2 Thessalonians 2:3New American Bible - revised editionLet no one deceive you in any way. For unless the apostasy comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one doomed to perdition, See the chapter |
The beast that you saw existed once but now exists no longer. It will come up from the abyss and is headed for destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world shall be amazed when they see the beast, because it existed once but exists no longer, and yet it will come again.