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2 Thessalonians 2:7-9
New Catholic Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who restrains it will continue to do so until he is removed.
The Two Comings.[a] 8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, and the Lord Jesus will slay him by the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
9 His coming will be the work of Satan made manifest in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Paul describes what will precede the Lord’s coming. He glimpses, toward the end of human history, a spectacular offensive launched by the forces of evil under the instigation of Satan. A great apostasy will follow (see Mt 24:10-12; Lk 18:8; 21:12-19; 1 Tim 4:1). The lawless one is both anti-God and anti-Christ, but he will not have the last word. On the day, when he thinks he has conquered, he will be confronted with the dazzling manifestation of Christ and completely overcome.
