Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him;
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to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand;
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let no man beguile you in any wise: for [it will not be,] except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
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he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.
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Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
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And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
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For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only [there is] one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way.
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And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
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[even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
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And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
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that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.
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Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
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comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
1 [A Psalm of David.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
