2 Thessalonians 2:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

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  • 1 John 2:18 : 18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so now a number of Antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour.
  • 1 John 4:3 : 3 And every spirit which does not say this is not from God: this is the spirit of Antichrist, of which you have had word; and it is in the world even now.
  • Rev 17:5 : 5 And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.
  • Rev 17:7 : 7 And the angel said to me, Why were you surprised? I will make clear to you the secret of the woman, and of the beast on which she is seated, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.
  • Acts 20:29 : 29 I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;
  • Col 2:18-23 : 18 Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind, 19 And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God. 20 If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders 21 Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands, 22 (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men? 23 These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.

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    2 That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;

    3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

    4 Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

    5 Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

    6 And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.

  • 2 Thess 2:8-11
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    8 And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

    9 Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,

    10 And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

    11 And for this cause, God will give them up to the power of deceit and they will put their faith in what is false:

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    2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;

  • 2 Pet 2:9-10
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    9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;

    10 But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

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    25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

  • Rev 2:25
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    25 But what you have, keep safe till I come.

  • Rev 17:10-11
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    10 And they are seven kings; the five have come to an end, the one is, the other has not come; and when he comes, he will have to go on for a little time.

    11 And the beast which was, and is not, is himself the eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes into destruction.

  • Rev 17:17
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    17 Because God has put it in their hearts to do his purpose, and to be of one mind, giving their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God have effect and are complete.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18 For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

  • 2 Tim 2:26
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    26 And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

  • Dan 7:25-26
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    25 And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.

    26 But the judge will be seated, and they will put an end to his authority, to overcome it and send complete destruction on it.

  • 1 Cor 2:7
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    7 But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

  • Rev 17:7-8
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    7 And the angel said to me, Why were you surprised? I will make clear to you the secret of the woman, and of the beast on which she is seated, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

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    2 And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,

    3 And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time.

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  • 1 John 2:17-18
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    17 And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.

    18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so now a number of Antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour.

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  • Eph 3:9
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    7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when the sound of his horn is about to come, then will the secret of God be complete, of which he gave the good news to his servants the prophets.

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    7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,

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    16 But when it is turned to the Lord, the veil will be taken away.

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    7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,

    8 To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:

    9 Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

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    17 For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.

  • Phil 2:13
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    13 For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

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    3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

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    3 But the Lord is true, who will give you strength and keep you safe from evil.

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