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Pauline TheologyPauline Theology
South Florida Bible College & Seminary
© John Stevenson, 2009
1 Timothy2 Timothy
Titus
1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians
EphesiansPhilippiansColossiansPhilemon
Romans1 Corinthians2 Corinthians
Galatians
Pastoral Epistles
Prophetic Epistles
Prison EpistlesFoundational
Epistles
Christ & the congregation
Christ & second coming
Christ & the church
Christ & the cross
EcclesiologicalEschatologicalChristologicalSoteriological
What is eschatology?What is eschatology?
What did the eschatology What did the eschatology of the Old Testament look of the Old Testament look
like?like?
Old Old CovenantCovenant
New New CovenantCovenant
MosesMoses A Prophet A Prophet like Moseslike Moses
Old Old CovenantCovenant
New New CovenantCovenant
God comes God comes into His into His TempleTemple
God will God will come come
suddenly to suddenly to His TempleHis Temple
What additions did Jesus What additions did Jesus make to that Eschatology?make to that Eschatology?
Destroy Destroy this this
Temple Temple and I will and I will raise it up raise it up in three in three
daysdays
““Truly I say to Truly I say to you, not one you, not one
stone here will stone here will be left upon be left upon
another, which another, which will not be torn will not be torn
down.” down.” (Matthew 24:2)(Matthew 24:2)
““This gospel of This gospel of the kingdom the kingdom
shall be shall be preached in preached in the whole the whole world as a world as a
testimony to all testimony to all the nations, the nations, and then the and then the
end will come” end will come” (Matthew (Matthew
24:14)24:14)
“…“…the the abomination of abomination of
desolation desolation which was which was spoken of spoken of
through Daniel through Daniel the prophet, the prophet,
standing in the standing in the holy place” holy place” (Matthew (Matthew
24:15)24:15)
Son of Son of Man Man
lifted uplifted up
• Elect gathered
• World judged
• Eternal kingdom
Gospel Gospel to be to be
preached preached to the to the
nationsnations
Son ofSon ofManMan
Son ofSon ofManMan
What additions did the What additions did the book of Acts make to that book of Acts make to that
Eschatology?Eschatology?
Acts 3:19-21 Acts 3:19-21 Therefore repent and return,
so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; 20 and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, 21 whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.
Jesus Jesus dead dead
buried buried risen risen
ascendedascended
• World will be judged
• Eternal kingdom
“…“…until the until the period of period of
restoration restoration of all of all
things”things”
Son ofSon ofManMan
Son ofSon ofManMan
What additions did Paul What additions did Paul make to that Eschatology?make to that Eschatology?
The First Epistle The First Epistle to the to the
Thessalonians Thessalonians
An Encouraging Expectancy
• God’s choice of you (1:2-5).• Your imitation of Christ (1:6-8)• Your turning to God (1:9-10)
A shared salvation history
Chapter 1
A shared salvation history
Chapter 1
Paul’s ministry in
Thessalonica
Chapters 2-3
1 Thessalonians 2:9. For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
A shared salvation history
Chapter 1
Paul’s ministry in
Thessalonica
Chapters 2-3
1 Thessalonians 3:1-2. Therefore when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to be left behind at Athens alone, 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,
• The principle stated (4:1)
• Sexual purity (4:3-8)• Responsible work (4:9-
12).• A Promise of Comfort in
the face of Death (4:13-18).
A shared salvation history
Chapter 1
Paul’s ministry in
Thessalonica
Chapters 2-3
Exhortation to walk in a
worthy manner
Chapter 4
Matthew 24Matthew 24They will see the Son of man coming... (24:30).
1 Thessalonians 41 Thessalonians 4For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven...
(4:16).
He will send forth His angels with a great
trumpet (24:31).
With the trumpet of God... (4:16).
And they will gather together His elect from
the four winds... (24:31).
We who are alive shall be caught up together...
(4:16).
…coming on the CLOUDS of the sky...
(24:30).
We... shall be caught up together with them in
CLOUDS (4:17).
A shared salvation history
• Living in light of the Day of the Lord (5:1-11).• Attitudes toward Christians workers (5:12-13).• Closing instructions (5:14-28).
Chapter 1
Paul’s ministry in
Thessalonica
Chapters 2-3
Exhortation to walk in a
worthy manner
Chapter 4
Living in light of Christ’s return
Chapter 5
What God has done in our lives
How we are to live as a result of what God has
done
The Second The Second Epistle to the Epistle to the
Thessalonians Thessalonians
Facing the Flame
A Promise of Relief to those under present Persecution
• The persevering faith and love of the Thessalonian church (1:2-4).
• A promise of affliction to those who are afflicting (1:5-8)
• Paul’s prayer for the Thessalonians (1:9-10)
Chapter 1
A Promise of Relief to those under present Persecution
• A Dangerous Deception (2:1-2).• The Man of Sin (2:3-12)
Chapter 1
A Warning of troubles that must precede the day
of the Lord
Chapter 2
First…• The apostasy• The Man of sin
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
Day of the Lord
Day of the Lord
First…• The apostasy• The Man of sin
2 Thessalonians 2:6-7
6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he may be revealed.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.
Day of the Lord
Day of the Lord
8 And then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
First…• The apostasy• The Man of sin
2 Thessalonians 2:8-10
Day of the Lord
Day of the Lord
11 And for this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they might believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.
First…• The apostasy• The Man of sin
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Day of the Lord
Day of the Lord
Identity of the “Man of Sin”• Roman Emperor Caligula
– Ordered a statue of himself placed in the temple in Jerusalem
• Roman General Titus– Destroyed the temple in Jerusalem
• Roman Emperor Trajan– Built a pagan temple on the site of the temple
• Roman Catholic Church– Pope is said to be the Vicar of Christ
• Future fulfillment?
A Promise of Relief to those under present Persecution
• A Dangerous Deception (2:1-2).• The Man of Sin (2:3-12)
Chapter 1
A Warning of troubles that must precede the day
of the Lord
Chapter 2
• Thanksgiving for God’s gracious choice (2:13-17)
A Promise of Relief to those under present Persecution
Chapter 1
A Warning of troubles that must precede the day
of the Lord
Chapter 2
A Call to Staying
Steadfast in Christ
Chapter 3
What we are to believe regarding the future
How we are to live in the present