2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the
apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
ERV
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.
EXB
Do not let anyone ·fool [deceive] you in any way. That day of the Lord [v. 2] will not come until the ·turning away from God [great rebellion; apostasy; Matt. 24:11–12; 1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 3:1–5; 2 Pet. 2:3; Jude 18] happens and the Man of ·Evil [Wickedness; L Lawlessness; C probably the Antichrist; 1 John 2:18; Rev. 13], ·who is on his way to hell [L the son of destruction; John 17:12], appears.
PHILLIPS
Now we do implore you, by the very certainty of Christ’s coming and of our meeting him together, to keep your heads and not be thrown off balance by any prediction or message or letter purporting to come from us, and saying that the day of Christ is almost here. Don’t let anyone deceive you by any means whatsoever. That day will not come before there arises a definite rejection of God and the appearance of the lawless man. He is the product of all that leads to death, and he sets himself up in opposition to every religion. He himself takes his seat in the temple of God, to show that he really claims to be God.
ME: I know Paul is talking about the coming of the antichrist. AS you can see from Bible dictionaries, I am correct that the Anti-Christ comes just before the Great Total falling away aka Apostasy.
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2 Thessalonians
well-known part of Christian teaching (Matthew 24:10 .; 1 Timothy 4:1-3 ; 2 Timothy 3:1-9 ; 2 Timothy 4:3-4 ). Some manuscripts read “man of sin”(instead of “lawlessness”), but there is no real difference in meaning for “sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4
Jerusalem
church. He kept in contact with the Jerusalem church and brought them a significant offering towards the close of his ministry. He envisioned the “man of sin” who comes before the Day of the Lord as appearing in Jerusalem (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 ). “Out of Zion” would come the
Man of Lawlessness
see antichrist ; lawlessness, man of sin.
Perdition
destruction. The phrase “son of perdition” describes the person who has fallen victim to this destruction (compare Judas in John 17:12 ). The “man of sin” is doomed to perdition (2 Thessalonians 2:3 ). A form of this word is used in Revelation 9:11 to describe the ultimate enemy of
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