the coming.—Literally, for the sake of the coming, just as in English we adjure persons to do a thing “for God’s sake.” It is a stronger form of adjuration than the simple “by,” inasmuch as it implies that the thing or person adjured by will suffer if the action be left unperformed. The Coming of Christ and the meeting with the beloved dead would not be so bright, so perfect, perhaps so soon, if the Thessalonians allowed themselves to be misled with regard to it.
Our gathering together.—The peculiar Greek word is the same as that used in
Hebrews 10:25 of the assembling to the Lord’s Supper, and nowhere else, so that some have interpreted it in the same sense here. In verb form it is thus used in
1Thessalonians 4:17. The close connection between the two “gatherings together” may be seen in
1Corinthians 11:26. The “our” means the meeting of the dead and the quick together.
2 Thessalonians 2:1. ἐπισυν., a term whose verb was already in use for the muster of saints to the messianic reign.—σαλ. “get unsettled”. Epictetus uses ἀποσαλεύεσθαι for the unsettling of the mind by sophistries (3:25), and the nearest equivalent for νοῦς here is our “mind”. This mental agitation (aor.) results in θροεῖσθαι = nervous fear (Wrede, 48 f.) in prospect of the imminent end.
adds and our gathering together unto Him, remembering what he has written in
1 Thessalonians 4:17;
1 Thessalonians 5:10 concerning the reunion of the living with departed saints at Christ’s coming. The corresponding verb appears in the promise of Jesus (
Matthew 24:31;
Mark 13:27): “He shall gather togetherHis elect from the four winds;” comp. the echoes of our Lord’s sayings on the Last Things noted in
1 Thessalonians 4:13 to
1 Thessalonians 5:11.
Some of their teachers declared that “the day of the Lord was already come;” and it was reported that Paul himself had written to this effect (
2 Thessalonians 2:2). The Church was in danger of falling into mischievous deception (
2 Thessalonians 2:3). That they may “prove the prophesyings” addressed to them on this subject (
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21), the Apostle gives them a token or omen of the Second Coming, which indeed he had already supplied in his previous ministry (
2 Thessalonians 2:5). He foresees that before Christ’s return in judgement there must be a supreme manifestation of evil (
2 Thessalonians 2:3
our gathering together unto him—the consummating or final gathering together of the saints to Him at His coming, as announced, Mt 24:31; 1Th 4:17. The Greek noun is nowhere else found except in Heb 10:25, said of the assembling together of believers for congregational worship. Our instinctive fears of the judgment are dispelled by the thought of being gathered together UNTO Him ("even as the hen gathereth her chickens under her wings"), which ensures our safety.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Paul warneth the Thessalonians against the groundless
surmise that the day of Christ was near at hand,
2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 showing that it would be preceded by a great apostacy,
and that the man of sin would be first revealed, and
by his wicked impostures draw many into perdition.
7Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
Need I go farther. This whole thing is a rave, not a teaching. It's composed of partial verses and disjointed thoughts, as though the author is smoking banana peels.
Hebrews 10:25 (CJB)
25 not neglecting our own congregational meetings, as some have made a practice of doing, but, rather, encouraging each other.
And let us do this all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Talks about meeting with other believers
1 Thessalonians 4:17 (CJB)
17 then we who are left still alive will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord.
Talks about the catching up of the bride..Meeting the Lord in the air. Seems clear right? Rapture not Second Coming.
1 Corinthians 11:26(CJB)
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until he comes.
Talks about communion. Covenant meal.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3(CJB)
2 But in connection with the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and our gathering together to meet him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be easily shaken in your thinking or anxious because of a spirit or a spoken message or a letter supposedly from us claiming that the Day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way.
For the Day will not come until after the Apostasy has come and the man who separates himself from
Torah has been revealed, the one destined for doom.
Talks of Christians turning their backs on the faith and going into deception. Or back to the World. And Don't do it!
1 Thessalonians 5:8-12 (CJB)
8 But since we belong to the day, let us stay sober,
putting on trust and love
as a breastplate and the hope of being delivered as a helmet.a]">[
a] 9 For God has not intended that we should experience his fury, but that we should gain deliverance through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, 10 who died on our behalf so that whether we are alive or dead, we may live along with him. 11 Therefore, encourage each other, and build each other up — just as you are doing.
12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who are working hard among you, those who are guiding you in the Lord and confronting you in order to help you change.
Talks about our behavior so we can be ready. Look at what I mean.
Matthew 24:31 (CJB)
31 He will send out his angels
with a great shofar;a]">[
a] and they will gather together his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Talks about the Second Coming. Not the rapture
1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 (CJB)
13 Now, brothers, we want you to know the truth about those who have died; otherwise, you might become sad the way other people 14 do who have nothing to hope for. For since we believe that Yeshua died and rose again, we also believe that in the same way God, through Yeshua, will take with him those who have died. 15 When we say this, we base it on the Lord’s own word: we who remain alive when the Lord comes will certainly not take precedence over those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a rousing cry, with a call from one of the ruling angels, and with God’s
shofar; those who died united with the Messiah will be the first to rise; 17 then we who are left still alive will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord. 18 So encourage each other with these words.
5 But you have no need to have anything written to you, brothers, about the times and dates when this will happen; 2 because you yourselves well know that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is so peaceful and secure,” then destruction will suddenly come upon them, the way labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there is no way they will escape.
4 But you, brothers, are not in the dark, so that the Day should take you by surprise like a thief; 5 for you are all people who belong to the light, who belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness, 6 so let’s not be asleep, like the rest are; on the contrary, let us stay alert and sober. 7 People who sleep, sleep at night; and people who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us stay sober,
putting on trust and love
as a breastplate and the hope of being delivered as a helmet.a]">[
a] 9 For God has not intended that we should experience his fury, but that we should gain deliverance through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, 10 who died on our behalf so that whether we are alive or dead, we may live along with him. 11 Therefore, encourage each other, and build each other up — just as you are doing.
This is talking of the Rapture not the second coming!! Can't you see the difference. In the Rapture we meet Jesus IN THE AIR. At the second Coming JESUS' FEET TOUCH THE GROUND.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 (CJB)
2 not to be easily shaken in your thinking or anxious because of a spirit or a spoken message or a letter supposedly from us claiming that the Day of the Lord has already come.
An incomplete sentence (verse) therefore and incomplete thought..
Listening I'm very glad to see that you cut and pasted this thing. Its not even worth reading. Its not anywhere near being right.
