2 Thessalonians 2:1-2
What is written? (ESV)
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
What does it say?
Regarding the return of Jesus Christ and our being gathered together with Him, we [apostles] ask you, brothers [saints at Thessalonica], to not be alarmed or disheartened by any teaching not coming from us – in particular, teaching that the day of the Lord has already come.
What is its immediate context?
Paul’s second letter to the church at Thessalonica sometime before for the First Jewish-Roman War when Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed. He is assuring them that “the day of the Lord” has not come yet (vs 2), and won’t before two things happen: “the rebellion” and the revealing of the “man of lawlessness” (vs 3). This seems to be an abbreviated explanation since Paul had already told them about “these things” in person (vs 5).
How 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 is applied across Bible answers
What happens when Jesus returns?
When Jesus returns all the saints will be gathered to Him.14
What is the day of the Lord?
The 'day of the Lord' had not come yet (Christ's second coming), but it would involve a "gathering together" with Him.13
