2 Thessalonians 2:10 meaning

[Aunty Jane]

Greetings members,
This verse has been popping up in my thoughts allot recently, and making me think more on it than any other time over the decades. It would be nice if any here would share their interpretation, and most of all, do you think this pertains only to un-belief of the gospel truth, or truth in general?
I have a friend who believes this is also for the church, today. Anyone out there who would like to give their take?
Thank you!

Hey Nancy...great question.
But I don’t think anyone can take a verse and explain it without context....so here it is...

The chapter starts off by giving us the setting....

“Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers. . . .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.”

So this is about the return of Christ and the gathering of his elect....but it was not going to be without problems....the devil would try to sabotage this event through his minions....a rebellion or apostasy was going to get in the way.

“And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.. . . .For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work.”

Back there in the first century, this apostasy was “already at work”.....meaning that it was already in evidence way back then, so it’s a not new rebellion...it’s an old one.....continuing to this day! But back in the first century something, or someone, was restraining it. Who or what would that be? Who was holding it back?

“Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.”

Who were charged with keeping things going in Christ’s absence? Who needed to be “out of the way”?
It could only be the apostles....

“And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.”

So after the apostles left the earthly scene, the restraint was gone, and the rebellion spread out and continued to flood the world.
It comes to a head when Christ returns....and it is Jesus who will “kill” this rebellion....bringing it to an end.

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”

Satan is at the back of this rebellion and he used “the church” that he had corrupted to do it. This is the enemy within. (2 Peter2:1-3; 2 Tim 4:1-3) He has used all manner of trickery, imitating the miracles that Jesus and his apostles performed, but these “false signs and wonders” will only work on those who do not know the true God or his Son. They have no love for the truth because they love the lies, that this church system has fed them, and do not want to part with them.

What is God’s response?

“Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”

The things that they love are the things that God hates....so he allows them the delusion that they prefer because they have no appreciation for the truth....they take pleasure in what God finds unacceptable.

It will not end well for those who love what God hates. (Psalm 97:10; Rom 12:9)

That is how I would explain this verse in context....

 

[amigo de christo]

Wonderful, thank you.

In this case, that doting is indulgence in meaningless religious vernacular which results in all those -isms people like to throw around whenever they think they know what I'm saying.

You call me all sorts of things when you won't even look up the words I use.

How do I know?

You can't even bring yourself to spell the common words right. You clearly don't care about your words.

Be on gaurd my friend .
While you are partly correct about all those isms
there is a very dark force at work
that is actually also putting TRUTH in that bible as an ism . I been watching them do this .
THEY begin by using the bad examples but move quickly into trying to also remove TRUTH
that should NOT have been removed or called an ism .
And the greatest ism of all came to do just that .
EcumenicalISM . they always use partial truths but will do so to plant deadly lies and to remove
TRUTH as well . SO watch out for that .

 

[Nancy]

Thank you all for your replies! All good replies as well But, there is a part of my OP that was not replied to:

"and most of all, do you think this pertains only to un-belief of the gospel truth, or truth in general?"

You see, I have a couple of neighbors in their later 70's who do not want to "know the truth" one by admission saying to me "I don't WANT to believe it". It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak to folks about the biblical truths. Not to mention, the lies of this world that continue to keep them in fear and sticking their heads in the sand...like a child plugging their ears and going lalalalala.

So, truth is truth to me weather it be about the Lord's truth or anything even outside of the written Word of God.
All liars have their place in hell saith the Word of God!

Thank you,
Enjoy your day!

 

[amigo de christo]

Thank you all for your replies! All good replies as well But, there is a part of my OP that was not replied to:

"and most of all, do you think this pertains only to un-belief of the gospel truth, or truth in general?"

You see, I have a couple of neighbors in their later 70's who do not want to "know the truth" one by admission saying to me "I don't WANT to believe it". It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak to folks about the biblical truths. Not to mention, the lies of this world that continue to keep them in fear and sticking their heads in the sand...like a child plugging their ears and going lalalalala.

So, truth is truth to me weather it be about the Lord's truth or anything even outside of the written Word of God.
All liars have their place in hell saith the Word of God!

Thank you,
Enjoy your day!

