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2 THESSALONIANS 3:6-18
LESSON #18
CONCLUSION AND END OF ALL THINGS
v MEMORY VERSE: 2THESALONIANS 3:13
v IN THIS LAST LESSON OF THESSALONIANS, PAULCONTINUES TO INSTRUCT THE BELIEVER ABOUT THE STYLE OF HIS LIFE WHILE HE WAITS FOR THERAPTURE OF THE CHRUCH.
v READ 2THES 3:6-15 A COMMAND ABOUT DISORDERLY CHRISTIANS
Ø WITHDRAW YOURSELVES FROM EVERYBROTHER THAT WALKETH DISORDERLY (6)
§ DISCUSSION: WHATDOES IT MEAN TO WALK DISORDERLY?
· THE GREEK WORD atakteo ISA MILITARY WORD THAT MEANS = INSUBORDINATE; NOT KEEPING RANK.
¨ IT REMINDS ME OF A PROUD MOTHER WHO WENT TOSEE HER SON PERFORM IN A MILITARY PARADE. STANDING ON THE SIDELINES IN THE CROWD, SHEPOINTED TO HER SON AND SAID TO THE WOMAN NEXT TO HER, LOOK ALL THE SOLDIERS ARE OUTOF STEP EXCEPT MY SON, JOHN.
· PAUL SETS THE EXAMPLE FOR THEMEANING OF THIS WORD IN VERSES 7-8.
¨ HE SAYS THAT HE AND THE APOSTLES WORKED FORTHEIR LIVING.
¨ THEY ALSO DID THE WORK OF MINISTRY.
¨ THEY WERE NOT LAZY EXPECTING OTHERS TOSUPPORT THEM.
¨ THEY WERE NOT BUSYBODIES.
§ IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THATTHE LORD COULD COME AT ANY MINUTE, WE MUST NOT BE LAZY. INSTEAD, WE MUST DO OUR PART INTHE CHURCH FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
· THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIANS WHO ARESIMPLY SUNDAY CHRISTIANS.
¨ THE ONLY TIME THEY THINK ABOUT GOD IS TO GOTO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. THATS NOT BAD, BUT IT IS INSUFFICIENT. WE MUST BE EVERDAYCHRISTIANS, INVOLVED IN WORKING FOR CHRIST, DOING OUR PART IN THE CHURCH, AND DOINGOUR PART IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD EVERY DAY.
· READ MAT 25:14-30 THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS
¨ THE PARABLE RELATES TO THE QUALITY OF CHRISTSSERVANTS. THEY ARE TO WORK WHILE HE IS GONE. WHEN HE COMES AGAIN, THEY WILL GIVE ANACCOUNT FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
Ø NOTICE THAT THE LORD REPRIMANDS THE SLOTHFULSERVANT WHEN HE RETURNS. THE SLOTHFUL SERVANT IS THE MILITARY SOLDIER WHO DID NOT KEEPRANK. HE DID NOT KEEP UP AND IN STEP.
§ NOTICE THAT 2THE 3:10 DOESNOT SIMPLY RELATE TO WORKERS IN THE CHURCH. IT IS A UNIVERSAL RULE THAT THOSE WHO DO NOTWORK, DO NOT DESERVE TO EAT.
· OF COURSE, CHRIST DOES NOT EXPECTUS TO WITHHOLD FOOD AND ASSISTANCE FROM THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED AND UNABLE TO WORK.HOWEVER, EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE VERY SEVERE DISABILITIES CAN OFTEN FIND SOME KIND OF ACTIVITYTO KEEP OCCUPIED AND PRODUCTIVE.
§ THE COMMAND TO WITHDRAW(6)
· THE WORD WITHDRAWMEANS = TO STEP ASIDE FROM OR AVOID. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU ARE WORKING FOR CHRIST AND THEKINGDOM OF GOD, AND YOUR BROTHER NEXT TO YOU IS LAZY AND DOES NOTHING, YOU MUST NOT PACEYOURSELF ACCORDING TO HIS PACE. INSTEAD, YOU STEP ASIDE, AND CONTINUE TO WORK FOR CHRISTAND LEAVE YOUR LAZY BROTHER BEHIND.
