A Gentle Ramble Through the Bible - Class 173

Ephesians (2) & 2 Thessalonians

We finish up Ephesians and move on to 2 Thessalonians. We’re spiraling downward in terms of Pauline authenticity. 2 Thessalonians takes a very different view of the End Times than that taught by Paul. Paul saw the coming of Christ as imminent--any minute now, don’t make plans, don’t get married, etc. But the writer of 2 Thessalonians says a “man of lawlessness” will be unleashed upon the earth and will set himself up as “God” before Jesus even shows up. Yikes! We track everything on our Ephesians Scorecard and our 2 Thessalonians Scorecard then talk about what we think and how, therefore, we should approach these books.

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