青少年教程(帖撒罗尼迦前后书*第2课)| 基督的再来

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课程目的

1.教学生，帖撒罗尼迦前后书里的末世论

2.帮助学生回答有关基督再来的问题

3.鼓励学生为最后的审判做好准备

主题

耶稣的再来，预备，坚定

背诵经文

帖撒罗尼迦前书3:13

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

青少年教程*游戏| 坚韧之墙

（上周我们讨论的主题之一是耐力和毅力。保罗在信中几次提到他的祷告：在迫害和磨难中，盼望他们仍可以坚持下去。“坚韧之墙”游戏的设计不仅让学生精疲力尽而为进一步的学习做准备，同时也让我们体会到忍耐的难度。）

课程导入(10分钟)

讨论问题：

•上周课堂里你所列的那些“简单的事”，这周你作到了几件？

• 你做了什么？

• 结果是什么？

• 你们当中那些没有这样做的人，是什么让你没有作？ （我忘记了，我很害怕，等等。）

我们上周的课对我们理解这些信件很有帮助。现在，我们要更深入地学习这些主题。

今天，我们要说一说基督的再来。这是一个备受争议的话题。通常，我们会争论主耶稣何时/如何/何地返回。但在圣经中，特别是在帖撒罗尼迦的书信中，这不是保罗谈论的原因。

深入学习(25分钟)

让我们先阅读另一节要背的经文。请翻到帖撒罗尼迦前书3:13。这节经文也说到了我们刚才所说的-保罗在谈论基督的再来，以便我们可以得以建造，为祂的再来做好准备。

读 帖撒罗尼迦前书3:13

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定义

末世论-神学的一个分支，涉及诸如死亡和审判，天堂和地狱以及世界末日之类的最终事物。

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讨论基督再来的目的不是争辩末世论的细节。就圣经而言，每一次关于耶稣的再来的讨论，其目的都是为我们做好准备，无论这件事何时何地会发生。

考虑到这一点，我们将研读几段较长的经文，有的在帖撒罗尼迦前书，有的在帖撒罗尼迦后书。这些经文都有一些实用的信息，但请记住，重点都是鼓励帖撒罗尼迦人，还有我们！

读 帖撒罗尼迦前书4:13-18

讨论：

讨论问题：

1.根据第13节，对保罗来说，我们了解基督的再来是否重要？（是，“我们不愿意你们无知无识。”）

2.在第14节中，保罗说耶稣回来时，谁将与祂同来？（那些已经借着耶稣睡了的人。）

3.第16-17节，基督的再来将会发生什么？（主必亲自从天降临，有发令的呼叫，在基督里死了的人必先复活，我们这些活着还存留的人，必同时与他们一起被提到云里，在空中与主相会。）

这里应该指出的是，许多人相信第16-17节证明了所有信徒都会有欢喜的相聚。另有人对此进行辩驳，指出天空里有数十亿人的想法不能从字面上去理解的，这应该是一个比喻性的说法，实际上描述了我们将与耶稣同在。当然，这是经文中最重要的事实，正如保罗在第17节结尾说的那样：“我们将永远与主同在。”

4.根据第18节，保罗为什么这么说呢？他的意思到底是什么？（彼此安慰）

读 帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:1-5:11

讨论问题：

1.保罗举了两个例子或比喻，讲述耶稣的再来将如何发生。是哪两个例子？（夜间的贼，产难临到怀胎的妇人。）

2.作为信徒，我们是否应该对基督的再来放松警惕吗？（不，我们总要儆醒谨守-第6节。我们还应该谨慎自守，穿上信和爱的胸甲，并戴上救恩之望的头盔-第8节。）

3.根据第9节，神为信徒们所预备的是什么？（借着我们的主耶稣基督得着救恩）

4.根据第11节，这句话的意思是什么？（我们要彼此安慰，互相建造）

因此，帖撒罗尼迦前书很清楚得说-耶稣要再来。当祂再来时，那些相信祂的人将永远与祂在一起。我们学习讨论这些，不是要争论末世论的细节，而是让我们能彼此建造，并通过真理相互鼓励。

现在翻到帖撒罗尼迦后书。

读 帖撒罗尼迦后书1:4-12

讨论问题：

1.关于帖撒罗尼迦人，保罗在第4节中为什么因他们感到骄傲？（因为他们在所忍受的一切逼迫与患难中，仍有忍耐和信心）

2.根据第6节，报应会在什么时候到？（当主耶稣再来时。）

3.第6节如何描述基督的降临？（同祂有能力的天使一起在火焰中显现。）

这里值得注意的是，第6节不是说“基督从天降下来”，而是说“从天显露出来”。

4.那时，那些不顺从祂福音的人会发生什么？（第10节说他们将受到惩罚，永远沉沦，离开主的面，并离开祂力量的荣耀。）

在那些信祂的信徒身上，情况正好相反，他们都会为祂而“希奇“ -第9节。

读 帖撒罗尼迦后书2:1-12

讨论问题：

1.这段经文里，保罗对帖撒罗尼迦信徒有什么要求？（不要让任何人用任何方法诱骗他们。）

2.你认为这在当时有发生吗？（是的，不然保罗为什么还要提出来呢？似乎当时确实有一些错误的教导。）

（注意：第4-11节将这个人描述为“这不法者”。此种说法只在帖撒罗尼迦书信中出现过。有些人将此与启示录中的敌基督等同。这个话题不必深究。如果需要，你可以回答一些有关此话题的问题，但不要忘了保罗提出这些的目的，稍后会对此进行阐述。）

