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 # 2 Thessalonians 2
 
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 ## 2:1-3a
 
-### Why did Paul write "coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2:1)?
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+### Why did Paul write "coming of our Lord Jesus Christ"?
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+[2:1]
 
 See: [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md)
 
-### Why did Paul write the Christians in Thessalonica not to be "disturbed" and "troubled" (2:2)?
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+### Why did Paul write the Christians in Thessalonica not to be "disturbed" and "troubled"?
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+[2:2]
 
 Paul wrote the Christians in Thessalonica not to be "disturbed" and "troubled" because he did not want them to be afraid. To be disturbed or troubled is to worry and fear in some way. Paul heard that the Thessalonian Christians feared that Jesus had returned already and did not take them with him. They did not understand because some people taught them the wrong things. So Paul wrote them that Jesus had not yet returned. So they did not need to fear.
 
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 See: [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md)
 
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 ## 2:3b-6
 
-### Why did Paul write "the falling away" (2:3)?
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+### Why did Paul write "the falling away"?
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+[2:3]
 
 Some scholars think Paul wrote "the falling away" because he wanted his readers not to stop believing in Jesus. Scholars call it "apostasy" when someone stops believing in Jesus. Other scholars think Paul was speaking about people who stopped obeying God. Paul used the metaphor of falling to talk about this. He wanted his readers to think about believing in Jesus or obeying Jesus as if they had reached a high place. It would be as if they fell from that high place to a lower place if they stopped believing in or obeying Jesus.
 
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 See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Fall (Fall Away, Stand)](../articles/fall.md)
 
-### Who was the person Paul told the Thessalonians to avoid (2:3-6)? 
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+### Who was the person Paul told the Thessalonians to avoid? 
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+[2:3, 2:4, 2:5, 2:6]
 
 Paul told the Thessalonians to avoid “the man of lawlessness” (2:3) (see: Revelation 13; Daniel 7). This is a person who will try to make Christians stop believing in Jesus and will do many evil things. Many people will try to make Christians stop believing in or obeying Jesus. However, this is someone who is more powerful than other people. Paul also called him "the son of destruction" or "the man of sin" (2:3). 
 
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 See: [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
 
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 ## 2:7-12
 
-### What was "the mystery of lawlessness" (2:7)?
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+### What was "the mystery of lawlessness"?
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+[2:7]
 
 Paul wrote "the mystery of lawlessness" because he wanted to write about evil in the world. He wrote "lawlessness" so his readers would think about sin. He also wanted them to think about rebellion against God. Many people in the world sin and rebel against God. 
 
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 See: [Sin](../articles/sin.md); [Mystery](../articles/mystery.md)
 
-## Who was "someone who restrains him" (2:7)?
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+### Who was "someone who restrains him"?
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+[2:7]
 
 Paul wrote "someone who restrains him" so his readers would know that "lawlessness" did not completely control the world. This is because a powerful person or thing stopped this.
 
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 See: [Preach (Preacher)](../articles/preach.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Angel](../articles/angel.md)
 
-### Why did Paul write "until he is taken out of the way" (2:7)?
+### Why did Paul write "until he is taken out of the way"?
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+[2:7]
 
 Paul wrote "until he is taken out of the way" to write that at some period of time the "lawlessness" will end. Jesus will end it (see: 2:8-9).
 
 **Advice to translators:** When there is lawlessness, people live as if there are no rules about what to do and what not to do. They do whatever they want to do. This is evil because there are certain things that God tells people not to do. 
 
-## Who is "the lawless one" (2:8-9)?
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+### Who is "the lawless one"?
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+[2:8]
 
 Paul wrote "the lawless one" because he wanted to write about a person who did things for Satan on earth (see: 2:9). This person will deceive other people. He will do things that are against God. Some scholars think this is the same person as the "man of lawlessness" (see: 2:3-6), that is, the antichrist. Other scholars think it is a different person doing things for Satan.
 
