2 Thessalonians 2:1
Our gathering together to him — In the clouds.... [ Continue Reading ]
Our gathering together to him — In the clouds.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be not shaken in mind — In judgment. Or terrified — As those easily are who are immoderately fond of knowing future things. Neither by any pretended revelation from the Spirit, nor by pretence of any word spoken by me.... [ Continue Reading ]
Unless the falling away — From the pure faith of the gospel, come first. This began even in the apostolic age. But the man of sin, the son of perdition — Eminently so called, is not come yet. However, in many respects, the Pope has an indisputable claim to those titles. He is, in an emphatical sense... [ Continue Reading ]
And now ye know — By what I told you when I was with you. That which restraineth — The power of the Roman emperors. When this is taken away, the wicked one will be revealed. In his time — His appointed season, and not before.... [ Continue Reading ]
He will surely be revealed; for the mystery — The deep, secret power of iniquity, just opposite to the power of godliness, already worketh. It began with the love of honour, and the desire of power; and is completed in the entire subversion of the gospel of Christ. This mystery of iniquity is not wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And then — When every prince and power that restrains is taken away. Will that wicked one — Emphatically so called, be revealed. Whom the Lord will soon consume with the spirit of his mouth — His immediate power. And destroy — With the very first appearance of his glory.... [ Continue Reading ]
Because they received not the love of the truth — Therefore God suffered them to fall into that "strong delusion.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore God shall send them — That is, judicially permit to come upon them, strong delusion.... [ Continue Reading ]
That they all may be condemned — That is, the consequence of which will be, that they all will be condemned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness — That is, who believed not the truth, because they loved sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
God hath from the beginning — Of your hearing the gospel. Chosen you to salvation — Taken you out of the world, and placed you in the way to glory.... [ Continue Reading ]
To which — Faith and holiness. He hath called you by our gospel — That which we preached, accompanied with the power of his Spirit.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hold — Without adding to, or diminishing from, the traditions which ye have been taught — The truths which I have delivered to you. Whether by word or by our epistle — He preached before he wrote. And he had written concerning this in his former epistle.... [ Continue Reading ]