2Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,G1161G2065G5209G80G5228G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G2532G2257G1997G1909G8462not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.G1519G5209G4531G3361G5030G4531G575G3563G3383G2360G3383G1223G4151G3383G1223G3056G3383G1223G1992G5613G1223G2257G5613G3754G2250G5547G17643Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,G1818G3361G5100G1818G5209G2596G3367G5158G3754G3362G2064G646G4412G2532G444G266G601G5207G6844who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.G3588G480G2532G5229G1909G3956G3004G2316G2228G4574G5620G846G5613G2316G2523G1519G3485G2316G584G1438G3754G2076G23165Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?G3421G3756G3754G5607G2089G4314G5209G3004G5213G50236And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.G2532G3568G1492G2722G1519G846G601G1722G1438G25407For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.G1063G3466G458G1754G2235G1754G3440G737G2722G2193G1096G1537G33198And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.G2532G5119G601G459G601G3739G2962G355G4151G846G4750G2532G2673G2015G846G39529The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,G3739G3952G2076G2596G1753G4567G1722G3956G1411G2532G4592G2532G5579G505910and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.G2532G1722G3956G539G93G1722G622G473G3739G1209G3756G26G225G1519G846G498211Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,G2532G5124G1223G2316G3992G846G1753G4106G1519G846G4100G557912in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.G2443G3956G2919G3588G4100G3361G225G235G2106G1722G93
Stand Firm
13But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.G1161G2249G3784G2168G3842G2316G4012G5216G80G25G5259G2962G3754G2316G138G575G746G138G5209G1519G4991G1722G38G4151G2532G4102G22514To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1519G3739G2564G5209G1223G2257G2098G1519G4047G1391G2257G2962G2424G554715So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.G686G3767G80G4739G2532G2902G3862G3739G1321G1535G1223G3056G1535G1223G2257G199216Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,G1161G2257G2962G2424G5547G846G2532G2316G2532G2257G3962G3588G25G2248G2532G1325G166G3874G2532G18G1680G1722G548517comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.G3870G5216G2588G2532G4741G5209G1722G3956G18G3056G2532G2041