Thus Paul preached to the Thessalonians three successive Sabbaths, reasoning with them from the Scriptures, upon the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. He showed them that the expectation of the Jews with regard to the Messiah was not according to prophecy, which had foretold a Saviour to come in humility and poverty, to be rejected, despised, and slain.{LP 83.1}

Sådan forkyndte Paulus for tessalonikerne i tre efterfølgende sabbater, begrundede for dem ud fra skrifterne, om Kristi liv, død og genopstandelse. Han viste dem jødernes forventning til Messias ikke var efter profetien, som hade forudsagt en frelser der kom i ydmyg og armod, for at blive forkastet, afvist og slået ihjel.