The two are one . Meaning YES it had to do WITH Unbelief IN JESUS CHRIST .
But if one believes not his words Then they are in UNBELEIF no matter how much the lip says I BLEIEVE .
WHO WE B ELEIVE matters .
Take a look at israel after the flesh . THEY did not say WE DONT BELEIVE IN GOD
They simply did not BELIEVE HIM . and thus were made to die in the wilderness .
THE TWO IS ONE sister . IF a man cliams to not believe JESUS IS THE CHRIST , THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM
IF a man cliams to BELIEVE JESUS is the CHRIST and yet beleives not HIS words , twists them
THEY DO NOT BLEIEV E HIM , at most they follow another jesus created by the doctrines of men .

 

[amigo de christo]

Thank you all for your replies! All good replies as well But, there is a part of my OP that was not replied to:

"and most of all, do you think this pertains only to un-belief of the gospel truth, or truth in general?"

You see, I have a couple of neighbors in their later 70's who do not want to "know the truth" one by admission saying to me "I don't WANT to believe it". It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak to folks about the biblical truths. Not to mention, the lies of this world that continue to keep them in fear and sticking their heads in the sand...like a child plugging their ears and going lalalalala.

So, truth is truth to me weather it be about the Lord's truth or anything even outside of the written Word of God.
All liars have their place in hell saith the Word of God!

Thank you,
Enjoy your day!

Then those neighbors DO NOT BELIEVE IN HIM . They at most beleive in a jesus that feeds their own hearts lustful desires .
FOR This cause was i born and for this reason came i into the world
TO TESTIFY of THE TRUTH
all who are OF the TRUTH come to ME .
JESUS made it clear that if a man keeps not His words , HIS sayings
THEY HAVE NO FOUNDATION . built that house on sinkin sand they surely did .

 

[amigo de christo]

Any who comes TO ME and does not my sayings is as a man who built his own on sinking sand .
NO FOUNDATION .
IF ye love me you would keep my sayings .
WHY do you call ME LORD and YET DO NOT what i say .

 

[JLB]

All liars have their place in hell saith the Word of God!

‘Amen.

Very true.

This truth brings a healthy fear of the Lord into my life which I cherish and ask the Lord for constantly.


To be filled with the Spirit of the fear of the Lord that turns me away (repent) from the snares of death.


Cultivating a healthy awe and respect for God and His word is something this generation of believers are lacking.


The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27

 

[amigo de christo]

‘Amen.

Very true.

This truth brings a healthy fear of the Lord into my life which I cherish and ask the Lord for constantly.


To be filled with the Spirit of the fear of the Lord that turns me away (repent) from the snares of death.


Cultivating a healthy awe and respect for God and His word is something this generation of believers are lacking.


The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27

And now for yet another reminder of just how deadly it is for one to have made and have l oved a lie .
Cause YES their final destintation will surely be the lake of fire .
AND WHO IS A LIAR
HE who denies JESUS IS THE CHRIST , HE is anti christ .
DO LET US REMEMBER THIS when we see the LIE that so many call love
that HAS TOTALLY MADE VOID the dire need to HAVE HAD TO BELEIVE on JESUS THE CHRIST .
Ecumenical interfaith interreligious dialgoue and its co workers , CALL JESUS A LIAR .
THEY make claiim all religoins are serving the same GOD differently , coming to him in different ways .
RATHER ODD
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO THE FATHER , AND THAT BY JESUS THE CHRIST.
we are being lied too . but more and more stay clung to this ecumeincal dung
which is and has been leading them to the lie .

 

[amigo de christo]

‘Amen.

Very true.

This truth brings a healthy fear of the Lord into my life which I cherish and ask the Lord for constantly.


To be filled with the Spirit of the fear of the Lord that turns me away (repent) from the snares of death.


Cultivating a healthy awe and respect for God and His word is something this generation of believers are lacking.


The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27

a prophet of old once said
THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD in them .
What became of the peoples of Israel , of Jersualem
has surely now befallen upon much of christendom itself .
And as GOD had told moses that the peoples would fall away
And as GOD , CHRIST , even the apostels warned us of the same , Falling away
SO TOO it cometh to pass .
MANY love just as did many in jersualem . THEY love to hear the smooth things
and are fast to holler AWAY with this biblical version of GOD and OF HIS CHRIST
give us another one . And the image of their god , of his love and of his Christ
IS NOT THE LOVE OF GOD , OR OF CHRIST . the devil can say GOD IS LOVE
i guarantee he can . HE can quoate any truth , BUT BEWARE HE GONNA TWIST IT as do his many co workers
Time for us all to make our last hour final stand and to contend for the true faith
and to get this people back into the scriptures so as they can learn .

