Ephesians Exegesis

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Paul was a well-known author in the Bible, for he wrote books of Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and he added some scriptures in the book of Hebrews. God ordained and inspired Paul to write so many books to encourage his people to live right, do right, trust, and apply their trust only in God. In this Exegesis, one will take a journey with Paul as he witnesses and encourage this young church to keep their faith in God despite all that will occur in the second coming of Jesus. This essay will lead up to Paul talking to the church about what will occur in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, the reader will know the historical meeting, the dates

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