Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with
thee
Or "be joined with thee", be "partner with thee" F6, as
antichrist affects to be; who may well be called "the throne of
iniquity", since the dragon, the old serpent, and Satan, gave him
his power, seat, or throne, and great authority: his coming is
after the working of Satan, with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness; he sits and enacts, practices and countenances,
all manner of iniquity; he sits in the temple of God, showing
himself as if he was God; he claims all power in heaven and in
earth; takes upon him to dispense with the laws of God and men,
and makes new laws, and binds the consciences of men with them;
presumes to forgive sin, which none but God can do; and to open
the gates of heaven to whom he pleases; see ( Revelation
13:2 ) ( 2
Thessalonians 2:4 2
Thessalonians 2:9 2
Thessalonians 2:10 ) , but can these things be allowed of
shall not such pride and arrogance, and horrible iniquity be
punished with the utmost severity? doubtless it will:
which frameth mischief by a law?
does all manner of mischief to men, without control, as if he had
a law for doing it; or makes a law that all men shall worship
him, or receive his mark in their right hand, or forehead; or
else shall not buy or sell, yea, be killed; see ( Revelation
13:15-17 ) , or "against law" F7; against the laws of God
and man; for antichrist is (o
anomouv) , "the lawless one", spoken of in ( 2
Thessalonians 2:8 ) .