2 Thessalonians 2

Treated in 16 passages across the library.

  • 2:10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 4
  • 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 4
  • 2:3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for [it will not be], except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, 2
  • 2:12 that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2
  • 2:4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God. 1
  • 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only [there is] one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way. 1
  • 2:9 [even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 1
  • 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 1

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  1. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites 2 Thess. 2:3

    …from his frequently repeated caution, “Let no man deceive you;” [see Mark 13:5; Eph. 5:6; 2 Thess. 2:3] which had been altogether needless, had not those very persons who had that unction from…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Mystery of Iniquity cites 2 Thess. 2:3

    …y or apostasy from God, foretold by St. Paul in his Second Epistle to the Thessalonians? (2 Thess. 2:3.) Indeed, I would not dare to say, with George Fox, that this apostasy was universal; tha…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Thess 2: 4

    …eads of kings and emperors, when he usurps God’s title, ‘showing himself that he is God’? 2 Thess 2: 4. He seeks to make himself Lord of heaven, for he will canonise saints there; Lord of eart…

  4. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Enoch cites 2 Thessalonians 2:7

    …ssians 1:26-27), the mystery of Christ Himself (Colossians 2:2), the mystery of iniquity (2 Thessalonians 2:7), the mystery of the faith (1 Timothy 3:9), and the mystery of godliness (1 Timothy 3:16)…

  5. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites 2 Thes. ii. 9

    …ut. xviii. 10‒12; 2 Kings xxi. 1, 2, 6; 1 Chron. x. 13; Is. viii. 19, 20; 1 John iv. 1‒3; 2 Thes. ii. 9‒12, are passages to be used with this class. In dealing with all classes of deluded peopl…

  6. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels cites 2 Thes. ii. 10

    …t his skepticism arises from the fact that the “god of this world hath blinded his mind.” 2 Thes. ii. 10‒12, is useful in showing the origin of skepticism, “because they received not the love of…

  7. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Complaining cites 2 Thes. ii. 10

    … 1 Cor. i. 18; ii. 14; 2 Cor. iv. 3‒4; Dan. xii. 10; Rom. xi. 33, 34 and in extreme cases 2 Thes. ii. 10, 11, 12. b. Jno. vii. 17; Ps. xxv. 14; Matt. xi. 25, (see remarks under Serious Minded Sk…

  8. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    An exhortation to love God cites 2 Thess. ii. 10

    …. Why are men given up to strong delusions? Because “they receive not the love of truth” (2 Thess. ii. 10, 11). The more we love God, the more we hate those heterodox opinions that would draw us …

  9. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Means to make Grace victorious cites 2 Thess. ii. 10

    … Love is the best entertainer of truth; and when it is not entertained in the love of it, 2 Thess. ii. 10, being so lovely as it is, it leaveth the heart, and will stay no longer. It hath been a …

  10. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    God’s Call to Holiness cites 2 Thess. ii. 12

    …blame’ (Eph. i. 4). ‘Whom God chose from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification’ (2 Thess. ii. 12). ‘Elect according to the foreknowledge of the Father, through sanctification of the Spir…

  11. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Truth cites 2 Thess. ii. 12

    …—John xvii. 17. ‘God chose you unto salvation in sanctification and belief of the Truth.’—2 Thess. ii. 12. The chief means of sanctification that God uses is His word. And yet how much there is o…

  12. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    Sanctification cites 2 Thess. 2:13

    …God. 3. The third part of the answer to the question, how men are sanctified, is found in 2 Thess. 2:13 and in other passages, "But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren b…

  13. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Holy Spirit cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …6. ‘God chose you to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth.’—2 Thess. ii. 13. (See 1 Pet. i. 2.) It has sometimes been said, that while the Holiness of God stands out…

  14. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Concerning God’s purpose cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …e, by making our calling sure. “God hath chosen you to salvation through sanctification” (2 Thess. ii. 13). By the stream, we come at last to the fountain. If we find the stream of sanctification…

  15. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites 2 Thess 2: 13

    …are sanctified, we are elected. ‘God has chosen you to salvation through sanctification.’ 2 Thess 2: 13. This prepares for happiness, as the seed prepares for harvest. When the virgins had been…

  16. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites 2 Thessalonians 2:16

    …y feet I lie, Thou my whisper'd plaint hast heard.” August 11 “Everlasting consolation.” (2 Thessalonians 2:16) “Consolation.” There is music in the word: like David's harp, it charms away the evil sp…