2 Thessalonians 2:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. ”

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who opposeth - That is, he is distinguished as an opposer of the great system which God has revealed for human salvation, and of those who would serve God in purity in the gospel of his Son. No P...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Who opposeth and (f) exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; (4) so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (f) All men know who he...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Misconception of the Parousia. This section forms the heart of the epistle. The previous chapter is merely an introduction, and the following chapter merely a conclusion, to this paragraph. The...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

opposeth . Greek. antikeimai. Genitive translation be an adversary to. exalteth himself . Greek. huperairomai. See 2 Corinthians 12:7 . God . App-98. worshipped . an object of worship. Gr...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 An adversary, and that exalteth himself. The two epithets — man of sin, and son of perdition — intimate, in the first place, how dreadful the confusion would be, that the unseemliness...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Who opposeth and exalteth - He s...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For that day shall not come, except, &c.— "The day of Christ shall not come, except there come the apostacy first." The apostacy here described is plainly not of a civil, but of a religious nat...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. ( Daniel 11:36-37 .) The...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Great Apostasy 2. Spirit] i.e. a pretended revelation uttered by a false prophet. Letter as from us ] perhaps a forged letter (the probable meaning), cp. 2 Thessalonians 3:17 , or a misunder...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

EXCURSUS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PROPHECY, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 IN order to deal fairly with this difficult passage, it will be necessary sternly to exclude from our view all other passag...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 THE MAN OF SIN 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5 (R.V.) IN the first chapter of this Epistle Paul depicted the righteous judgment of God which accompanies the advent of Christ. Its terrors and...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Untroubled by Threatening Rumors 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 The Apostle sets himself to correct certain erroneous impressions which had unsettled the church in Thessalonica. Notice how reverently h...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle now stated clearly the order of events connected with the Second Advent of Jesus. He first announced the distinction between the two things that they were evidently confusing: ''the Comin...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) В¶ 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 son of perdition; (4) Who opposeth and exalteth h...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who opposeth ,.... Or is an opposer, an adversary of Christ, the antichrist; who opposes him in his kingly office, styling himself the head and spouse of the church, assuming to himself all power in...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Ver. 4. Who opposeth himself...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let no man deceive you by any means By any of these ways fore-mentioned, or any other; for that day shall not come, unless a falling away , η αποστασια, the apostacy, come first The article he...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In the first twelve verses of this chapter we are now presented with the striking, central message of the epistle. These things are not intended to satisfy indolent curiosity or to stir the excitemen...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Apostasy Foretold. A. D. 52. 3 --For that day shall not come, except there come a falling aw...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; A further description of this man of sin, by his opposition and exaltation. Who opposeth; or, o antikeimenov, the opposer; or rather, opposing, expressed in the participle of the present t...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Let no man beguile you in any way, for it will not be except the rebellion come first, and the man of sin (or ‘lawlessness') be revealed, the son of perdition, he who opposes and exalts himself agai...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 2 Thessalonians 2:1 . Beseech … by the coming of our Lord. —The English reader who consults the similar phrase “to beseech by” in Romans 12:1 will be wholly astr...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 I. The first part of this second Epistle aims at widening the view of the Thessalonian converts into the future the future bliss of believers, the future doom of the rebellio...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 . Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:1 . We beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord, the only hope of the saints, and by our gathering together to him. By the coming of our Lord reference must be had to t...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Who opposeth and exalteth Himself above all that is called God? Antichrist I. As opposite to Christ. Christ is the true Head and Lord of the Church ( Acts 10:36 ). That which is most remarkable...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—The apostle now proceeds to the principal object which he had in view in writing this Epistle. The Thessalonians had adopted erroneous notions concerning the advent; they...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Man of Sin and the Mystery of Iniquity. The coming of Anti-Christ before the end:
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:5 ; Daniel 11:36 ; Daniel 11:45 ; Daniel 7:25 ; Daniel 7:8 ; Daniel 8:12-14 ; Daniel 8:9-11 ; Ezekiel 28:2 ; Ezekiel 28:6 ; Ezekiel 28:9 ; Isaiah 14:13 ; Revelation 13:6 ;...
2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Second Coming in Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS You are, perhaps, aware that the Second Coming of Christ holds a very important place in both of Paul's Epistles to...

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary