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Polyptych of the Resurrection: Archangel Gabriel (1522)
Titian (c. 1488/1490 - 1576)
Italian Renaissance Style
Santi Nazaro e Celso, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
Explanation: In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul tells his readers that sanctification is God's will for them. We should abstain from sexual immorality and possess our body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust. Anyone who wrongs his brother in such matters will feel God's vengeance. God has called us to holiness, not to impurity. Whoever disregards this disregards God (1-8).
Paul acknowledges that his readers have been taught by God to love one another and that they were expressing love to the brothers in Macedonia. He asks them to do this more and more, to aspire to live quietly, to mind their own affairs, and to work with their own hands so that they might live properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one (9-12).
Paul also wants them to be aware that when Jesus comes he will bring believers who have died. He will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ will rise first: then we which are alive will be taken up to the Lord: and we will be forever with the Lord. We should comfort one another with these words (13-18).
[Sermons: John Piper. Various. ]
[Illustration: Today's painting is part of the Averoldi Polyptych. It depicts the archangel Gabriel. In today's chapter, Paul states that Christ will descend from heaven with the voice of the archangel. The name of the archangel is not given, but I have chosen Gabriel to represent him since Gabriel was the one who gave key prophecies to Daniel and to Mary concerning the coming and the career of Christ. It would, therefore, seem appropriate that he would once again introduce Christ on the last day. Nevertheless, this is speculative. ]
RESOURCES
[THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES:
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8: Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 1:10-17; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6; Ephesians 4:1-10; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Philemon 1:8-14; Romans 2:6-11; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; 1 Corinthians 7:1-7; 1 Corinthians 7:12-16; 1 Corinthians 7:36-38; Philippians 4:8-9; Colossians 1:21-23.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12: Romans 12:9-21; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Ephesians 4:25-32; Philippians 2:1-11; Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:12-17; Romans 13:8-10; Galatians 5:13-15; Galatians 6:1-6; Colossians 4:5-6; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; 2 Corinthians 4:13-15; 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:5; Philippians 3:17-21; Colossians 3:1-4; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.
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NOTE: The parallels above are based in a very small part on my own research but principally on the following sources:
Fred O Francis and J. Paul Sampley, Pauline Parallels, Second Edition. (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 1984).
Most of the material on Hebrews is from an online article titled Pauline parallels in Hebrews taken from Charles H. Welch and Stuart Allen Welch, Perfection Or Perdition? An Exposition Of The Epistle To The Hebrews, (London: Berean Publishing Trust, 1973). ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***
Book Outline:
1. Continual Trials: Mutual Ministry & Witness by Paul & His Readers (1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 1 Thessalonians 4:12) - 51 A.D. Athens
2. Coming Relief: The Lord's Return (1 Thessalonians 4:13 - 1 Thessalonians 5:11) - 51 A.D. Athens
3. Constant Obedience: The Present Expression of Hope (1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 1 Thessalonians 5:28) - 51 A.D. Athens
1 Thessalonians 4
1. Continual Trials: Mutual Ministry & Witness by Paul & His Readers (1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 1 Thessalonians 4:12) - 51 A.D. Athens
1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not [ye have not need] that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
2. Coming Relief: The Lord's Return (1 Thessalonians 4:13 - 1 Thessalonians 5:11) - 51 A.D. Athens
13 But I would not have you you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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