 

[Wrangler]

Anyone out there who would like to give their take?

Thank you for the question Nancy. This verse is parallel to one of the scariest verses in the whole Bible to me. Luke 22:31 (CEV)

Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you​

Terrifying to me that God is apparently deferring to the will of Satan in this passage. However, we ought to be honored and humbled that God has such trust in our faith that we can withstand any test. I believe the proper context of your question is to look at v10-12 (VOICE) and other parallel verses:

10 he employs every manner of wicked deception to wile away those who are destined for eternal death because they reject the love of the truth that leads to salvation. 11 Because of this, God sends a deceptive influence over them so they will wander from the truth and believe the lie. 12 As a result, God will judge all of those who did not entrust themselves to the truth when it faced them but instead reveled in wickedness.​

Resolution to this is in rejecting OSAS, in the notion that the gates of heaven will be breached by lip service and habitual sin. Many Christians are deceived into supposing saying you believe in God is enough. It's not. (Why they are deceived is taking too literally such verses as Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”)

Faith = Belief + Action. It is faith that seals our fate, not lip service. Is our faith real or is it just lip service? While God knows, I believe we live for his glory and to demonstrate our faith to others through our action. This requires testing to glorify His divine justice, where all can see the truth of our faith. 1 Peter 1:7-9 (Living Bible) makes this obvious.

7 These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of his return.​

8 You love him even though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. 9 And your further reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.​

Our faith is being tested. The test will not be easy but the reward makes it worthwhile. Praise God. Hope this helps.

 

[amigo de christo]

Thank you for the question Nancy. This verse is parallel to one of the scariest verses in the whole Bible to me. Luke 22:31 (CEV)

Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you​

Terrifying to me that God is apparently deferring to the will of Satan in this passage. However, we ought to be honored and humbled that God has such trust in our faith that we can withstand any test. I believe the proper context of your question is to look at v10-12 (VOICE) and other parallel verses:

10 he employs every manner of wicked deception to wile away those who are destined for eternal death because they reject the love of the truth that leads to salvation. 11 Because of this, God sends a deceptive influence over them so they will wander from the truth and believe the lie. 12 As a result, God will judge all of those who did not entrust themselves to the truth when it faced them but instead reveled in wickedness.​

Resolution to this is in rejecting OSAS, in the notion that the gates of heaven will be breached by lip service and habitual sin. Many Christians are deceived into supposing saying you believe in God is enough. It's not. (Why they are deceived is taking too literally such verses as Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”)

Faith = Belief + Action. It is faith that seals our fate, not lip service. Is our faith real or is it just lip service? While God knows, I believe we live for his glory and to demonstrate our faith to others through our action. This requires testing to glorify His divine justice, where all can see the truth of our faith. 1 Peter 1:7-9 (Living Bible) makes this obvious.

7 These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of his return.​

8 You love him even though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. 9 And your further reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.​

Our faith is being tested. The test will not be easy but the reward makes it worthwhile. Praise God. Hope this helps.

Faith equals belief and action
Very true my friend . NOW GO examine the ecumenical intefaith interreligious dialgoue
AND YOU SEE what they say . ITS all of anti christ . that is why i been warning us all so much
to get the heck outta anything ecumeincal .
cause their faith , their beleif is in A LIE . As if all religoins serve the same GOD we do
and are coming to him differently .
ONLY ONE WAY TO GOD , BY FAITH IN JESUS THE CHRIST . THEY made that totally void . ANTI CHRIST
and many anti christs are also wearing wool these days .

 

[Wrangler]

“What is Truth?” - Pontius Pilate

I’m thinking of a general disregard for truth. Deceit has so many forms. Does the truth matter anymore?

Great question @Lambano! I was deceived by a weather forecast this morning. I called off work expecting 8 inches of snow for the return trip. Now it could be only 2 inches.

However, in context, @Nancy's question is not about general disregard for truth but THE question, which is the burden of our faith. Jesus spoke about counting the costs and there is a cost to our faith; it is the testament of our actions to the glory of God. If our actions are abysmal, so to is our witness. <sigh>

Our culture is not an honor based culture. However, in honor based cultures, shame is a powerful motivator. One can hardly imagine a greater shame than being a poor representative of the living God. In politics, agents of the government are fired over poor performance. Our shame is made public when the Lord tells us to go to the left with the goats, proclaiming he never knew us, the just decision that we are not his sheep based on our habitual actions.

