What if it is all over?
As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. 2 Thessalonians 3:13-15 ESV The Thessalonians were very concerned about the second coming of Christ; it is the central matter in both of Paul’s epistles to them. In this letter it seems the brethren are concerned that the time is near, or that they might somehow miss the second coming if they don’t know when it is: see the first twelve verses of chapter two. Christians have often been concerned with the precise hour of Christ’s return and some with good reason. We would all like to know, and many have sought for some means of determining the time of the return: even Isaac Newton made an attempt in his later life. ...