He is Coming! 2 Thessalonians 2

Intro

diving into chapter 2 of Thessalonians

this is a good one

man of lawlessness

deception of the masses

how we can protect ourselves

lets go

2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 ESV

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

The Man of Lawlessness

fear of missing Christ’s return

there are things that need to happen before the return

the Man of Lawlessness, Adomination of Desolation

political influence, greater then the gods

influence will deceive many

Can God’s Elect be Deceived?

can those saved by grace be tricked?

are they susceptible?

in the midst of Paul’s description, Jesus’ response

2 Thessalonians 2:8 ESV

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.

Nothing Campared to Christ

no matter how amazing this antichrist may be, they will be but dust compared to the great power of Jesus

in light of this great deceiver, how can we be prepared

2 Thessalonians 2:13–15 ESV

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.

Paul’s Assurance of the Church

You have been Saved

You have been Sanctified

Belief in the Truth

Called by the Gospel

Glory of Christ

stand firm in these truths

Continue in the traditions or practices

Let’s Pray

2 Thessalonians 2:16–17 ESV

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.