Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians, Chapter 2
{2:1} Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and our gathering together to him, we ask you {2:2} not to be quickly
shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by
word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.
{2:3} Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless
the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of
destruction, {2:4} he who opposes and exalts himself against all that
is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, setting himself up as God. {2:5} Don't you remember
that, when I was still with you, I told you these things? {2:6} Now
you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed
in his own season. {2:7} For the mystery of lawlessness already works.
Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.
{2:8} Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill
with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his
coming; {2:9} even he whose coming is according to the working of
Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, {2:10} and with all
deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they
didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. {2:11}
Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should
believe a lie; {2:12} that they all might be judged who didn't believe
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. {2:13} But we are
bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the
Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth; {2:14} to which
he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of
our Lord Jesus Christ. {2:15} So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold
the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by
letter.
{2:16} Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who
loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
{2:17} comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and
word.
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