The Book of 2 Thessalonians with the VPP

1:2, Grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, God is the source of our resources.

1:4, Paul boast about their patient and faith. They are matured Christians !

1:6, God is going to repay with tribulation those who trouble them.

1:7-8, the Lord is coming with the flaming fire ! He knows who do not obey the Gospel.

1:9, there is an everlasting destruction waiting for the unbelievers. And the Lord has the glory we are looking for.

1:10, The Lord is to be glorified in His saints.

1:12, His name is to be glorified in them, and we are to be glorified in Him.

2:1, we are not to be cheated or troubled about the Day of Christ coming.

Not to be deceived:

by spirit, (by any false prophecy……)
by word, (by false teaching, like VPP)
by letter. (by any imperfect manuscript, ……...)

2:3, let no one deceive you ! Even the theologians may deceive you ! By word and letter….

There is a falling away, there is a son of perdition.

The End time is a

Fall away from God. (Matthew 24:12, 2 Tim 3:1-9)
There will be wars, false teachers and prophets (Matt 23:7, Mk 13:22)
The church will be persecuted (Mk 13:9-13)
And there come the Anti Christ (1 John 2:18, 22, 4:13, 3 John 7)
It is the beast (Rev 13:2).

2:4, THE ANTICHRIST CALLED HIMSELF “god”

2:6, there is a restraining.

2:7, but the lawlessness is already at work.

2:8, it is going to be destroyed by the breath from the Lord Jesus Christ, and the brightness of His coming. Jesus is to destroy the Anti Christ with His Word.
(He has His Word, and He preserved His Word until to the END, so do not worry about His Word ! Exodus 15:8, Job 4:9)

2:10, many will perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth. They reject the truth of the gospel.

2:11, there is delusion, in believing the lie.

2:12, some had pleasure in sinning, they will be condemned at last.

2:13, the believers are sanctified by the Spirit and belief in the truth. (Like Ruth)

2:14, WE CAN OBTAIN THE GLORY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, IN RECEIVING THE GOSPEL !

2:15, Paul wanted them to stand fast and hold on the true teachings

By word or by their Epistle, Paul wanted us to hold on and believed the Word and Epistles.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS:

2:16-17, But Paul stressed, above the Word and Epistles ARE being preserved,
that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and Our God and Father,

1. Who has loved us,
2. Given us everlasting consolation
3. Good Hope by grace.
4. Comfort our hearts,
5. Establish you in every good WORD and WORK.

It is God who establish every GOOD WORD AND WORK !

3:1, Pray first, VPP later, Prayer first, quarrel later, Pray first, first ! So that the Word of the Lord may run swiftly………

Pray so that….the Word will,

What about the Word ?

The Word will be spreading…The Gospel will be spreading….

Paul did not want us to pray so that the Word of the Lord may be preserved…., he has no question that the Lord will continue to preserves and established His Word.

He did not wanted THEM to pray for a PRINTING PRESS or A PRINTING MACHINE. But he did pray for the spreading of the Good News. That is more important in his mind.

“There are unreasonable and wicked men,” those are the Anti- Gospel. (Acts 18:12-13) Not every one has faith.

Above all…..all those unfaithfulness.

3:2, The Lord is faithful. Have faith in Him.

3:3, Paul had confidence in the Lord.

3:6, WITHDRAW FROM EVERY BROTHER WHO WALK DISORDERLY AND NOT ACCORDING TO THE TRADITION WHICH HE RECEIVED FROM US.

3:7-9, Be an example. (Acts 18:3)

3:10, If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.

3:14-15, some believers are to be ashamed of what he has done, we are to admonish him. They are not our enemy.

3:17, may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

With you all, included those who are walk disorderly, those who are shameful, those who are lazy, those who are busy body, those who are separated.


Write one paper from the titles below:

God is the source of our resources.

Which is more important the preservation of the Word or the spreading of the Word ?

The believers are sanctified by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

The End time.

How to obtain the Glory of God ?

The Lord is faithful.

If anyone will not work, neither let him eat.

How important is the Printing Machine in the preservation of the Bible.