What format do 1 and 2 Thessalonians follow?
First and Second Thessalonians follow the format of doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. They move to a higher plane than the prison epistles, carrying the Word up to glory: the church caught up to meet the Lord, and after the departure of the church, the wicked one revealed.
Les explains that after those three letters, we come to earlier letters that are really final in their content: First and Second Thessalonians. They can now follow the format of doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness, and this is on a higher plane even than the prison epistles. The Word takes us up to glory. First Thessalonians chapter 4 says we shall be caught up to meet Him in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Second Thessalonians chapter 2 says after the departure of the church, then shall that wicked one be revealed. Those two letters take us on up to the fruition of everything, when we will finally be in glory with our Crucified, Resurrected, and Ascended Lord.