B 3 Syriac; Hebrew foundations c 3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters d 4 Compare 1 Kings 6:3; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain e 8 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms f 9 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams g 10 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain h 10 Hebrew they overlaid i 13 Hebrew they j 16. 2 Thessalonians 2-3 English Standard Version (ESV) The Man of Lawlessness 2 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothersa 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way.
False Prophets and Teachers
1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.2And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed.3And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hella and committed them to chainsb of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;5if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;6if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;c7and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked8(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,d and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,10and especially those who indulgee in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.
Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones,11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.12But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,13suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions,f while they feast with you.14They have eyes full of adultery,g insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!15Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,16but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
17These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.18For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.19They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slavesh of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.21For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.22What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
Footnotes:Great combinations have the power to change things. Spin our Bond Generator to see a few of our favorite pairings from history and pop culture.
In our opinion, they’re the best to ever do it. The ultimate power couple who came up from Southside Chicago and made it all the way to the White House, reminded us all that love and power are sexy and cool.
Two hippies took a risk and, in 1978, opened an ice cream shop in Vermont of all places. Today, they’re one of the world’s most known ice cream brands and churn out tons of creamy delights for kiddies and stoners alike.
These longtime buddies have taught millions of children the joys of true friendship, and the importance of finding the right roommate.
Two parts of the groundbreaking hip hop group Public Enemy, Chuck was the conscious and Flav was the noise. Who knew that more than 20 years after “Fight the Power”, Flav would be fighting for another 15 minutes on his very own dating show.
Iconic tandem that revolutionized what we know today as electronic music. They’ve influenced pop culture from The Simpson to the music of Pharrell Williams – all without ever showing their faces.
These two first bonded in Liverpool over a shared love for the blues. They’d go on to co-write over 180 songs together and, as part of the Beatles, sell over 60 millions records and make their mark as one of the most iconic acts in the history of music.
In hindsight, this classic comedic relationship was pretty damn abusive. A brief show synopis: Son devotes his life to his father and the family business. Father calls son a “big dummy” at some point during every single episode.
Wings and mambo sauce. It’s a DC thing. You wouldn’t understand.
These well adjusted manboys enjoy karate in the garage, sailing and watching the money pour in from their Prestige Worldwide empire.
MLK is perhaps the most influential movement leader in the history of America and the world. Bayard Rustin was the brilliant, queer organizer who advised King on the ways of Gandhi and coordinated the March on Washington.
From their first appearance in 1984’s Mario Bros., these two gloriously mustached heroes have been saving princesses, fighting pissed off monkeys and squashing shrooms for more than three decades.
Just two cold blooded, bad ass hitmen talking burgers (the Big Kahuna and Royale w/ cheese kind) and pondering the meaning behind this crazy journey called life.
The Hall of Fame duo that helped define 90s basketball, stamped their names on some of the most iconic sneakers of the era and fueled two separate NBA Championship three-peats.
These two have a strange relationship. One part student – teacher. Another, best frenemies.
Products of East Point, Atlanta, André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton met in high school and, in 1991, formed Outkast. Inspired by P-funk and jazz, they’d go on to create a whole new sound and permanently plant the Stankonia flag in world of hip hop.