2Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,G1161G2065G5209G80G5228G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G2532G2257G1997G1909G8462not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.G1519G5209G4531G3361G5030G4531G575G3563G3383G2360G3383G1223G4151G3383G1223G3056G3383G1223G1992G5613G1223G2257G5613G3754G2250G5547G17643Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.G1818G3361G5100G1818G5209G2596G3367G5158G3754G3362G2064G646G4412G2532G444G266G601G5207G6844He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.G3588G480G2532G5229G1909G3956G3004G2316G2228G4574G5620G846G5613G2316G2523G1519G3485G2316G584G1438G3754G2076G23165Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?G3421G3756G3754G5607G2089G4314G5209G3004G5213G50236And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.G2532G3568G1492G2722G1519G846G601G1722G1438G25407For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.G1063G3466G458G1754G2235G1754G3440G737G2722G2193G1096G1537G33198And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.G2532G5119G601G459G601G3739G2962G355G4151G846G4750G2532G2673G2015G846G39529The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,G3739G3952G2076G2596G1753G4567G1722G3956G1411G2532G4592G2532G5579G505910and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.G2532G1722G3956G539G93G1722G622G473G3739G1209G3756G26G225G1519G846G498211For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lieG2532G5124G1223G2316G3992G846G1753G4106G1519G846G4100G557912and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.G2443G3956G2919G3588G4100G3361G225G235G2106G1722G93
Stand Firm
13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.G1161G2249G3784G2168G3842G2316G4012G5216G80G25G5259G2962G3754G2316G138G575G746G138G5209G1519G4991G1722G38G4151G2532G4102G22514He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1519G3739G2564G5209G1223G2257G2098G1519G4047G1391G2257G2962G2424G554715So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.G686G3767G80G4739G2532G2902G3862G3739G1321G1535G1223G3056G1535G1223G2257G199216May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,G1161G2257G2962G2424G5547G846G2532G2316G2532G2257G3962G3588G25G2248G2532G1325G166G3874G2532G18G1680G1722G548517encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.G3870G5216G2588G2532G4741G5209G1722G3956G18G3056G2532G2041