2Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: we ask you, brothers,G1161G2065G5209G80G5228G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G2532G2257G1997G1909G8462not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter as if from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has come.G1519G5209G4531G3361G5030G4531G575G3563G3383G2360G3383G1223G4151G3383G1223G3056G3383G1223G1992G5613G1223G2257G5613G3754G2250G5547G17643Don't let anyone deceive you in any way. For [that day] will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.G1818G3361G5100G1818G5209G2596G3367G5158G3754G3362G2064G646G4412G2532G444G266G601G5207G6844He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God's sanctuary, publicizing that he himself is God.G3588G480G2532G5229G1909G3956G3004G2316G2228G4574G5620G846G5613G2316G2523G1519G3485G2316G584G1438G3754G2076G23165Don't you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this?G3421G3756G3754G5607G2089G4314G5209G3004G5213G50236And you know what currently restrains [him], so that he will be revealed in his time.G2532G3568G1492G2722G1519G846G601G1722G1438G25407For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way,G1063G3466G458G1754G2235G1754G3440G737G2722G2193G1096G1537G33198and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of His mouth and will bring him to nothing with the brightness of His coming.G2532G5119G601G459G601G3739G2962G355G4151G846G4750G2532G2673G2015G846G39529The coming [of the lawless one] is based on Satan's working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,G3739G3952G2076G2596G1753G4567G1722G3956G1411G2532G4592G2532G5579G505910and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. [They perish] because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.G2532G1722G3956G539G93G1722G622G473G3739G1209G3756G26G225G1519G846G498211For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,G2532G5124G1223G2316G3992G846G1753G4106G1519G846G4100G557912so that all will be condemned— those who did not believe the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness.G2443G3956G2919G3588G4100G3361G225G235G2106G1722G93
Stand Firm
13But we must always thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.G1161G2249G3784G2168G3842G2316G4012G5216G80G25G5259G2962G3754G2316G138G575G746G138G5209G1519G4991G1722G38G4151G2532G4102G22514He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1519G3739G2564G5209G1223G2257G2098G1519G4047G1391G2257G2962G2424G554715Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, either by our message or by our letter.G686G3767G80G4739G2532G2902G3862G3739G1321G1535G1223G3056G1535G1223G2257G199216May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,G1161G2257G2962G2424G5547G846G2532G2316G2532G2257G3962G3588G25G2248G2532G1325G166G3874G2532G18G1680G1722G548517encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.G3870G5216G2588G2532G4741G5209G1722G3956G18G3056G2532G2041
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