So the church is asking an incredibly valid question -- when will the day of the Lord come? They were expecting it imminently, and they're waiting, and suffering, and wondering. Some are likely falling away from the church, opting not to endure, believing that the promise isn't reliable. Paul is trying to assure them, and to assure us, that there is a process. There is a son of destruction that will come, who will oppose all things and try to claim a seat in the temple. Until this happens, then the day of the Lord will be waiting.
Here we are, 2,000 years later. You likely have questions. I also have questions. The early church was awaiting the return of Christ within years or decades of the crucifixion. Christ still hasn't returned. So how do we deal with that? The reading tomorrow will expand on the man of lawlessness, but for the meantime, I trust in God and in God's church. If Jesus Christ is able to be raised from the dead, then I think he's worth waiting for -- be it 2 or 2,000 years. If he truly is larger than life and larger than death, then worshiping him isn't the wrong choice. He predicted his own death and resurrection, and he walked out of a tomb promising that we could all follow him on the same path. That God stands outside of time and space, and so I'll spend my life patiently waiting, if that is the case. He is worth following, no matter the timeframe.
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