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Антихристът и краят на света

(A)А колкото за пришествието на нашия Господ Исус Христос и нашето събиране при Него, молим ви, братя,

(B)да не се разклаща лесно вашият здрав разсъдък, нито да се смущавате било от дух, било от слово или от послание, уж от нас изпратено, като че ли вече е настанал денят на Господа.

(C)Никой да не ви измами по никакъв начин; защото това няма да бъде, докато първо не дойде отстъплението и не се яви човекът на греха, синът на погибелта,

(D)който така се противи и се превъзнася над всеки, който се нарича Бог, или на когото се отдава поклонение, така че той седи както бог в Божия храм и представя себе си за Бог.

Не помните ли, че когато бях още при вас, аз ви казах това?

И сега знаете какво го възпира да не се открие в своето време.

(E)Защото тайната на беззаконието вече действа, само че няма да стане явна, докато не бъде отстранен онзи, който сега я възпира;

(F)и тогава ще се яви беззаконният, когото Господ Исус ще убие с дъха на устата Си и ще изтреби с явлението на пришествието Си,

(G)този, чието идване се дължи на действието на Сатана, съпроводено от всякаква сила, знамения, лъжливи чудеса

10 (H)и с цялата измама на неправдата, за онези, които погиват, защото не приеха да обичат истината, за да се спасят.

11 (I)И затова Бог праща заблуда да действа между тях, за да повярват на лъжа,

12 (J)за да бъдат осъдени всички, които не са повярвали в истината, а са имали благоволение към неправдата.

Придържане към апостолските предания

13 (K)А ние сме длъжни винаги да благодарим на Бога за вас, възлюбени от Господа братя, затова, че Бог отначало ви е избрал за спасение чрез освещение от Духа и вяра в истината,

14 (L)за което спасение ви призова чрез нашето благовестие, за да получите славата на нашия Господ Исус Христос.

15 (M)И така, братя, стойте твърдо и дръжте преданията, които сте научили било чрез наше слово, или чрез наше послание.

16 (N)А сам нашият Господ Исус Христос и нашият Бог и Отец, Който ни възлюби и по благодат ни даде вечна утеха и добра надежда,

17 (O)да утеши сърцата ви и да ги утвърди във всяко добро дело и слово.

The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, (A)concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (B)and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, (C)not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [a]Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come (D)unless the falling away comes first, and (E)the man of [b]sin is revealed, (F)the son of perdition, who opposes and (G)exalts himself (H)above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits [c]as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For (I)the [d]mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [e]He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, (J)whom the Lord will consume (K)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (L)with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is (M)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (N)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (O)those who perish, because they did not receive (P)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And (Q)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (R)that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but (S)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Stand Fast

13 But we are [f]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (T)from the beginning (U)chose you for salvation (V)through [g]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for (W)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, (X)stand fast and hold (Y)the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our [h]epistle.

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, (Z)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and (AA)good hope by grace, 17 comfort your hearts (AB)and [i]establish you in every good word and work.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 NU the Lord
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 NU lawlessness
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 NU omits as God
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 hidden truth
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
  7. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
  8. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 letter
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:17 strengthen

The Man of Lawlessness

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ(A) and our being gathered to him,(B) we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter(C)—asserting that the day of the Lord(D) has already come.(E) Don’t let anyone deceive you(F) in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion(G) occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed,(H) the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(I) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(J)

Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?(K) And now you know what is holding him back,(L) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(M) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed,(N) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(O) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(P) The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(Q) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(R) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(S) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(T) 11 For this reason God sends them(U) a powerful delusion(V) so that they will believe the lie(W) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(X)

Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(Y) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b](Z) to be saved(AA) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(AB) and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you(AC) to this through our gospel,(AD) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm(AE) and hold fast to the teachings[c] we passed on to you,(AF) whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,(AG) who loved us(AH) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage(AI) your hearts and strengthen(AJ) you in every good deed and word.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Or traditions

Før Jesus kommer igen, vil ondskaben vokse

1-2 Hvad angår spørgsmålet om, hvornår vores Herre, Jesus Kristus, kommer igen, og hvordan vi skal mødes med ham, så beder vi jer om ikke at blive forvirrede eller forskrækkede over rygter om, at han allerede skulle være kommet. Tro ikke på den slags, lige meget om det kommer via såkaldt åndelig åbenbaring, via et kundskabsord eller via et brev, som man påstår, vi skulle have skrevet. Lad ikke nogen vildlede jer.

Før Herrens Dag kommer, bliver der et stort oprør mod Gud, og Det onde[a] Menneske, som er dømt til fortabelse, vil komme frem af sit skjul. Han vil bekæmpe alt, hvad der har med Gud at gøre, og ophøje sig over alt, hvad der er helligt. Han vil endog tage plads i Guds tempel og bilde folk ind, at han er Gud. Husker I ikke, at jeg talte om det, da jeg var hos jer? Og I ved godt, hvad det er, der holder ham tilbage, indtil det bliver hans tid til at træde frem. Selvom hans ondskab allerede virker i det skjulte, så vil han ikke træde offentligt frem, før det,[b] der holder ham tilbage, er borte. Derefter vil han ikke længere arbejde i det skjulte. Når Herren Jesus kommer for at dømme verden, vil han udslette og fuldstændigt tilintetgøre Det onde Menneske med et åndepust.

Når Det onde Menneske træder frem, vil han få magt fra Satan til at forføre mennesker med alle mulige løgne og tegn og undere. 10 Han vil i sin ondskab forføre alle dem, der er på vej til fortabelse, fordi de tog afstand fra den sandhed, som ellers kunne frelse dem. 11 Derfor overgiver Gud dem til at blive forført, så de tror på løgnen. 12 Alle, som ikke troede på sandheden, men besluttede at leve i oprør mod Gud, bliver dømt.

Opmuntring til at stå fast

13 Vi har virkelig grund til at takke Gud for jer til hver en tid, venner. Herren elsker jer, og Gud udvalgte jer til at være blandt de første, der blev frelst. I kom til tro på sandheden og blev renset og helliget af hans Ånd. 14 Gennem budskabet om Kristus, som vi bragte til jer, får I del i den herlighed, som kommer fra Jesus Kristus, vores Herre.

15 Stå fast, kære venner, og hold jer til den undervisning, I fik af os, enten det var mundtligt eller gennem et brev. 16 Herren Jesus Kristus og Gud, vores Far, som elsker os og i sin nåde har givet os en evig trøst og et sikkert håb, 17 vil selv opmuntre jer og styrke jer til gode ord og handlinger.

Footnotes

  1. 2,3 Nogle håndskrifter siger „ond/lovløs” andre siger „syndig”.
  2. 2,7 Teksten har den bestemte artikel i hankøn i vers 7 og i intetkøn i vers 6. Det henviser åbenbart til en kraft, som også kan personificeres. Det er sandsynligvis den kristne menighed og dens åndelige kraft til at holde ondskaben i skak.

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

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.

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;

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, shewing himself that he is God.

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

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

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:

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

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.

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

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

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:

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

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

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,

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