REVELATION - THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS

2 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Concerning the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

And out being gathered to Him,

We ask you brothers,

2 Not to become easily unsettled or alarmed

By some prophecy, report of letter

Supposed to have come from us, saying

THAT THE DAY OF THE LORD HAS ALREADY COME.

3 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.

4 HE OPPOSES AND EXALTS HIMSELF OVER EVERYTHING

THAT IS CALLED GOD OR IS WORSHIPED,

AND SET HIMSELF UP IN GOD'S TEMPLE,

PROCLAIMING HIMSELF TO BE GOD.

5 Don't you remember that when I was with you

I used to tell you these things?

6 And now you know what is holding him back,

SO THAT HE MAY BE REVEALED AT THE PROPER TIME.

7 FOR THE SECRET POWER OF LAWLESSNESS IS ALREADY AT WORK;

BUT THE ONE WHO HOLDS IT BACK

WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL HE IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY.

8 AND THEN THE LAWLESSNESS ONE WILL BE REVEALED,

WHOM THE LORD JESUS WILL OVERTHROW

WITH THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH

AND DESTROY BY THE SPLENDOR OF HIS COMING.

9 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,

10 AND EVERY SORT OF EVIL

THAT DECIEVES THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING.

THEY PERISH BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO LOVE THE TRUTH

AND SO BE SAVED.

11 FOR THIS REASON

GOD SENDS THEM A POWERFUL DELUSION

SO THAT THEY WILL BELIEVE THE LIE

12 AND SO ALL WILL BE CONDEMNED

WHO HAVE NOT BELIEVED THE TRUTH

BUT HAVE DELIGHTED IN WICKEDNESS.

Stand Firm

13 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.

14 He Called you to this through our Gospel,

That you might Share in the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers,

STAND FIRM AND HOLD TO THE TEACHINGS

We passed on to you,

Whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself

And God our Father,

WHO LOVED US AND BY HIS GRACE

GAVE US ETERNAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND GOOD HOPE,

Encourage your hearts and strengthen you

In every good deed and word.

(2 Thessalonians 2)

The Rebellion that the Apostle Paul speaks of

Is the Falling Away from the Faith,

The Apostasy, that Christ Jesus speaks of

And that the Prophet Daniel speaks of.

(Matthew 24:10; Daniel 8:12)

The One Who currently holds back the Lawlessness

Is the Holy Spirit.

When the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way

The Rebellion occurs, and the Lawless One,

The Antichrist, is Revealed.

The Antichrist and his Demonic Horde

Perform counterfeit Miracles, Signs and Wonders

And every sort of Evil that Deceives those who are Perishing.

Why? Because they Refuse to love the Truth.

This is in Fact God's Powerful DELUSION,

So that those who Refuse to love the Truth,

WILL BELIEVE THE LIE.

SO THAT ALL WILL BE CONDEMNED

Who have not believed the Truth

But have Delighted in Wickedness.

These are the same people

Who are Delighting in Wickedness today.