2 Thessalonians 1-3

2 THESSALONIANS 1 (NASB 1995) (references from biblegateway.com and Marilyn Hickey Ministries)

Thanksgiving for Faith and Perseverance, encouragement and suffering; praise, promise and prayer; believer’s assurance

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

4 therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your [a]perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

5 This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of

God, for which indeed you are suffering.

6 [b]For after all it is only just [c]for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted [d]and to us as well [e]when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with [f]His mighty angels in flaming fire, NOT TINY BABIES

8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. WHY IT’S VITAL FOR US TO SHARE JESUS

9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, HELL

10 when He comes to be glorified [g]in His [h]saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed. WHO BELIEVES US?

11 To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will [i]count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,

12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

a. 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or steadfastness

b. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Lit If indeed

c. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Or in the sight of

d. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit along with us

e. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit at the revelation of the Lord Jesus

f. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit the angels of His power

g. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 Or in the persons of

h. 2 Thessalonians 1:10 Or holy ones

i. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 Or make

Man of Lawlessness, sin, son/child of God, enlightenment / teaching end time details

CHAPTER 2: 1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the [a]coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

2 that you not be quickly shaken from your [b]composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a [c]message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.

3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the [d]apostasy (refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith) comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

4 who opposes and exalts himself above [e]every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. Buddha/Hindu/Isla.

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

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

7 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.

8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the (BAD) breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His [f]coming;

9 that is, the one whose [g]coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and [h]signs and false wonders, BEWARE OF SOME FAMOUS PREACHERS

10 and with [i]all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

11 For this reason God [j]will send upon them [k]a deluding influence so that they will believe [l]what is false, GOD ALLOWS EVIL - JOB

12 in order that they all may be [m]judged who did not believe the truth, but [n]took pleasure in wickedness.

13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [o]from the beginning for salvation [p]through sanctification (HOLINESS) [q]by the Spirit and faith in the truth.