2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then shall the lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy by the brightness of his coming.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

In Context

7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work: only he who now restrains it will do so, until he is taken out of the way.

9The coming of the lawless one is through the working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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Cross References

Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is the seed that was sown by the wayside.

2 Thessalonians 1:8Taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:14That you keep the commandment without spot, free of reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 2:2-13

Cautions against False Alarm. ( a. d. 52.) 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means— From these words it appears that some among the Thessalonians had mistaken the apostle's meaning, in what he had written in his former epistle about the coming of Christ, by… Read the whole commentary →

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