Commentary on 2 Thessalonians

“Commentary on the 2nd Epistle to the Thessalonians” (3 chapters) is one of the voluminous Commentaries on the 14 epistles of the Apostle Paul, written by Blessed. Theodoret of Cyrus later than all his other comments. In the preface, Bl. Theodoret reveals the purpose of the apostolic letter. The Apostle Paul names events and signs that must take place before the Second Coming of Christ. The interpretation also addresses issues of moral behavior and responsibility of Christians, calling on believers to avoid idleness and work honestly, emphasizing the importance of hard work as a manifestation of true faith. The Divine Apostle, having learned that the First Epistle to the Thessalonians was useful to them and, enduring severe attacks for the faith, they bravely endured these battles of their opponents, wrote them the 2nd Epistle, encouraging them to courage and consoling them with the hope of the future. And since some tried to convince them that the time of death had come, claiming that the Apostle himself said this, he wrote about this, teaching what was necessary, namely, that the enemy of truth must first appear, meaning the Antichrist, and then be the coming of our God and Savior. He also offered useful admonitions to those who chose an idle life for themselves. But let us extract the meaning of each of these instructions from the interpretation of the sayings. You might be interested in: