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.