Answer: The Lord does not want anyone to perish, (verse 9).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Luke 13:3 and 5: [Jesus said,] "I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10: "The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the Truth and so be saved."
