1. The Christians in Thessalonica were struggling with numerous problems. In chapter 4, what was the problem that Paul addressed specifically?
2. In 1 Thessalonians 4:13, Paul gave a reason for the discussion he was about to present. What was that reason?
3. What did Paul mean when he said that he did not want the Christians in Thessalonica to “sorrow as others who have no hope”?
4. According to 1 Thessalonians 4:16, what will be two of the first signals to people on Earth that the Lord is coming back?
5. When Paul wrote, about those who “shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord,” what is the implication of such teaching for the doctrine of premillennialism?
6. What does the word “rapture” mean in its original Latin root form?
7. What does the word “Rapture” mean in a religious context?
8. Where, in the Bible, is the concept of the Rapture found?
9. Where is the biblical passage which teaches that Christ will set foot on Earth at His Second Coming?
10. What was Paul’s point in comparing Christ’s Second Coming to the labor pains of a pregnant woman?
11. What did Paul mean when he wrote (in the context of Christ’s Second Coming) that “God did not appoint us to wrath, but to salvation” (1 Thess. 5:9)?
12. Explain the connection between 1 Thessalonians 5:9, 1 Timothy 2:4-6, and 2 Peter 3:9.
13. When Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 5:8, “Let us who are of the day be sober,” what did he mean by his phrase “of the day”?
14. In Isaiah 59:17, God is spoken of as donning armor. What was the point Isaiah was making?
15. In 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, Paul urged Christians to pay honor to someone. Of whom was he speaking?
16. Hebrews 12:2 speaks of Jesus as going to the cross “with joy.” Explain how that could have been possible.
17. Why are Christians commanded to “prove all things” (1 Thess. 5:21)?
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