2 Thessalonians 2:9 KJB
"Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
Ellicott commentary on the above verse:
(9) Even him, whose coming.—The “even him” does not stand in the Greek; and “whose” might, again, be rendered by for his own, or perhaps “though his own.” The purpose of the verses following is not merely to describe Antichrist more fully, but to compare word for word his coming with that which will annihilate him. Again is used of Antichrist a peculiar word consecrated to the Christ: “coming” (literally presence), being the word used in
2Thessalonians 2:8, as well as
2Thessalonians 2:1, and often. In spite of the sham being well got up, it will be seen to be a sham.
Is . . . with all power.—“Is:” St. Paul sees the future as present. The predicate is not “after the working,” but “in all power,” &c. The advent of Antichrist will be in (i.e., surrounded with, accompanied by) all kinds of miracles, “according to the working of Satan:” i.e., not only wrought by Satan, but up to the full capacity of Satan to work them. The word “lying” (literally, of falsehood) should go with all three names, “all counterfeit power and signs and wonders.” The three words are piled up to heighten the terror of the description; if you press them they mean that there will be a display of power, to attest Antichrist’s doctrine (signs), and to keep men spellbound in admiration of him (wonders). Antichrist, like Christ (
1Timothy 6:15), has one to support him—Satan instead of God; he, like Christ (
Luke 21:25), will have his miracles—but miracles of trickery, not of truth.
So this false messiah the antichrist will have some type of show when he is revealed. How this will be done, who knows! Could they use the skies to project some type of display, maybe. But what is important is that everyone knows that this antichrist must first be revealed BEFORE the Lord returns (as told in 2 Thess chapter 2). Many of Satan's agents are pushing false doctrines to prepare Christians to receive the antichrist by telling them the Lord will return to save them before the antichrist (early rapture timing doctrine aka pre-trib rapture (there is no end time trib period btw)).