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2 Thessalonians 2

3 He sheweth them that the day of the Lord shall not come, till the departing from the faith come first, 9 And the kingdom of Antichrist. 15 And therefore he exhorteth them not to be deceived, but to stand steadfast in the things that he hath taught them.
1.Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our assembling unto him,
2.That ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, nor troubled neither by aspirit, nor by bword, nor by letter, as it were from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand.
3.*Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a cdeparting first, and that that dman of sin be disclosed, even the son of eperdition,
4.Which is an adversary, and exalteth himself against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doeth sit as God in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
5.Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6.And now ye know what fwithholdeth, that he might be revealed in his time.
7.For the mystery of iniquity doeth already gwork: only he which hnow withholdeth, shall let till he be taken out of the way.
8.And then shall the wicked man be revealed, *whom the Lord shall consume with the iSpirit of his mouth, and shall abolish with the brightness of his coming,
9.Even him whose kcoming is by the working of Satan, with all power and signs, and lying wonders,
10.And in all deceiveableness of unrighteousness, among them that lperish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11.And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies,
12.That all they might be damned which believed not the truth, but had mpleasure in unrighteousness.
13.But we ought to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren nbeloved of the Lord, because that God hath from othe beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of ptruth,
14.Whereunto he called you by qour Gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15.Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keep the rinstructions, which ye have been taught, either sby word, or by our Epistle.
16.Now the same Jesus Christ our Lord and our God even the Father which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
17.Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every word and good work.

Notes

2-a.
As false revelation, or dreams.
2-b.
Which are spoken or written.
3-*.
Eph. 5.6
3-c.
A wonderful departing of the most part from the faith.
3-d.
This wicked Antichrist comprehendeth the whole succession of the perse- cutors of the Church, and all that abominable kingdom of Satan, whereof some were bears, some lions, others leopards, as Daniel describs them, and is called the man of sin because he sets himself up against God.
3-e.
Who as he destroys others, so shall he be destroyed himself.
6-f.
Because the false apostles had persuaded after a sort the Thessalonians, that the day of the Lord was near, and so the redemption of the Church, Paul teaches them to look for this horrible dissipation before, and therefore rather to prepare themselves to patience, then to rest and quietness, for as yet there was a let, that is, that the Gospel should be preached throughout all, Mat. 24.14
7-g.
To wit, privily, and is therefore called a mystery because it is secret.
7-h.
Which shall stay for a time.
8-*.
Isa. 11.4
8-i.
That is, with his word.
9-k.
Meaning the whole time that he shall remain.
10-l.
Satan's power is limited that he can not hurt the elect to their destruction.
12-m.
Delighted in false doctrine.
13-n.
The fountain of our election is the love of God: the sanctification of the Spirit, and believing the truth are testimonies of the same election.
13-o.
Before the foundation of the world.
13-p.
And Gospel.
14-q.
By our preaching.
15-r.
That is, the doctrine, 1 Thess. 2.2, chap. 3.6
15-s.
That is, by my preaching of the Gospel.