2 Tessalonicenses 2
Marvin Vincent · Citado em PreceptAustin
2 Tessalonicenses 2
Vincent adds on parousia - In N. T. with a few exceptions, of the second coming of Christ. The combination manifestation of his presence (only here) appears to emphasise the resistless power of the Son of man, not (as Lightfoot) his splendor and glory. The mere appearing of his presence suffices to destroy his adversary. THREE WORDS DESCRIBING THE COMING OF CHRIST apokalupsis (2 Th 1:7) Emphasizes the revelation of God's purpose and plan. epiphaneia (2 Th 2:8) Emphasizes the manifestation of the power of God. parousia (2 Th 2:8) Emphasizes the presence of the Lord with His people. Daniel gives us a sense of the suddenness and completeness of the cessation of the rule of man symbolized by the Antichrist writing “You (DANIEL) continued looking until a Stone (MESSIAH-CHRIST) was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue (SYMBOLIC OF MEN'S GODLESS KINGDOMS) on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. 35 “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the Stone MESSIAH- CHRIST) that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth (PROPHECY OF THE MESSIAH'S GLOBAL KINGDOM). (Da 2:34-35+) The apostle John also describes this terminal of this present evil age and the resulting termination of the wicked kingdom of the Antichrist... And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He (THE LORD JESUS CHRIST) Who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses (THESE ARE THE REDEEMED SAINTS - YOU AND ME BELOVED! WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO WITNESS THIS CONSUMMATION OF THIS PRESENT EVIL AGE IN WHICH WE NOW LIVE!). 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast (ANTICHRIST - MAN OF LAWLESSNESS) and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.(Rev 19:11-21+) Lawless (459)(anomos from a = without + nomos = law; see study of related word anomia) means literally without law and thus lawless. Recognizing no law in 1Ti 1:8. In 1Co 9:21 anomos refers to not so much to those who transgress the law but those who either do not have, know or acknowledge the law (i.e., Gentiles). It describes transgressors, those who step across the the line (law), thus passing over or beyond a limit. They live without regard to law, in the sense of refusing to obey laws. Lawless = Not subject to law; unrestrained by law, disobedient to the law, contrary to or heedless of the law, uncontrolled; unbridled. Synonyms of lawless = anarchic, chaotic, disorderly, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous, rebellious, reckless, riotous, seditious, ungoverned, unrestrained, unruly, wild Will be revealed (601) see above on apokalupto Slay (337)(anaireo from ana = up + haireo = to take) literally means to take up or lift up (from the ground), which is used literally to describe Pharaoh's daughter when she "took him (Moses) away and nurtured him as her own son." (Acts 7:21). In the figurative sense in Heb 10:9 the writer of Hebrews says "He takes away (in sense of to abolish, invalidate) the first (the OT sacrificial system described in Heb 10:8) in order to establish the second (the new, once for all time sacrifice of Christ)." Most of the uses of anaireo are used in an active sense to refer to literal killing or putting to death (Mt. 2:16; Acts 5:36; 7:28; 9:23, 24, 29; 16:27; 23:15, 21, 27; 25:3). Anaireo speaks of public execution (Luke 23:32; Acts 2:23; 10:39; 12:2; 13:28; 22:20; 26:10). "Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him." (Lk 23:32+) Bring to an end (do away, nullify, void, cancel) (2673)(katargeo from kata = intensifies meaning + argeo = to be idle or inactive from argos = ineffective, idle, inactive from a = without + érgon = work) literally means to reduce to inactivity. The idea is to make the power or force of something ineffective and so to render powerless, reduce to inactivity. To do away with. To put out of use. To cause to be idle or useless. To render entirely idle, inoperative or ineffective. Cause something to come to an end or cause it to cease to happen. To abolish or cause not to function. To free or release from an earlier obligation or relationship. To no longer take place. Appearance (2015)(epiphaneia from epi = upon + phaino = to shine; Click study of verb epiphaino; English = epiphany = the manifestation of a supernatural or divine reality or any moment of great or sudden revelation) literally means to shine upon and so describes a manifestation or appearance. This word was often used by the Greeks of a glorious manifestation of the gods, and especially of their advent to help. It has been estimated that about 1 in 20 verses in the New Testament speak either directly or indirectly about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. What one is looking for will (should) determine what one is living for! In the Books of Maccabees epiphaneia is used to describe appearances and interventions of God for the aid of his people. See 2 Macc. 2:21; 3:24; 14:15; 15:27; 3 Macc. 5:8, 51. Coming (or "presence")(3952)(parousia is a combination of two Greek words para = with, alongside + ousia = being (ousia is the participial form of the verb eimi = to be) which together literally mean to be alongside. Most lexicons in fact state that parousia is derived from pareimi (from para = near, with + eimi = to be) which means to be present, to be nearby, to have come. Parousia then literally means a being beside or a presence. The word denotes both an arrival and a consequent presence with. Parousia conveys the thought of an arrival (advent or coming) of a person to a place plus the idea of their presence at that place until a certain event transpires. The word parousia has no English equivalent and therefore is often transliterated in writings. John
