2 Thessalonians Intro
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About Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians
Thessalonica was a large city in Macedonia. Macedonia included the north part of the country that we call Greece. It also included part of the country that we call North Macedonia. We think that Paul, together with Silas and Timothy, went to Thessalonica about the year AD 50. That was about 20 years after Jesus died. Paul went there for a short time, to tell the people about Jesus Christ. A few months after that, Paul wrote his first letter to the Christians who lived at Thessalonica. Paul wrote that first letter when he was in Corinth city. Corinth was about 300 kilometres (200 miles) south from Thessalonica.
While Paul was still at Corinth, people told him some news about the Christians who lived at Thessalonica. So he wrote this second letter to them, a short time after he had sent his first letter.
Paul knew that some people were still causing bad trouble for the Christians at Thessalonica. So he wrote to help them to be brave (chapter 1). He says that God knows about their troubles. God has a purpose in everything, and he will punish his people's enemies in the end.
Also, some people were teaching that Jesus had already returned to the earth. Other people were teaching that he would return very soon. Some of the Christians may have stopped working as a result. So Paul writes to explain that certain things must happen before Jesus returns (chapter 2). He also says that nobody should stop working (chapter 3). People should work so that they can get their own food.
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About Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians
Thessalonica was a large city in Macedonia. Macedonia included the north part of the country that we call Greece. It also included part of the country that we call North Macedonia. We think that Paul, together with Silas and Timothy, went to Thessalonica about the year AD 50. That was about 20 years after Jesus died. Paul went there for a short time, to tell the people about Jesus Christ. A few months after that, Paul wrote his first letter to the Christians who lived at Thessalonica. Paul wrote that first letter when he was in Corinth city. Corinth was about 300 kilometres (200 miles) south from Thessalonica.
While Paul was still at Corinth, people told him some news about the Christians who lived at Thessalonica. So he wrote this second letter to them, a short time after he had sent his first letter.
Paul knew that some people were still causing bad trouble for the Christians at Thessalonica. So he wrote to help them to be brave (chapter 1). He says that God knows about their troubles. God has a purpose in everything, and he will punish his people's enemies in the end.
Also, some people were teaching that Jesus had already returned to the earth. Other people were teaching that he would return very soon. Some of the Christians may have stopped working as a result. So Paul writes to explain that certain things must happen before Jesus returns (chapter 2). He also says that nobody should stop working (chapter 3). People should work so that they can get their own food.
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