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Introduction to the Thessalonians: Historical Background for the “Eschatological Letters”From the second century B.C. to the second century A.D., the prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27 had been variously interpreted by the Jews, resulting in many expected dates for the Messiah. The Maccabeans, Julius Caesar, Herod the Great, Jesus of Nazareth, Herod Agrippa I, the Zealots, and Bar Kokhba, each fit certain calculation, and each failed in a sense. Who is the Messiah, and when shall he come (again), were the questions at the day. The two letters to the Thessalonians were written under the expectation of a soon second coming of Christ. Paul taught them to have a warm heart together with a cool mind.Pastor Daiqing Yuan, Ph.D.