2 Thessalonians 2:9

Contextual Overview

³ Don't be fooled by anything they might say. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens. And that day will not come until the Man of Evil appears, the one who belongs to hell. ³ Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, ³ Let no ma deceave you by eny meanes for the lorde commeth not excepte ther come a departynge fyrst and that that synfnll man be opened ye sonne of perdicion ³ Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, ³ No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, ³ Do not let anyone fool you in any way. That day of the Lord will not come until the turning away from God happens and the Man of Evil, who is on his way to hell, appears. ³ let no man beguile you in any wise: for [it will not be,] except the falling away comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition, 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; ³ Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, ³ Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

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is: John 8:41, John 8:44, Acts 8:9-11, Acts 13:10, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 2:2, Revelation 9:11, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 12:17, Revelation 13:1-5, Revelation 18:23, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:10

and signs: Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:2, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22, 2 Timothy 3:8, Revelation 13:11-15, Revelation 18:23, Revelation 19:20

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:11 - they also Numbers 22:20 - If the men Numbers 22:35 - Go Deuteronomy 28:28 - General Judges 3:4 - to prove 1 Kings 22:22 - a lying spirit 2 Kings 24:20 - through 2 Chronicles 18:22 - the lord hath 2 Chronicles 25:20 - it came of God Psalms 40:4 - as turn Psalms 81:12 - I gave Psalms 119:118 - their deceit Proverbs 5:6 - her Isaiah 9:15 - the prophet Isaiah 28:15 - we have made Isaiah 29:10 - hath closed Isaiah 44:18 - for he hath Isaiah 44:20 - Is there Isaiah 47:9 - for the multitude Isaiah 47:12 - General Isaiah 57:11 - that thou Jeremiah 4:10 - surely Jeremiah 5:31 - my people Jeremiah 8:5 - they hold Jeremiah 14:14 - I sent Jeremiah 23:14 - walk Jeremiah 23:26 - prophets of Jeremiah 27:15 - that I Jeremiah 29:8 - Let Jeremiah 50:36 - upon the liars Ezekiel 3:20 - and I lay Ezekiel 13:4 - like Ezekiel 14:5 - I may Ezekiel 14:9 - if the Ezekiel 20:25 - I gave Daniel 8:23 - and understanding Daniel 11:23 - work Daniel 11:32 - corrupt Hosea 4:12 - for Hosea 14:9 - but Habakkuk 2:18 - a teacher Matthew 12:44 - he findeth Matthew 21:27 - We cannot tell Mark 4:15 - Satan Luke 8:12 - then Luke 11:25 - he findeth Luke 11:34 - but Luke 19:42 - but Luke 21:8 - Take Romans 8:39 - depth 2 Corinthians 4:3 - it is Galatians 3:1 - who Ephesians 4:14 - by the Ephesians 6:11 - the wiles Colossians 2:4 - lest 1 Timothy 4:1 - seducing 2 Timothy 2:26 - out James 3:6 - it is 2 Peter 1:16 - we have 1 John 4:6 - and Revelation 2:24 - the depths Revelation 8:12 - and the day Revelation 11:7 - the beast Revelation 13:3 - all Revelation 13:13 - he doeth Revelation 13:14 - deceiveth Revelation 16:13 - three Revelation 16:14 - working Revelation 20:3 - should deceive Revelation 21:8 - and all

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden, and put the man he had formed into it.

Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:8
Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.

Genesis 2:8
Forsothe the Lord God plauntide at the bigynnyng paradis of likyng, wherynne he settide man whom he hadde formed.

