2 Thessalonians 2

The Man of Lawlessness

1 Now concerning *See 1 Thess. 2:19the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our *[Matt. 24:31;1 Thess. 4:15-17]being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,*2:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 152 not to be quickly shaken in mind or *Matt. 24:6;Mark 13:7alarmed, either *[1 John 4:1] by a spirit or a *ver. 15;[1 Thess. 5:2] spoken word, or *ver. 15;[1 Thess. 5:2] a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that *See 1 Cor. 1:8the day of the Lord has come. 3 *Eph. 5:6Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, *1 Tim. 4:1unless the rebellion comes first, and *[ver. 8;Dan. 7:25;8:25;11:36;Rev. 13:5,6] the man of lawlessness*2:3 Some manuscripts sin is revealed, *John 17:12;[Matt. 23:15]the son of destruction,*2:3 Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, *[Isa. 14:14;Ezek. 28:2]proclaiming himself to be God.