Analysis Of The Chapter
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 comprises the following points:
- The salutation; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-2.
(2)An expression of thanks for the progress which the Thessalonians had made in piety, and especially for the manner in which they had been enabled to bear their trials; 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4.
(3)An assurance that the manner in which they had been enabled to bear their trials was an evidence that they were true Christians; 2 Thessalonians 1:5.
(4)A declaration that those who had persecuted them, and all others who were wicked, would be punished when the Lord Jesus should come, and that when this should occur the righteous would appear in glory and honor; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10.
(5)The expression of an earnest desire that they might be prepared for the solemn scenes of that day; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12.