the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or the object of worship; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, which had seven heads and ten horns; and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the names of blasphemy.

Depth

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways not to be traced out!

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

for we are not ignorant of his devices.

But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.

who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,

But to you I say, to the rest in Thyatira, As many as do not hold this doctrine, and who are unacquainted with the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will lay on you no other burden:

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

by the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast, telling the inhabitants of the earth to make an image to the beast, that had received the wound of the sword, and yet lived.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought signs before him, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he might deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years be finished: and then he must be loosed for a little time.

Shall be

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; nor shall any one force them out of my hand.

For ye are dead as to the world, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Love

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him might not perish, but have everlasting life:

For the Father himself loveth you; because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came from God: and I indeed came from the Father,

And I have made known to them thy name, and will farther make it known; that the love wherewith Thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I also in them.

according as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unblameable before Him in love:

But God being rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith He loved us,

But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared,

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

General references

And why are we in danger every hour?