Paul Derengowski, ThM And because of this God sends into them a work of deceit in order to believe in the lie, in order that those who did not believe in the truth may be judged, but took pleasure in wickedness (2 Thess. 2:11-12). Until the Lord returns, lawlessness, wickedness,…
And you know what restrains [the man of lawlessness] now, so that in his time he may be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way (2 Thess. 2:6-7). In the present…
“Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [of the Lord] will not come, unless the apostasy comes first…” (2 Thess. 2:3). Lawlessness is bred by contempt for God’s laws and God’s ways. It is the end result of God’s people turning away from God to their…