a. Whereunto He called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Clearly this applies to those left behind at the Rapture in a world ruled by Antichrist; but it would seem that their rejection of the truth preceded and prepared them for that man of sin (v. 3,4) and thus could occur at least to a lesser degree before the Rapture. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+2%3A11-12&version=KJV This thread is archived God shut the door. 2 Thessalonians 2:11King James Version. He was an insurrectionist; he was a patriot; he was leading armies against Rome. 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: 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. What do the seven churches in Revelation stand for. May he come in faith to Thee. . He said, "You come with me. 2 Thessalonians 2 1. Question: Isn't communication with spirits forbidden? Satan is said to use all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception (ESV) to accomplish his task. Have I committed the unpardonable sin? Get a 14-day FREE trial, then less than $5/mo. Gods full of love. 11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. VERSION, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. Rather, He sets before us the truth, tells us we may know it through Jesus (John 8:32), encourages us to study so we can know the truth (2 Timothy 2:15), and leaves the decision to us whether to pursue the truth. Their faith must stand upon the thus says the Lord not on what they feel or see. 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. "Now a man" hes telling why they were such dupes and why they followed these false teachers and prophets: Now a man that is in adversity does easily comply with such promises; for when such a seducer makes him believe that he shall be delivered from those miseries which oppress him, then it is that hes full of hope for such deliverance. Verses 9-12 deal with the unbelieving world and their responsibility and verses 13-14 with believers as the chosen of God, but through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and faith in the . [9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. weeping Scot preacher(Matthew 23:37-38). And today the world is bowing before him. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Oh, oh, oh, let us pray. Thats the strangest: "in hypocrisy," a pseudologn, pseudologn. In verses 1, Paul makes it clear he wants to address the matter of the 2nd coming of Jesus. Thats what the ancient looked at up there in the sky. Even the angels look into it [1 Peter 1:12] desiring to understand it, and they cannot. Your browser does not support the audio tag. Basic Bible Prophecy: Essential Facts Every Christian Should Know by Ron Rhodes. There are quite a few options for keeping in touch with us: Subscribe to our email updates here, and choose if you want daily, weekly, or monthly updates. All who do so are damned (Revelation:14:9-11 [9] And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, And a man passing by, noticing it, said to the lad, "How do you get that pig to follow you? The Berean Call is also available in a large-print edition at a nominal cost. They got one in Haifa [Haifa, Israel], all over this world. There can be no worse lie than this, that the originator of all evil should pose as Christ, the Source of truth. He said, "How can I sleep at night when there are three thousand souls in this village, and I know not how it is with them and God?" 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. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. [1 Thess. he becomes a negation himself, 2. Prepare for Easter with Bible Gateway Plus. See All). principle that when a man says "no" to God, to Christ, to appeal, that finally Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Never has been and never will be. I have said no to Him forty years. THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL ". You dont need to worry; things are getting better and better and better. A quick search led me to a webpage on the Freedom From Religion Foundation website. 21585 posts. If I go down to perdition and damnation, most of the world will be there with me." Christ was the highest until I came; and now it is the duty of men to listen to me. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Corinthians 2: 911). 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]. In a larger sense the power here described may be identified with originator of sin, who has strove to be like the most High (Isaiah 14:14). (1-2) Paul's comfort to the troubled Thessalonians and their question. If a person chooses to reject God, God will not save that person against their will. I dont care how earnestly they plead or how many times they visit in my home, I am not going to respond.". Faith and holiness must be joined together as well as holiness and happiness. 4:2]; See Rom. Josephus believed that Jerusalem was committed by God to destruction, and hes speaking of the false prophets who say: "Theres a deliverance. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. Hardened his heart, hardened his heart, hardened his heart, then God hardened his heart. For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). They are ecclesiastical nuts. 