Thessalonians 2: 3 Commentary . For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,NET Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction. NIV Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. NJB Never let anyone deceive you in any way. It cannot happen until the Great Revolt has taken place and there has appeared the wicked One, the lost One,NLT Don't be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed- - the one who brings destruction. YLT let not any one deceive you in any manner, because - - if the falling away may not come first, and the man of sin be revealed - - the son of the destruction,DO NOTBE DECEIVEDLet no one in any way (thoroughly, completely) deceive you - Although . And this is a command that sounds down through the ages because . One might paraphrase Paul's prohibition - . And he said to the woman, . That's all it took for him to trip up Eve, and that is still his aim, an aim he will seek to achieve in any way! We do not know what promoted the false teaching or who was involved in its promotion. It may well have been misinformed believers who did not understand God. Yes, even well meaning believers can fall prey to Satan. Surely, then, we need first to be like the Bereans who searched the Scripture daily as their index for truth (Acts 1. Colney St Peter, St Albans Baptism Records (1898-1910) Records of baptism for people born in and around St Albans between 18. Details include child's name. Fairground and Circus newspaper articles, Randall Williams, Pat Collins, Cornwell, Onion Fair, Proctor, Duffy and Wilson Circus in Ireland, Samwell. A selective resource, 3rd edition December 2012 (*revised entry, **new entry), last updated March 2016. Contributions welcome, to Jacob Simon at [email protected]. Paul. Anyone who is not properly grounded in the truth of God. Christians, are too easily misled by impressive personalities and spectacular appeals. The antidote to false teaching is sound teaching according to God. Thus, the apostle pointed them to the truth as it pertains to the Day of the Lord. They should have realized that Paul would not abruptly contradict in a letter what he had so recently taught them in person and in his first epistle. However, truth is not determined by emotions or circumstances, but by Scripture. Believers must allow biblical truth and theology to rise above every situation. Exapatao is used to describe self deception (. Exapatao is used by Paul to describe how the . This is another reason our best defense against deception is to stay . Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds. They are those who are . Paul used exapatao to warn the saints at Rome to be on the lookout for deceivers: Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive (exapatao in the present tense = speaks of an ongoing effort to deceive!) the hearts (Interesting - not just their ! These guys are very persuasive, even charismatic!) of the unsuspecting (innocent, naive, simple). In this context it speaks of the manner or fashion in which something is done. So in context don't let them deceive you with . Fear (and its twin Doubt) robbed them of the joy generated by ! The church needs to continually be on the lookout for the appearance of her Bridegroom, Who will ! And such a hope fixed on our Bridegroom's imminent return would energize the church to walk in holiness, its members purifying themselves . He was aware how readily many are attracted by the new and novel. Jesus connected such a warning against deception with His own eschatological teaching (Matt. Mark 1. 3: 5- 6, 2. Luke 2. 1: 8). Paul at once provided the needed corrective. Edmond Hiebert - anything by Hiebert is highly recommended!)Keathley has an interesting observation - Though Paul was not directly discussing the timing of the rapture, the fact he was writing in the interest of the coming of the Lord and the gathering of the Church together to meet Him in the air, the implication is that the rapture must occur before this day begins. Why else would these believers be shaken by the idea that they might then be in the day of the Lord unless they had expected to be taken up to meet the Lord prior to that time? Paul now explains how they can know they are not in the Day of the Lord. Most translations have . THE APOSTASYThe apostasy (. Since Paul is seeking to prevent any further confusion regarding the Day of the Lord, it follows that this future apostasy will be very specific and very obvious to the believers who are alive at the time it transpires. Because lawlessness is increased, most people. The term apostasia has generally been understood in one of four ways. A wide range of termini a quo for these hypotheses is possible, reaching even before the opening of the seventieth week . However it had not yet reached the proportions predicted to characterize . The two designations do not refer to . The two verbs, emphatic by position, serve to distinguish the events. The man of lawlessness