2 Thessalonians 2
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The Man of Lawlessness
1Now concerning the coming # 2:1 1Th 1:10; 1Jn 2:28 of our Lord # 2:1 Rv 11:8 Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him: We ask you, brothers and sisters, 2not to be easily upset or troubled, either by a prophecy # 2:2 Or spiritual utterance,# 2:2 1Jn 4:1 or by a message or by a letter supposedly from us, alleging that the day of the Lord # 2:2 Other mss read Christ,# 2:2 Mt 25:13; Ac 2:20; Php 1:6 has come. # 2:2 2Tm 2:18; 1Jn 2:28 3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy # 2:3 Or rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness # 2:3 Other mss read man of sin is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god # 2:4 1Co 8:5 or object of worship, # 2:4 Is 14:12–15; Ezk 28:2; Ac 17:23 so that he sits # 2:4 Other mss add as God in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.
5Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this? 6And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. # 2:6 Lk 21:8 7For the mystery of lawlessness # 2:7 Mt 13:41 is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, 8and then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Jesus will destroy him with the breath of his mouth # 2:8 Is 11:4; 30:28 and will bring him to nothing at the appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie, # 2:9 Mt 24:24; Mk 13:22; Rv 13:13 10and with every wicked deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. # 2:10 Ac 16:30; Eph 2:8 11For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe the lie, 12so that all will be condemned # 2:12 Jn 5:22–30 — those who did not believe # 2:12 Jn 6:64 the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.
Stand Firm
13But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning # 2:13 Other mss read because as a firstfruit God has chosen # 2:13 Rm 9:11; 11:5; Eph 1:4; 1Th 1:4 you for salvation through sanctification # 2:13 Rm 6:19; 1Co 1:30; 1Th 4:3; 1Tm 2:15; Heb 12:14; 1Pt 1:2 by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory # 2:14 Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 1Pt 5:1,4; 2Pt 3:18 of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm # 2:15 Rm 14:4; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27 and hold to the traditions you were taught, # 2:15 Mk 7:3; 1Tm 4:11; Jd 3 whether by what we said or what we wrote.
16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved # 2:16 Jn 3:16; Rv 12:11 us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word.
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2 Thessalonians 2
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1We ask you, Achim b'Moshiach, concerning the Bias HaMoshiach (the Arrival, Coming of Moshiach) Yehoshua Adoneinu and our being gathered together to him,#2:1 Moshiach 2that you not become too hastily disturbed from your spiritual composure nor frightened either by a ruach or by a dibur (saying, utterance) or by an iggeret (letter), as if from us, saying that the YOM HASHEM#2:2 Am 5:18 (Day of the L-rd) has come. 3Let no one in any way lead you astray, because, unless the Merid (Rebellion, Revolt, the#2:3 Anti-Moshiach Shmad Betrayal Defection of Apostasy, the Azivah Abandonment) Desertion comes rishonah (first), and the Apocalypse of the Ish HaMufkarut (Man of Lawlessness), the Ish HaChatta'ah Ben HaAvaddon (Man of Sin, Son of Destruction Anti-Moshiach) is unveiled… 4I'm referring to the one setting himself against and exalting himself AL KOL EL#2:4 Dan 11:36 (above every G-d), above all that is given the appellation “G-d” or object of worship, with the result that in the Beis Hamikdash Heikhal he sits down on the MOSHAV ELOHIM#2:4 Ezek 28:2 (throne of G-d), proclaiming that he himself is Elohim… 5Do you not recall that when I was still with you I was telling you these things? 6Yet you have da'as of what is holding back and restraining#2:6 Anti-Moshiach now, so that he#2:6 Anti-Moshiach may be unveiled and revealed in his own time. 7For the Sod HaMufkarut (Mystery of Lawlessness) is already working; only he who holds back and restrains just now will do so until he is out of the way. 8And then the Ish HaMufkarut (the Man of Lawlessness)#2:8 Anti-Moshiach will be revealed, whom HaAdon#2:8 Moshiach Yehoshua, Mal 3:1; Ps 110:1; Dan 7:13-14 will destroy by the RUACH#2:8 Isa 11:4 of His mouth and will wipe out at the appearance of His Bi'as (HaMoshiach, His Parousia, Coming). 9The Bi'as Anti-Moshiach (Coming, Parousia, of Anti-Moshiach) is according to the working of HaSatan with all false ko'ach (power) and otot (signs) and pseudo moftim (wonders), 10And with all deception of resha (wickedness) for those who are perishing, because they were not being mekabel (receiving) the Ahavas HaEmes (Love of the Truth) so that they have the Geulah deliverance. 11And for this reason Hashem sends to them a powerful madduchei shav (false enticement, delusion) in order that they believe what is sheker.#2:11 1Kgs 22:22 12This is for the tachlis (purpose) of condemning to Onesh#2:12 Gehinnom all the ones who have no emunah in HaEmes, but instead have had delight in resha.
13But we ought always to offer hodayah (thanksgiving) and make brachot to Hashem concerning you, Achim b'Moshiach, ahuvei Hashem, because Hashem chose you as bikkurim (first fruits) for the Geulah through mekudash b'Ruach HaKodesh (being set apart as holy in the Ruach HaKodesh) and through emunah in HaEmes. 14This is HaEmes to which Hashem called you through our Besuras HaGeulah to the obtaining of the kavod of Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua. 15So then, Achim b'Moshiach, stand fast and hold fast to the#2:15 orthodox Jewish emunah, the Moshiachʼs pnimiyus haTorah that was handed over and transmitted to you, which you were taught, whether by divrei pinu (words of our mouth) or by our iggeret hakodesh.
16Now may HaMelech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu Himself and Elohim Avinu, who has regarded us with ahavah (agape), and has granted us nechamat olam (eternal consolation) and tikvah tovah (good hope) by the unmerited Chesed of Hashem, 17May He give chozek (strength) and encouragement to you in every mitzvah (good deed) you do and in every dibur (utterance) you speak.
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