Today's Passage:  2 Thessalonians 2

It's very interesting that we've had these two passages (along with yesterday's Isaiah verses) back to back!  Yesterday I wrote about trusting that the prophecies of God will come true...that we can trust in the things that have not yet come.  Today, Paul tells the church in Thessalonica that they shouldn't live in fear of the things that have been prophecied about the end times. 

The church was afraid they had missed it...that Jesus had returned.  Paul tells them that they will know when these events begin to happen because of the rise of the antichrist.  He will, apparently, be very easy to spot because of his overwhelming opposition to the Lord.  He will try to set himself up as a god...and unfortunately, the book of Revelation teaches us that many will be fooled.

But Paul tells the church the same words we can hold to today:  we have Jesus!  We have been saved by His blood.  We know the truth, and that truth is continually being taught to us by word and by scripture.  And if we hold to that truth, it will truly set us free!

If we hold to Jesus, there is nothing to fear.  Remember, as we talked about yesterday, we know the end of the story....He wins!