Bible Questions Answered:
Paul said that the man of sin be revealed, what was he saying here?
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Bible Text:
II Thessalonians 2:1-4; 8-10 KJV
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,
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.
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.
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.
Bible Answer:
The Apostle Paul was here speaking about the coming of the Anti-Christ.
Paul called him the Son of Perdition* (verse 3).
*Perdition-Greek-Apoleia (Ap-o'-li-a): Ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal), damnable, destruction, die, perdition x perish, pernicious ways, waste.
(Abingdon/Strong-Concordance of the Bible.)
II Thessalonians 2:4,9,10 KJV
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.
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.
Jesus spoke of a coming time of great temptation and persecution.
Matthew 24:20-25 KJV
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Our Lord gave (Daniel and) John a description of this coming deceiver, this false Christ.
Revelation 13:1-10 KJV (See Daniel 7:)
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 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.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
To appear to all, that he is the Christ, this deceiver may in fact die and rise from the dead (see verse 3).
For those who have refused the Way, the Truth and the Life, the Lord Jesus Christ....
II Thessalonians 2:11,12 KJV
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
When will this man of lawlessness, this deceiver, be revealed?
Not until the church of Jesus Christ, has been raptured from the earth.
II Thessalonians 2:5-7 NLT
5 Don’t you remember that I told you about all this when I was with you?
6 And you know what (“Who”, verse 7) is holding him (The Ant-Christ) back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.
7 For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one (God the Holy Spirit) who is holding it (him) back steps out of the way.
8 Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed...
For more on this subject read the blogs: Anti-Christ, Revealed and Anti-Christ, Revelation
