
Bible chapter guide
2 Thessalonians 2
Do not be shaken by claims that the day of the Lord has already come. First the rebellion must come and the man of lawlessness be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy. Stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught.
Summary written for the Labs; read the chapter itself for the full text.
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The letter: who wrote it, where and when
These questions are debated; the views are shown side by side with how sure each is, as in Paul's Roads.
- Plausible
2 Thessalonians written from Corinth
The same three senders as 1 Thessalonians, so, if by Paul, soon after it from Corinth.
- Plausible
Paul's authorship of 2 Thessalonians is debated.
Many scholars think this letter was written after Paul's death in his name; others hold that Paul wrote it. The lab shows the setting the letter itself gives and takes no side.