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two di erent phases of the Lord’s coming,
di erences between those two phases are
shown on Chart 94.11
XII. SURVEY OF 2 THESSALONIANS
A. FIRST READINGS
1. Before you read the letter, observe its
length. Compare it with that of the rst
epistle. Also compare the opening and
closing verses of both epistles.
2. What are your rst impressions after
reading the whole epistle in one sitting?
3. Does this letter appear to be intimately
related to the first one? If so, in what ways?
4. Do you sense a prevailing tone or
atmosphere?
5. What key words and phrases stand out?


CHART 94: RAPTURE AND REVELATION
COMPARED

B. PARAGRAPH UNITS
1. Read the epistle paragraph by
paragraph, using the following divisions
(each reference is the beginning verse of the
paragraph): 1:1, 3, 5, 11; 2:1, 5, 13, 16; 3:1,
6, 16. Mark the divisions in your Bible.
2. Assign a title to each paragraph.
3. Make a list of some of the main subjects
of the letter.

4. Note every reference in the text to the
second coming of Christ. Mark those in your
Bible.
5. Where is the most concentration of
practical exhortation?
6. Scan through the epistle and note the
places of Paul’s prayers of benedictions in
behalf of the Thessalonians.
C. STRUCTURE OF THE LETTER
1. What verses serve as the introduction?
the conclusion?
2. What is the rst word of chapter 3?
What does this suggest concerning the
structure of the epistle? Relate to this what
you observe about the last two verses of
chapter 2.
3. How does 2:1 introduce what follows?


4. What is the main general content of
each of the three chapters? Use this
observation to formulate, in your own
words, what Paul is communicating in the
letter.
D. SURVEY CHART
Chart 95 is a survey chart of this epistle,
showing the broad structure of the three
chapters as they make up the whole unit.
Study this chart carefully, comparing its

outlines and observations with your own.
Observe the following on the chart:
1. The epistle is basically of three parts,
one chapter per part. Study the various
outlines of content and purpose. Where is
the exhortation section?
Here is another comparison of the three
chapters (note the di erent time element in