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The Coming of the Lord

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钥节
关键词always be with the Lordas a helmet the hope of salvationbe soberBelievebreastplate of faith and loveby the word of the Lordcaught upcomes as a thief in the nightcomfortdarknessdead in Christdescend from heaven with a shouthopelightlive together with Himmeet the Lord in the airnot escapesalvationsleepsudden destructionthe day of the Lordthe times and the seasonsThose who have fallen asleepwatchwrath

背景

In the previous passage, Paul urged the believers to abstain from sexual immorality and to abound in love. Now, he continues his exhortation, turning to the topic of hope. The coming of the Lord must always be on the mind of believers, for that is the ultimate goal of our salvation. Expectation of the Lord’s return also has direct bearing on a Christian’s daily living. It brings comfort to the bereaved and demands a sober life.

你知道吗？

  1. “Archangel” (): Michael is the only archangel named in the Bible.
  2. “The times and the seasons” () “are well-known words describing the end times from two perspectives. The former conceives more of elapsed time and hence a particular date or dates when predictions will be fulfilled. The latter word, while including some reference to extent of time, gives more attention to the character or quality of a given period, i.e., what signs will accompany the consummating events” 1(cf. ; ).
  3. “The day of the Lord” (): This is a biblical term for a period of time in the future in which God will pour out His wrath and exercise judgment (cf. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Obad 15-18; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ).
  4. “Not” (): An emphatic double negative in the Greek, a construction Paul uses only four times in all his writings. 2
  5. “Son of” (): In Semitic languages (such as Hebrew) to be the “son of” a quality meant to be characterized by that quality. 3

大纲

  • Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep
  • The Coming of the Day of the Lord
  • Living in Expectation of the Day of the Lord

问题

全课的问题

1

How are the endings of and similar?

观察
2

How are the endings of and similar?

· Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep

1

What is Paul’s purpose in writing this paragraph?

观察
2

How do those who have no hope view death? What emotions result from such a view?

解释
3

What does Paul call believers who have died in Christ? Why?

观察解释
4

Record what this passage teaches about what will happen to those who sleep in Christ.

观察
5

What will happen to believers who are alive when the Lord descends from heaven?

观察解释
6

How can we be certain that the dead in Christ will rise?

观察解释应用
7

This passage reveals in detail the events at the Lord’s descent. How does Paul know about these future events?

观察解释
8

Paul tells the believers to comfort each other with these words. What aspects of this passage do you find comforting?

应用

9

In what sense is the coming of the day of the Lord like the coming of a thief in the night?

解释
10

What contrasts does Paul make here?

观察
11

What characterize those who are of the night?

观察解释
12

According to Paul, what does it mean to be sober?

观察解释
13a

How does verse 10 define salvation as mentioned in verses 8 and 9?

观察解释应用
13b

What does it mean to live together with the Lord, whether we wake or sleep (10)?

解释
14

What is the importance of Christian fellowship in light of the Lord’s coming?

观察解释应用

数据源

  1. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, vol. 11, vol. 8, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein. Grand Rapids: The Zondervan Corporation, 1981, pp. 280.
  2. Kenneth Barker. The NIV Study Bible–10th Anniversary Edition, ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995, pp. 1827.
  3. Kenneth Barker. The NIV Study Bible–10th Anniversary Edition, ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995, pp. 1827.
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