2 Thessalonians 2

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1. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 4, Chapter 7 — Of the Beginning and Rise of the Romish Papacy, Till It Attained a Height by Which the Liberty of the Church Was Destroyed, and All True Rule Overthrown cites 2 Thess. 2:4

   …be understood of the Papacy. Paul says that Antichrist would sit in the temple of God (2 Thess. 2:4). In another passage, the Spirit, portraying him in the person of Antiochus, says that…

2. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

   Sanctification cites 2 Thess 2:13

   …to acceptation. (6.) Without sanctification we can show no sign of our election. 2 Thess 2:13. Election is the cause of our salvation, sanctification is our evidence. Sanctification…

3. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

   Our Hope! cites 2 Thess. ii. 16

   “Good hope through grace.”—2 Thess. ii. 16. “I hope,” is a very common expression. Everybody can say, “I hope.” About no subject is…

4. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   The Great Gathering cites 2 Thess. ii. 1

   …by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him."—2 Thess. ii. 1. The text which heads this page contains an expression which deserves no common…

5. Communion with God · John Owen

   Observations and inferences concerning the Spirit cites 2 Thess. ii. 2

   …of new doctrines by the Spirit; whose deceits in the first church Paul intimateth, 2 Thess. ii. 2; calling on men not to be “shaken in mind by spirit.” The truth is, the spirits of these…

6. 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…

7. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   The Mystery of Iniquity cites 2 Thess. 2:3

   …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…

8. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 4, Chapter 9 — Of Councils and Their Authority cites 2 Thess. 2:3

   …defection will take place, a defection which cannot come until pastors first forsake God (2 Thess. 2:3), why do we spontaneously walk blindfold to our own destruction? Wherefore, we cannot on…

9. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

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

   …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…

10. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Exordium cites 2 Thess. ii. 4

    …his minions whom he knows not to be saints, setting himself in the place of God. (2 Thess. ii. 4.) . All that I say concerning those saints of yours, or rather, ours, is this: — that…

11. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    Discussion: Part the First cites 2 Thess. ii. 4

    …my own, I follow Paul, who, writing to the Thessalonians concerning Antichrist, saith, (2 Thess. ii. 4.) “that he should exalt himself above all that is God, as preached and worshipped:”…

12. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 2 — Comparison Between the False Church and the True cites 2 Thess. 2:4

    …Daniel and Paul foretold that Antichrist would sit in the temple of God (Dan. 9:27; 2 Thess. 2:4); we regard the Roman Pontiff as the leader and standard-bearer of that wicked and…

13. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Idolatry cites 2 Thess. ii. 4

    …many suppose. It is an evil that, like the man of sin, “sits in the very temple of God.” (2 Thess. ii. 4.) It is a sin that we all need to watch and pray against continually. It creeps into our…

14. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Enoch cites 2 Thessalonians 2:7

    …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…

15. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Apostolic Fears cites 2 Thess. ii. 7

    …than that “the mystery of iniquity” began already to work before the Apostles were dead. (2 Thess. ii. 7.) “Even now,” says St. John, “There are many Antichrists.” (1 John ii. 18.) And no fact…

16. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 2 Thess. 2:8

    …the spirit of his mouth,” and destroy all impiety “with the brightness of his coming,” (2 Thess. 2:8, Calv. Com). 43. The third petition is, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.…

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

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

    …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…

18. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Prefatory Address to King Francis cites 2 Thess. 2:9

    …that the reign of antichrist would be “withall power, and signs, and lying wonders” (2 Thess. 2:9). But our opponents tell us that their miracles are wrought not by idols, not by…

19. The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    The Latent Power of the Soul cites 2 THESSALONIANS 2:9

    …whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:9 His conclusion was that the believer’s soul-power must be kept under the cross — not…

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

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

    …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…

21. 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…

22. 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…

23. 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…

24. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Victory not to be had without fighting cites 2 Thess. ii. 10

    …Satan and his factors power over them, since they will not receive the truth in love, 2 Thess. ii. 10; take him, Jesuit, take him, Satan, blind him and bind him, and lead him to perdition.…

25. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 4 — How God Works in the Hearts of Men cites 2 Thess. 2:11

    …they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth,” (2 Thess. 2:11, 12). But in the same transaction there is always a wide difference between what the Lord…

26. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Unity of God cites 2 Thess 2:11

    …‘God has given them up to strong delusions, to believe a lie, that they may be damned.’ 2 Thess 2:11. (2.) If there be but one God, then there can be but one true religion in the world. ‘One…

27. 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…

28. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Truth cites 2 Thess. ii. 12

    …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…

29. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …him, being laid down as the cause of sending his Son. So Rom. ix. 11, 12; Eph. i. 4, 5; 2 Thess. ii. 13, 14; 1 John iv. 8, 9. (2.) John xiv. 23, there is mention of that other kind of love…

30. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    The Holy Spirit in Thessalonians cites 2 Thessalonians 2:13

    …chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." 2 Thessalonians 2:13. "Quench not the Spirit." 1 Thessalonians 5:19. The first three of these four passages…

31. Communion with God · John Owen

    How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …chooses us to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,” 2 Thess. ii. 13. This the Father designed as the first and immediate end of electing love; and proposes…

32. 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…

33. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

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

    …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…

34. 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…

35. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Holy Spirit cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …‘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…

36. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 1 — The Benefits of Christ Made Available to Us by the Secret Operation of the Spirit cites 2 Thess. 2:13

    …chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,” (2 Thess. 2:13); by this passage briefly reminding us, that faith itself is produced only by the Spirit.…

37. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Sanctification cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …of the Thessalonian believers, he says, “I know your election of God.” (1 Peter i. 2; 2 Thess. ii. 13; Rom. viii. 29; Eph. i. 4; 1 Thess. i. 3, 4.) He that boasts of being one of God’s elect…

38. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Scriptures cites 2 Thess 2:13

    …therefore sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth, are put together. 2 Thess 2:13. If the word written be not believed, it is like writing on water, which makes no…

39. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Effectual Calling cites 2 Thess 2:13

    …earnest and pledge of glory. ‘God has chosen you to salvation, through sanctification.’ 2 Thess 2:13. We may read God’s predestinating love in the work of grace in our heart. Use four: Let…

40. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Holy Ghost cites 2 Thess. ii. 13

    …(John vi. 63; iii. 8; xvi. 9, 10; Eph. iv. 30; 1 Cor. vi. 19; Rom. viii. 15, 16, 26; 2 Thess. ii. 13; Rom. v. 5; xv. 13; Gal. v. 5, 2.5; Rom. viii. 1, 13.) I may not tarry longer on this…

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