Then he will 'inflict punishment upon those who refuse to know God, and upon those who turn a deaf ear' to the Good News of Jesus, our Lord.

When he comes to be honour ed in his People,' and to be revered in all who have learned to believe in him (for you also believed our testimony)--as he will be on 'That Day.'

Do not let any one deceive you, whatever he may do. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the appearing of that Incarnation of Wickedness, that the Lost soul,

Who so opposes himself to every one that is spoken of as a God or as an object of worship, and so exalts himself above them, that he seats himself in the Temple of God, and displays himself as God!

Do not you remember how, when I was with you, I used to speak to you of all this?

Wickedness, indeed, is already at work in secret; but only until he who at present restrains it is removed out of the way.

But the Lord will not fail you; he will give you strength, and guard you from Evil.

Indeed, when we were with you, what we urged upon you was-- 'If a man does not choose to work, then he shall not eat.'

If any one disregards what we have said in this letter, mark that man and avoid his company, that he may feel ashamed.

May the Lord, from whom all peace comes, himself give you his peace at all times and in all ways. May he be with you all.

I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. It is my signature to every letter. This is how I write.