3:13 JESUS CHRIST, Final Coming—Jesus will not come alone. “Saints,” literally “holy ones,” will be with him. These may be angels as in other descriptions of God coming to his people (Dt 33:2; Ps 68:17; Dn 7:10; Zch 14:5; Mk 8:38; 13:27; Rv 19:14). The saints may be resurrected believers (1Th 4:14; 2Th 1:10). The key truth is, Jesus is coming. 4:1–12 CHRISTIAN ETHICS, Character—Paul appealed to two motivations for the Thessalonians to live up to high ethical standards. One was to please God. The
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