2 Thessalonians 2 (King James Version)
1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2That 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.
3Let 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;
4Who 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.
5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8And 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:
ITS AS OF SAYING:
1. NOW WE BEG YOU, PEOPLE, BY THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND BY OUR GATHERING TOGETHER UNTO HIM,(JESUS CHRIST)
2. THAT OF YOU NOT EASILY SHAKEN IN MIND, OR BE TROUBLED, NEITHER BY SPIRIT, NOR BY WORD, NOR BY LETTER AS FROM US, AS THAT DAY OF CHRIST IS AT HAND,
3. LET NO MAN FOOL YOU BY ANY MEANS: FOR THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY(FORSAKING) FIRST, AND THAT MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, THE SON
OF PERDITION;(RUIN,DISASTER,DESTRUCTION)
4. WHO OPPOSETH(FIGHTS) AND EXALTETH(RAISE IN RANK, GLORY, HONOR) ABOVE ALL THAT IS CALLED GOD, OR THAT IS WORSHIPPED; SO THAT HE AS GOD SITETH IN THE TEMPLE
OF GOD, SHEWING HIMSELF THAT HE IS GOD,
5. REMEMBER, DON'T YOU REMEMBER, THAT WHEN I WAS YET WITH YOU, I TOLD YOU THESE THINGS?
6. AND NOW ALL OF YOU KNOW WHAT WITHHOLDETH(RESTRAIN, KEEP IN CHECK) THAT HE MIGHT BE REVEALED IN HIS TIME.
7. FOR THE MYSTERY OF INQUITIY(LACK OF JUSTICE, SIN, WICKNESS) DOES ALREADY WORK: ONLY HE WHO NOW LEETH 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 DESTORY WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF HIS COMING.
here's a different translation from YLT
2 Thessalonians 2 (Young's Literal Translation)
1And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him,
2that ye be not quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled, neither through spirit, neither through word, neither through letters as through us, as that the day of Christ hath arrived;
3let not any one deceive you in any manner, because -- if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed -- the son of the destruction,
4who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God -- [the day doth not come].
5Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?
6and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time,
7for the secret of the lawlessness doth already work, only he who is keeping down now [will hinder] -- till he may be out of the way,
8and then shall be revealed the Lawless One, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the manifestation of his presence,
MY UNDERSTANDING:
1. AND WE ASK YOU, PEOPLE, IN REGARDS TO THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND OUR GATHERING TOGETHER UNTO HIM,
2. THAT YOU NOT BE QUICKLY SHAKEN IN MIND, NOR BE TROUBLED, NEITHER THROUGH SPIRIT NEIGHTER THROUGH WORD, NEITHER THROUGH LETTER AS THROUGH US, AS THAT THE DAY OF CHRIST
HATH ARRIVED.
3. LET NOT ANYONE DECIEVE YOU IN ANY MANNER, BECAUSE-- IF THE FALLING AWAY MAY NOT OCME FIRST, AND THE MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED-- THE SON OF THE DESTRUCTION,
4. WHO IS OPPOSING AND IS RAISING HIMSELF ABOVE ALL CALLED GOD OR WORSHIPPED, SO THAT HE IN THE SANCTUARY OF GOD AS GOD HATH SAT DOWN, SHEWING HIMSELF OFF THAT HE IS GOD--(THE DAY NOT COME)
5. DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THAT, BEING YET WITH YOU, THESE THINGS I SAID TO YOU?
6. AND NOW, TWHAT IS KEEPING DOWN ALL OF YOU KNOW, FOR HIS BEING REVEALED IN HIS OWN TIME,
7. FOR THE SECRET OF THE LAWLESSNESS DOTH ALREADY WORK, ONLY WHO IS KEEPING DOWN NOW(WILL HINDER) TILL HE MAY BE OUT OF THE WAY,
8. AND THEN SHALL BE REVEALED THE LAWLESS ONE, WHOM THE LORD SHALL CONSUME WITH THE SPIRIT OF HIS MOUTH, AND SHALL DESTORY WITH THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS PRESENCE,
I am not sure if what i think it says is correct? correct me if im wrong, or misunderstood, it is as if saying that the Day of Christ has already arrived to the fully converted, basically it is saying that Day of Christ will not come to a certain person till they are fully converted. just wanted to see what you guys thought about what it says.. it said not to be shaken (waver,disturbed, agitate) from mind or spirit, or word, or letters seeming to be from them,(the apostles) telling you otherwise that its not true. Jesus is known to be spiritual- and never translates anything literal to literal, always literal to spiritual things, concerning our spirit character, matter, etc.