2 Thessalonians 2:5-9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

In these words the apostle confutes the error against which he had cautioned them, and gives the reasons why they should not expect the coming of Christ as just at hand. There were several events previous to the second coming of Christ; in particular, he tells them there would be, I. A general apostasy, there would come a falling away first, 2 Thess. 2:3. By this apostasy we are not to understand a defection in the state, or from civil government, but in spiritual or religious matters, from... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

2:1-12 Brothers, in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and in regard to our being gathered to him, we ask you not to be readily shaken in your mind and not to get into a state of nervous excitement because of any statement purporting to come from us either in the Spirit or by word of mouth or by a letter and alleging that the Day of the Lord is here. Let no one deceive you in any way. The Day of the Lord will not come unless there comes first The Rebellion against God, and unless... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you ,.... At Thessalonica, for the apostle had been there in person, and had preached there with great boldness and success; he had declared the whole counsel of God, and the Gospel came in power and worked effectually in them, and yet there was too great a forgetfulness of it; with which the apostle tacitly charges them, and rebukes them gently for it; and as a faithful monitor, stirs up their pure minds by way of remembrance, and reminds them of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

And now ye know what withholdeth ,.... Or hinders the revelation of the man of sin, or antichrist; by which is meant not the Apostle Paul, though he by his ministry was a very great hinderance of the growth of error, and the spread of evil practices in the churches, and so of the more open appearance of the man of sin in his forerunners; and after his departure from Ephesus, and imprisonment at Rome, and suffering death, there was a great falling off in the churches, and among professors of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work ,.... Or "the mystery of that wicked one", as the Syriac; meaning either antichrist himself, and the spirit of antichrist, which were already in the world, 1 John 2:18 , "mystery" being one of the names of antichrist, Revelation 17:5 and anciently this word was engraven on the mitres of the popes of Rome: or the evil doctrines and practices of antichrist may be intended; for as the doctrine of the Gospel is called a mystery, and the mystery... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then shall that wicked be revealed ,.... That lawless one, who sets himself above the laws of God and man, and dispenses with them at pleasure, who judges all men, but is judged by no man; as he was in his ecclesiastical power, when Phocas, who murdered the Emperor Mauritius, granted to Boniface III. to be called universal bishop; and in his civil power in succeeding popes, who took upon them the power over kings and emperors, to crown, depose, and excommunicate at pleasure: whom the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan ,.... That is, as a deceiver, a liar, and a murderer; for such was the working of Satan with our first parents; he seduced Eve, not only by subtlety, but by lying; he abode not in the truth, is the father of lies, and a murderer from the beginning: and such is the working of antichrist his firstborn; he comes in a deceitful way, under a profession of Christ, and a pretension of faith in him, and love to him; but speaks lies in hypocrisy,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

I told you these things - In several parts of this description of the man of sin, the apostle alludes to a conversation which had taken place between him and the members of this Church when he was at Thessalonica; and this one circumstance will account for much of the obscurity that is in these verses. Besides, the apostle appears to speak with great caution, and does not at all wish to publish what he had communicated to them; the hints which he drops were sufficient to call the whole to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

And now ye know what withholdeth - I told you this among other things; I informed you what it was that prevented this man of sin, this son of perdition, from revealing himself fully. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work - There is a system of corrupt doctrine, which will lead to the general apostasy, already in existence, but it is a mystery; it is as yet hidden; it dare not show itself, because of that which hindereth or withholdeth. But when that which now restraineth shall be taken out of the way, then shall that wicked one be revealed-it will then be manifest who he is, and what he is. See the observations at the end of this chapter (note). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Thessalonians 2:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 2:7

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