2 Thessalonians 2:11 The Strong Delusion Explained?

[Oseas]

The names of the one we normally call the Antichrist:

1st and 2nd John -antichrist
2 Thessalonians -man of sin
2 Thessalonians -that Wicked
2 Thessalonians -the son of perdition
Daniel -little horn
Revelation -false prophet

Many names but he is still the same person.

TRUE.

 

[Brakelite]

other acts like fire from the sky like God has done

Like a false latter-rain/Pentecost?

 

[No Pre-TB]

Like what?

I’d rather let the spirit lead you. Posting scripture about something others disagree with will just push it out of topic and it gets lost in a wall of text. Those serious in eschatology would rather systematically analyze all claims and see if it holds weight rather then replying, “we disagree”, “you’re wrong”, “incorrect”….With that said, I read your previous reply in post #2. Much of it is correct. But there was more scripture that you didn’t post that links them. Nevertheless, In regards to that specific topic, I believe you’re on the right path.

 

[Oseas]

It's my opinion the strong delusion will be in the false wonders, "fire from heaven" performed by the false prophet seen in Revelation 13:13-14 below, that will deceive the world into making the image and receiving the mark, in perfect agreement with 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 below

Revelation 13:13-14KJV
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11KJV
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

By your post we see that Scriptures refer to TWO Beasts: FIRST the Beast of sea which receive a wound by the Sword(by the Word of GOD), and the Beast of the earth like a lamb, and he speaks as a Dragon, and he makes "'false wonders" and "will deceive the world".


THE FIRST POINT
As you and all know, there are many allegories in Revelation that need to be deciphered as is done to deceipher enigmas/puzzles;
Starting our analysis by the "sand" and by the "sea"- Revelation 13:v.1:
John said: And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a Beast rise up out of the sea, ...(Now, now, John was not in any beach, or a resort, of course, so why sand? why sea? Why Scripture took these two figures). Let's see:

- Sea means waters, many waters. As you and all know, Revelation 17:v.15 reveals: The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. By the way, the whore is the woman which rides upon the Beast of sea.

- And sand? What does it mean in Revelation 13:v.1? As I above said, John was not in any beach. So, why sand? Well, John, the Apostle, was a Jewish man, he was/ is a citzen of Israel, and GOD always made reference to Israel being as the sand of the sea.

That said, the above part of Scriptures that is being analysed reveals the person of John was in the middle of the people of Israel -the sand- seeing or watching to the Gentile peoples of the world, and he saw rising up out from the midst of the peoples a Beast - the Beast of sea - a Gentile Beast, of course, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.


THE BODY OF THE BEAST OF SEA
As we all can see, it is a strong and powerful Beast according the structures of his MONSTROUSY and terrible body as a maritime MONSTER. By the way, Genesis 1:v.20-21 ASV reveals about this monster: 20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth [c]in the open firmament of heaven.21 And God created the great SEA-MONSTER...


THE SEVEN HEADS - Revelation 17:v.9-10
The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Well, the woman -the whore - sitteth upon peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues, and where are placed the seven mountains? Well, the peoples, and nations , and multitudes of all tongues are situated/placed in 7 regions of the Earth: Europe, and Asia, and Africa, and Oceania/Australia, and North America, and Central America and South America.

The seven heads are also seven kings-seven rulers- linked to the montruousy Beast of sea. But five are fallen (died over time these last two millennia), and one is (today I can say this one, the sixth, already died too), and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. (The seventh will be elected in this current decade, and will replace Pope Francis, and the seventh will be also the last - the nickname adopted by him when elected may be by Paul, Paul VII)


THE TEN HORNS
The ten horns of the Beast have nothing to do with the sea, but with the sand, reason by which they are of a crowned family. By the way, they are in the context describing the kingdoms in the statue of Nebuchadnezzar's as the 10 toes of clay of the feet of the statue, and in the current time will be linked to the Beast of sea, reason by which Scriptures reveals they "have received no kingdom as yet; but (will) receive power as kings one hour with the Beast (of sea), because the little horn that will rise from the ten kings-the eleventh-will give his Power, and his Throne in Jerusalem, and great Authority, to the Beast of sea, and they will worship the Beast of sea- (the Great Delusion).


A NAME OF BLASPHEMY
The NAME of blasphemy upon 7 heads of the Beast of sea, the Gentile Beast, upon which rides the great whore, the woman, may be one like Vicarivs Filii Dei. According Scripture the number of the NAME of the Beast of sea may be COUNTED (simple) because it is the number of a MAN; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.