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: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. Did you have a Christian mother? David asks this tough question: May He forgive my sins. This instead of the teacher and his science and his knowledge leading and bringing to God, it brings to grosser materialism and atheism, and a spurning of the great spiritual values of life, and a doing away with the necessity of a personal commitment to Jesus Christ a pseudodidaskolos. Verse 11. Superstition and idolatry were advanced by pretended devotion, and bigotry and persecution were promoted by pretended zeal for God and his glory. "Adam was not deceived, but the woman, being deceived" [1 Timothy 2:14] beguiled same word. Times are coming, says the Bible, when there shall fall upon this world fire and blood and furor and smoke, war [Revelation 8:5-13]. 2 Thessalonians 3. False 2 Thessalonians 2:11 English Standard Version 11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, Read full chapter 2 Thessalonians 2:11 in all English translations 2 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 3 English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. And I can be saved by a look at the Crucified One." Brings grosser materialism and atheism, 3. Looking then to verses 3-8, we see Paul discussing two events that would precede the 2nd coming: an apostasy in the church and also the coming of the man of sin. 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. The fall or ruin of the antichristian state is declared. So far as I know, I do not know of any. The Strong Delusion 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-11 The phrase "strong delusion" comes from a passage in the Paul 's 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; God did it. 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. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. I it is beyond me. 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 . Instead, being a just and fair God. There is good reason for strong consolations, because the saints have good hope through grace. A reason why they should not expect the coming of Christ, as at hand, is given. Paul urges them to continue stedfast in the truth received; 3. shows that there shall be a departure from the faith, 9. and a discovery of Antichrist, before the day of the Lord comes; 15. repeats his exhortation to stand firm, and prays for them. Jesus warned, And then if anyone says to you, Behold, here is the Christ; or, Behold, He is there; do not believe him (Matthew 24:24). And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Ninety-one times will you find that translated in many places "deception, deceiving, a working of deception." 2 Thessalonians 2 - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: KJV NKJV NLT NIV ESV CSB . While reading 2 Thessalonians 2, I noticed verse 11 and realized this was probably used as an alleged contradiction in the Bible. This post is also available in: Ive heard him say, And whosoever will may come [Revelation 22:17]. There is a principle like God runs His universe by gravity, by the laws of light there is a spiritual law/principle that when a man says "no" to God and "no" to Christ and "no" to the appeal that finally he becomes a negation himself. Hes not going to damn anybody to hell. 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 . Brother, fifty years from now, you wont be here. Man, if you reject this appeal, you are lost; and if you continue to reject this appeal, God will confirm you in that rejection! 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. You know, reading the lives of some of these Scots preachers, I came across one not long ago. (5-12) The security of the Thessalonians from apostacy; an exhortation to stedfastness, and prayer for them. Best way to translate it would be "working" "God shall send them a working," an energeia plans. The extent of the lie seemed to go so far as a fraudulent letter claiming to be from Paul, and companions, saying the 2nd coming had come and gone. And in our day, Abdul-Baha [1844-1921], the original of Bahaism, said, "I am all these early messiahs together. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Theres no light there; theres no glory there; theres no fellowship there; theres no communion there. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Context. I just dont know whether you can do it any time or not death bed repentance the old-timers used to preach about. 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. Had he been followed by a dog, no one would have thought of it, but it was unusual to see a boy walking down the lane followed by a pig. The delusion causes "that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned" (v 11,12). Start FREE. The first few words of verse 11 as given by a few translations are: And for this cause (KJV), And for this cause (ASV), Therefore (ESV), and For this reason (NIV). Would you? And that came because in the ancient world, the so-called astronomers they werent astronomers, they just did the best they could looking up there in the sky. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 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. Youll not find in literature anything more vivid than as he describes the blood that flowed in the streets of the city of God. [11] And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Verse 10 tells us it is those, who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. AHA! Did you know a Christian father? ", 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?". The Bible picture of perdition is not that youre in the crowd. What is going to happen in the end times? So far as we know, being a malefactor, he wasnt a cheap robber or thief. 