3.第8节告诉我们，这不法者将会怎样。（主耶稣要用祂口中的气除灭他，并用祂来临的显现废掉他。）

12节很有趣。它说那些不信真理的人会被咒诅。这提醒我们，使他人从谎言进入真理-从黑暗进入光明，是我们的责任。

应用(15分钟)

把这些经文记在心里，我们会有很多“收获”。

讨论问题：

1. 关于我们刚刚学习的基督再来事件，哪些是你不曾知道的？

2.分享这些会如何更好的鼓励基督身体的建造？

3.你是否认为基督徒有时过多地关注末日发生的时间/地点/方式了？

4.如果重点是鼓励和彼此建造，我们在实际生活中能如何做到这一点？

我们的底线是：无论我们为主耶稣而活受多大的磨难，无论我们面对多少反对，无论我们周围发生了什么，主耶稣都会回来，我们需要做好准备，谨慎自守。

很多时候，人们认为基督再来最重要的，是它的时间，但保罗真的只是希望我们在基督再来时不会措手不及。换句话说，主耶稣不应该为我们真实的生活感到惊讶，因为我们应该为祂而活。

我们需要与所有人一起操练耐心，毅力和彼此鼓励。这需要建造，预备和谨慎自守。

进一步讨论：

•像先前所玩的游戏，我们该如何等候基督的再来？（学生可能会用一些很棒的类比给你一个惊喜。）

•在生活里可以做些什么，来帮助我们为基督的再来做更多的预备？

•如果基督现在就回来了，你准备好了吗？还是会措手不及？请给多一些解释。

我想以两种方式再次挑战你们。首先是用这些话来鼓励某个人。找到一种方法，用耶稣即将再来的真理鼓励另一位信徒。也许你可以在学校里给朋友一张小纸条。或者写一条短信或电子邮件，提醒其他信徒，因为主耶稣要再来了，所以要谨慎自守。也许你可以为世界各地因信仰而受逼迫的人祷告，并祈求神鼓励他们在基督耶稣里的信心。找到方法用这个主题来鼓励他人。

我想挑战你们的另一种方式是，邀请你本周再次通读帖撒罗尼迦前后书。下周，我们将讨论“讨神喜悦的生活”，因此请在阅读时留意相关经文。不需要花很长时间，但这会帮助我们更好地进入下面的课程。

结束祷告(2分钟)

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Lesson 2: The Return of Christ 

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To educate students in the eschatological passages of 1 & 2 Thessalonians

2. To help students answer their questions about the return of Christ

3. To inspire students to be ready for the final judgment

Topics

Return of Jesus, Preparedness, Stand Firm

Scripture Memorization

1 Thessalonians 3:13

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

Wall of Perseverance (Game) Click here

(One of the themes we talked about last week was endurance and perseverance. Paul mentioned a few times in his introduction to the letters that he prayed they could hang on in spite of persecution and trials. The Wall of Perseverance game is designed not only to wear the students out to get ready for further study, but also to demonstrate the difficulty of perseverance.)

GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)

Discussion Questions:

• How many of you were able to do your “simple thing” from last week?

• What did you do?

• What was the result of it?

• Those of you that didn’t do it, what stopped you? (I forgot, I was scared, etc.)

The overview we covered last week was really helpful in understanding the simple themes that permeate these letters.  Now we’re going to dig into those themes a little deeper.

Today, we’re going to talk about the return of Christ. This is a much-debated issue. Often, we get into arguments about when/how/where Jesus will return. But in the Scriptures, especially in the Thessalonian letters, that’s not why Paul wrote about it.

Instead, he wrote that Jesus was returning to some spiritually weary Christians, people like you and me.

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

Let’s start by reading another verse that serves as a great one to memorize. Turn to 1 Thessalonians 3:13. This verse also affirms what we just talked about—that Paul is talking about the return of Christ so that we can be built up and be ready for His return.

Read 1 Thessalonians 3:13 

The goal of discussing the return of Christ is not to argue over the finer points of eschatology (that’s the study of the end times). The goal of every discussion about Jesus’ return, as far as Scripture is concerned, is to prepare us for it, whenever and however it comes.

With that in mind, we’re going to look at two lengthier passages, one in 1 Thessalonians and one in 2 Thessalonians.  There will be some practical information in these verses, but remember that the main point is encouraging the Thessalonians—and us!

