Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. The young church at Thessalonica, having taken root during Paul's brief stay there, pondered when the end might come as well. Paul, in order to instruct them more fully, wrote them two letters, which taken together expound the "already-and-not-yet" character of the end times. His instruction and counsel can serve us well today. Throughout this commentary, G. K. Beale explains what each letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.

Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon.The young church at Thessalonica, having taken root during Paul's brief stay there, pondered when the end might come as well. Paul, in order to instruct them more fully, wrote them two letters, which taken together expound the "already-and-not-yet" character of the end times. His instruction and counsel can serve us well today.Throughout this commentary, G. K. Beale explains what each letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.

Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. In this careful study of 1-2 Thessalonians, G. K. Beale offers an introduction and passage-by-passage exposition that highlights the "already-and-not-yet" character of Paul's views of the end times--instruction and counsel that can serve us well today.