Paul
wrote 2 letters to the followers of Jesus who lived in Thessalonica.
Here's
a few verses from the 2nd
chapter of his 2nd
letter to them.
Just
read this & remember it...
2 Thessalonians 2
1 Now,
dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet
him.
2 Don't
be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the
Lord has already begun.
Don't
believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a
revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
3 Don't
be fooled by what they say.
For
that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God
and the man of lawlessness is revealed - the one who brings
destruction.
4 He
will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every
object of worship.
He
will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.
5 Don't
you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you?
6 And
you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when
his time comes.
7 For
this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain
secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.
8 Then
the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will kill
him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of
his coming.
9 This
man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and
signs and miracles.
10 He
will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to
destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that
would save them.
11 So
God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe
these lies.
12 Then
they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the
truth.
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