0229. 226. Coming of Christ

226. Coming of Christ

In 2 Thessalonians 2

Paul supplements and expands the truth of Christ’s Coming in his second letter.

1. Vindicator of the Tried—2Th_1:4-7. Mark the words “persecutions,” “tribulations,” “troubled,” “suffer.” He will trouble the troublers, and tribulate the tribulationists.

2. Punisher of the Godless—2Th_1:7-9. Those who know not God, and the disobedient, will be banished from His glory and presence, into “everlasting destruction.”

3. Glorifier of His Saints—2Th_1:10-12. Clothed with His beauty, like Him in glory, and with Him in power, the saints will be admired by those who once afflicted them.

5. Gatherer of His Own—2Th_2:1. As a mother bird gathers her young under her wings and feathers, so the Lord will assemble His own to Himself.

5. Destroyer of the Man of Sin—2Th_2:8. In the “brightness of His Coming” the wicked one will be made to see his sin, and will be crushed to his undoing.

6. Completer of Salvation—2Th_2:13. That salvation is described as “the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2Th_2:14), which means being “like” Him.

7. Patient One Satisfied—2Th_3:5, R.V. He is waiting to be with us and then the Patient One will be satisfied.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH