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The key to understanding that verse is the previous verse where it says "That ye be not SOON shaken in mind. Think about what was about to happen in the very near future that was so BAD that they would think that it was the day of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV
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.
2 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV
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.
It does' say what happen in the very near future, it say has already come
2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 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—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come
2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 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—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come
I qoute that from kjv,
2 thesalonians 2
[h=3]The Man of Lawlessness[/h]2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 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—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] 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 God.
2 thesalonians 2
[h=3]The Man of Lawlessness[/h]2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 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—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] 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 God.
In this original say is present, to me mean is happening, to day, not tomorrow.
If it mean tommorow, than Paul said it will happen tommorow or next year etc.
present mean already there when he say
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If it mean tommorow, than Paul said it will happen tommorow or next year etc.
present mean already there when he say
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There are two different groups of people and two different deceptions being discussed by Paul in the 2 Thes 2:1-12 passage.
The first group is the Church of the Thessalonians of 51-52 AD
The first deception is the idea that Christ's presence had already returned.
Note: There is no need to warn them about this if Christ's presence would be thousands of years from then.
The second group are the 1.1 million Jews who perished in Jerusalem from 66-70 AD.
The second deception was the idea that their king, Caesar, came to liberate them from the 3 tyrants who were killing and abusing them.
The first group is the Church of the Thessalonians of 51-52 AD
The first deception is the idea that Christ's presence had already returned.
Note: There is no need to warn them about this if Christ's presence would be thousands of years from then.
The second group are the 1.1 million Jews who perished in Jerusalem from 66-70 AD.
The second deception was the idea that their king, Caesar, came to liberate them from the 3 tyrants who were killing and abusing them.
Covenient of you to keep the word ASSERTING in tiny print. READ IT NOW, if you know what ASSERTING means.
This will help:
2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 (HCSB)
[SUP]1 [/SUP] Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him: We ask you, brothers,
[SUP]2 [/SUP] not to be easily upset in mind or troubled, either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter as if from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has come.
But the REAL Question is what does GOD mean by SOON, or Tomorrow, or DAY of the LORD ? ? ?
OH, I REMEMBER:
DAY TWO is not even over YET:
2 Peter 3:8-9 (ASV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[SUP]9 [/SUP] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
OH, I REMEMBER:
DAY TWO is not even over YET:
2 Peter 3:8-9 (ASV)
[SUP]8 [/SUP] But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[SUP]9 [/SUP] The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
So what part of THE WRATH OF GOD, do you find unbelievable?
Revelation 6:16-17 (HCSB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,
[SUP]17 [/SUP] because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?”
Isaiah 57:16-18 (NRSV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Because of their wicked covetousness I was angry; I struck them, I hid and was angry; but they kept turning back to their own ways.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will lead them and repay them with comfort, creating for their mourners the fruit of the lips.
Revelation 6:16-17 (HCSB)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,
[SUP]17 [/SUP] because the great day of Their wrath has come! And who is able to stand?”
Isaiah 57:16-18 (NRSV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP] For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.
[SUP]17 [/SUP] Because of their wicked covetousness I was angry; I struck them, I hid and was angry; but they kept turning back to their own ways.
[SUP]18 [/SUP] I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will lead them and repay them with comfort, creating for their mourners the fruit of the lips.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
You see God could have killed them all when they murdered His Son in 30 AD. But He gave them 40 years of instruction (just as He did when they wandered in the desert after Egypt) to repent. Instead they got worse and worse. In the end they were sacrificing people and priests in the temple and setting themselves up as priests, wearing their robes and making their own sacrifices and using the utensils of the temple. They were also killing their own countrymen and robbing them of everything they had. After the 40 years (having first given them the sign of Jonah by Christ while He was with them, God gave them a year for every day He was going to give Nineveh), God had enough and brought Titus to completely and utterly wipe them out except for 98,000 who called upon the Lord to be saved.
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2 Thessalonians 2:2 (NRSV)
[SUP]2 [/SUP] not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.
It still reads the same to me, because "to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here" referrs back first part of the sentence, as thinking or being taught that it had already happened had effect that it was causing them to be shaken in mind. THEY WERE SHOOK UP, BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY MISSED IT.