is not the personal embodiment of the rebellion, nor is he simply the personal culmination of the apostasy. Although the two events are clearly related as expressions of enmity towards God, they are yet distinct. The rebellion, or apostasy, indicates a tragic movement within the sphere of professed Christendom, the treason of the avowed friends of Christ, whereas the public manifestation of the man of lawlessness in the arena of history marks the personal culmination of the hostility of the avowed enemies of Christ. Whatever the precise identity of these apostates, . Edmond Hiebert)INTERPRETATION #2. John Mac. Arthur - Paul. The apostasy will be a blasphemous act of unprecedented magnitude. Understanding who that key person is is a prerequisite to identifying the apostasy event. In the present context it is reasonable to interpret proton as referring to that which is first in time or order. In other words, first . And since the apostasy has not yet taken place, the Day of the Lord could not have arrived. In English apostasy means the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief. The only other NT use of apostasia is where Paul was accused of . This meaning is found in the papyri for apostasia. In one instance it is used of the burning of certain title deeds by Egyptian . In another rebels (apostase. And supporting this use in the papyri is that of Plutarch who uses it in the sense of political revolt. In the context Paul is trying to clear up confusion. He has just used the noun (episunagoge) for . It would therefore seem unusual for him to use apostasia to mean Rapture when he could have used the verb form (episunago) for . Mike Stallar admits that while . John Walvoord emphasizes that this is true even among pretribulational scholars who would gain by the alternative interpretation. Two reasons reinforce the standard interpretation as defection from the faith. First is the fact that all other occurrences of the noun apostasia in the New Testament and in the Greek Old Testament refer to religious or political rebellion. Second, one must take into account the close association of the man of lawlessness mentioned in 2. Th 2: 3. Since he is described in terms of wickedness and rebellion (2. Th 2: 3- 4), it may be more likely that the thought of wicked rebellion is also the intended meaning of apostasia. Consequently, it is much more likely that the word refers to religious defection of some kind rather than the departure of the church. Some pretribulationists, like myself, think that the Greek noun apostasia, usually translated . If apostasia is a reference to a physical departure, then 2 Thessalonians 2: 3 is strong evidence for Pretribulationism. When the Day of the Lord is about to begin, surely the apostasy will be evident to all who have eyes to see. John Walvoord alludes to the difficulty in looking for the apostasy as an indicator of the soon to follow Day of the Lord - - In the twentieth century the situation is entirely different than it was for the Thessalonian church. Today there is widespread apostasy. The sad fact is that there are many who are not preaching the true Gospel and, moreover, are denying the central doctrines of our Christian faith. Some are teaching that Christ is only a man, that He did not rise from the dead, that salvation is not through His shed blood, and that He is not coming again. They deny that the Scriptures are the Word of God, and turn instead to some other forms of teaching. To a certain degree, apostasy is already here. THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESSThe man of lawlessness is revealed (the man of sin) - Note that the KJV has . This is not his personal name but indicates the character of his person! Note that the phrase . Historically, Protestant interpreters have seen the man of sin to be the succession of popes. Calvin thought this way: . This we see accomplished in popery. This was how it was understood in the earliest days of Christianity. Recall that the prefix Anti- conveys two meanings: (1) Over against, opposite to, opposition to (Christ) and (2) Instead of or in place of (Christ). Hampton Keathley explains that the Antichrist is also . The use of the Greek term anthropos rather than aner presents him as a true human being. Moore well notes that he . A person who rejects God. I become a law to myself. Lawlessness is rebellion against the right of God to make laws and govern His creatures. Lawlessness signifies everything that is contrary to the will and law of God and is more intentional and flagrant sin. It is direct and open rebellion against God and His ways. Lawlessness describes one who has the quality of not being regulated by, restrained by or controlled by law. It is one who is not governed by nor obedient to laws and who is thus unbridled and uncontrolled in general, an excellent description of the Antichrist. Hiebert on revealed - The verb .
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