--- title: "2 Thessalonians 2 - Study King James Bible with godbeys commentary on the new testament" description: "Read 2 Thessalonians 2 with godbeys commentary on the new testament commentary. 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 b" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2" --- [ Read](/kjv/2-thessalonians/2)[ Commentary](/study/2-thessalonians/2)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/2-thessalonians/2) Audio 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; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth *will let*, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 *Even him*, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given *us* everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. [2 Thessalonians 1](/study/2-thessalonians/1) [2 Thessalonians 3](/study/2-thessalonians/3) ## Commentary To verse 1 **ARGUMENT 3** THE RAPTURE Paul gave us the largest paragraph in the first epistle on the rapture of the saints. Here we have it again in glowing colors, describing the unearthly splendors of that glorious revelation of the triumphant God-man in scenes of grandeur, sublimity, and glory, beggaring all description. **6**. **** An awful retribution awaits the persecutors of God’s saints. **7**. **** “ *To you who are troubled rest with us.* ” How glorious to have rest with apostles and saints in that awful day! Shall we have it? It is the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ from heaven, with the angels of his power. **8**. **** “ *In fire of flame.* ” Fire throughout the Bible means destruction. It is the regular symbol of sanctification, because sin is destroyed in that work. Here, as in [Daniel 7:0](/kjv/daniel/7/0), it symbolizes the destruction of the wicked when our Lord comes in his glory to execute retribution on the incorrigible, to gather his saints, take up his Bride, and receive his crown at the hands of the Father, King of kings and Lord of lords. The finally incorrigible are to be destroyed, as symbolized by the fire here, and [Daniel 7:0](/kjv/daniel/7/0), [Acts 3:23](/kjv/acts/3/23), [Revelation 11:18](/kjv/revelation/11/18). **9**. **** “ *Eternal destruction.* ” *Aionion* is the strong word in the Greek language for endless punishment. It is used by the Holy Ghost to reveal the eternity of the heavenly life ([Matthew 24:46](/kjv/matthew/24/46)), human redemption ([Hebrews 9:12](/kjv/hebrews/9/12)), and God (5:14). **10**. **** “ *When he comes to be glorified among his saints, and to be wondered at in that day among all the believers, because our testimony was believed by you.* ” O what a time of wonder and admiration! Immortal tongue fails to describe the ineffable glories of our King, who will be the center of adoring wonder by all his saints. Meanwhile we will be lost in utter bewilderment in contemplating God’s mercy to us, and how it happened, in the wonderful providence of God, that we ever believed his Word and got saved. Shall you and I participate in the enraptured wonders and glories of God’s saints in that day? **11**. **** Well do we join Paul in his prayers in your behalf, that God may count us worthy of our high calling in Christ. **1**. **** “ *We pray you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering unto him.* ” When our Lord comes, all the members of his Bridehood will be gathered to him, and taken up to the marriage supper in heaven. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2","name":"2 Thessalonians 2 - Study King James Bible with godbeys commentary on the new testament","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read 2 Thessalonians 2 with godbeys commentary on the new testament commentary. 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 b","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament","name":"godbeys commentary on the new testament"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians","name":"2 Thessalonians"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/godbeys-commentary-on-the-new-testament/2-thessalonians/2","name":"2"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```