The EndSample

Most of Paul’s writings about the end times are found in 1 Thessalonians. Paul describes the wrath and judgment that will occur when Christ returns and the troubled conditions of the world during that time. However, he offers words of hope in Chapter 5 telling believers in Christ that they should encourage each other and lift each other up, for their salvation in Christ will spare them from the coming wrath and lead to eternal life. In Chapter 4, he also talks about the rapture when living Christians will be taken to heaven and spared from the coming judgment. After you read today’s passages, ask yourself these questions: What did I learn about God? What did I find interesting about what I read? How do I feel about what I read about the rapture? Are you lifting up others and encouraging them? Why or why not?