2 Thessalonians 2:5-9 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Whom the Lord shall consume - He shall blast him so, that he shall wither and die away; and this shall be done by the spirit of his mouth - the words of eternal life, the true doctrine of the Gospel of Jesus; this shall be the instrument used to destroy this man of sin: therefore it is evident his death will not be a sudden but a gradual one; because it is by the preaching of the truth that he is to be exposed, overthrown, and finally destroyed. The brightness of his coming - This may... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

Whose coming is after the working of Satan - The operation of God's Spirit sends his messengers; the operation of Satan's spirit sends his emissaries. The one comes κατ ' ενεργειαν του Θεου , after or according to the energy or inward powerful working of God; the other comes κατ ' ενεργειαν του Σατανα , according to the energy or inward working of Satan. With all power - Πασῃ δυναμει· All kinds of miracles, like the Egyptian magicians; and signs and lying wonders: the word... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

Verse 5 5Do ye not remember? This added no small weight to the doctrine, that they had previously heard it from the mouth of Paul, that they might not think that it had been contrived by him at the instant. And as he had given them early warning as to the reign of Antichrist, and the devastation that was coming upon the Church, when no question had as yet been raised as to such things, he saw beyond all doubt that the doctrine was specially useful to be known. And, unquestionably, it is really... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

Verse 6 6. And now what withholdeth Τὸ κατέχον means here properly an impediment or occasion of delay. Chrysostom, who thinks that this can only be understood as referring to the Spirit, or to the Roman Empire, prefers to lean to the latter opinion. He assigns a plausible reason — because Paul would not have spoken of the Spirit in enigmatical terms, (655) but in speaking of the Roman Empire wished to avoid exciting unpleasant feeling. He states also the reason why the state of the Roman... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

Verse 7 7. The mystery of iniquity. This is opposed to revelation; for as Satan had not yet gathered so much strength, as that Antichrist could openly oppress the Church, he says that he is carrying on secretly and clandestinely (658) what he would do openly in his own time. He was therefore at that time secretly laying the foundations on which he would afterwards rear the edifice, as actually took place. And this tends to confirm more fully what I have already stated, that it is not one... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Verse 8 8And then will be revealed — that is, when that impediment ( τὸ κατέχον) shall be removed; for he does not point out the time of revelation as being when he, who now holds the supremacy, will be taken out of the way, but he has an eye to what he had said before. For he had said that there was some hindrance in the way of Antichrist’s entering upon an open possession of the kingdom. He afterwards added, that he was already hatching a secret work of impiety. In the third place, he has... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

Verse 9 9Whose coming He confirms what he has said by an argument from contraries. For as Antichrist cannot stand otherwise than through the impostures of Satan, he must necessarily vanish as soon as Christ shines forth. In fine, as it is only in darkness that he reigns, the dawn of the day puts to flight and extinguishes the thick darkness of his reign. We are now in possession of Paul’s design, for he meant to say, that Christ would have no difficulty in destroying the tyranny of Antichrist,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

I. ERROR REGARDING THE COMING OF CHRIST . "Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him; to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by Epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is now present; let no man beguile you in any wise." The apostle beseeches the Thessalonians as brethren, in the interest of correct views of the coming of our Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

When that restraining influence was removed, the man of sin would be revealed, accompanied with powers and signs and wonders of falsehood, and would succeed in deceiving those who were destitute of the love of the truth. Then would the Lord Jesus Christ come and destroy him by the breath of his mouth and the appearance of his presence. The apostle thanks God that the Thessalonians, on the contrary, were chosen to salvation and to a participation of the glory of the Lord; he exhorts them to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The apostle's main design in this Epistle is to correct a most disquieting error that had arisen upon this point. I. THE PANIC IN THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH . 1 . It was concerning the date of the second coming of Christ. "Touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together unto him." The facts of this august event had been prophetically described in the First Epistle. 2 . The misapprehension caused a sort of panic. "That ye be not soon shaken in... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

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