Reading for August 29th

Read 1 Thessalonians 4.13-5.11 In 4.13-5.11: The expectation of the end times. Paul shows the distinctiveness of a community expecting the Lord's coming. In 4.16: God's trumpet, see Ex19.16, 19; Isa 27.13; Joel 2.1. In verse 17: Meet, a term used of a delegation going out to met a ruler. In 5.3: Labor pains, see Jer 6.24; 13.21; 22.23; Hos 13.13; Mic 4.9. In verse 5: Children of the light, an expression that occurs in the Dead Sea Scrolls (1QS 1.9-10; 3.13). In verse 8: On military imagery, see Isa 59.17. In verse 10: Who died for us, an early formulation or belief about Christ. Comments or Questions..