2 Thessalonians 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 3
Chapter Summary
1 He wills them to be steadfast, 3 shows that there shall be a departure from the faith, 9 and a discovery of antichrist, before the Day of the Lord comes.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
Author urging the assembly not to be shaken, reminding them what he taught about the lawless one
The son of perdition and lawless one who exalts himself as God, to be consumed by the Lord at His coming
The Lord whose coming gathers believers and who destroys the lawless one by the breath of His mouth
The power behind the lawless one's coming, working in all power, lying signs, and wonders
The One who chose the believers to salvation and loved them, giving everlasting comfort by grace
Timeline
Paul entreats the Thessalonians by the coming of the Lord and their gathering to Him not to be quickly shaken in mind or disturbed by any claim that the day of Christ has come.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2Paul warns that the day of Christ will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.
2 Thessalonians 2:3The man of sin opposes and exalts himself over every thing called God, sitting in the temple of God as God and declaring himself to be God.
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