1 Talking about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we’re brought together to him, brothers and sisters— 2 please don’t become upset or concerned by any spiritual revelation, or message, or letter supposedly from us that makes you think that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, because the Rebellion* must come first, and the lawless man be revealed, the one whose end is destruction. 4 He is the enemy of God, and proudly sets himself up over everything that is called God and is worshiped. He even installs himself in God’s Temple, claiming to be God.