The Day of the Lord
(Parallel teachings: Matthew 24:1-28; Daniel 11:36-39; Revelation 13:11-18)
- 1 Now brothers, we implore you concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus the Anointed and our assembling together to Him,
- 2 for you not to be quickly shaken nor to be troubled in your mind, not even by a spirit, nor by a word, nor by a letter (as if from us), as saying that the day of the Lordfnquotation/allusion to Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11; Amos 5:18-20; Zephaniah 1:14; Isaiah 13:6, 9 (also quoted/alluded to by Acts 2:20; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10) is already *here.
- 3 No one should deceive you in any way, because it won’t come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness – the son of destruction – is revealed,
- 4 the man opposing and exalting himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so as for him to sit down in the temple of Godfnquotation/allusion to Daniel 11:36, Isaiah 14:13-14, and Ezekiel 28:2. This is a composite allusion, with the final “sitting” clause belonging only to Ezekiel., falsely demonstrating that he himself is God.
- 5 Don’t you remember that while still being with you, I was saying these things to you?
- 6 And now you *know the thing restraining him, for he is to be revealed in his proper time.
- 7 For the mystery of lawlessness already works; only the man restraining it presently hinders it until he might be taken from the midst.
- 8 And then the lawless man will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouthfnquotation/allusion to Isaiah 11:4 (also quoted/alluded to by Rev 19:15) and will bring to nothing by His appearance at His coming,
- 9 The lawless man who’s coming in the work of Satan in all power, and signs, and false wonders,fnquotation/allusion to Deuteronomy 13:1-3 (also quoted/alluded to by Matt 24:24; Rev 13:13-14)
- 10 and in every unrighteous deceit for the men perishing because they didn’t welcome the ^love of the truth in order for them to be saved.
- 11 And because of this, God sends an effective delusion on them, for them to believe the lie,
- 12 so that all the men who didn’t believe the truth but delighted in unrighteousness might be judged.
Stand Firm
(Thematic parallels: Romans 8:28-39)
- 13 But we’re obligated to thank God always concerning you brothers, *^loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation by becoming holy through the Spirit and by faith in the truth,
- 14 into which He also called you through our gospel, for obtainment of the glory of our Lord Jesus the Anointed.
- 15 So then brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether through word or through a letter from us.
- 16 And our Lord Jesus the Anointed Himself, and God our Father – the One who ^loved us and gave us the comforting encouragement of ages and good hope by grace –
- 17 may He encourage your hearts and may He strengthen you in every work and good word.