what does 2thessalonians chapter 2 verse 3 mean?

Answer 1

It would be nice if people would put the verse they ask about here too.
I don't have my Bible handy, but I think you're referring to verse that says, "That
day will not come, till the son of perdition is revealed."
This has been an ongoing argument with Christians. When will the Rapture
occur? This verse says it will not happen until the antichrist is revealed for who he really is!

Answer 2

Here are the preceeding verses:
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye 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.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Apparently rumors had been started among some of the members of the Church that the day of the Lord's return was soon at hand. Part of Paul's second letter to the church members in Thessalonica was to remind them that the Lord's return would not occur until there had been a falling away first. The "falling away" referred to means the Gospel, as originally taught by Jesus and the Apostles would be lost from the earth and replaced by teachings comprised of the philosophies of men, loosely combined with quotes from the scriptures. Any serious reading of the letters of Paul throughout the New Testament confirm that Paul devoted a lot of time and effort in trying to head off this apostasy. See 1 Corinthians chapter 1, Galations chapter 1 for examples. There are numerous others.
Once lost to earth, the original Gospel and priesthood of God had to be restored by God Himself. See www.mormon.org, basic beliefs for the fulfillment of that restoration.

Answer 3

These are the rantings of a apostolic impostor.

The Romans were well known for assimilating anything that they could not beat militarily. They recognized that Christianity had grown so large that they could not possibly stamp it out.

So they did the same thing that they always did when they found themselves in this position. Paul was roman, one of the first roman undercover agents if you will to gain prominence in the Christian hierarchy. His job was to subvert the faith correct the teachings so they were more palatable to roman tastes and take over and control as much of the leadership as possible. His cover story about being blinded and thrown from his horse was designed to play right into the Christian idea of a forceful Jesus that was the defender of the faith.

He was accepted by most of the Christian world and eventually trumped Peters wishes on many issues. Apparently everyone thought that Jesus had made a mistake in selecting Peter to take care of running the faith because Paul was and is still taken quite seriously.

Christianity is barely recognizable today if you compare it to what Jesus actually taught. If you read closely you can still see occasional glimpses of Jesus’ teaching in and among the nonsense that was overlaid on it by Paul and others. The roman conquest of Christianity took quite some time, but was completed in the 4th century around the time of the council of Nicea when the current bible was compiled.

Constantine also had one of these miraculous encounters with Jesus that lead to his conversion, but oddly continued to worship roman gods in private right up to his death. In public of course he was a true Christian.

The new faith that replaced the one Jesus entrusted peter with was called the universal, or Catholic Church. It is better known as the Roman Catholic Church. I guess you could call that a hint.

A truly brilliant plan actually. Made possible by the efforts of a roman double agent named Paul who called himself an apostle, but never actually met Jesus. For his loyalty and meritorious service he was later killed to cover up the truth.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 4

Many will be deceived by the Antichrist before Jesus returns to the earth.This is not the same as the rapture, its the second coming its talking about.

Answer 5

This means that false prophets would appear in our day spreading lies about God and Jesus Christ and will lead many people away from the truths in the Bible. These false prophets are operated under Satan the Devil's control.

Answer 6

The Day of Christ coming will not come until the falling away of some people who professed that they know Christ and the antichrist is revealed.

Answer 7

This a reference to the coming of the abomination the Christ spoke of in His prophecies.

Answer 8

Don't be fooled by imitation Christs, the anti-Christ will come.

There are 2 ways to live.

Answer 9

Good question. I believe in the rapture, but this verse makes me think twice.

Answer 10

Believers stand firm, it is speaking of th anti-christ.