STUDY QUESTIONS FOR 2 Thessalonians

  1. What is Paul’s main point of discussion in the Book of 2 Thessalonians?

  2. When Paul wrote, “It is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you” (2 Thess. 1:6), what did he mean?

  3. What is the connection between 2 Thessalonians 1:6 and Deuteronomy 32:35?

  4. Jesus prayed in John 17:3 that people would “know God.” How do we come to know God today?

  5. In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2, Paul urges the Christians to be looking forward to a great day. What is that “great day”?

  6. According to 2 Peter 3:9-12, what will happen to the Earth and its contents at Christ’s Second Coming?

  7. In 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9, Paul predicted that something would happen before Christ return. What was that “something”?

  8. In 2 Thessalonians 2:11, Paul wrote that “God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.” What did he mean by that statement?

  9. Does 2 Thessalonians 2:11 indicate some type of “unethical” activity on the part of God? If not, why not?

10. Explain the connection between 1 Thessalonians 5:21 and Proverbs 23:23.

11. In Joshua 24:15, Joshua made an impassioned plea to the Israelites. What was that plea?

12. Explain the connection between 1 Thessalonians 2:11 and Joshua 24:15.

13. According to Paul’s discussion in 2 Thessalonians 3, some apparently had drawn the wrong conclusion about Christ’s Second Coming. What had they concluded?

14. Referring to the people mentioned in question #13 above, what did those people do once they came to their faulty conclusion?

15. Referring to the people mentioned in questions #13 and 14 above, what did Paul say should be done about them?

16. Why did Paul deliver Hymenaeus and Alexander “to Satan” (1 Timothy 1:18-20?

17. When the church withdraws its fellowship from a member that is sinning, what is the ultimate purpose behind that withdrawal of fellowship?

18. Does Paul’s comment in 2 Thessalonians 3:10 have any implications for us today?

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