May He take me to Himself now and forever." #1. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie. ", And the man said, "Where are you taking the pig? 2 Thessalonians 2:11 in all English translations. God confirms him in that rejection. Their sin is this; They did not love the truth, and therefore did not believe it; and they were pleased with false notions. Now it is a different translation. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: Read full chapter. And in our day, Abdul-Baha [1844-1921], the original of Bahaism, said, "I am all these early messiahs together. Thats what the ancient looked at up there in the sky. (5-12) The security of the Thessalonians from apostacy; an exhortation to stedfastness, and prayer for them. (1-2) Paul's comfort to the troubled Thessalonians and their question. They were trying to get him to spare himself, and his answer was very humble and very simple. Youre alone. 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; The King James translation renders verse 11 as follows: "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." In this balcony around, in this lower floor, into this aisle and down here to the front: "Here I am, and here I come. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false. What Hes done for somebody else, He can do for you and will. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. Noah! Youll not find in literature anything more vivid than as he describes the blood that flowed in the streets of the city of God. I can illustrate it endlessly in the Bible. Question: What might be included in the strong delusion in 2 Thessalonians:2:11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:See All? The belief of the truth brings the sinner to rely on Christ, and so to love and obey him; it is sealed by the Holy Spirit upon his heart. "The Spirit speaketh expressly that in these latter times" [1 Timothy 4:1] and all times are latter times for us. He said he died when he was in his twenties. principle that when a man says "no" to God, to Christ, to appeal, that finally 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, King James Version And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: Holman Bible A fellow went to the church to find out the secret of the young pastors tremendous, tremendous effect in preaching. A reason why they should not expect the coming of Christ, as at hand, is given. ESV Single-Column Journaling Bible--soft leather-look, raspberry, ESV Kid's Thinline Bible, TruTone Imitation Leather, Charcoal with Sword of the Spirit Design, ESV Study Bible--genuine cowhide leather, deep brown. [1 Thess. . So, in order for God to be able to rightly condemn the wicked, He can neither force them to obey Him nor to reject Him. In the end, we are responsible for the choice we made, but it is still our choice to make. If you are outside the U.S. So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. But, if we are wavering in faith, and of a doubtful mind, halting and faltering in our duty, no wonder that we are strangers to the joys of religion.Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710. There are quite a few options for keeping in touch with us: Subscribe to our email updates here, and choose if you want daily, weekly, or monthly updates. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Can you? For . This passage exactly agrees with the system of popery, as it prevails in the Romish church, and under the Romish popes. The text is that these who oppose God in Christ "with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved" [2 Thessalonians 2:10] "no" to God, and "no" to Christ, and "no" to Jesus "for this cause," turning down the appeal, "for this cause" saying "no" to Christ "for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned, that they all might be judged, who believe not the truth" [2 Thessalonians 2:11-12]. Verse 10 tells us it is those, who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. AHA! . Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Required fields are marked *. May He forgive my sins. To the law and to the testimony! Well, thats this word here: "a wandering, a causing to wander, a leading astray," and then finally the meaning "a deception, an illusion, a deceiving." Let me explain through a quote from a friend, God does not send anyone to Hell, He merely honors their wishes. Now, in reality, God will make pronouncement of who is to be cast into Hell, and who is to be allowed into Heaven. There is good reason for strong consolations, because the saints have good hope through grace. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Satan is working to the utmost to make himself as God and to destroy all who oppose his power. Would you? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers . Man, if you reject this appeal, you are lost; and if you continue to reject this appeal, God will confirm you in that rejection! King James Version (KJV). , And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, God makes sin work out its own punishment, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved (2 Corinthians 2: 911). The conclusion is this: since these people have chosen not to love the truth, nor be saved, then God is allowing them to be swept away in their delusion. If they do not speak according to this word, Identification of the Antichrist in Daniel 7:8, 1926, Identification of the Antichrist in Revelation 13:118. 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 King James Version (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. ", Thats the fellow who said, "How can I sleep when there are three thousand souls in this village, and I know not how it is between them and God?". He said, "Thats his chair. All who do so are damned (Revelation:14:9-11 [9] And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, Inspirational devotions delivered right to your email inbox. And the visitor sat down in the preachers chair. Signs and wonders, visions and miracles, are pretended; but they are false signs to support false doctrines; and lying wonders, or only pretended miracles, to cheat the people; and the diabolical deceits with which the antichristian state has been supported, are notorious. 2 Thessalonians 2 - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: KJV NKJV NLT NIV ESV CSB . The end and the means must not be separated. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate" [Matthew 23:37-38]. Comfort your hearts and stablish you in every good word and work. And he said, "Now cover your face with your hands and weep! The true logos and its translated "Word" the true Word is Christ, and here he speaks of pseudologos. At the end of time, Satans greatest lie, his crowning deception, will be when he impersonates Christ. Noah! To do so, would violate criteria (2) above and make Him an unfair and unjust God. This sermon tonight is the most terrible that I have ever prepared in my life. He said, "Now stand there behind the sacred desk," and he stood there behind the sacred desk. Why could people come to these services and go out these doors lost: "No, I will not"? Dont you be concerned or troubled or agitated." No wonder he spent his life. 4:2]; See Rom. 2 Thessalonians 2:11King James Version. You have the same thing graphically described here in the first chapter of the Book of Romans three times. Question: What is the "strong delusion" in 2 Thessalonians? As I turn the page here, Paul traces the fall of humanity, all of it, to a deception, to a deceiving. . The lie would seem to be the total delusion under Antichrist and the false prophet which would include taking his mark and bowing down to his image. Gods not going to damn you. And is it already here, or does it only take effect after the Rapture? And this is the paragraph of its final destruction: A false prophet was the occasion of these peoples destruction. 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: A great part of this sermon tonight, I do not understand. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 King James Version 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. Theres something about it, that your heart becomes that negation. "God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they might be damned" [from 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12]. Biblical Translations of 2 Thessalonians 2:11. five foolish virgins (Matthew 25:11), 3. 11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. The sinners refusal to love and obey the truth will make them susceptible to being influenced by all that is deceitful. There would first be a general apostacy from the faith, and a revealing of the antichristian man of sin. There is a sin unto death. Looking then to verses 3-8, we see Paul discussing two events that would precede the 2nd coming: an apostasy in the church and also the coming of the man of sin. It is easy to gloss over these words, but they are crucial. They moved around, and some stars seemed to be fixed. Clarke's Commentary. 2 Thessalonians 2 1. God shut the door. Revelation:13:2 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. According to 2 Thessalonians, God will send the unrighteousness a strong delusion which will cause them to do what. Means the same thing: "For this cause God shall send them energeia." ", And he followed the janitor to the pastors little cubbyhole of a study. I just see it everywhere. 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. 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