Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God??5 do you not remember that when I was with you, I used to tell you this?

[But] for now, there is something holding him back [i.e., holding back the man of lawlessness from emerging, See verses 3-4], and you people know what it is. [It is restraining him] so that he will not be revealed until his own [due] time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only there is one who is hindering and will continue to hinder till he be removed;

For at the Coming of the Lord there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude--

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all.

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

But I hear that there are those of your number who are leading idle and disorderly lives, who are not busy, but mere busybodies.