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Vincent says that "Of a lie characterises the three words, power, signs, wonders. All bear the stamp of fraud." The Amplified version picks up this sense rendering it "miracles and signs and delusive marvels—[all of them] lying wonders." Wonders refers to "miracles" that seem strange, which compel one's attention and cause one to "look again" and marvel. Wuest paraphrases With all power and signs and false wonders -- "in the sphere of miracles demonstrating power and attesting miracles and miracles of a startling, imposing, amazement-wakening character." The same three words are used in Hebrews.. God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles (dunamis) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will. (Heb 2:4+) Notice that power, signs and wonders were a manifestation of the true Christ and here of the "false" Christ, the Antichrist. Jesus had warned of this time when He declared "false Christs (OF WHOM THE "ANTICHRIST" WAS THE SUPREME EXAMPLE) and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect." (Mt 24:24+) Lewis - the man of lawlessness is working these things by the superhuman energy of Satan. However, his miracles are false, counterfeit, deceiving "wonders of a lie" (pseudos). All of them bear the marks of fraud or falsehood.
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Vincent notes that "The phrase is unique in N. T. It means an active power of misleading." Is God being unfair? Of course not. These people had already made the choice to refuse Jesus and His Gospel. As stated above, there was nothing else God could offer them...except to let them have the desire of their heart which was evil (2 Th 2:12 = " took pleasure in wickedness"). Lewis - This is a judicial act of God who gives the wicked over to the evil which they have deliberately chosen (see Ro 1:24-32+). To those who continually reject the truth, God will send an active power of misleading. This is reminiscent of the evil spirit from the Lord who terrorized Saul (1 Sa 16:14-23; 18:10; 19:9), and the spirit of falsehood sent by God in 1 Ki 22:20-22. There is a progressive downward trend: (1) They reject the love of the truth. (2) God gives them over to Satan's delusions. (3) They actually put their faith in these falsehoods (see 2 Th 2:9). (What Happens After the Restrainer Steps Aside?) Matthew Poole made the insightful remark that "They were first deluded, which was their sin; and God sends them strong delusion, and that is their punishment.” As Gleason Archer puts it "In other words, God turns over to the baneful influence of Satan, the Prince of Lies, those who have of their own free will chosen not to listen to the truth but who by preference cleave to error. God furnishes no guarantee that He will disabuse sinners of error if they really prefer error to the truth. There is no reason why He should." A T Robertson on will send upon them - Here is the definite judicial act of God (Milligan) who gives the wicked over to the evil which they have deliberately chosen (Ro 1:24+, Ro 1:26+, Ro 1:28+ - ED: EACH VERSE IN ROMANS USES paradidomi = GAVE THEM OVER TO THE POWER OR AUTHORITY OF...). Terrible result of wilful rejection of the truth of God." Tony
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Vincent says plane is an "error which shows itself in action...It may imply deceit as accompanying or causing error" Influence (1753) see note above on energeia So that (eis) describes purpose. They will believe what is false (literally = "the lie") - Wuest = "resulting in their believing the lie." "The tense of the verb believe is an effective aorist and points to the time when they actually came to believe and trust in “the lie,” the opposite of the truth (2 Th 2:10)." (Hiebert) What a tragic truth, that men could reject the truth and refuse to believe it so that God finally lets them believe the lie as part of their "punishment"! Hiebert on what is false (literally = "the lie") - The lie is that pictured in 2 Th 2:4+, “ ‘the lie’ par excellence, the last and crowning deception practiced by Satan in passing off the Lawless One as God.” The delusion that Satan had deliberately fostered is now divinely confirmed in them since they voluntarily accepted it and desired it. (Ibid) Vine on the lie - with specific reference to the lie of 2 Th 2:4, viz., that man is God; cp. also Genesis 3:5+, and Romans 1:25+. See also John 8:44, lit., the lie. Cp. Revelation 17:17.