Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

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The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as the Second Letter to the Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is normally attributed to Paul.

The second epistle to the Thessalonians was probably written from Corinth, Greece not many months after the first. Apparently the first letter was misunderstood, especially regarding the second advent of Christ. The Thessalonians had embraced the idea that Paul had taught that "the day of Christ was at hand", that Christ's coming was about to occur. This error is corrected (2:1-12), and the apostle announces what first must take place before the end times. The "Great Apostasy" is first mentioned here.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.

[edit] See also

• Authorship of the Pauline epistles

[edit] External links

Online translations of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians:

• Online Bible at GospelHall.org

Preceded by: 1 Thessalonians

Books of the Bible

Succeeded by: 1 Timothy