Closing Thoughts

Despite the stern warnings he had used, Paul still desired that the Lord of peace would give them peaceful relations between one another and with God. The Lord is constantly associated with peace, so Paul's prayer was that He be with them (Luke 2:14; John 14:27; Ephesians 2:12-17).

Some have suggested that someone had tried to make a letter appear like it was from Paul. Certainly, he wanted them to know this letter was from him. It seems he dictated most of his letters to a scribe and then wrote some of the closing remarks with his own hand, thus clearly identifying a letter as from Paul. His final words are identical to those in the first letter except for the use of "all". After such strong warnings, Paul may have wanted to reassure the guilty that he still desired God's unmerited favor for them (2 Thessalonians 3:16-18).

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