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2 Thessalonians 2

2 Thessalonians 2

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    Events prior to the Lord’s Second Coming

    Now, dear brothers and sisters,a let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.
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    The Great Apostasy

    Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,
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    Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
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    not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [a]Christ had come.
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    Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessnessb is revealed — the one who brings destruction.c
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    Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of [b]sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
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    He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
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    who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits [c]as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
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    Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you?
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    Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
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    And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.
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    And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.
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    For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.
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    For the [d]mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [e]He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
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    Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
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    And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
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    This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
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    The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,
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    He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
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    and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
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    So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies.
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    And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
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    Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.
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    that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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    Believers Should Stand Firm

    As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the firstd to experience salvation — a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
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    Stand Fast

    But we are [f]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through [g]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
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    He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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    to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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    With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.
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    Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our [h]epistle.
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    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,
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    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
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    comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.
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    comfort your hearts and [i]establish you in every good word and work.
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