2 Thessalonians 2

Berean Standard Bible

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Paul addresses the coming of Jesus Christ and the gathering of believers, urging the Thessalonians not to be alarmed by claims that the Day of the Lord has already arrived. He explains that this day will not occur until a rebellion takes place and the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction, is revealed in the temple of God proclaiming himself to be God. Although a restraining force currently holds him back, the lawless one will eventually be revealed and subsequently slain by the Lord Jesus with the breath of His mouth and His arrival. Satan will accompany the appearance of the lawless one with power, false wonders, and wicked deception directed at those who refused the truth, prompting God to send them a delusion. Finally, Paul thanks God for choosing the believers through the gospel, encourages them to stand firm in the teachings they received, and prays that God and Jesus Christ comfort and strengthen them.

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¹Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, ²not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come. ³Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. ⁴He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. ⁵Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you? ⁶And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. ⁷For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way. ⁸And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival. ⁹The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, ¹⁰and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. ¹¹For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ¹²in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. ¹³But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. ¹⁴To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. ¹⁶Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, ¹⁷encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

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