About the times and occasions. A misunderstanding of the Second Coming was the basis for the problem at Thessalonica. Having shown that those who have died "in Christ" will be raised before the living are changed, Paul now proceeds to the punishment of the unbelievers. God has given Christ the right to judge the world (Acts 17:31; Matthew 28:18). This shows the Father has put his "stamp of approval" on the Good News, and authorized Christ to punish all who do not obey it (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). However, notice the world is already doomed, and Christ offers a way to escape from it (John 8:24). Paul reminds them of what they already know [that only the Father knows the time of the Second Coming (Matthew 24:36).]

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