2 Thessalonians 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Shaken

By spirit

Revelation 19:20

Nor by letter

1 Thessalonians 4:15

2 Peter 3:4

General references

Acts 3:20

Bible References

Shaken

When it was reported to the house of David, "Aram has joined forces with Ephraim!" the heart of the people of Ahaz trembled like forest trees in a windstorm.

"Don't call conspiracy everything that this people calls conspiracy, and don't fear what they fear, or live in terror.

You will keep perfectly peaceful the one whose mind remains focused on you, because he remains in you.

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, stop being alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

except that in town after town the Holy Spirit assures me that imprisonment and suffering are waiting for me.

Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God becomes angry with those who disobey.

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions, for which you are aware that we were destined.

By spirit

"A prophet or a diviner of dreams may arise among you, give you an omen or a miracle

"I've heard what the prophets who prophesy lies in my name have said: "I had a dream; I had a dream.'

Suppose a man who keeps company with a deceiving spirit prophesies like this: "Drink wine and strong drink!' Won't the people accept him as a prophet?"

Jesus answered them, "See to it that no one deceives you,

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Nor by letter

For we declare to you what the Lord has told us to say: We who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have died.

by saying, "What happened to the Messiah's promise to return? Ever since our ancestors died, everything continues as it did from the beginning of creation."

General references

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, whom he appointed long ago to be the Messiah.