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イエスが来る時、何が起きる?

教会かぞくのみんな!王であるイエス・キリストが戻ってくることについて話したい。そう、私たちが神の元に集められる時のことについてだ。 王であるイエスは、すでに訪れたというようなうわさを聞いて動揺してはならない!ある人は私たちがそう言っている・・・また、私たちが聖霊ホーリースピリットから聞いてそう言った・・・あるいは手紙にそう記した・・・などとデマを流している。 誰がどんなことを言おうとも、あわてる必要はない!はっきり言おう!まだその日は来ていない!なぜなら王であるイエスが帰ってくる前に必ず次のことが起きるからだ。人々が神と共に歩むことを拒み、その後に破壊の悪の男が現れる。 その悪の男は、人々が讃え賛美する全てのもの、また礼拝に値するであろう全てのものの上に自分自身を置くと、自分が神であると公言し、神の神殿にドスンと腰を下ろすのだ。

あなた達と一緒にそちらにいた時、私は口をすっぱくしてこのことを話していたはずだが覚えているか? おぉ~みんなは知っているだろう。その悪の男が現れるのを何が引き止めているかを・・・彼は定められた時が来るまで現れることはない。 その見えない悪の力は今、この時にでさえもこの世界で動いている。しかし、この見えざる恐ろしい悪の力を押さえつけている者がいるのだ。その者はその日が来るまで悪の男を押さえつけている。 そしてその時が来れば、その悪の男は私たちの前に出現する。しかし、イエスの口から出る一息でその男は殺されるのだ。誰もが見えるかたちで王であるイエスが現れ、悪は終焉しゅうえんを迎えることとなるのだ。

悪魔サタンの働きによって、とてつもなく大きな力を持って現れるこの悪の男は、あらゆるウソの奇跡とそのしるしサイン、また不思議な業を見せつける。 10 悪の子は、悪という悪を全て行っていくと、破滅の道へまっしぐらに向かっている人たちをとりこにするのだ。イエスを迎えず、その真理を愛さずに救いを拒んだ彼らは、無残にも敗北することとなる。 11 彼らがウソを信じておかしくなっていくのは、神が彼らをそうさせるからなのだ。 12 真理を信じず汚れた悪事を楽しむ彼らは、神によって有罪と宣告される。

救いのために選ばし者たち

13 教会かぞくのみんな!みんなは王であるイエスに愛されている存在だ。そして、私たちもあなた達のためにいつも神に祈り、感謝している。そうするのは当たり前のことである。それは、あなた達が神に選ばれ、神によって救われた最初のグループの人たちだったからだ。あなた達は聖霊ホーリースピリットによって救われ、イエスについての本当のメッセージを信じたからこそ、神の聖なる人々となったのだ。それがあなた達だということだ。 14 神はあなた達を選び、私たちが伝えた最高な知らせグッドニュースを使ってあなた達を救った。そして、神によって選ばれたことで、王であるイエス・キリストの栄光の中に加わるのだ。 15 だから教会かぞくのみんな!強く立ち、私たちがそちらに滞在したときに教えたこと、さらには手紙でも伝えた真理を信じ続けるのだ。

16-17 どうか神を愛し、永遠の安らぎと希望を与えてくれた私たちの王であるイエス・キリストと父である神が、あらゆる励ましをもってみんなの言動に力づけと安らぎを与えてくれるように・・・私はそう祈っている。

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

Evil Things Will Happen

Brothers, we have something to say about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want to talk to you about that time when we will meet together with him. Do not become easily upset in your thinking or afraid if you hear that the day of the Lord has already come. Someone may have said this in a prophecy or in a message. Or you may read it in a letter that someone tells you came from us. Do not let any person fool you in any way. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens. And that day will not come until the Man of Evil[a] appears. He belongs to hell. He is against any so-called god or anything that people worship. And the Man of Evil puts himself above anything called God or anything that people worship. And that Man of Evil even goes into God’s Temple and sits there. Then he says that he is God.

I told you when I was with you that all this would happen. Do you not remember? And you know what is stopping that Man of Evil now. He is being stopped now so that he will appear at the right time. The secret power of evil is already working in the world now. But there is one who is stopping that power. And he will continue to stop it until he is taken out of the way. Then that Man of Evil will appear. And the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath that comes from his mouth and will destroy him with the glory of his coming. The Man of Evil will come by the power of Satan. He will have great power, and he will do many different false miracles, signs, and wonders. 10 He will use every kind of evil to trick those who are lost. They are lost because they refused to love the truth. (If they loved the truth, they would be saved.) 11 But they refused to love the truth; so God sends them something powerful that leads them away from the truth. He sends them that power so they will believe something that is not true. 12 So all those who do not believe the truth will be judged guilty. They did not believe the truth, and they enjoyed doing evil.

