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Evil Things Will Happen
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1Brothers and sisters, we have something to say about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to talk to you about that time when we will meet together with him. 2Don't let yourselves be easily upset or worried if you hear that the day of the Lord has already come. Someone might say that this idea came from us - in something the Spirita told us, or in something we said, or in a letter we wrote. 3Don't be fooled by anything they might say. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens. And that day will not come until the Man of Evil appears, the one who belongs to hellb. 4He will stand against and put himself above everything that people worship or think is worthy of worship. He will even go into God's Templec and sit there, claiming that he is God.
 5I told you before that all these things would happen. Remember? 6And you know what is stopping that Man of Evil now. He is being stopped now so that he will appear at the right time. 7The secret power of evil is already working in the world now. But there is one who is stopping that secret power of evil. And he will continue to stop it until he is taken out of the way. 8Then that Man of Evil will appear. But the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath that comes from his mouth. The Lord will come in a way that everyone will see, and that will be the end of the Man of Evil.
 9When that Man of Evil comes, it will be the work of Satand. He will come with great power, and he will do all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders. 10The Man of Evil will use every kind of evil to fool those who are lost. They are lost because they refused to love the truth and be saved. 11So God will send them something powerful that leads them away from the truth and causes them to believe a lie. 12They will all be condemned because they did not believe the truth and because they enjoyed doing evil.

You Are Chosen for Salvation
 13Brothers and sisters, you are people the Lord loves. And we always thank God for you. That's what we should do, because God chose you to be some of the first peoplee to be saved. You are saved by the Spirita making you holyf and by your faith in the truth. 14God chose you to have that salvation. He chose you by using the Good Newsg that we told you. You were chosen so that you can share in the gloryh of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So, brothers and sisters, stand strong and continue to believe the teachings we gave you when we were there and by letter. 16-17We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father will comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us and gave us through his gracei a wonderful hope and comfort that has no end.
aSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
b2:3 belongs to hell Literally, “is the son of destruction.”
c2:4 Temple Probably the Temple in Jerusalem. See “Temple” in the Word List.
dSatan A name for the devil meaning “the enemy,” or “the accuser.”
e2:13 to be … people Some Greek copies say, “from the beginning.”
fholy When referring to people or things, holy means set apart or chosen for a special use; especially, belonging to God or used only for him. It can also mean pure or perfect, worthy of God and fit for his service. When God is called holy, in addition to the idea of pure and perfect, it often means he is completely separate or different from and above everything else that exists. In the New Testament God’s people are holy because they have been made perfect and pure through Christ and, with the help of the Holy Spirit, keep themselves away from sin and live only for God.
gGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
hglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
igrace The love and kindness that God shows in his complete willingness to give people favors he does not owe them and blessings they don’t deserve.