2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 AMP [3] Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the a apostasy comes first [unless the predicted great b falling away of those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom (of perdition), [4] Who opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that is called God or that is worshiped, even to his actually taking his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God. [5] Do you not recollect that when I was still with you, I told you these things? [6] And now you know what is restraining him from being revealed at this time; it is so that he may be manifested (revealed) in his own appointed time. [7] For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, but it is restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way. [8] And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming. [9] The coming of the lawless one, the antichrist is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of pretended miracles and signs and delusive marvels--all of them lying wonders-- [10] And by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition) because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved. [11] Therefore God sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion to make them believe what is false, [12] In order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe in [who refused to adhere to, trust in, and rely on] the Truth, but [instead] took pleasure in unrighteousness. … Matthew 24:1-15 AMP [1] JESUS DEPARTED from the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the buildings of the temple and point them out to Him. [2] But He answered them, Do you see all these? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. [3] While He was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately and said, Tell us, when will this take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end (the completion, the consummation) of the age? [4] Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you deceiving you and leading you into error. [5] For many will come in (on the strength of) My name appropriating the name which belongs to Me, saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray. [6] And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. [7] For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place; [8] All this is but the beginning the early pains of the birth pangs of the intolerable anguish. [9] Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for My names sake. [10] And then many will be offended and repelled and will begin to distrust and desert Him Whom they ought to trust and obey and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred. [11] And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error. [12] And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity, [13] But he who endures to the end will be saved. [14] And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end. [15] So when you see the appalling sacrilege the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place--let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and heed this--
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