(2 Thess 2:1-2) Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.
According to Dispensationalism, the "Day of the Lord" in 1 & 2 Thessalonians refers to either the rapture or Second Coming of Christ Jesus.
So, if the Apostle Paul taught the Thessalonians that the Day of the Lord was either an instant removal of all believers, or an event that every eye would see, then why would the Thessalonians think they missed it?
Why would the Thessalonians expect Paul to still be around if the Day of the Lord was the rapture?
In verse 5 Paul tells the Thessalonians that he used to discuss these things with them.
(2 Thess 2:5) Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?
This proves the Thessalonians weren't taught a rapture or an end of the world event where every eye would see Christ Jesus.
It proves that the Day of the Lord was the coming judgment on unbelieving Israel.
According to Dispensationalism, the "Day of the Lord" in 1 & 2 Thessalonians refers to either the rapture or Second Coming of Christ Jesus.
So, if the Apostle Paul taught the Thessalonians that the Day of the Lord was either an instant removal of all believers, or an event that every eye would see, then why would the Thessalonians think they missed it?
Why would the Thessalonians expect Paul to still be around if the Day of the Lord was the rapture?
In verse 5 Paul tells the Thessalonians that he used to discuss these things with them.
(2 Thess 2:5) Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?
This proves the Thessalonians weren't taught a rapture or an end of the world event where every eye would see Christ Jesus.
It proves that the Day of the Lord was the coming judgment on unbelieving Israel.