Conclusion
In view of both epistles to the Thessalonians...
It would be difficult to briefly encapsulate all of Paul’s contributions to the study of the end-times from just these two epistles he wrote to the church in Thessalonica. But since these epistles are also critical to understand key theological premises, there is another question that should be examined first. Why do Christians disagree on key theological interpretations of the Bible? Of course there is no quick answer to that very broad question, but we can look at some verses that have become central to several Christian theological premises. As an example 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 discusses meeting Jesus in the air, do we ignore those verses or interpret them to mean something different? True, that even though they align well with 1 Corinthians 15:50-54, they are the only verses that speak of meeting Jesus in the air. Is that sufficient cause to work around them? As Christians the entire Bible needs to be studied and our beliefs should therefore conform to Scripture, not Scripture conforming to our beliefs.
Jesus told His disciples, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” (John 14:26, ESV) If what Jesus said is true, that question above that asks why do we disagree on key theological interpretations of God’s Word, should haunt each of us, as all interpretations cannot be true. The question we need to answer for ourselves is, "Are we being taught by the Holy Spirit or by man?"