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A preferred manuscript reading of 2 Thessalonians 2:2 has the day of the Lord rather than the day of Christ. The day of the Lord is a concept with a rich Old Testament background, and was mentioned in Paul’s previous letter to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 5:2).
2 Thessalonians Key Verses. II Thessalonians 1:3 “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more” II Thessalonians 1:6 “God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.”
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2 Thessalonians 2:2 Commentaries: that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Bible > Commentaries > 2 Thessalonians 2:2. eBibles • Free Downloads • Audio. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 .
Modern commentators debate why the Thessalonians were afraid that the day of the Lord “has come” (2:2), who “the man of lawlessness” is (2:3), and what is “restraining” him (2:6). Because of previous interactions, Paul could simply assume the Thessalonians already knew the answers to these questions.
5. Correction Concerning the Day of the Lord—Part 2 (2 Thes. 2:6-8) 6. The Third Explanation: Deception, Delusion, and Divine Judgment in the Day of the Lord (2 Thes. 2:9-12) 7. Challenges to Believers in View of the Day of the Lord (2 Thes. 2:13-17) 8. Final Confidences in God’s Grace Expressed (2 Thes. 3:1-5) 9.
Verse 1. And we, &c. Some impostors had taken occasion from St. Paul’s first epistle to the Thessalonians, to teach that the day of judgment was at hand. The apostle here maintains that it certainly will come, but that it will come like a thief in the night.
2 Thessalonians 2, Meyer's New Testament Commentary provides critical insights through original text analysis, essential for Christian comprehension.
