This is a letter in the
Bible's New Testament. Paul wrote it to Christians in Thessalonica not long
after his first letter to them. People were behaving in a cruel way towards the
Christians there. Paul told them have confidence in God. When Jesus returned
God would punish those wicked people. He would also punish everybody who did
not accept the good news about Jesus. Some Christians in Thessalonica thought
that Jesus had already returned. Paul said that the Wicked One would come
first. He would oppose Jesus. So, Christians should trust God, even when they
suffer. Other Christians in Thessalonica thought that Jesus was coming back
very soon. So, they refused to work. Paul reminded them that he himself worked
hard in Thessalonica. And they all must work too.
