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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Thessalonians 2:3

(3) Let no man . . . by any means.—“Whatever device they may adopt—spirit, letter, or what not—they are deceivers or deceived; do not be duped by them.” The form of warning is a mark of St. Paul’s style. (Comp. 1 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:6)For . . . except.—The words between are rightly supplied in our version. Probably, St. Paul’s first intention was to turn 2 Thessalonians 2:5 differently, as, for instance:” For, except that Man of Sin, &c, ye remember that I told you the day would... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

EXCURSUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PROPHECY, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12IN order to deal fairly with this difficult passage, it will be necessary sternly to exclude from our view all other passages of the New Testament which speak of a final manifestation of evil, and, reviewing the words simply as they stand, to consider what St. Paul himself meant when he so assiduously (2 Thessalonians 2:5, Note) taught the Thessalonian Church on the subject, and what the Thessalonian Church was likely to... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

The Second Advent 2 Thessalonians 2:1 'Our gathering together!' These words touch a note which ought to find a response in every part of the world. Man is a social being; and, go where you will, people as a rule like 'gathering together'. Christmas, e.g., is peculiarly a time when English people like to 'gather together'; it is the season when family meetings have become a national institution, in town and country, among rich and poor. It is indeed the one time in the twelvemonth, with many,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5

Chapter 19THE MAN OF SIN2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 (R.V.)IN the first chapter of this Epistle Paul depicted the righteous judgment of God which accompanies the advent of Christ. Its terrors and its glories blazed before his eyes as he prayed for those who were to read his letter. "With this in view," he says, "we also pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of the calling." The emphatic word in the sentence is "you." Among all believers in whom Christ was to be glorified, as they in... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

II. WHAT PRECEDES THE MANIFESTATION OF THE LORD CHAPTER 2 1. The gathering of the saints preceding that day (2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 ) 2. The apostasy and the man of sin (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 ) 3. The revelation of the man of sin and his fate (2 Thessalonians 2:5-8 ) 4. His deceptions and the fate of Christendom (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ) As this section of the Epistle is one of the most important of the New Testament, we give it first of all in a corrected translation. “Now we beg you,... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:3

2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: {3} for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and {e} that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;(3) The apostle foretells that before the coming of the Lord, there will be a throne set up completely contrary to Christ’s glory, in which that wicked man will sit, and transfer all things that appertain to God to himself: and many will fall away from God to him.(e) By speaking of one, he singles out the person of the... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

In the first twelve verses of this chapter we are now presented with the striking, central message of the epistle. These things are not intended to satisfy indolent curiosity or to stir the excitement of the flesh at prospects so impressive as these must be. Therefore the apostle has first sought to put souls under the pure light of the presence of God in contrasting the end of the wicked and that of the saints. Prophecy should always produce in us a wholesome self-judgment and practical... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

THE REVELATION OF THE MAN OF SIN At this chapter we have the reference to the false teachers and their teaching. The first two verses should be read in the Revised Version which brings out the meaning clearer, for what the false teachers said was, that “the Day of the Lord is now present.” Therefore what the apostle announces to take place before that “Day” comes, does not apply to the coming of Christ for his church, (an event which, so far as we know, may be very near), but the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

(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. (5) Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? (6) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. (7) For... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

First, &c.[2] What is meant by this falling away, (in the Greek this apostacy) is uncertain, and differently expounded. St. Jerome and others understand it of a falling off of other kingdoms, which before were subject to the Roman empire; as if St. Paul said to them: you need not fear that the day of judgment is at hand, for it will not come till other kingdoms, by a general revolt, shall have fallen off, so that the Roman empire be destroyed. The same interpreters expound the sixth and... read more