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Paul taught them to do these things when he lived in Thessalonica. He did not want them to stop doing these things because of false teachers.
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See: Metaphor; Walk (metaphor)
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Walk](../articles/walk.md)
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### Why did Paul write about teaching people "through the Lord Jesus" (4:2)?
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In 4:3-8, Paul wanted to write the Thessalonian Christians that when a person believes in Jesus, it will cause them to do things differently in their lives. He did not want them to do the same things that those who do not believe in Jesus do. They also needed to do sexual things differently. Because they believed in Jesus, they needed to be sexually pure.
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See: Spirit; Sexual Immorality
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See: [Spirit (Spiritual)](../articles/spiritspiritual.md); [Sexual Immorality](../articles/sexualimmorality.md)
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### Why did Paul write "your sanctification" (4:3)?
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Some scholars think that God sanctifies Christians during a long period of time. Other scholars think that God can sanctify Christians completely at one time when those Christians give themselves completely to Jesus. Still other scholars think that both of these things are true.
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See: Sanctify (Sanctification); Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)
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See:[Sanctify (Sanctification)](../articles/sanctify.md); [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md)
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### Why did Paul write "possess his own vessel" (4:4)?
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**Advice to translators**: The word “vessel” can be translated as wife or male organ. Some scholars think that Paul wanted to say that Christian men need to marry a wife. More scholars think Paul wrote about people controlling the things that they did as well as the things they did sexually.
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See: Metaphor; Sexual Immorality
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Sexual Immorality](../articles/sexualimmorality.md)
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### Why did Paul write that “the Lord is an avenger in all these things” (4:6)?
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Paul wrote "holiness" so the Thessalonian Christians would think about God. God is holy. God wants Christians to become holy. God can make Christians holy. This is the opposite of "uncleanness".
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See: Holy (Holiness, Set Apart); Clean and unclean
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See: [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md);[Clean and Unclean](../articles/cleanunclean.md)
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## 4:9-12
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The "brothers who are in all Macedonia" were Christians who lived north of Greece. Macedonia is a place north of Greece. The Christians who lived there were very poor. The Thessalonian Christians sent them money to help them.
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See: Family of God
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See: [Family of God](../articles/familyofgod.md)
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See Map: Greece and surrounding regions
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Paul used a metaphor when he wrote that the Thessalonian Christians must "walk properly before outsiders." He used this to tell them that they needed to do the things that honor God, especially when non-Christians see them. He wanted them to do these things so that those who do not believe in Jesus would know about the things that they did. Then those people would think about God. They might believe in Jesus and change the things that they did.
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See: Metaphor; Walk (metaphor)
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See:[Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Walk](../articles/walk.md)
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## 4:13-18
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Paul wrote "those who sleep" (4:13) and "those who have fallen asleep" (4:14,15) This was a metaphor. It was used to talk about people who had died. He wrote "sleep" and "fallen asleep" to write that Christians who die will be resurrected. God will resurrect them in the same way Jesus was resurrected. He did not want the Thessalonian Christians to worry about people they loved who died.
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See: Metaphor; Sleep (metaphor); Resurrect (Resurrection)
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See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md);[Sleep (Metaphor)](../articles/sleepmetaphor.md) ; [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md)
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### Why did Paul write "the rest who do not have hope" (4:13)?
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Paul wanted to write about people who did not believe in Jesus when he wrote "the rest who do not have hope." Paul wanted the Thessalonian Christians to remember that they could know that God would resurrect them. Then they would be with God in heaven forever. This was because Jesus was resurrected, and they believed in him. People who do not believe in Jesus will not live with God forever.
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See: Hope; Resurrect (Resurrection); Heaven
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See: [Hope](../articles/hope.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md)
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### Why did Paul write "by the word of the Lord" (4:15)?
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When Paul wrote "by the word of the Lord," he wanted to write that he wrote what God told him to write. It was not his own thoughts. He wrote this so the Thessalonian Christians would know what he was saying was very important.
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Why did Paul write "at the coming of the Lord" (4:15)?
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See: Jesus’ Return to Earth
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See: [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md)
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### What is an "archangel" (4:16)?
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An "archangel" is a special kind of angel.
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See: Angel
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See: [Angel](../articles/angel.md)
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### Why did Paul write "the dead in Christ" (4:16)?
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Paul wrote "the dead in Christ" to write about Christians who died. He wrote "in Christ" to say that these people believed in Jesus before they died.
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See: In Christ
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See: [In Christ](../articles/inchrist.md)
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### Why did Paul write that the dead in Christ "will rise first" (4:16) and “be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (4:17)?
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When Paul wrote that the dead in Christ "will rise first" (4:16) and "be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air" (4:17), he wanted readers to think about how Jesus will return to earth. Some scholars think Paul wrote about things that will actually happen when Jesus returns. Scholars call this "the rapture." Other scholars think Paul used metaphors. They think he was not able to actually write about what would happen. This is because it will not be similar to anything that has happened in the past.
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See: Jesus’ Return to Earth; Rapture; Metaphor
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See: [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md);[Rapture](../articles/rapture.md)[Kingdom of God](../articles/kingdomofgod.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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