It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God!
Hebrews 10:31

 

[Nancy]

Thank you for the question Nancy. This verse is parallel to one of the scariest verses in the whole Bible to me. Luke 22:31 (CEV)

Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you​

Terrifying to me that God is apparently deferring to the will of Satan in this passage. However, we ought to be honored and humbled that God has such trust in our faith that we can withstand any test. I believe the proper context of your question is to look at v10-12 (VOICE) and other parallel verses:

10 he employs every manner of wicked deception to wile away those who are destined for eternal death because they reject the love of the truth that leads to salvation. 11 Because of this, God sends a deceptive influence over them so they will wander from the truth and believe the lie. 12 As a result, God will judge all of those who did not entrust themselves to the truth when it faced them but instead reveled in wickedness.​

Resolution to this is in rejecting OSAS, in the notion that the gates of heaven will be breached by lip service and habitual sin. Many Christians are deceived into supposing saying you believe in God is enough. It's not. (Why they are deceived is taking too literally such verses as Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”)

Faith = Belief + Action. It is faith that seals our fate, not lip service. Is our faith real or is it just lip service? While God knows, I believe we live for his glory and to demonstrate our faith to others through our action. This requires testing to glorify His divine justice, where all can see the truth of our faith. 1 Peter 1:7-9 (Living Bible) makes this obvious.

7 These trials are only to test your faith, to see whether or not it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of his return.​

8 You love him even though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. 9 And your further reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.​

Our faith is being tested. The test will not be easy but the reward makes it worthwhile. Praise God. Hope this helps.

Thank you @Wrangler, for your reply.

"Luke 22:31 (CEV)
Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you"

It seems kind of off to say that Satan "demanded"...this is the first time reading that verse in this way. Satan can desire, or ask God but he cannot "demand" God to do anything. Yes, God does use the enemy to test and chastise us plenty...and yes, it can be a scary verse.

11"Because of this, God sends a deceptive influence over them so they will wander from the truth and believe the lie."

This version seems to say that these truth deniers were once in the truth, and for sure that would be a good argument against OSAS. But, I do not see it written like this in any of the other versions .

Either way, we need to be always malleable for the Lord to continue to mold us into the likeness of Christ.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply.

​

 

[Wrangler]

It seems kind of off to say that Satan "demanded"...this is the first time reading that verse in this way.

Many translations render the verse "demanded." Others render it desired or asked. For me, I have confidence God is more powerful than Satan but I also know Satan will use any tactic to achieve his ends to mock God. No matter the rendering for "demand" the troubling part for me is God apparently acquiescing to Satan's initiative. Yet, we can be reassured by Genesis 50:20 and Romans 8:28, can't we?

I do not see it written like this in any of the other versions .

This is why I like to refer to different translations. If you notice, you'll see that I often quote different translations. Depending on the verse, one translation hits me deeper than others.

I do believe they all say the same basic thing. It's just a translator's challenge given the various senses of words - and the fact that there are many times there is not a literal equivalent, i.e., something is lost in the translation. The VOICE translation opened my eyes to the eternal question philosophers and theologians have struggled with for millennia. What is the purpose of life?
2 Corinthians 5:18 (VOICE) (italics is embedded study note for clarification)
All of this is a gift from our Creator God, who has pursued us and brought us into a restored and healthy relationship with Him through the Anointed. And He has given us the same mission, the ministry of reconciliation, to bring others back to Him.

Other translations made me overlook the significance of this verse. NLV "All this comes from God. He is the One Who brought us to Himself when we hated Him. He did this through Christ. Then He gave us the work of bringing others to Him." This made me focus on feeling guilty for hating God and I visualized physically bringing people to God rather than reconciliation.

 

[Wrangler]

aith equals belief and action
Very true my friend . NOW GO examine the ecumenical intefaith interreligious dialgoue

I'm glad you mentioned this. I negotiated a deal with the owners of this site that every time you use the word "interfaith" a penny is added to my treasure in heaven. Thanks to you, I'm in the millions now. LOL

 

[XtraPercept]

Be on gaurd my friend

No.

God's got me.

I'm fine, thanks.

