Be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 2:2
Trivia: According to 2 Thessalonians 2:8, how will Jesus destroy the wicked?
Although this epistle (1:1, 3:17) claims to have been written by Paul, many scholars think it was a later forgery [1]. If Paul did write it, though, he completely changed his mind (since writing 1 Thessalonians) about the timing of Christ's return. The day of the Lord is no longer at hand. In fact, it's nowhere near. Many things must happen first: there will be a great "falling away," a "man of sin" will be revealed, and Satan will show off his power by doing all kinds of signs and wonders. (2:2-9)
Every skeptic should know one passage from Second Thessalonians: 2:11-12. ("God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned.")
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