Paul's Letter To Thessalonica

In the New Testament, Paul wrote two letters to the Early Christian church of Thessalonica, home of the Thessalonians. However, before Paul sent the first letter, he and his companion, Silas, visited and preached to Thessalonica and converted many to Christianity. Paul developed a close relationship to the Thessalonian church, and he sent Timothy to check on them, and report what he observed. Timothy gave an overall positive report; however, he hinted that the Thessalonians were experiencing misunderstandings of the faith and the soon coming return of the Lord, which disturbed Paul. This report is the reason why Paul wrote the first letter to Thessalonica, to bring them back to the faith. In the first letter, Paul reminds the Thessalonians

After opening a church in the city of Thessalonica, we see in Acts chapter eighteen, where Paul experienced oppositions and persecutions from the Jews of Thessalonica. Many Jews, from political and religious circles, created a riot and led mobs against Paul and his companions. In the face of great opposition, Paul, Silas, and Timothy escaped at night and fled to the town of Berea. The Jews who opposed Paul and his companions were expressing the same behavior the Pharisees in Jerusalem expressed towards Jesus. However, the Jews in Thessalonica were opposing Paul because of his inclusion of Gentiles. They still believed in the ways of the Old Testament, and that outsiders were not permitted to join the ranks of the Jewish people. The fact that Paul and his companions were allowing Gentiles to believe in their God, and believe in Jesus, who they viewed as a blasphemer, made them very angry. However, Paul grew very close to the Thessalonian church members and stayed to help them grow in the faith, until being forced to leave. Furthermore, in 1 Thessalonians, we see Paul is reminding the church of the opposition he faced. 1 Thessalonians 2:18, we see Paul express his desire to return, but that Satan has blocked their way. He simplifies the opposition he faced, in the Book of Acts, by using Satan as the obstacle, for Satan, in the letter, represents the Jewish opposition towards the