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“He Is” our coming King
our hope
The Lord of Peace
The New Intrepreter’s Bible commentary:
Tension between “what God has done through Jesus’ death and resurrection” and “awaits the object of hope: resurrection, full adoption as heirs, full conformity to Christ.”
Four consequences of this tension:
Redemption is a process
Believers struggle between new and old
Conformed to Christ: already death; currently suffering; future resurrection
Transformation - fruit of the Spirit vs. works of the flesh
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Paul speaks to the end times through his letters to the Thessalonians.
New Christians found themselves at odds with the world around them.
Suffering for claiming salvation and lordship of Jesus Christ in their lives.
Many believers of Paul’s time thought that Jesus’ return was imminent and were concerned about the believers who died and they miss His return.
Paul answers their concern in our scripture reading today.
Please stand as we honor the reading of God Word.
THE WORD OF GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD
Asleep
Asleep (vv 4:13-18)
Imagery of a King’s (dignitary) arrival
Down from heaven, command, archangel, trumpet sound
Just a few words but what imagery it brings to our minds
Those who have previously died will not miss out on this wonderful moment
The dead in Christ will rise first!!
All believers will meet Him in the air and be with Him forever.
For those who are “asleep” - they will join us as we all see and meet Jesus
Aware
Aware (vv 5:1-3)
We don’t know the day or time - only the season
Labor pains suddenly coming on
A thief in the night - doesn’t text you ahead of time
Like Hide & Seek - “Ready or not - here I come!”
Jesus shares these words in the gospel of Luke
Awake
Awake (vv 5:4-11) (and sober or self-controlled)
We do not belong to the darkness of the world but to the light of Jesus
verse 8 - faith, love, and hope are seen as weaponry for spiritual battle
faith and love - breastplate
hope of salvation - helmet
Don’t be like others - don’t be like the world
Live in the light where we belong - not the darkness.
The tension of past, present, future is not unique to Thessalonica.
We live in the present between what God has done for us and is doing for us and is going to do for us through Jesus Christ.
We have a Blessed Assurance in Jesus for what he has done, is doing, is will do.
Jesus came, He is here, He is coming!
Jesus is in Thessalonians
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