2:18 How did Satan hinder Paul from returning to Thessalonica?
2:18 How did Satan hinder Paul from returning to Thessalonica?
While Paul does not specify how Satan hindered him from returning to Thessalonica it can only be assumed that it tied in with the sufferings he described in 2 Cor 11 (cp 2Cor 11:23-27 with Ac 16:22-24 and 21:30-28:31; 1Cor 15:31 with 2Cor 4:11-12; Ac 14:19-20 with Ga 4:13-14; Ac 27:41-44 (this is the only recorded shipwreck Paul suffered)).
The other events described in 2Cor 11:23-27 are not recorded in scripture. Most of Paul's sufferings were the outworkings of the demon - the messenger of Satan, Paul's "thorn in the flesh" - given to Paul to buffet him after he had been taken up to heaven for a time of learning with Jesus (cp 2Cor 12:1-10).
See also comments on 2Cor 12:7 and Ga 4:13-16.