Day 11 - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. 2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. 3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction. 4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

5 Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you? 6 And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes. 7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. 8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.

9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. 10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. 11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. 12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.

Terrie's Comments:

This seems like a dooms day message.  Dig a little and you will find hope however.  Just as the world was created by the words that proceeded from the mouth of God the end will come and evil will be destroyed the same way.  With the breath of his mouth and the splendor of the coming of Jesus Christ.  

In order for someone to refuse to love and accept truth it must first be presented to them.  I always want to ere on the side of God and the truth rather than defending the world and it's logic no matter how much "sense" it makes to everyone around me.  

I am glad that I am an ambassador for Jesus Christ and choose to believe the truth.  May God in his mercy and grace keep me from "enjoying evil" rather than believing the truth He gives us.

Tori's Comments:

I think, with "the end is nigh" constantly making an appearance on my Facebook feed currently, that we should remember first and foremost that we are citizens of heaven. That we need not worry, that if we are faithful and do not fall asleep while we're supposed to be on guard, that we will be under that eternal blessing.



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