BY JOHN PIPER* In a series at our church on eschatology, I was preaching on Jesus’ second coming from 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18. Paul begins and ends in a way that helped me take my people and say, “This is what you do with eschatology.” Paul begins like this: “We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that you might not grieve as those who have no hope.” Then he closes, “Now, comfort one another
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