CONTEXTMost NT scholars recognize that 1 Thessalonians was written by Paul and dated around 50 AD. The recipients were new Christian converts in Thessalonica, where Paul recently built the infant church during the second missionary journey. To understand why Paul wrote the letter, we must explore the situation of the church in Thessalonica. Acts 17 describes that the church of Thessalonica was attacked relentlessly from its founding. The attacks reflected in Paul wrote some “evil words” against the oppressors (1 Thessalonians 2:14b) and reminded the Thessalonians that he had warned them before (3:4). The opposition and attacks became so violent that Paul and his companions suddenly had to leave Thessaloniki. They were continually pursued in Berea until they continued on to Athens. Since Paul did not spend much time in this nascent church, he was very concerned about the faith of new converts. Paolo attempted to return to Thessaloniki but was blocked. (2:17-18). Then he sent Timothy back to Thessaloniki to shepherd them. Timothy eventually reported the good news by reporting that the church was steadfast in the faith (3:6), but could use “more teaching in certain areas and encouragement in trials.” Paul obviously could not go back to that time and in this context wrote the letters of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. 1 Thessalonians is composed of two halves: the first half (1:6-3:13) concerns Paul's original visit to Thessalonica and the converters' responses to the Gospel. The second half (4:1-5:22) is Paul's teaching to the Thessalonica believers regarding matters of conduct and belief. In chapter 4, Paul begins with “At last, brother” (v.1), obviously indicating that he is turning to a new set of topics to counsel. After giving advice on never...... middle of paper ......Thess 4:13-18 expresses how Paul interprets the relationship between the resurrection of Jesus and the Parousia. Since 1 Cor 15 Paul also discussed the issue of Jesus' resurrection, this passage, written before 1 Corinthians, provides a good cross-reference for further investigation into how Paul views the resurrection of Jesus. And Paul expresses different works and identities of Christ in this passage that provides good resources in preaching and studying the Bible in the church. Question 1. Paul does not clearly explain the status of the resurrection, is it the same as the resurrection of Jesus, is it the resurrection of the body (Jesus showed his wounded hands and ribs to ten disciples and Thomas) or in another form?2. The apocalyptic depictions of the “word of command,” “archangel figures,” and the “trumpet of God” have not been explored much in this article due to lack of space. I think we should think in more detail.