This begins a new section. This is not related to chapter one. In ch. 1, the emphasis is on the judgment and the punishment of the wicked. Ch. 2 is concerned with the coming of the "man of sin." The term "gathering together" is found only one other time in the NT (Hebrews 10:25 "assembling of ourselves together"). Here - It refers to the gathering of the saints at the second coming of Christ. This is the same time as 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18.

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