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 See: [Satan (The Devil)](../articles/satan.md); [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md)
 
-## Why did Paul write "kill him" and "bring him to nothing" (2:8)?
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+### Why did Paul write "kill him" and "bring him to nothing"?
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+[2:8]
 
 Paul taught that when Jesus returns to earth, he will kill the lawless one. He will also destroy the power the lawless one uses.
 
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 See: [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md); [Satan (The Devil)](../articles/satan.md)); [Glory (Glorify)](../articles/glory.md)
 
-### Why did Paul write "revelation of his coming" (2:8)?
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+### Why did Paul write "revelation of his coming"?
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+[2:8]
 
 Paul wrote "revelation of his coming" to make his readers think about Jesus' return to earth. The "revelation" is that everyone will see Jesus when he comes back to earth. Everyone will know that he is rules everything.
 
 See: [Reveal (Revelation)](../articles/reveal.md); [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md)
 
-### Who are "those who are perishing" (2:10)?
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+### Who are "those who are perishing"?
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+[2:10]
 
 "Those who are perishing" are people who do not believe in Jesus. These people will "perish" or die because they "did not receive the love of the truth for them to be saved." That is, they hear the truth about Jesus, but they do not believe in him. Instead, they continue to do wrong things (see: 2:12). God will not save these people from their sins because they do not believe in Jesus (see: 2:12).
 
 See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md)
 
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 ### What did Paul want his readers to think when they read 2:11?
 
+[2:11]
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 Paul wrote 2:11 because he wanted his readers to think about how God will punish people who rebel against him. That is, God will not punish them because he hates them. Instead, he will punish them because they rebel against him. They also rebel against him by doing wrong things and not believing in Jesus (see: 2:12).
 
 
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 ## 2:13-17
 
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 ### Who did Paul write about in 2:13?
 
+[2:13]
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 Scholars disagree about who Paul wrote about in 2:13. Some scholars think he wrote about the Christians in Thessalonica. He wanted to write that they were the first Christians in Macedonia. Other scholars think he wrote about all the people who believed in Jesus while Paul was alive. So they were the first Christians of all people who have become Christians. 
 
 See: Map: Greece and Macedonia
 
-### Why did Paul write "firstfruits for salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth" (2:13)?
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+### Why did Paul write "firstfruits for salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth"?
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+[2:13]
 
 Paul wrote "firstfruits for salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth" to write to his readers how much God cared for them.
 
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 See: [Fruit (Metaphor)](../articles/fruitmetaphor.md); [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Sanctify (Sanctification)](../articles/sanctify.md); [Offer (Offering)](../articles/offer.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Indwelling of the Holy Spirit](../articles/indwelling.md)
 
-### What did Paul want to write when he wrote his readers to “stand firm” and “hold tightly” (2:15)?
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+### What did Paul want to write when he wrote his readers to “stand firm” and “hold tightly”?
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+[2:15]
 
 Paul used a metaphor when he wrote that his readers should "stand firm" and "hold tightly." He wanted them to keep trusting God and the things he taught them. He told them about Jesus. He taught them the gospel. He taught them other things about God. Now he wrote to teach them more things about Jesus.  He used the metaphor of a soldier who stays where he is supposed to stay. The soldier stands in that place and holds onto his weapon. In the same way, Christians need to keep trusting in Jesus and what the Bible says about God.
 
 See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
 
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 ### What were the "traditions" that Paul wrote about in 2:15?
 
+[2:15]
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 Scholars disagree about what were the "traditions" that Paul wrote about (2:15). Some scholars think he wanted to speak about what he taught in Thessalonica and other churches. Some scholars think he wanted readers to think about what the things the apostles taught. 
 
 It is clear that there were teachings about which the Thessalonians knew. Paul wanted them to continue to believe them and follow them. 
 
 See: [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md)
 
-### Why did Paul write "every good work and word" (2:17)?
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+### Why did Paul write "every good work and word"?
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+[2:17]
 
 Paul wrote "every good work and word" because he wanted Christians to do things and say things in ways that honor God. He wrote "every good work" to write about doing the things that other people can see. He wrote "and word" to write about what Christians speak that other people can hear.