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Paul wrote Second Thessalonians shortly after First Thessalonians. Scholars think Paul wrote Second Thessalonians to answer questions that readers had about what he wrote in First Thessalonians. Timothy told Paul about these questions. So Paul wrote the second letter to explain these things.
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See: Gentile; Israel; Church
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See: [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Israel](../articles/israel.md); [Church](../articles/church.md)
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See Map: Thessalonica; Macedonia
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Scholars do not know why Paul did not write that he was an apostle. Paul wrote that he was an Apostle in his letters. Some scholars think Paul did not have to write he was an apostle in this letter because the readers knew him. Other scholars think Paul did not write this because Paul wanted to speak in a certain way to the Thessalian Christians. He wanted to write to them as a brother, not as a leader commanding them what to do.
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See: Apostle
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See: [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md)
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## Who did Paul write to?
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See Map: Paul’s missionary journeys
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See: Paul’s Missionary Journeys
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See: [Paul's Missionary Journeys](../articles/paulsjourneys.md)
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## What did Paul write about in this letter?
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1. He wrote to tell Christians to work. Some Christians in Thessalonica thought they did not need to work. They thought this because they believed Jesus would return very soon. Paul taught them this is wrong.
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1. He wrote to remind his readers that God loves them. God gives them strength. Even when they are persecuted, God is there. They need to continue doing things that honor God even if they are suffering.
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See: Jesus’ Return to Earth; Satan (The Devil); Resurrect (Resurrection)
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See: [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md); [Satan (The Devil)](../articles/satan.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md)
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## Why did Paul write this letter?
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Paul wrote this letter to encourage the Thessalonian Chrsitians. He wrote to teach them the things they needed to do. He wrote to say something about the wrong things other people said about him. He wrote to say more about what he taught when he was in Thessalonica. He wanted them to be brave when people persecuted them. He wrote to teach what happens to a Christian after he or she dies.
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See: Persecute (Persecution)
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See: [Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md)
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## Outline
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