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A.T. Robertson · Citado em PreceptAustin
2 Tessalonicenses 2
Robertson notes that this means "In return for which things ([anti] and the genitive of the relative pronoun). Same idiom in Luke 1:20; 12:3; 19:44; Acts 12:23 and very common in the LXX." Paul introduces "the reason why “the perishing” are so readily deceived. The phrase (anti on), which is an infrequent one, conveys the idea of recompense; cp. “because he gave not God the glory,” Acts 12:23." (Vine) Explains why they were allowed to be deceived by the Satan inspired signs of the Antichrist and the False Prophet. They did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved - NET = "They found no place in their hearts." NLT = "they refuse to love and accept the truth." The root problem was their personal choice to refuse truth of the Gospel. Receive is dechomai which means to put the welcome mat out for something and is modified by the strongest Greek negative (ou) signifying they absolutely refused to welcome the love of the truth. James writes "Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive (dechomai) the word implanted, which is able to save your souls." (James 1:21+) Clearly the individuals described here by Paul did not put aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness and thus they had no desire for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which in effect closed the door to their only way to be saved. The truth is ultimately a person (Jesus - John 14:6 - "the Truth") and is by extension His message of truth, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So they rejected (had no love for) the Person and His message of salvation. When a person has done that, there is nothing else that God can do but give them over as in Romans 1:28+ "just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper." Dechomai is used to describe the Thessalonian believers in 1 Th 1:6+ and 1 Th 2:13+ who welcomed the Gospel in contrast to those who have believed the lie of the Antichrist. Robertson on love of the truth - That is the gospel in contrast with lying and deceit. Vine on love of the truth - love for the truth, described more fully as “the word of the truth of the gospel,” Colossians 1:5. Absence of desire for truth is evidence of moral obliquity, and is thus to be distinguished from failure to attain to, or to receive, the knowledge of truth. Having no love for the truth they remain in ignorance alike of their danger and of the way of escape therefrom. Receive (1209)(dechomai = middle voice of a primary verb) means to to receive something offered or transmitted by another (Luke 2:28). To take something into one's hand and so to grasp (Luke 2:28, 22:17). To be receptive to someone (Mt 10:14, 40). To take a favorable attitude toward something (Mt 11:14). Jesus used dechomai to describe the way that humble, childlike believers (Mt 18:5), faithful preachers of the gospel (Mt 10:14), and the gospel itself (Luke 8:13; cf. Acts 8:14; 17:11) should be received. Dechomai means to accept with a deliberate and ready reception of what is offered, to receive kindly and so to take to oneself what is presented or brought by another. It means to welcome as a teacher, a friend, or a guest into one's house. The word describes accepting persons with open arms, minds, and hearts, even going beyond normally expected gracious hospitality. The term was often used of welcoming honored guests and meeting their needs with special attention and kindness. Love (26)(agape) refers here to an attitude of appreciation resulting from a conscious evaluation and choice. Truth (225) aletheia from a = indicates following word has the opposite meaning ~ without + lanthano = to be hidden or concealed, to escape notice, cp our English "latent" from Latin = to lie hidden) has the literal sense of that which contains nothing hidden. Aletheia is that which is not concealed. Aletheia is that which that is seen or expressed as it really is. Truth then is the correspondence between a reality and a declaration which professes to set forth or describe the reality. To say it another way, words spoken or written are true when they correspond with objective reality. Saved (4982)(sozo) has the basic meaning of rescuing one from great peril, in this context the great peril is the Lake of fire and eternal punishment. Question - Why is God going to send a strong delusion in the end times? Answer: The Bible makes it clear why God is sending a strong delusion in the end times: “They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness” (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12). Simply put, God sends a strong delusion to those who choose not to believe the gospel of Christ. Those who take delight in mocking and rejecting Him, He will condemn. It is a person’s choice whether to accept and believe the truth of Jesus Christ as presented in the Scriptures. To receive the truth and the love God offers is in keeping with its teachings, “This is love for God: to obey His commands” (1 John 5:3). Conversely, to know the truth and not obey it is to face the wrath of God: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness” (Romans 1:18). Frankly speaking, there is no more dangerous condition for man than to know the truth and refuse to obey it. To do so is to harden the heart and make God’s condemnation sure. When one knows the truth and refuses to obey it, he is subject to any lie, any deception, any untruth that humanity can conjure up. “For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:21-22). Paul goes on in the next few verses to describe the mindset and behaviors of those who disbelieve (see Romans 1:29-31). As a result of human foolishness and arrogant disdain of the things of God, “God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done” (Romans 1:28). And correspondingly, “Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things, but also approve of those who practice them” (Romans 1:32). Isaiah puts it succinctly: “They have chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in their abominations; so I [God] also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in My sight and chose what displeases Me” (Isaiah 66:3-4). When people know the truth and refuse to receive it, when they refuse to obey it and hold it in unrighteousness, “they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:12 NLT). “God is love” (1 John 4:16). He is not some cruel monster who deliberately and inwardly delights in preparing people for everlasting condemnation. But He earnestly and lovingly proclaims the gospel of Christ, “not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). Throughout the Scriptures, God urges people to accept the truth. But when people reject Him and spurn His message, then—and not until then—God hardens them and turns them over to a deluded mind to wallow in their wickedness to their eternal damnation. This is what the Lord says about those who choose to reject the truth: “They greatly love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the Lord does not accept them; He will now remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins” (Jeremiah 14:10). GotQuestions.org 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, Phillips Translation God sends upon them, therefore, the full force of evil's delusion, so that they put their faith in an utter fraud Amplified Therefore God sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion to make them believe what is false, Wuest And because of this God sends them a deluding influence resulting in their believing the lie, BGT 2 Thessalonians 2:11 καὶ διὰ τοῦτο πέμπει αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς τῷ ψεύδει, NET 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false. NLT 2 Thessalonians 2:11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. ESV 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, NIV 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie GNT 2 Thessalonians 2:11 καὶ διὰ τοῦτο πέμπει αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ἐνέργειαν πλάνης εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς τῷ ψεύδει, KJV 2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: YLT 2 Thessalonians 2:11 and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie, ASV 2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie: CSB 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, For this reason: Ps 81:11,12 109:17 Isa 29:9-14 Joh 12:39-43 Ro 1:21-25,28 God will send upon them a deluding influence: 1Ki 22:18-22 2Ch 18:18-22 Isa 6:9,10 Eze 14:9 so that they will believe what is false: Isa 44:20 66:4 Jer 27:10 Eze 21:29 Mt 24:5,11 1Ti 4:1 2 Thessalonians 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DELUSION IS PART OF DIVINE JUDGMENT For this reason - What reason? Their choice of falsehood and their willful refusal to welcome the truth of the Gospel. The point is that God did not make them reject the truth. They choose to reject the truth. Vine says it is because of "their distaste for truth, their love for darkness rather than for light." This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. -- John 3:19+ God will send upon them a deluding (plane). influence (energeia) - Will send is not future tense but is in the present tense, so just as "the mystery of lawlessness is already working, the retributive judgment of God is even now in force." (Vine) Deluding influence is literally "a working (energeia) of error (plane)."
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Robertson puts it "the dreadful process goes on." And remember that perish does not mean cessation of existence. Perish (apollumi) is not the loss of being, but the loss of well-being. Paul's point is that the Satanically energized signs and wonders can only "take root" in hearts that refuse to receive the love of the truth.