II Thessalonians notes
by Peter Philippi
Last updated 08/18/16
II Thessalonians 1
God’s Judgement Upon Unbelievers and what Awaits Believers
May 22, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes01
- A most wonderful greeting 1:1-4
- A letter from Paul, Silvanus and Timothy
- Their standing IN GOD and IN CHRIST
- God’s dealings IN GRACE and IN PEACE
- Their great spiritual development
- Their suffering a token of God’s righteous judgement 1:5a
May 29, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes02
- Their worthiness of the kingdom of God 1:5b
- The righteousness of God in judging those who cause the tribulations, persecution and suffering 1:6
- The joyous rest and deliverance that awaits those that suffer 1:7
- The awful judgement that awaits those that reject God 1:8-9
- God’s vengeance in flaming fire
- God’s punishment with everlasting destruction
- From His presence
- From the glory of His power
Jun 05, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes03
- Christ’s coming 1:10
- To be glorified in His saints
- To be admired in all them that believe
- Paul’s prayer for them 1:11-12
- Without ceasing
- That they would be counted worthy of God’s calling
- That God would fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness
- And the work of faith with power
- That the name of the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in them
- And they in Him
- According to God’s grace
II Thessalonians 2
Warnings Regarding Deceptions about the Timing of Future Events
Jun 12, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes04
- An appeal based on the fact of our departure 2:1
- Be careful not to be shaken, troubled or deceived believing that the Day of Christ is here 2:2-3a
- There is a clear sequence of events
- First: the departure of the Body of Christ 2:3b
Jun 19, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes05
- Next: the man of sin is revealed 2:3c then the tribulation
- The designations and characteristics of the anti-Christ 2:3-10
- Man of sin 2:3
- Son of perdition 2:3
- Opposes God 2:4
- Exalts himself above God 2:4
- Exalts himself above all that is worshipped 2:4
- Makes himself God 2:4
- That Wicked 2
- His coming is after the working of Satan 2:9
Jun 26, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes06
- He comes with all power, signs, lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish 2:9-10
- The mystery of iniquity now at work 2:7
- Antichrist’s ultimate destruction 2:8
- The condition and tragic result of rejecting the truth and remaining in unbelief 2:10-12
- You will perish
- You will be deceived
- You have not received the love of the truth
- You are not saved
- You will be deceived and will believe the lie
- You will be damned
- You have taken delight in unrighteousness of heart and life
Jul 03, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes07
- Yet one more evidence that the departure of the Body of Christ comes before the tribulation 2:13-14
Jul 10, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes08
- Because all of the previously stated in 2 Thessalonians 2 is true, be constantly standing firm 2:15-17
Jul 17, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes09
- The importance of Paul’s gospel, Paul’s words and Paul’s letters 2:15
- What we have as ours from OUR Lord Jesus Christ and God OUR Father 2:16-17
- Christ is ours
- The Father is ours
- His love is ours
- His comfort is ours
- His good hope is ours
- His grace is ours
- His establishing is ours
Jul 24, 2016 -- MP3 audio 2Thes10
II Thessalonians 3
- Paul’s request for prayer 3:1-2
- That the Word of the Lord be propagated in an accelerated manner
- That the Word of the Lord be honored
- For deliverance from unreasonable/harmful, wicked and faithless men
- Paul’s confidence in God’s faithfulness 3:3
- Paul’s confidence in God for the Thessalonians 3:4-5
- Paul’s directive to withdraw from certain Christians 3:6
- The testimony of Paul’s way of life relative to hard work and financial support 3:7-9
- The command flowing from Paul’s way of life 3:10-13
- The compelling reason and motivation for separating from certain Christians 3:14-15
- Paul’s blessing and farewell 3:16-18