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2 Thessalonians 2:3 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

"and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" (link to this spot)

It would seem that "that man of sin" and "the son of perdition" are interchangeable, but who are they? The above verse is the only verse in Scripture that discusses that "man of sin". We will consider the only other verse that uses the term "son of perdition" later.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 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.

2 Thessalonians 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

"so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God" (link to this spot)

Can we get to know that "man of sin", the "son of perdition", better by finding out more about where he "sitteth" - that is - in the temple of God? Let's try the KJV search tool from the Blue Letter Bible to see what we can find out. Following are all of the verses that include the term "temple of God":

Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves

You are right. the temple must be rebuilt. People who prophecy about the end times, need to read the bible for answers. Lots of false prophets are in the world, but Jesus told us how to know them.

Jesus never said that another temple would be built. The temple mentioned in the book of Ezekiel was built when the Israelites returned from their Babylonian exile. We are no longer under the Old Covenant. (Galatians 3:10-14; Hebrews 10:1-4)

It's natural as each generation comes to a close for more and more of that generation to promote 'the end is near'. The baby-boomers are reaching the end of their run on this planet, and they are basically seeing a premonition of their own deaths and mapping it onto the world as a whole.

We humans are currently in the 3rd dimension of consciousness and we need to ascend to the 4th. This can only be done if we raise our vibration by love, compassion and forgiveness. 2012 is the opportunity to do this.

Apparently, if we don't do this now, things are going to get much worse on earth in the coming years, decades and ages - and we will find it very difficult to raise our vibrations - it will be very difficult to feel love and compassion in the coming difficult times.

Its necessary to genuinely practice forgiveness, love and compassion for all. Let go of all fear and materialistic selfish ways of thinking. Atleast make every conscious effort to do so - its okay if you fail sometimes.

Many of the signs of the 'last days' written about in the Bible now make sense for the first time in history.

And the end is not here yet...but if you look...you can see it coming...and it looks exactly like the Bible wrote it.

***One more thing...

A very wise man once said, "The wheels of God turn very slowly"

That is VERY, VERY, VERY true.

People get "rapture" and "end of times" mixed up. The things you are explaining are signs of end of times. The rapture could happen at any moment. Then the temple would be rebuilt etc etc etc.

Grace unto you, and peace,

from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

There are no end times in the Bible,

only "the time of the end", and

the end we endure unto, which

is notably the end of such f-laws.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

All persons regardless of belief or lack thereof believe at one point in their life that the end is nigh.

Armageddon is always around the corner. Why do you think the word doomsayer is so old?

Hey, grow-up. There are "end of the world" predictions EVERY SINGLE YEAR! Mostly by the religious nut cases on the extreme.

NO ONE know when the world will end and if it ever will.

Nostro"dunmb-a$$" predicted end of earth sometime @year 3500?

My dad has been saying "it's all going to end soon" since I was a kid. I started thinking they just wanted to die but didn't want to do it themselves.