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. Cautions against the error that the time of Christ's coming was just at hand. 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. 2 Thessalonians 2King James Version. Now, we are getting somewhere! The lie would seem to be the total delusion under Antichrist and the false prophet which would include taking his mark and bowing down to his image. Amen. In the end, we are responsible for the choice we made, but it is still our choice to make. You had one in recent days. 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. Would you? He lists 2 Thessalonians 2:11 under the category of Should we tell lies? trying to indicate that the Bible condemns lies, yet promotes them at the same time. . You have the same thing in the story of Pharaoh. If they knew better, they wouldnt be that way didaskolos, "teachers," pseudo, "false.". Hence, the faithful should beware of being led astray so they would not fall for Satans strong delusions. Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 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 Christ had come. ", Turn the page, and here in Second Peter, there are coming and have been 2 Peter 2:1 "false prophets," pseudo prophtai. but like men infatuated, without eyes to see or minds to consider, did not regard the denunciations that God had made to them. 1:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:11 in all English translations. Gods good. He said, "Now thats his desk." 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. 2 Thessalonians 2. Then, Lord, why cant I preach like it? Oh these things, they are awful. Deceptions described in the New Your email address will not be published. Josephus was the general of the Hebrew army, and he was captured in Galilee. And the first time he ever had an opportunity to accept the Lord, he did it. God does not force us to believe a lie. Verses What is the strong delusion of 2 Thessalonians 2? I implore you to seek the truth for yourself. ESV Text Edition: 2016. Plana means "to wander," or "to cause to wander," and finally "to lead astray," and then "to deceive.". Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word or our epistle. Why is God going to send a strong delusion in the end times? Verse 12: Solidifying the understanding of verse 11. You have the same confirmation in the life of Esau. they shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing" theres that word again "deceiving spirits, doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy" [1 Timothy 4:1-2]. Simply put, God sends a strong delusion to those who choose not to believe the gospel of Christ. You may not understand it all. This has been the faith and hope of all Christians, in all ages of the church; it was the faith and hope of the Old Testament saints. The man of sin is the Antichrist, one who opposes Christ, or one who stands in the place of Christ (1 John 2:18). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (12) That they all. He said, "Put your face in your hands," and the visitor put his face in his hands. There would first be a general apostacy from the faith, and a revealing of the antichristian man of sin. I supersede all previous teachers. The outward call of God is by the gospel; and this is rendered effectual by the inward working of the Spirit. The There would be a general falling away first, such as would occasion the rise of antichrist, that man of sin. He described the rain as it began to fall and the waters as they began to rise, and then the people went to the door of the ark and pounded on the door: "Noah! "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. Christian Truth. Have you seen godly people? The delusion causes that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned (v 11,12). A fellow went to the church to find out the secret of the young pastors tremendous, tremendous effect in preaching. Ninety-one times in this New Testament do you find that word and cognate words and words that mean the same thing. Would you come? Real Questions. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 ESV Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, NIV For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie NASB For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: Read full chapter. And so far as I know, there is no instance in the Bible where a man has rejected God and then, on his deathbed, turned and has been saved. Boy leading a pig to the slaughterhouse, II. If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them (Isaiah 8:20). I know enough to know that He has saved other people. Same Scriptures describe Saul, who, turning aside from the appeal of Samuel, the prophet of God, and turning aside from the expressed and manifest will of God [1 Samuel 15:1-15] finally it says: "The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him" [1 Samuel 16:14]. 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. teachers, deceiving spirits (1 Timothy 4:1-2, 2 But no small part of the glory of being a Christian is its continual unfolding and revelation. Inspirational devotions delivered right to your email inbox. "For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they might be damned who turn aside from the truth" [2 Thessalonians 2:11-12] of Jesus Christ. . Can you? 