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Now, friends, read these next words carefully. Slow down and don't go jumping to conclusions regarding the day when our Master, Jesus Christ, will come back and we assemble to welcome him.

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Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers,

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Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you,

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And now, brothers and sisters, let us tell you about the coming again of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered together to meet him.

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Don't let anyone shake you up or get you excited over some breathless report or rumored letter from me that the day of the Master's arrival has come and gone.

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not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come.

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not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.

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Please don't be so easily shaken and troubled by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Even if they claim to have had a vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us, don't believe them.

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Don't fall for any line like that. Before that day comes, a couple of things have to happen. First, the Apostasy. Second, the debut of the Anarchist, a real dog of Satan.

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Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

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Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,

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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.

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He'll defy and then take over every so-called god or altar. Having cleared away the opposition, he'll then set himself up in God's Temple as "God Almighty."

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He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

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who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

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He will exalt himself and defy every god there is and tear down every object of adoration and worship. He will position himself in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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Don't you remember me going over all this in detail when I was with you? Are your memories that short?

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Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?

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Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

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Don't you remember that I told you this when I was with you?

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You'll also remember that I told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time.

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And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.

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And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.

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And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.

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That doesn't mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is, secretly and underground.

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For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.

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

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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.

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But the time will come when the Anarchist will no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don't worry. The Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. The Master appears and--puff!-the Anarchist is out of there.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.

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Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

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The Anarchist's coming is all Satan's work. All his power and signs and miracles are fake,

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,

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The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

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This evil man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.

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evil sleight of hand that plays to the gallery of those who hate the truth that could save them.

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and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

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and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them.

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And since they're so obsessed with evil, God rubs their noses in it--gives them what they want.

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For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie

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And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

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So God will send great deception upon them, and they will believe all these lies.

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Since they refuse to trust truth, they're banished to their chosen world of lies and illusions.

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and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

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that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Then they will be condemned for not believing the truth and for enjoying the evil they do.

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Meanwhile, we've got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends--so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God's original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth.

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But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

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But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

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As for us, we always thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation, a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and by your belief in the truth.

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This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.

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He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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So, friends, take a firm stand, feet on the ground and head high. Keep a tight grip on what you were taught, whether in personal conversation or by our letter.

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So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

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Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.

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With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on everything we taught you both in person and by letter.

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May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence,

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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,

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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,

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May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,

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put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech.

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encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

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comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

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comfort your hearts and give you strength in every good thing you do and say.