 

[Marvelloustime]

Faith equals belief and action
Very true my friend . NOW GO examine the ecumenical intefaith interreligious dialgoue
AND YOU SEE what they say . ITS all of anti christ . that is why i been warning us all so much
to get the heck outta anything ecumeincal .
cause their faith , their beleif is in A LIE . As if all religoins serve the same GOD we do
and are coming to him differently .
ONLY ONE WAY TO GOD , BY FAITH IN JESUS THE CHRIST . THEY made that totally void . ANTI CHRIST
and many anti christs are also wearing wool these days .

@amigo de christo

 

[GRACE ambassador]

2 Thessalonians 2:10 meaning?:​

Great Bible question about:

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they re-​

ceived not The Love of The Truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians 2:10 AV)​

​

Where/whom did the "all deceivableness of unrighteousness" come from?:

"Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders"​

(2 Thessalonians 2:9 AV)​

​

Is this not "the man Of Sin, the son Of Perdition" (aka 'anti-christ'), when he appears in Israel's
Time Of Jacob's Trouble?

Thus, this doctrine sounds like "no Second Chance" for those who spurned God's Gospel Of Grace,
and Were "left behind" after God's Great GRACE Departure! And Even Further, Next Notice This
Double Deception?:

"And for This Cause God Shall Send them Strong Delusion, that they should believe a lie: That​

they all might be damned who believed not The Truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."​

(2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 AV)​

​

Which "lie" will they believe? Is it not in the Same Context in verses 3 and 4?:

"...that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself​

above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he As God sitteth in the temple​

of God, shewing himself that he is God."​

​

Thus, conclusion, those who "heard, understood, and Received Not The Love of The Truth",
In God's "Dispensation Of Grace" Today, are "left behind And Double Deceived During
the Time of Jacob's Trouble, "Will Believe the lie", take the "mark of the beast" worshipping
the anti-christ, And Will 'Perish' (Be Damned) (see Also Revelation 19:20 AV) .

Amen.

 

[Aunty Jane]

there is a part of my OP that was not replied to:

"and most of all, do you think this pertains only to un-belief of the gospel truth, or truth in general?"

You see, I have a couple of neighbors in their later 70's who do not want to "know the truth" one by admission saying to me "I don't WANT to believe it". It is becoming increasingly difficult to speak to folks about the biblical truths. Not to mention, the lies of this world that continue to keep them in fear and sticking their heads in the sand...like a child plugging their ears and going lalalalala.

There is one passage in particular that tells us plainly what criteria is used to separate those who will inherit salvation and those who will not.

2 Thess 1:3-10...NASB...

“We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.”

So endurance on the part of those who follow Jesus is needed because the world doesn’t like them....and will make sure that they know it.
The people of the world don’t want to be told what to do, and they don’t know how to be unselfish. Everything is all about them. Christ’s disciples have to stand out as different.

“This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.”

So, Paul clearly identifies those who will inherit life from those who deserve death.
Those who persecute Christ’s disciples will receive a just retribution...but they are not the only ones who will fare badly....”those who do not know God”, because they don’t want to know him (like your neighbors, fingers in their ears)....as well as those who know about him, but fail to “obey” his teachings.....they are also in line for the same retribution.

As these last days progress, people will have decided which side of the fence they want to choose.....the trouble is that satan has sabotaged the fence so that those sitting on it will fall when it collapses.

We have to decisively choose before the end comes, and be well clear of that fence...on one side or the other, as Jesus said of those “neither hot nor cold”.....

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.” (Rev 3:14-16 NASB)

Satan will make all our decisions harder as his permitted rulership comes to an end. God used the rebellion to institute the greatest object lesson mankind will ever have. Since we could not be told about the value of obedience, God handed rulership over to the god that they chose to obey...to show them what they could not be told.....the far reaching results and consequences of disobedience. In this way, God has created precedents so that the issues raised in Eden can never be raised again. All would be fully addressed and settled.

God knows what he is doing, to achieve the greatest success for the most faithful among us, and to reward them with everlasting blessings. That is what makes going through all this worthwhile......knowing that a short life of trouble will pale into insignificance compared with an eternity of joy and happiness. It’s what God wanted to give us from the beginning....but abuse of free will led to a detour.

It will never happen again....as those who learned the lesson will never want to go there again.

 

[ScottA]

“What is Truth?” - Pontius Pilate

I’m thinking of a general disregard for truth. Deceit has so many forms. Does the truth matter anymore? If not, what does?

Unfortunately the truth doesn't hurt the dead. They only fear it when it means something is taken away from them, and they are likely to be all the more callus when their short time is close to running out.