that you not be quicklyshakenfrom your composureorbe disturbedeitherby a spiritora messageora letteras iffrom us, to the effectthat the dayof the Lordhas come.
"The steadfastof mindYou will keepin perfectpeace,Becausehe trustsin You.
When it was reportedto the houseof David,saying,"The Arameanshave campedin Ephraim,"his heartand the heartsof his peopleshookas the treesof the forestshakewith the wind.
"Ifa manwalkingafter windand falsehoodHad toldlies[and said], 'I will speakout to you concerning wineand liquor,'He would be spokesmanto thispeople.
"For false Christsand false prophetswill ariseand will showgreatsignsand wonders,soas to mislead,ifpossible,eventhe elect.
"Whenyou hearof warsand rumorsof wars,do not be frightened;[those things] musttake place;but [that is] not yetthe end.
"By your enduranceyou will gainyour lives.
"Whenyou hearof warsand disturbances,do not be terrified;for these thingsmusttake placefirst,but the end[does] not [follow] immediately."
"Do not let your heartbe troubled;believein God,believealsoin Me.
"PeaceI leavewith you; My peaceI giveto you; not as the worldgivesdo I giveto you. Do not let your heartbe troubled,norlet it be fearful.
whowill alsoconfirmyou to the end,blamelessin the dayof our LordJesusChrist.
and the spiritsof prophetsare subjectto prophets;
I thinkthenthat thisis goodin viewof the presentdistress,that it is goodfor a manto remainas he is.
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
so that no onewould be disturbedby theseafflictions;for you yourselvesknowthat we have been destinedfor this.
For thiswe sayto you by the wordof the Lord,that we who are aliveand remainuntilthe comingof the Lord,will not precedethosewho have fallen asleep.
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
So then,brethren,stand firmand holdto the traditionswhichyou were taught,whetherby word[of mouth] orby letterfrom us.
I, Paul,write thisgreetingwith my ownhand,and thisis a distinguishing markin everyletter;this is the wayI write.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
