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Second Thessalonians ... telling it before it happens ...the APOSTASY or FALLING AWAY of the churches at the end of this age. Watch as history unfolds!

King James Bible

The Second Epistle Of Paul The Apostle To The Thessalonians

John Bunyan at the Cross2 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of
the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as
it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of
every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God
for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye
endure:

2 Thessalonians 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of
God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also
suffer:

2 Thessalonians 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense
tribulation to them that trouble you;

2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord
Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not
God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from
the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

2 Thessalonians 1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and
to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
believed) in that day.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God
would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his
goodness, and the work of faith with power:

2 Thessalonians 1:12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified
in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus
Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,
neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of
Christ is at hand.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall
not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition;

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is
called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of
God, showing himself that he is God.

2 Thessalonians 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told
you these things?

2 Thessalonians 2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be
revealed in his time.

2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he
who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord
shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming:

2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,

2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might
be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:

2 Thessalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the
truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you,
brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you
to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2 Thessalonians 2:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the
traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our
Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and
good hope through grace,

2 Thessalonians 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good
word and work.

2 Thessalonians 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the
Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

2 Thessalonians 3:2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and
wicked men: for all men have not faith.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and
keep you from evil.

2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye
both do and will do the things which we command you.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God,
and into the patient waiting for Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh
disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we
behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but
wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable
to any of you:

2 Thessalonians 3:9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an
ensample unto you to follow us.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you,
that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you
disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our
Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

2 Thessalonians 3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note
that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

2 Thessalonians 3:15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a
brother.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by
all means. The Lord be with you all.

2 Thessalonians 3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the
token in every epistle: so I write.

2 Thessalonians 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen.

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God's word to you ... The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
 [Deuteronomy 29:29]

 

Questions to ask yourself while reading God's word:

Are you ready?


1) Do you have a "prepared heart" to seek God?

2) Have you found His Book?

3) Is your heart "fixed"? John 3:5 "born of water and of the Spirit"

4) Do you inquire of the LORD?

 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" [2 Timothy 3:15]

5) Do you show forth your light by your good works?   "Let your light so shine..." [Matthew 5:16]

6) Are you openly, before all men, publishing your relationship to Jesus?   Do you possess "a good profession before many witnesses" ?  [1 Timothy 6:11-12]

 7) Are you following after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness?

8) Do you have a heart in communion with the Spirit of God in a celebration of a worship of praise?

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