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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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Two Signs Precede the End
To calm fears that the Day of the Lord had already begun, Paul gives two clear signs that must happen first. Commentators stress that these are prerequisites: 1) a great 'falling away' or apostasy from the faith, and 2) the public revealing of a powerful figure called 'the man of sin.' The absence of these events meant the end was not yet imminent.
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2 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let no man deceive you by any means. That is, regarding the coming of the Lord Jesus. This implies that there were then attempts to deceiv…
Let no man beguile you in any wise (μη τις υμας εξαπατηση κατα μηδενα τροπον). First aorist active subjunctive of εξαπαταω (old ve…
19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
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 …
Paul supplements his request in v.1 with a prohibition: “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way.” Apparently those who willfully and maliciously t…
16th Century
Protestant
Let no man deceive you. So that they may not groundlessly promise themselves the arrival of the joyful day of redemption in such a short t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let no man deceive you by any means By any of the above means; by pretending to a revelation from the Spirit; or to …
If errors arise among Christians, we should set them right; and good people will be careful to suppress errors that arise from mistaking their word…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the Apostle taught what will happen in the future regarding the punishments of the wicked and the rewards of the good. Here h…