1 Chronicles Introduction

Author 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles were originally one book. Together with Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra was the most commonly assumed author of these books by Jewish tradition. One of the reasons why we think Ezra is the writer is because the end of 2 Chronicles (36:23) is exactly the same as the beginning of … Read more

2 Thessalonians 3

Request for Prayer v1: [… pray for us..]. Some Christians think only the more spiritual Christians should pray for the less spiritual Christians. No so with Paul. Paul, as apostle, an elderly brother, a teacher, a missionary, asked the young Church at Thessalonica to pray for him. Christians workers many prayers to uphold his works … Read more

2 Thessalonians 2

The Man of Lawlessness (v1-12) I like the quote from Warren Wiersbe: “The purpose of Bible prophecy is not for us to make a calendar, but ot build character.” v1: [the coming of our Lord..]. referring to the Lord Jesus’s second coming. v1: [..our being gathers to Him]. Referring to the rapture of Christians v2: … Read more

2 Thessalonians 1

Worthy of God’s calling in our life (v1-12) v1: Paul as the main writer, together with his coworkers Silas and Timothy wrote this epistle from Corinth (Acts 18:5), soon after they wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians Church. v2: The Lord Jesus Christ and God are frequently mentioned together in NT, implying the equality … Read more

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of The Lord (v1-11) Chapter 4 talks about the rapture (caught up, 4:17). Chapter 5 talks about the Day of The Lord. After the rapture is the Day of The Lord (v1). The Day of The Lord is also known as “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer 30:7). OT scriptures that mentioned the … Read more