¨ PAUL SAYS WE MUST NOT BE WEARY TO DO GOOD.(13)
· THE COMMAND TO WITHDRAW DOES NOTONLY REFER TO THOSE WHO ARE LAZY AND DO NOT WORK. IT ALSO INVOLVES WITHDRAWING FROMBUSYBODIES. (11) EVIDENTLY THERE WERE SOME BUSYBODIES IN THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH. (11)
¨ DISCUSSION: WHAT IS A BUSYBODY?
Ø THE GREEK WORD periergazomi MEANS = TOBE BUSY WITH ANOTHER PERSONS MATTERS AND NOT YOUR OWN; TO MEDDLE. FREQUENTLY THISINVOLVES GOSSIP.
§ ACCORDING TO THISADMONITION, WHEN A PERSON WANTS TO GOSSIP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO SAY, I DONTWANT TO HEAR IT. IF YOU SAY THIS TO HIM FREQUENTLY, HE WILL EVENTUALLY GET THE IDEA.IF HE CONTINUES TO MAKE A HABIT OF GOSSIP, AVOID HIS COMPANY.
§ NOTICE THAT PAUL SAYS NOTTO CONSIDER HIM AN ENEMY. (15)
· INSTEAD PAUL SAYS TO ADMONISHHIM. (15) WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
¨ THE GREEK WORD noutheteo MEANS = TOREMIND SOMEONE; TO WARN SOMEONE.
v READ 2THE 3:16-18 CONCLUSION
Ø PAULS FINAL PRAYER IS THAT THECHRISTIANS IN THESSALONICA WILL HAVE PEACE.
§ REMEMBER THAT THEY WEREWORRIED THAT THEY HAD MISSED THE RAPTURE.
§ THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUTWHAT FUTURE EVENTS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUFFER. PAULS 2LETTERS OF 1 AND 2 THESSALONIANS BRINGS THEM PEACE AND COMFORT.
· THEY HAVE NOT MISSED THE RAPTUREWHICH IS STILL A FUTURE EVENT.
· THEY WILL NOT SUFFER IN THETRIBULATION PERIOD BECAUSE THEY WILL BE WITH CHRIST IN HEAVEN DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
v SUMMARY OF OUR STUDY OF THE SECOND COMING OFCHRIST:
Ø IN 1 THESSALONIANS, WE DISCUSSED THE DETAILSOF THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH.
§ WE CONSIDERED THE TIMING OFTHE RAPTURE.
· PRE-TRIBULATION = BEFORE THETRIBULATION
· MID-TRIBULATION = IN THE MIDDLEOF THE TRIBULATION
· POST-TRIBULATION = AT THE END OFTHE TRIBULATION
§ WE CONSIDERED WHAT WILLHAPPEN TO THE DEAD IN CHRIST, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO ARE ALIVE.
· WHAT OUR NEW BODIES WILL BE LIKE.
· WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE AT THEJUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST AND THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB.
§ WE CONSIDERED SOMEFREQUENTLY MIS-UNDERSTOOD SCRIPTURES.
· MAT 24
· MAT 25
Ø IN 2 THESSALONIANS, WE DISCUSSED SOME OF THEDETAILS ABOUT THE TRIBULATION PERIOD AND THE EVENT OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRISTIN THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON.
§ THE CHARACTERISTICS ANDNATURE OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD.
· THE MEANING OF THE DAY OFTHE LORD.
§ THE CHARACTERISTICS ANDNATURE OF THE ANTI-CHRIST AND HIS POWER.
Ø PAULS PRIMARY CONCERN:
§ WE HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUTHOW TO BE READY FOR THE RAPTURE.
· THE CHRISTIANS STYLE OFLIFE.
· THE CHRISTIANS WORK.
Ø THE END OF THE STORY
§ HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOTDISCUSSED THE FINAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE END OF THE STORY BECAUSE THEY DO NO APPEAR INTHE TWO BOOKS OF THESSALONIANS. THE FINAL DETAILS APPEAR IN VARIOUS OTHER PLACES IN THEBIBLE.
v SOME CONCLUDING DETAILS ABOUT THE SECOND COMING OFCHRIST:
Ø THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON AND THE EVENTOF THE SECOND COMING:
§ READ ZEC 12:8-10 ZEC 13:1 ZEC14:2-4
· THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON BEGINSON THE PLAIN OF MEGIDO AND EXTENDS SOUTH TO BOZRAH.
¨ IT IS A BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM.
¨ IT INVOLVES ARMIES FROM ALL NATIONS OF THEWORLD.
Ø INITIALLY SOME GATHER TO FIGHT AGAINST THEANTI-CHRIST.
Ø WHEN CHRIST APPEARS, THEY ALL FIGHT AGAINSTCHRIST.
· IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT JEWSTURN TO CHRIST AS THEIR MESSIAH.
§ READ REV 19:11-21
· THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON ENDSWITH THE EVENT OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND THE DESTRUCTION OF ALLNON-BELIEVERS.
¨ THE ANTI-CHRIST AND THE FALSE PROPHET ARECAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE FOR ETERNITY.
Ø THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF CHRIST ON EARTH WITHALL BELIEVERS:
§ READ REV 20:1-3
· SATAN IS BOUND FOR 1000 YEARS.
§ READ ZEC 14:9-11, 20
§ READ ISA 11:4-6, 8-9
· CHRIST AND BELIEVERS RULE THISEARTH FOR 1000 YEARS OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY.
Ø THE FINAL BATTLE OF GOG AND MAGOG
§ READ REV 20:7-10
· SATAN IS LOOSED AT THE END OF THEMILLENNIUM TO GATHER THOSE HUMANS BORN DURING THE MILLENNIUM WHO HAVE REBELLION IN THEIRHEARTS AGAINST CHRISTS RULE.
¨ GOD USES SATAN TO GIVE MEN A FREEWILL CHOICE.
· THE RESULTS OF THIS BATTLE:
¨ DEATH FOR THOSE WHO REBEL.
¨ SATAN IS CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE FORETERNITY.
Ø THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF NON-BELIEVERS BEFORETHE GREAT WHITE THRONE:
§ READ REV 20:11-15
· NON-BELIEVERS FROM ALL HUMANHISTORY ARE RESURRECTED TO STAND BEFORE GOD FOR JUDGMENT.
· THE OPEN BOOKS: (REV 20:12) WHAT BOOKS?
¨ THE BOOK OF LAW THAT INCLUDES THE 10COMMANDMENTS, ALL THE MOSAIC LAW, AND THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (MAT 5-7).
Ø THESE ARE GODS STANDARDS. MAN CANNOTPOSSIBLY LIVE UP TO THEM.
¨ THE BOOK OF WORKS. (ECC 12:14)
Ø NON-BELIEVERS ARE JUDGED FOR THEIR WORKSBECAUSE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE CHRIST INTO THEIR HEARTS. (REV 20:13)
¨ THE BOOK OF TEARS. (PSA 56:8)
Ø THIS RECORDS THE UNBELIEVERSPERSECUTION OF JEWS AND CHRISTIANS.
¨ THE BOOK OF LIFE.
Ø THE NAMES OF NON-BELIEVERS ARE NOT WRITTEN INTHE LAMBS BOOK OF LIFE.
Ø A BELIEVERS NAME IS WRITTEN IN THE LAMBSBOOK OF LIFE WHEN HE RECEIVES CHRIST AS HIS SAVIOR.
· ALL NON-BELIEVERS ARE CAST INTOTHE LAKE OF FIRE FOR ETERNITY. THIS IS ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM GOD.
Ø THE JUDGMENT OF ANGELS:
§ READ 1COR 6:3
§ READ JUDE 6
· BELIEVERS IN JESUS CHRIST WILLJUDGE THE FALLEN ANGELS WHO REBELLED AGAINST GOD BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.
Ø THE DAY OF GOD
§ READ 2PET 3:12-13
· THE EARTH AND HEAVEN WILL BEDESTROYED BY FIRE.
¨ WHERE WILL THE BELIEVERS BE WHEN THISHAPPENS?
Ø WE WILL BE SAFE WITH THE LORD IN THE ETERNALCITY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.
Ø ETERNITY FUTURE
§ READ REV 21:1-5
THE END.
GOD BLESS YOU AS YOUWATCH AND WAIT.
