2 Thessalonians 2
The Man of Lawlessness
2Now we ask you, abrothers, with regard to the 1,bcoming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our cgathering together to Him, 2that you not be quickly shaken in your mind or be alarmed whether by a aspirit or a bword or a cletter as if from us, to the effect that dthe day of the Lord ehas come. 3aLet no one in any way deceive you, for it has not come unless the 1,bapostasy comes first, and the cman of lawlessness is revealed, the dson of destruction, 4who opposes and exalts himself above 1,aevery so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the 2sanctuary of God, bexhibiting himself as being God. 5Do you not remember that awhile I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6And you know awhat restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7For athe mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only bhe who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8And then that lawless one awill be revealed—whom the Lord 1Jesus bwill slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the cappearance of His 2coming— 9whose 1coming is in accord with the working of aSatan, with all power and 2,bsigns and false wonders, 10and with 1all the deception of unrighteousness for athose who perish, because they did not receive the love of bthe truth so as to be saved. 11And for this reason aGod sends upon them a 1,bdeluding influence so that they will believe 2what is false, 12in order that they all may be 1judged who adid not believe the truth, but 2,btook pleasure in unrighteousness.
13aBut we should always give thanks to God for you, bbrothers beloved by the Lord, because cGod has chosen you 1as the first fruits dfor salvation ethrough sanctification 2by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 141It was for this He acalled you through bour gospel, 2that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So then, brothers, astand firm and bhold to the traditions which you were taught, whether cby word of mouth or dby letter 1from us.