1 (NIV) É we ask you, brothers, 2 not to become easily
unsettled É by some prophecy É supposed to have come from us Éfor that day will not
come until the
rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He
will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped,
so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be GodÉ 7
For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now
holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the
lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the
breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming
of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in
all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10 and in every sort of evil
that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love
the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful
delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have
not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.