Genesis 2:8
And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan,.... That is, as a deceiver, a liar, and a murderer; for such was the working of Satan with our first parents; he seduced Eve, not only by subtlety, but by lying; he abode not in the truth, is the father of lies, and a murderer from the beginning: and such is the working of antichrist his firstborn; he comes in a deceitful way, under a profession of Christ, and a pretension of faith in him, and love to him; but speaks lies in hypocrisy, for such are his doctrines and tenets; and is not only a murderer of the bodies of the saints, but of the souls of men; which are the wares the whore of Babylon deals in:

with all power; not omnipotence, for that is peculiar to God, and is not in Satan nor in antichrist, though the latter assumes to himself all power in heaven and in earth, and claims a jurisdiction both temporal and spiritual over men; but rather this means great power, or all kind of power of doing miracles, as follows:

and signs, and lying wonders; that is, such signs and miracles as are not real, but reigned, only in appearance, not in truth, like those that were done by the magicians of Egypt; and these were done to countenance lies, and to induce persons to believe them; and how many miracles and lying wonders the church of Rome pretends to, everybody knows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan - Greek, κατ ̓ ἐνέργειαν τοὺ Σατανᾶ kat' energeian tou Satana. According to the energy of Satan; that is, the energetic or efficient operation of Satan. The word rendered “after,” it need not be said to one who looks at the Greek, does not refer to time, but is a preposition, meaning according to; in conformity with; meaning that the manner of his appearing would be accompanied by such works as would show that the agency of Satan was employed, and such as he only could produce. It does not mean that the coming of the Lord Jesus would be after Satan had worked in this manner, but that the manifestation of that wicked one would be with such demonstrations of power and wonder as Satan only could effect. The system over which he presides is originated by Satan, and sustained by those things which he alone can perform. On the word “Satan,” see the notes on Job 1:6. The idea is, that it would be under the direction and control of the great enemy of God, and that the things on which it would rely for support could be traced to his agency. In all the pretended miracles to which it would appeal, there would be nothing which Satan could not accomplish.

With all power - With all the power which Satan can exhibit; meaning also, that there would be a great exertion of power in the case. It would not be a feeble and imbecile dominion. The dominion of the papacy has been one of the most powerful on earth. There has been none which has been more dreaded by the nations of the earth - and there have been times when nations trembled, and kings turned pale on their thrones at the frown of the Pope.

And signs - This word frequently denotes real miracles, but not necessarily so. It may be applied to pretended miracles as well as real, and is undoubtedly so used here, as it is connected with “lying wonders,” and as it is said that the thing done would be “after the working of Satan.” There is doubtless reference to such “signs and wonders” as the Saviour mentions in Matthew 24:24; see the notes on that passage. It is hardly necessary to remark that the papacy has always relied for support on its pretended miracles. Even in our own age the wonders performed by the Prince Hohenloe, and by the pretended seamless garment of the Saviour, have been proclaimed as true miracles, and as furnishing indubitable evidence of the truth of the Roman Catholic system. The dissolving of the blood of Januarius, the removal of Pilate’s stairs to Rome, and the transportation to Italy of the “house of our Lady,” are among the miracles to which there is a constant reference in the papal communion. In addition to these and to all similar pretensions, there is the power claimed of performing a miracle at the pleasure of the priest by the change of bread and wine into the “body and blood, the soul and divinity” of the Lord Jesus. In 1756, there was published in London a book entitled, “The miraculous power of the Church of Christ, asserted through each successive century, from the apostles down to the present time.” The power of working miracles has been one of the standing claims of the papacy.

And lying wonders - False or pretended miracles. They would be such as would be claimed to be miracles; such as would excite wonder; and yet such as were false and delusive. No Protestant assuredly needs to be convinced that this is just the character of the pretended miracles of the papacy. It would be impossible for language to describe them more clearly, in the apprehension of all Protestants, than is done in this language of the apostle Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 9. Whose coming is after the working of Satan — The operation of God's Spirit sends his messengers; the operation of Satan's spirit sends his emissaries. The one comes κατ' ενεργειαν του Θεου, after or according to the energy or inward powerful working of God; the other comes κατ' ενεργειαν του Σατανα, according to the energy or inward working of Satan.

With all power — Πασῃ δυναμει· All kinds of miracles, like the Egyptian magicians; and signs and lying wonders: the word lying may be applied to the whole of these; they were lying miracles, lying signs, and lying wonders; only appearances of what was real, and done to give credit to his presumption and imposture. Whereas God sent his messengers with real miracles, real signs, and real wonders; such Satan cannot produce.