You Are Chosen for Salvation

13 Brothers, the Lord loves you. God chose you from the beginning[b] to be saved. So we must always thank God for you. You are saved by the Spirit that makes you holy and by your faith in the truth. 14 God used the Good News that we preached to call you to be saved. He called you so that you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So, brothers, stand strong and continue to believe the teachings we gave you. We taught you those things in our speaking and in our letter to you.

16-17 We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father will comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us. Through his grace he gave us a good hope and comfort that continues forever.

Footnotes

  1. 2:3 Man of Evil Some Greek copies read “Man of Sin.”
  2. 2:13 God . . . beginning Some Greek copies read “God chose you as the firstfruits of the harvest.”

Ang Paglitaw ng Suwail

Tungkol naman sa pagbabalik ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at sa pagtitipon sa atin upang makasama siya, nakikiusap kami sa inyo, mga kapatid, na huwag agad magugulo ang inyong isip o mababahala dahil sa ilang ulat, pahayag o liham na mula raw sa amin na nagsasabing dumating na ang Araw ng Panginoon. Huwag kayong padaya kaninuman sa anumang paraan. Sapagkat hindi darating ang araw na iyon hanggang hindi pa nangyayari ang paghihimagsik laban sa Diyos at ang paglitaw ng suwail, na nakatakda naman sa kapahamakan. Lalabanan niya ang lahat ng kinikilalang diyos at sinasamba ng mga tao, at itataas niya ang sarili sa lahat ng ito. Uupo siya sa Templo ng Diyos at magpapakilalang siya ang Diyos.

Hindi ba ninyo natatandaan na binanggit ko na ito sa inyo noong ako'y kasama pa ninyo? Alam ninyo kung ano ang pumipigil kaya hindi pa lumilitaw ang suwail sa takdang panahon. Palihim nang kumikilos ang kapangyarihan ng kasamaan, at magpapatuloy ang ganyan hangga't hindi naaalis ang humahadlang sa kanya. At kung maalis na ang hadlang, lilitaw na ang suwail. Ngunit lubusan siyang pupuksain ng Panginoong Jesus sa pamamagitan ng hininga ng kanyang bibig sa panahon ng kanyang maluwalhating pagdating. Ngunit sa kanyang paglitaw, ang suwail ay magtataglay ng kapangyarihan ni Satanas. Makikita ang lahat ng uri ng huwad na himala, mga tanda, at mga kababalaghan. 10 Lilinlangin niya sa pamamagitan ng maraming uri ng pandaraya ang mga mapapahamak, mga taong ayaw umibig sa katotohanan na sana sa kanila'y makapagliligtas. 11 Dahil dito, hahayaan na ng Diyos na sila'y malinlang ng espiritu ng kamalian at maniwala sa kasinungalingan. 12 Parurusahan ang lahat ng ayaw tumanggap sa katotohanan, at sa halip ay nagpakasaya sa kasamaan.

Mga Pinili Upang Maligtas

13 Ngunit dapat kaming laging magpasalamat sa Diyos dahil sa inyo, mga kapatid na minamahal ng Panginoon. Sapagkat kabilang na kayo sa mga hinirang bilang unang bunga.[a] Ito'y sa pamamagitan ng Espiritung nagpapabanal sa inyo, at ng pananalig ninyo sa katotohanan. 14 Ginamit niya ang pangangaral namin ng ebanghelyo upang kayo'y makibahagi sa kaluwalhatian ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. 15 Kaya nga, mga kapatid, maging matibay kayo sa paninindigan at pamumuhay sa mga aral na ibinahagi namin sa inyo, ito man ay sa salita namin o sa sulat.

16 Nawa ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at ang Diyos nating Ama na sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kagandahang-loob ay siyang umibig sa atin at nagbigay sa atin ng walang-hanggang lakas ng loob at mabuting pag-asa, 17 ang umaliw sa inyo at magbigay ng matatag na kalooban upang maipahayag ninyo sa salita at gawa ang lahat ng mabuti.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Tesalonica 2:13 unang bunga: o kaya'y, noong una pa man.