paraphrased ‘enter the story’
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1 - Now, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to be unsettled of mind nor quickly alarmed concerning the day of the LORD. Not by a spirit {trend}, a word, or even a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that it has come. {Day of judgment for man’s world and empires, the “judgment bar/seat of Christ” the consequences, namely entropy on steroids, ultimately Is.24:20/Rev.4:10, because of Rev.16:14-15-16, which is Mt.13:30.}
3 Let no one deceive you! Or mislead you in any way. For that day doesn’t come, unless the rebellion [apostasia - apostasy, rebellion, defection, falling away] comes first. {Defecting from what? From the faith! It migrated after 70 CE, and then also was given the wings of an eagle! Rev.12:6,14 - the chapter being the middle version of three tellings of the revelation vision — What was once called Christendom, has fallen away from the faith. An of-the-world “false prophet” has “seated man in the temple as god”/highest power, producing this next..}
And (then) the man [anthropos - man, mankind] of lawlessness is made plain {clearly seen} [apokalΓ½ptΕ - from apo - away from , and kalupto - cover — take the cover off, disclose -- reveal, make known, especially the inner nature of] …{The day of the LORD, is not until} the mankind of lawlessness is seen and made plain, and (also) the son of destruction [hyiΓ³s: of like nature of apΓ³leia: destruction, ruin, loss, perdition] 4 the opposing, and exalting above and against every god {and idea of god/s?} so as to sit in the temple of God as god, as if himself [heautou - himself, herself, itself, themselves] is God. {Anthropos as highest power, aNd the final a.c.?}
5 Do you remember how when I was with you I told you these things? 6 And you know what is holding it back now, so it’s revealed in its time. 7 For the mystery of - lawlessness - is already at work! (1Jn, Jude, micro version.) But the restraining {voice?} at present (restrains) until it’s out of the midst. {There is more than one way for a voice and influence to be silenced or gone.} The Greek thought was becoming more “humanistic” than the shared myths of old which spread out from Babel Tower.} 8 And theN, the lawless [anomos - lawless, without law] (one) will be revealed, which the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth {fire, but cause & effect}. And will bring to nothing and annul, by the epiphany [epiphaneia - appearing, brightness, from epΓ - on, or fitting, which intensifies phaΓnΕ - show forth, appear – properly, a fitting manifestation and epiphany] of his coming.
9 That is the coming of the lawless {both lawlessness and the lawless one} according to the working [energeia - working, activity, power in action] of Satan, with all power [dΓ½namis - force, energy] and false [pseudos - untrue, false] signs and wonders {modern miracles?} 10 And with every deception of wickedness (toward) the (still) perishing (and) anti [against, opposite, hence instead of, denotes contrast] which love of the truth, would not receive, in order to be saved [sozo - saved, rescued from destruction and brought into divine safety]. {Mt.13:30 as Rev.16:14-15-16 oR Mt.25:1-13(10) yes??}
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Tomorrow - 2 Thessalonians 2:11-3:5
My own studies, had to paraphrase to post.. which has turned out to be an interesting way to ‘enter the ‘story’.
Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)
