3. The Concluding Postscript. 5:25-28 V.25-27a) Reaction - Generated toward the Letter. II. 20th Command - Pray for us 1. Paul and his co-workers had come thus far in their ministry and sanctified lives by the grace of God, God outpours His grace in Christ by prayers. He therefore often asked for prayers. 1.Cor.15:10; Eph.6:18-19; Col.4:3 2. At least 3 areas believers should pray for each other - A. When believers are Sinning - 1.John 5:16-17 B. When believers are Sick - Jam.5:14-16 C. When believers are Serving - 2.Thess.3:1 II. 21st Command - Greet all The emphasis is not upon how to greet each other but rather that they should remember to greet each other. Let every one feel at home! Rom.16:16; 1.Cor.16:20; 2.Cor.13:12 III. 22nd Command - Let this epistle be read to all Paul wanted every one to understand about the rapture and the 2nd coming of Christ and the concerns connected to these. Paul also asked the Colossians and the Laodiceans to read each other’ s epistles. Col.4:16 V.28 b) Realization - Of the Grace of the Lord. Paul began with grace 1:1 and ends with grace, all things that comes from God is by grace, no believer deserves anything from God and God owes no believer anything yet He gives him everything. 1.Cor.3:21-23 “ Comfort one another with these words” 1.Thess.4:18 “ Remember the word to Your servant upon which, You have caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life” Psalms 119:49-50 Reference material used in making the Bibleschool manual: Bible Commentaries: Thomas L. Constable’ s - Notes on 1.Thessalonians. Chuck Missler’ s - Written and audio commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Jon Courson’ s - Thru-the-Bible audio commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Chuck Smith’ s - Audio commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Edward Hindson/Michael Woodrow’ s - King Jame's Bible Commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Zondervan’ s Niv’ s - Expositor's Bible Commentary of the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. J. Vernon McGee’ s - Commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. David Hocking’ s - Commentary on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. H. L. Willmington’ s - Guide to the Bible. Old commentaries were used as well with minor help. Bible Surveys and outlines: Valleys Bible Church’ s - Bible survey on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. J. Hampton Keathley’ s - Survey on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Nelson’ s - Complete book of Bible maps and charts. H. L. Willmington’ s - The Outline Bible. Harvestime International Institute’ s - Basic Bible survey. Bob Bolender’ s - Survey on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Gerald Duckett - Bible’ s survey on the epistle of 1.Thessalonians. Mark A. Copeland’ s - Executable Outlines. Ray C Stedman’ s - Panorama of the Scriptures. Old Testament types and figures: Kevin T. Connor’ s - The feasts of Israel. Kevin T. Connor’ s - The tabernacle of Moses. Kevin T. Connor’ s - The temple of Solomon. Encyclopaedia/ Dictionaries: International standard Bible Encyclopaedia. Nelson’ s - Illustrated Bible dictionary. Dictionary of Biblical imagery. Greek reference material: Strong’ s - Exhaustive concordance. Thayer’ s - The new Thayer’ s Greek-English lexicon. Englishman’ s - The Englishman’ s Greek concordance and lexicon. Vine’ s - Complete expository dictionary. Bible versions: King James Version 1984 - Is the Bible translation used in this manual. Hendrickson’ s - The interlinear Bible.