New Testament · Letters

2 Thessalonians chapter 2

Now, brothers and sisters, about the of our Lord Jesus, , and our being — we need to talk about something.Please don’t let yourselves get quickly or alarmed — not by some “,” not by some message, and not by a letter that’s supposedly from us — claiming that the has already come.Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. That day won’t come until the great happens first and the is revealed — the one .He will and exalt himself above every so-called god and every object of worship, going so far as to sit in God’s and declare himself to be God.Don’t you remember? I told you about all this when I was still with you.And you know what’s currently , so that he’ll be revealed only when his time comes.Because the is already at work. But the one who is currently holding it back will keep doing so until he’s removed from the scene.And then the lawless one will be revealed — and the Lord Jesus will destroy him with the and wipe him out by the of his .The of this lawless one will be ’s doing, with all kinds of ,and every kind of aimed at those who are headed for destruction — because they refused to love the truth and be by it.Because of this, God sends them a so that they end up believing the lie,so that all who refused to believe the truth and instead will be .But we always have to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the very beginning God chose you to be through and through your in the truth.He you to this through the we shared with you, so that you could share in the of our Lord Jesus, .So then, brothers and sisters, and hold on to the to you, whether we told you in person or wrote them in a letter.And may our Lord Jesus, The One, himself, and God our Father — who loved us and through his gave us an and a — your hearts and you in every good thing you do and say.