2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 NRSVA
"As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction."
Study questions:
(1) What does the author mean by "the coming of our Lord"?
(2) Why would the audience be alarmed or distressed?
(3) What would the assumptions be if the day of the Lord had already arrived? How would the world change?
(4) Who is "the lawless one" in this passage? Has he been revealed?
(5) The author mentions "by letter, as though from us". Were people spreading forgeries or misinformation in the name of Paul? How could the audience know what was genuine?
