2 thessalonians strong delusion

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 King James Version (KJV) 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But no small part of the glory of being a Christian is its continual unfolding and revelation. Your browser does not support the audio tag. God shall send them strong delusion For this very cause, that they would not receive the love of the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness, therefore God permits strong delusion to occupy their minds; so that they believe a lie rather than the truth, prefer false apostles and their erroneous doctrines to . 4:2]; See Rom. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. The man of sin not only practises wickedness, but also promotes and commands sin and wickedness in others; and is the son of perdition, because he is devoted to certain destruction, and is the instrument to destroy many others, both in soul and body. he becomes a negation himself, 2. And the first time he ever had an opportunity to accept the Lord, he did it. Youre in torment. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. I dont care how earnestly they plead or how many times they visit in my home, I am not going to respond.". In the second chapter of the second Thessalonian letter Second Thessalonians, the second chapter if you would like to read with me the passage, we shall begin at the eighth verse: Second Thessalonians, the second chapter, beginning at the eighth verse. This knowledge is essential, then, to understanding the true meaning of verse 11. Plana means "to wander," or "to cause to wander," and finally "to lead astray," and then "to deceive.". Your life is dragged down. Hardened his heart, hardened his heart, hardened his heart, then God hardened his heart. Before we dive fully into verse 11, let us begin by looking at the first few words of verse 11. Our world shall be in such stress, such, such heaviness and misery, such war and blood, that they will look to anybody who will say, "I can lead the way out. 2 Thessalonians 2 1. I have said no to Him forty years. About UsContact UsPrayer RequestsPrivacy Policy, Latest AnswersBible LessonsBibleAsk LIVEOnline Bible. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. Now there was then a great number of false prophets suborned by the tyrants to impose upon the people . https://www.brighteon.com/channels/thebereancall, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBereanCall/videos. Plants one of the forms of the verbs a plants, and your word "planet" comes from it. The delusion causes "that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned" (v 11,12). Verse 12 helps in solidifying this interpretation of the passage. Then he spiritualizes. Our saving Lord, the same blessed Jesus who took up into His arms the little children as lambs and blessed them [Matthew 19:13-15], that same loving Lord is the One who taught us almost all that we know of the fires of damnation, of the awful day of judgment [Matthew 13:40-42]. Speaks of the day when we come to our highest intellectual capacities, 2. Inspirational devotions delivered right to your email inbox. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate" [Matthew 23:37-38]. Ive heard him say, And whosoever will may come [Revelation 22:17]. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? I it is beyond me. Josephus believed that Jerusalem was committed by God to destruction, and hes speaking of the false prophets who say: "Theres a deliverance. "If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. Question: What will be the churchs role in restoring Israel during the End Times? Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. ESV Text Edition: 2016. Wasnt anybody there but the janitor, and so he asked the janitor, "How is it that this young man was so effective in his preaching? So, in order for God to be able to rightly condemn the wicked, He can neither force them to obey Him nor to reject Him. Ive heard him say, He delights not in the death of anyone [Ezekiel 18:23]. In the days of Noah, He said, "My Spirit shall not always strive with man" [Genesis 6:3], and at the end of the 120 years of the preaching of righteous Noah, God shut him in the ark [Genesis 7:13-16]. 2 Thessalonians 2King James Version. And that young evangelist, Buckner Fanning [1922- ], preaching one night on that described a thing that I have heard several times, and always its the truth of God. This would be the strong delusion that will come upon the world. Why cant I persuade like it? "Even as there shall be false teachers," pseudo didaskoloi, "who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, [denying] the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift [destruction]"; pseudo didaskoloi, pseudo didaskolos, "a false teacher" didaskolos, "didactic, teacher," didaskolos; pseudo, "a false one.". Second Thessalonians 2:9-12 speaks of a strong delusion God will send in the end times: "The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Brother, fifty years from now, you wont be here. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. God does not force us to believe a lie. Antichrist, Satan, Tribulation, 2 Thessalonians 1958, 1958, 2 Thessalonians. I say of me not speaking of you, of me that I act as though this message were a travesty. And they said, "Lord, Lord, open to us" [Matthew 25:11]. . The true logos and its translated "Word" the true Word is Christ, and here he speaks of pseudologos. What do the seven churches in Revelation stand for. False prophets! Would you? ESV Single-Column Journaling Bible--soft leather-look, raspberry, ESV Kid's Thinline Bible, TruTone Imitation Leather, Charcoal with Sword of the Spirit Design, ESV Study Bible--genuine cowhide leather, deep brown. Outside of these young people, a score, a decade these are latter times for us. They moved around, and some stars seemed to be fixed. And the text: "For this cause God shall send them strong delusion" [2 Thessalonians 2:11]. Now, we are getting somewhere! 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. Verses 3-10: the man of sin precedes the 2nd coming of Jesus. Now it is a different translation. instance in the Bible where a man has a "deathbed repentance", 2. He headed the army in Galilee, and he sat there in the tents of the commanders of the Roman legions, and he saw the destruction of Jerusalem. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. To the law and to the testimony! All believers shall be gathered together to Christ, to be with him, and to be happy in his presence for ever. The Strong Delusion May 11th, 1958 @ 7:30 PM 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with . I do not say that he shall pray for it" [1 John 5:16]. 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 1 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Twenty-five years from now, most of us will not be here. While reading 2 Thessalonians 2, I noticed verse 11 and realized this was probably used as an alleged contradiction in the Bible. . All rights reserved. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Get a 14-day FREE trial, then less than $5/mo. 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 2Th 2:11 - And G2532 for this G5124 cause G1223 God G2316 shall send G3992 them G846 strong G1753 delusion, G4106 that G1519 they G846 should believe G4100 a lie: G5579. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. Man, if you reject this appeal, you are lost; and if you continue to reject this appeal, God will confirm you in that rejection! 2 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of [ a]Christ had come. A comparison of 2 Thessalonians 2: 3,4 with Daniels prophecy of the blasphemous power that succeeds that of pagan Rome in Daniel 7:8, 1926, and with Johns prophecy of the leopard-like beast in Revelation 13:118, shows many similarities between the three descriptions. No other way, no other hope, no other truth [John 14:6]. Clarke's Commentary. Send us a message to add or change your paper mail address. Theres something about it, that your heart becomes that negation. Faith and holiness must be joined together as well as holiness and happiness. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie (2 Thessalonians 2: 3-11). The Berean Call is also available in a large-print edition at a nominal cost. ", Thats the fellow who said, "How can I sleep when there are three thousand souls in this village, and I know not how it is between them and God?". Means the same thing: "For this cause God shall send them energeia." The wicked one sits soliciting worship of himself. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word or our epistle. Response: Paul says that the delusion specifically causes those who received not the love of the truth to be deceived by the lying wonders performed by Antichrist (that Wickedwhose coming is after the working of Satan) and by his deceivableness of unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians:2:8-10 [8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Amen. False doctrines are like the winds that toss the water to and fro; and they unsettle the minds of men, which are as unstable as water. See All). A great part of this sermon tonight, I do not understand. Verse 11: Drawing a conclusion to verses 9-10. Instead, being a just and fair Godrequires that He meet a few criteria: (1) set forth the law, (2) allow man the freedom to choose whether or not to obey the law, and (3) to judge man based on mans adherence to the law. Gods full of love. This leads to the conclusion that Daniel, Paul, and John are pinpointing the same power, namely, the papacy. The damnation and the judgment and the condemnation of God upon men who refuse Christ, its awful to contemplate: forever and ever, and always and forever, and in unending eons of eternity, always and forever in torment, in darkness, in loneliness [Matthew 25:30; Luke 16:19-26]. . five foolish virgins (Matthew 25:11), 3. It is enough for us to know that our Lord will come, and will gather all his saints unto him. There is a sin unto death. "And God sends a strong delusion . In verse 2, he says he doesnt want them to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Apparently, the Christians in Thessalonica had been given false information about the 2nd coming of the Lord. Open to us!" Biblical Translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:11. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (12) That they all. You know, when you read and youre thinking of a thing, everything you read seems to point in that direction. But though the son of perdition has been revealed, though he has opposed and exalted himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; and has spoken and acted as if he were a god upon earth, and has proclaimed his insolent pride, and supported his delusions, by lying miracles and all kinds of frauds; still the Lord has not yet fully destroyed him with the brightness of his coming; that and other prophecies remain to be fulfilled before the end shall come.13-15 When we hear of the apostacy of many, it is a great comfort and joy, that there is a remnant according to the election of grace, which does and shall persevere; especially we should rejoice, if we have reason to hope that we are of that number. There would first be a general apostacy from the faith, and a revealing of the antichristian man of sin. These things bow you to your knees. This is a speaking of the day when we come to our highest intellectual capacities, our greatest achievements in science and research, when psychology has plumbed the depths of the human soul, when culture and knowledge and training and education are on every hand. You have the same confirmation in the life of Esau. Signs and wonders, visions and miracles, are pretended; but they are false signs to support false doctrines; and lying wonders, or only pretended miracles, to cheat the people; and the diabolical deceits with which the antichristian state has been supported, are notorious. (The Strong Delusion) (2 Thessalonians) 2:9-12KJV. More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! I dont know. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 10 and with all wicked deception for s those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. He said, "Put your hands on it," and he put his hands on it. This is because God WANTS you to. 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Hes not going to destroy you." O, God! "The Spirit speaketh expressly that in these latter times" [1 Timothy 4:1] and all times are latter times for us. In the end, we are responsible for the choice we made, but it is still our choice to make. Paul writes that God sends the strong delusion, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. You may be wondering how exactly verse 12 solidifies the interpretation of verse 11. (Hindi). Satan is working to the utmost to make himself as God and to destroy all who oppose his power. Im going to say no to Him thirty more years, and at the end of seventy years, after Ive given my life to the world, I am coming down that aisle and be saved. that He meet a few criteria: (1) set forth the law, (2) allow man the freedom to choose whether or not to obey the law, and (3) to judge man based on mans adherence to the law. while they did not attend nor give credit to the signs that were so evident, and did so plainly foretell their future desolation . 1. Then it says "false prophets." In this balcony around, in this lower floor, into this aisle and down here to the front: "Here I am, and here I come. Most of our content is published in our app for iOS, Andoid, Windows, and Kindle. You become that. 1:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:11 in all English translations. Verses 1-3: Introduction misunderstandings about Jesus 2nd coming. I implore you to seek the truth for yourself. that they might be damned who reject the truth" [2 Thessalonians 2:11-12]. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. The phrase strong delusion comes from a passage in the Pauls second epistle to the Thessalonians Church: 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; 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. Youre shut out from God. Learn how your comment data is processed. And Revelation 21:8 clearly list liars among those who will have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone. God, therefore, will leave them to the path that they have chosen (Romans 1:18, 24; Jeremiah 5:21) and they will believe Satans final strong delusion.. Romans 1:28: "God gave them up. And today the world is bowing before him. What is the strong delusion of 2 Thessalonians 2? Would you? Will there be a great apostasy / falling away during the end times? Start FREE. Ninety-one times will you find that translated in many places "deception, deceiving, a working of deception." What should we learn from the letters to the seven churches in Revelation? Basic Bible Prophecy: Essential Facts Every Christian Should Know by Ron Rhodes. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. So, the scope of the chapter is Paul working to allay their fears that the 2nd coming has not come yet. "Ta, ta, ta, da" that theme all through that. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. To do so, would violate criteria (2) above and make Him an unfair and unjust God. He had made a public proclamation in the city to that very day: God commanded him to get up on the temple, and that there they should receive miraculous signs of deliverance. There is life for a look for thee [Numbers 21:6-9; John 3:14-15]. May He save my soul from hell. Lets look closer at 2 Thessalonians 2, as a whole, to see what the Apostle Paul is saying. It is supposed to be the power of the Roman empire, which the apostle did not mention more plainly at that time. He said, "Put your face in your hands," and the visitor put his face in his hands. "Adam was not deceived, but the woman, being deceived" [1 Timothy 2:14] beguiled same word. 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. He said he died when he was in his twenties. ", And he said, "I do it with a bag of beans. . You know, reading the lives of some of these Scots preachers, I came across one not long ago. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 King James Version 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 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