Thematic Bible: Not letting anyone deceive you

Dearly loved ones, we are God's children now, but it has not yet been revealed [to us] what we will be [in the future life, Luke 20:34-36]. But, we do know this, however, that when Jesus is revealed [i.e., at His second coming], we will be like Him [I Cor. 15:49], for we will see what He really looks like! Verse ConceptsAssuranceGoalsAdoption, nature ofAdoption, descriptions ofFutureevil, victory overethics, and gracediscipleship, benefits ofHeart, DivineHeavenly RewardsHope, Results OfLast ThingsHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityResurrection, Of BelieversRevelation, Responses ToVeilsVisionWaitingWithheld KnowledgeBelievers As Sons Of GodChrist AppearingMade Like GodValidly Like GodBlissful Vision In HeavenGlorificationBenefits Of HeavenThe FutureChild Of GodReflecting God's Heart

Do not be fooled; bad company ruins good moral behavior. Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsBad FriendsBad RelationshipsCorruption, CausesBad InfluenceBad CompanyAvoiding SinBeing A FriendBeing In A RelationshipCharacterWarnings Against DeceptionGuidance, Need For God'sSeparationSin, Causes OfMarriages, Believers With UnbelieversCourtingCursingDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsGangsDatingChoosing FriendsEvil AssociationsAssociationsCompanionshipBeing MisleadDeceiving OneselfGood Or BadLike Bad PeopleEvil PrinciplesWhat Manner?Abstaining From DrugsGood And EvilPartyingBusinessFriendsBest FriendsMoviesDeceptionMoralityThe Environmentbehaviorcorruption

Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him]. Verse ConceptsFutilityFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianFalse TeachingsCommitment, to the worldemptinessCharmBeing DeceivedDeceit, Practice OfWarnings Against DeceptionFalse HopesLibertinismPropitiationPunishment, By GodAbuse, Of Christian FreedomDisobedience, To GodEvil AssociationsAvoiding DeceitMere TalkDeceitWhy God Did ThingsMisleading Childrendisobediencewrath

Now concerning the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to Him, brothers, we request that you people do not become shaken up in your mind, nor alarmed, either by a spirit [i.e., by some prophetic prediction], or by a report, or by a letter supposedly from us, that the day of the Lord [i.e., when Jesus returns] has already come. Do not allow anyone to deceive you in any way, for it will not occur until the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness becomes evident. [Note: This "rebellion" refers to a significant falling away from the teaching and practice of true Christianity (See I Tim. 4:1), characterized by the rise of an authoritarian religious leader]. This man is doomed to be destroyed