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that . Theres something about it, that your heart becomes that negation. And he said, "Now cover your face with your hands and weep! They were trying to get him to spare himself, and his answer was very humble and very simple. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie (2 Thessalonians 2: 3-11). At the end of time, Satans greatest lie, his crowning deception, will be when he impersonates Christ. You are lost and you will die that way barring the miraculous intervention of God. "The Spirit speaketh expressly . He said, "Now stand there behind the sacred desk," and he stood there behind the sacred desk. We pray in Jesus name. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. English Standard Version (ESV). Get a 14-day FREE trial, then less than $5/mo. God confirms him in that rejection. And they said, "Lord, Lord, open to us" [Matthew 25:11]. All rights reserved. Youre in torment. I just see it everywhere. As the tree falls, so shall it lie (Ecclesiastes . I have done blasphemy against the Holy Spirit but I am sorry. God gave us the freedom to choose how to live and what to believe. occasion of their destruction, III. Dont try to scare me. Have you ever gone to Chicago and seen that Bahai, big temple of Bahaism? There have been great disputes who or what is intended by this man of sin and son of perdition. He lists 2 Thessalonians 2:11 under the category of "Should we tell lies?" trying to indicate that the Bible condemns lies, yet promotes them at the same time. 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. O merciful and compassionate God, our Father, intervene tonight. Then it says "false prophets." But I know enough to know that Jesus died for me. 2:3; 1 Tim. I mean, the actual words are not "strong delusion." Youre shut out from God. Antichrist, Satan, Tribulation, 2 Thessalonians 1958, 1958, 2 Thessalonians. Let them be a testimony what God can do for you. How much less could a man? Would you? 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. For strong delusion read, with R.V., working of error, parallel to "working of Satan," 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (see note on working); a superhuman force and fascination is implied, that of Satan's miraculous working in the Antichrist. Youre in darkness. But, God, just like any human judge, makes His ruling based on the action of the defendant in relation to the law. To the law and to the testimony! I surely dont. But its in the Bible, and I see it not only in the Book God has written with His hand, but I see it in the book all around me of human life and human story. As God was in the temple of old, and worshipped there, and is in and with his church now; so the antichrist here mentioned, is a usurper of God's authority in the Christian church, who claims Divine honours.5-12 Something hindered or withheld the man of sin. 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. Why could people come to these services and go out these doors lost: "No, I will not"? In the life of Esau(Hebrews 12:16-17), 4. And for this cause God shall send them strong . Now, I said there is a tremendous revelation of this thing in the Word of God. on the cross trusted Jesus at his first opportunity, 1. Testament, A. Biblical Translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:11. 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. Noah! Verses 3-10: the man of sin precedes the 2nd coming of Jesus. 2 Thessalonians 2 1. "For this cause God shall send them strong delusion," an energy, a working of deception, led astray, "that they might be damned who believed not the truth" [from 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12]. We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of Scripture. The belief of the truth brings the sinner to rely on Christ, and so to love and obey him; it is sealed by the Holy Spirit upon his heart. All believers shall be gathered together to Christ, to be with him, and to be happy in his presence for ever. The pure word of God, with the Spirit of God, will discover this mystery of iniquity, and in due time it shall be destroyed by the brightness of Christ's coming. Four Greek words used to express idea of deception, C. To do so, would violate criteria (2) above and make Him an unfair and unjust God. You find the same thing in the parable of the five foolish virgins [Matthew 25:1-13]. , And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, God makes sin work out its own punishment, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. ", And this Book says, in this text that I am preaching from [2 Thessalonians 2:8-11], that that kind of a thing shall find its ultimate in this final Antichrist, this final wicked one, this final man of sin, the son of perdition. Though he sought it carefully with tears, he couldnt undo those decisions that he made [Genesis 25:29-34, 27:38-41; Hebrews 12:16-17]. And this is the paragraph of its final destruction: A false prophet was the occasion of these peoples destruction. Verses 1-3: Introduction misunderstandings about Jesus 2nd coming. This would be the strong delusion that will come upon the world. Josephus always doing that. Our salvation lies in Thee, O Jesus. "Strong delusion" "a working of deception", B. And the text: "For this cause God shall send them strong delusion" [2 Thessalonians 2:11]. Thats the strangest: `` in hypocrisy, '' and the first he. Commentary for English Readers ( 12 ) that they should believe a lie Essential Facts Every Christian should know Ron! 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