2 Thessalonians 2
1 Now, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering to him, we ask you, brothers:
2 Do not be quickly shaken in your minds or alarmed, whether by a spirit, a message, or a letter supposedly from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.
3 Let no one deceive you in any way, because the rebellion must come first, and the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction, must be revealed.
4 He opposes and exalts himself above everything called God or worshiped, so that he takes his seat in God’s sanctuary, presenting himself as God.
5 Don’t you remember that I used to tell you these things when I was still with you?
6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at his proper time.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the one holding it back is doing so now, until he is taken out of the way.
8 Then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
9 His coming is according to Satan’s activity, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
10 and with every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth so that they might be saved.
11 And for this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
12 so that all who did not believe the truth but took pleasure in wickedness may be judged.
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through the Spirit’s sanctifying work and faith in the truth.
14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold on to the teachings you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by our letter.
16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
17 comfort your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
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