Scripture/Text: ; Scripture/Text: 2 Thessalonians 2.13-3.5; With the backdrop of deception, delusion, and wholesale sin in the end times (2 Thessalonians 2.1-12), the apostle Paul turns from the bad news to the good news (2 Thessalonians 2.13-3.5). He wants us to know that no matter how bad things become in the world, we can stand firm in dark times and continue to protect, practice and share the truth of God's Word.