2Th. 1 2Th. 1:4 - 2.13.1 2Th. 1:5 2 - 3.3.4, 3.10.7 2Th. 1:6 3 - 3.16.7, 3.17.14, 4.14.3.1 2Th. 1:7 6 - 3.1.12, 3.8.6, 3.17.14, 3.19.14, 4.14.3....
\\INTRODUCTION TO 2 THESSALONIANS 2\\ In this chapter the apostle guards against a notion, as if the second coming of Christ was at hand; declares t...
In keeping with his title of ?Antichrist,? he will be an imitator of Christ (e.g., the object of worship, worldwide dominion, a throne). This tendenc...
An intentional contrast is seen between the Lamb and the Beast. The Lamb versus The BeastSimilarityLambBeastSlainBefore history (1Pe. 1Pe. 1:17-20) At...
the beast was captured Captured is ??????? [epiasth?] : ?seize, arrest, take into custody.?1 and with him the False Prophet who worked signs in his ...
A notable characteristic of the Beast will be his great intelligence. Daniel describes him as a horn (kingly power) which had ?eyes like the eyes of ...
The False Prophet is the second beast which John sees which comes up out of the earth [#3-#18] having two horns like a lamb and who spoke like a drag...
The most controversial aspect of the Antichrist concerns his origin. Clearly he is empowered by Satan (Dan. Dan. 8:24; 2Th. 2Th. 2:9). Scripture also ...
But the cowardly Cowardly is ??????? [deilois] : ?timid [ones],?1 ?persons showing fear in a shameful way.?2 The word is used to describe lack of fa...
a few even in Sardis God never lumps the faithful in with the errant in his assessment. Even in the midst of a wicked culture, there are those who tru...
I know Perfect tense, ???? [oida] , ?I have known.? His knowledge of their past works results in the commendations and exhortations which presently f...
they had a king over them These locusts are to be contrasted with natural locusts which have no king: ?The locusts have no king, yet they all advance...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
one of his heads The head which is wounded is the seventh head:Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the wo...
if anyone wants to harm them Although set forth as a conditional statement, the remainder of the passage implies that the vast majority of people stro...
cast out This is the first stage in the de facto fulfillment of what was previously accomplished de jure at Christ?s First Coming (Luke Luke 10:18; Jo...
you say ?????? [legeis] , you are presently saying. I am rich The attitude of the city of Laodicea had infected the church. ?It is evident that the C...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
like a leopard . . . bear . . . lion The characteristics of the first three beasts in Daniel?s night vision contribute to this beast of the end (Dan....
white horse This white horse is the first of four horses of different colors, similar to the horses seen by Zechariah (Zec. Zec. 1:8; Zec. 6:2-6).1 S...