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2 Thessalonians 2

Man of Lawlessness

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Now we request you,  abrethren, with regard to the  1 bcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our  cgathering together to Him,

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that you not be quickly shaken from your  1composure or be disturbed either by a  aspirit or a  2 bmessage or a  cletter as if from us, to the effect that  dthe day of the Lord  ehas come.

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 aLet no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the  1 bapostasy comes first, and the  cman of lawlessness is revealed, the  dson of destruction,

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who opposes and exalts himself above  1 aevery so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God,  bdisplaying himself as being God.

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Do you not remember that  awhile I was still with you, I was telling you these things?

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And you know  awhat restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

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For  athe mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only  bhe who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

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Then that lawless one  awill be revealed whom the Lord will slay  bwith the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the  cappearance of His  1coming;

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that is, the one whose  1coming is in accord with the activity of  aSatan, with all power and  2 bsigns and false wonders,

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and with  1all the deception of wickedness for  athose who perish, because they did not receive the love of  bthe truth so as to be saved.

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For this reason  aGod  1will send upon them  2a  bdeluding influence so that they will believe  3what is false,

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in order that they all may be  1judged who  adid not believe the truth, but  2 btook pleasure in wickedness.

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 aBut we should always give thanks to God for you,  bbrethren beloved by the Lord, because  cGod has chosen you  1from the beginning  dfor salvation  2 ethrough sanctification  3by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

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It was for this He  acalled you through  bour gospel,  1that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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So then, brethren,  astand firm and  bhold to the traditions which you were taught, whether  cby word of mouth or  cby letter  1from us.

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 aNow may our Lord Jesus Christ  aHimself and God our Father, who has  bloved us and given us eternal comfort and  cgood hope by grace,

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 acomfort and  bstrengthen your hearts in every good work and word.



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