Summary: Paul concludes the epistle to the Thessalonians with four exhortations.

“THE CONCLUDING LESSON”

1 THESSALONIANS 5:25-28

1. The COMING Day of the LORD. (5:1-3)

2. The CHILDREN of the Light. (5:4-8)

3. A COMFORTING Legacy. (5:9-11)

4. The CHRISTIAN’S Labor. (5:12-24)

5. The CONCLUDING Lesson. (5:25-28)

a. RESOLVE to pray for us. (v. 25) Brethren, pray for us Romans 15:30; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 6:18-20; Philippians 1:19; Colossians 4:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3; Philemon 1:22; Hebrews 13:18-19; James 5:16

b. RECEIVE one another with a holy kiss. (v. 26) Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 19:39; Luke 7:45; Acts 20:37; Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Peter 5:14

c. READ the epistle to all believers. (v. 27) I charge you by the LORD that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren Exodus 19:6; 24:7; Deuteronomy 31:11-12; Joshua 8:34-35; 1 Kings 22:16; 2 Kings 22:8-20; 23:2-3; 2 Chronicles 18:15; Nehemiah 8:5-8; 9:3; Jeremiah 36:6-10; 51:61; Luke 4:16-21; Acts 13:15; 2 Corinthians 3:14-16; Colossians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:14; 1 Timothy 1:18; 4:13

d. May the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ REMAIN with you always. (v. 28) The grace of the LORD Jesus Christ be with you. Amen Romans 1:7; 16:20, 24; 1 Corinthians 16:23; Galatians 6:18; Philippians 4:23; 2 Thessalonians 3:18; Philemon 1:25; Revelation 22:21