不法之人显露

弟兄们,论到我们主耶稣基督的来临,以及我们聚集归于他的事,我们请求你们: 无论是藉着灵,还是藉着话语,或藉着一封好像是来自我们的书信,说主[a]的日子[b]已经来到了,你们都不要轻易被摇动而失去理性,也不要惊慌; 不要让任何人用任何方法把你们欺骗了;因为那日子来临以前[c],必定先有离道反教之事来到,并且那不法之人[d],就是那灭亡[e]之子也会被显露出来。 他反对一切被称为神的,或受人敬拜的,他又高抬自己在这一切之上,甚至坐在神的圣所里宣称自己是神。

我还在你们那里的时候,一直告诉你们这些事,你们不记得吗? 你们也知道,现在什么拦阻了他,好使他在所定的时候[f]被显露出来。 其实这不法的奥秘已经在做工,只是要等到那现在拦阻他的不在其中, 然后这不法之人要被显露出来。主耶稣要以自己口中的气杀掉[g]他,藉着自己来临的显现除去他。 这不法之人的到来,是出于撒旦的作为,对那些正在灭亡的人,使用一切能力、虚假的神迹和奇事, 10 并且使用一切不义的诡计,因为他们不接受那能使他们得救的真理之爱。 11 为此,神就把一种迷惑人的力量送进他们里面,使他们相信虚假之事, 12 好使所有不相信真理而喜悦不义的人,都被定罪。

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13 蒙主所爱的弟兄们,我们应该为你们常常感谢神,因为神为了救恩的缘故,就藉着在圣灵里的分别为圣,以及真理的信仰,拣选了你们做为初熟的果子[h] 14 为此,神也藉着我们的福音召唤了你们,使你们获得我们主耶稣基督的荣耀。 15 弟兄们,由此可见,你们当站立得稳;你们所领受的传统,无论是藉着我们的话语,还是藉着我们的书信,你们都要持守。

16 愿我们的主耶稣基督自己和神我们的父,就是爱我们又在恩典中把永恒的安慰和美好的盼望赐给我们的那一位, 17 安慰你们的心,并且在一切美善的工作和言语上坚固你们。

Footnotes

  1. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:2 主——有古抄本作“基督”。
  2. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:2 日子——指“基督再来的日子”。
  3. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:3 那日子来临以前——辅助词语。
  4. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:3 不法之人——有古抄本作“罪孽之人”。
  5. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:3 灭亡——或译作“沉沦”。
  6. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:6 所定的时候——原文直译“自己的时候”。
  7. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:8 杀掉——有古抄本作“毁灭”。
  8. 帖撒罗尼迦后书 2:13 拣选了你们做为初熟的果子——有古抄本作“从起初拣选了你们”。

We ask you, Achim b’Moshiach, concerning the Bias HaMoshiach (the Arrival,Coming of Moshiach) Yehoshua Adoneinu and our being gathered together to him [Moshiach],

that you not become too hastily disturbed from your spiritual composure nor frightened either by a ruach or by a dibur (saying, utterance) or by an iggeret (letter), as if from us, saying that the YOM HASHEM (Day of the L-rd, AMOS 5:18) has come.

Let no one in any way lead you astray, because, unless the Merid (Rebellion, Revolt, the [Anti-Moshiach] Shmad Betrayal Defection of Apostasy, the Azivah Abandonment) Desertion comes rishonah (first), and the Apocalypse of the Ish HaMufkarut (Man of Lawlessness), the Ish HaChatta’ah Ben HaAvaddon (Man of Sin, Son of Destruction Anti-Moshiach) is unveiled.

I’m referring to the one setting himself against and exalting himself AL KOL EL (above every G-d, DANIEL 11:36), above all that is given the appellation "G-d" or object of worship, with the result that in the Beis Hamikdash Heikhal he sits down on the MOSHAV ELOHIM (throne of G-d, YECHEZKEL 28:2), proclaiming that he himself is Elohim...

Do you not recall that when I was still with you I was telling you these things?

Yet you have da’as of what is holding back and restraining [Anti-Moshiach] now, so that he [Anti-Moshiach] may be unveiled and revealed in his own time.

For the Sod HaMufkarut (Mystery of Lawlessness) is already working; only he who holds back and restrains just now will do so until he is out of the way.

And then the Ish HaMufkarut (the Man of Lawlessness [Anti-Moshiach]) will be revealed, whom HaAdon [Moshiach Yehoshua, Malachi 3:1; Ps 110:1; Dan 7:13-14] will destroy by the RUACH (YESHAYAH 11:4) of His mouth and will wipe out at the appearance of His Bi’as (HaMoshiach, His Parousia, Coming).

The Bi’as Anti-Moshiach (Coming, Parousia, of Anti-Moshiach) is according to the working of Hasatan with all false ko’ach (power) and otot (signs) and pseudo moftim (wonders),

10 And with all deception of resha (wickedness) for those who are perishing, because they were not being mekabel (receiving) the Ahavas HaEmes (Love of the Truth) so that they have the Geulah deliverance.

11 And for this reason Hashem sends to them a powerful madduchei shav (false enticement, delusion) in order that they believe what is sheker . [MELACHIM ALEF 22:22]

12 This is for the tachlis (purpose) of condemning to Onesh [Gehinnom] all the ones who have no emunah in HaEmes, but instead have had delight in resha.

13 But we ought always to offer hodayah (thankgiving) and make brachot to Hashem concerning you, Achim b’Moshiach, ahuvei Hashem, because Hashem chose you as bikkurim (first fruits) for the Geulah through mekudash b’Ruach HaKodesh (being set apart as holy in the Ruach HaKodesh) and through emunah in HaEmes.

14 This is HaEmes to which Hashem called you through our Besuras HaGeulah to the obtaining of the kavod of Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua.

15 So then, Achim b’Moshiach, stand fast and hold fast to the [orthodox Jewish] emunah, the Moshiach’s pnimiyus hatorah that was handed over and transmitted to you, which you were taught, whether by divrei pinu (words of our mouth) or by our iggeret hakodesh.

16 Now may HaMelech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu Himself and Elohim Avinu, who has regarded us with ahavah (agape), and has granted us nechamat olam (eternal consolation) and tikvah tovah (good hope) by the unmerited Chesed of Hashem

17 May He give chozek (strength) and encouragement to you in every mitzvah (good deed) you do and in every dibur (utterance) you speak.