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Discussion Questions:

1. According to verse 13, is it important to Paul that we understand the return of Christ? (“We do not want you to be ignorant”)

2. In verse 14, who does Paul say will be with Jesus when He returns? (Those who have fallen asleep in Him, or, those who have already died having accepted Him.)

3. How do verses 16-17 say the return of Christ will happen? (The Lord will come from Heaven with a loud command, and the dead in Christ will rise, then those who are still alive will join Jesus as well.)

It should be noted here that many believe the language in verses 16-17 proves that there will be a rapture, a meeting in the sky of all believers. Some debate this, pointing out that the idea of billions upon billions of people in the sky is not meant to be taken literally, but a figurative term describing that we will, in fact, be with Jesus. This, of course, is the most important fact in the verse, as Paul says at the end of verse 17, “we will be with the Lord forever.”

4. According to verse 18, why is Paul saying all this? What exactly is his point? (To encourage each other.)

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:19-5:11

Discussion Questions:

1. Paul gives two examples, or metaphors, about how Jesus’ return will happen. What are they? (Verses 2-3 say a thief in the night, labor pains.)

2. As a believer, should we be caught off guard by Christ’s coming? (No, we should be alert and self-controlled (verse 6). We should also be armed with faith, love and hope (verse 8).)

3. According to verse 9, what has God destined believers for? (Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.)

4. According to verse 11, what is the point of these words? (To encourage each other and build each other up.)

So, 1 Thessalonians is pretty clear—Jesus is coming back. When He does, those who have placed their faith in Him will be with Him forever. All this should be talked about by believers, not so they can argue the finer points of End Times Theology, but so that they can build each other up and encourage each other with the truth.

Now let’s turn to 2 Thessalonians.

Read 2 Thessalonians 1:4-12

Discussion Questions:

1. Concerning the Thessalonians, of what is Paul proud in verse 4? (Their perseverance and faith in spite of persecution and trials.)

2. Relief will come, according to verse 7, when? (When the Lord Jesus returns.)

3. How does verse 7 depict Christ’s coming? (He will be like a blazing fire with his powerful angels.)

It is noteworthy here that verse 7 does not say that “Christ comes down” from Heaven, but that He is “revealed” from Heaven. This is also the end times language Peter uses in his letters.

4. What will happen to evil men at this time? (Verse 8 says they will be punished and verse 9 says they will be “shut out” from God’s glory.)

The opposite is true among believers, who, verse 10 states, will “marvel” at Him.

Read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Discussion Questions:

1. What does Paul ask of the Thessalonian believers early in this passage? (That they not be distracted by false prophecy or false prophets.)

2. Do you think that this must’ve been going on? (Yes, why else would Paul bring it up? There seems to be some false teaching going on.)

(Note: Verses 4-11 describes this person as a “man of lawlessness” and “lawless one.” This language is only used here in the Thessalonian letters. Some equate this with the anti-Christ talk of revelation. No need to go deep into this subject. Answer questions about it if you can, but don’t lose site of the point of Paul bringing it up, which is stated later in the text.)

3. Verse 8 tells us what will happen to the man of lawlessness. What is it? (The Lord Jesus will overthrow Him with the breath of His mouth.)

Verse 12 is interesting. It states simply that those who have not believed the truth will be condemned. This reminds us that it is our responsibility to turn others from lies to truth—from the darkness to light.

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

With all these Scriptures in mind, there are a lot of “take aways” for us.

Discussion Questions:

1. What’s one thing you learned about the return of Christ you didn’t already know?

2. How can sharing these things encourage the Body of Christ?

3. Do you think Christians focus too much on the when/where/how parts of the end times?

4. If the point is encouragement and building each other up, how can we do that practically?

The bottom line for us is this: no matter how tired we get of living for Jesus, no matter how much opposition we face, no matter what happens around us, Jesus is coming back and we need to be ready, alert, and self-controlled.

A lot of times people think being surprised by the return of Christ means by the timing of it, but Paul really just wants us not to be caught off guard when Christ comes. In other words, Jesus should not be surprised by how we’re living (if He could be surprised), because we should be living for Him.

We need to exercise endurance, perseverance, and encouragement with everyone. It takes building, preparation, and self-control.

Further Discussion:

• How is awaiting the return of Christ like the wall sit we did earlier? (Students may surprise you with some great analogies here.)

• What can you do in your life right now that will help you be more ready for Christ’s return?

• If Christ returned right now, would you be ready or caught off guard? Explain.

I want to challenge you again this week in two ways. The first is to encourage someone with these words. Find a way to encourage another believer with the truth that Jesus is coming. Maybe you can pass a friend a note in the hall at school. Maybe a text message or e-mail can remind another believer to be self-controlled because Jesus is coming.  Maybe you can pray for those around the world that are persecuted for their faith and ask God to encourage their hearts in Christ Jesus. Find a way to encourage someone else with this theme.

The other way I want to challenge you is by inviting you to read through 1 & 2 Thessalonians again this week.  Next week we’ll be talking about “Living to Please God,” so keep an eye out for that idea as you read. It shouldn’t take you long, and it will help you absorb the lessons as we continue our series.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

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