event becomes the Day of Christ)
  6. Two Pivotal Events - {PDF Copy} - (Two events must occur before the Day of the Lord begins - The Apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness)
  7. The Apostasy - {PDF Copy} - (Paul warned the Thessalonians of a future apostasy and linked it to the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness, the Son of Destruction)
  8. The Son of Destruction - {PDF Copy} - (Many saints will apostatize when the Lawless One, the Son of Destruction, seats himself in the Sanctuary of God)
  9. Seated in the Sanctuary - {PDF Copy} - (The Man of Lawlessness will be unveiled when he seats himself in the House of God - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)
  10. The Sanctuary of God - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament applies Temple language from the Hebrew Bible to the Assembly, the Body of Christ, the true Sanctuary of God)
  11. Until Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (The mystery of lawlessness is at work preparing the way for the unveiling of the Lawlessness One – 2 Thessalonians 2:5-7)
  12. Mystery of Lawlessness - {PDF Copy} - (The Mystery of Lawlessness is preparing the way for the unveiling of the Lawless One who will cause many believers to apostatize)
  13. Lying Signs and Wonders - {PDF Copy} - (The final deceiver will use “lying signs and wonders” to deceive and cause many saints to depart from the faith)
  14. The Lawless One Paralyzed - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus will destroy the works of the Lawless One and paralyze him at his glorious arrival on the Day of the Lord)
  15. Forerunner of the Lawless One - {PDF Copy} - (The Little Horn in Daniel is the model for the Man of Lawlessness described by Paul to the Thessalonians)
  16. Stand Fast! - {PDF Copy} - (Believers prepare for the Apostasy and the coming Man of Lawlessness by standing firm in the apostolic tradition)
  17. Paul, Times and Seasons - {PDF Copy} - (Paul does not detail the times and seasons since the Thessalonians understand that the Lord will come like a thief in the night – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
  18. Mercy and Enemies - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples react to hostility with hostility, whether by government, society, or individuals, Satan triumphs)

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