It should be translated dying, you shall not die or killing, you shall not die. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. The phrase the love of the truth appears only here in the New Testament, and adds a compelling thought to Pauls argument. The Subreddit dedicated to the understanding, discussion of, and loving of The Bible in all its greatness and everything it has to offer. We see this energy at work when Paul warns the Corinthians to remember how deceived they were by the deluding influence of demons that led them (by the nose) against all rational thought, even going to deaf and dumb idols to hear their pleas. If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? They willfully choose to love their sin, believe Satans lies, and hate the gospel and the Lord Jesus Christ. Its as if God would say, Okay, if you want to love falsehood and love unrighteousness instead of loving the truth, Ill see to it that your delusion is overpowering.. But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, in order to lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel who are estranged from Me through all their idols., You felt secure in your wickedness and said,No one sees me,Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you;For you have said in your heart,I am, and there is no one besides me.. Its hard. Now, thats not yet the strong delusion from God, but rather the deception from the lawless one, because we havent even gotten yet to Gods kicking in with deception. The ENERGEO of lawlessness in Antichrists who love not the truth, VERSUS the ENERGEO of Godliness in Christians who love Gods Word of Truth, which in the 1st century before the canon was set, existed in both Apostolic word or epistle but today is contained only in the 66 canonical books we call the Bible: 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work (1754 energeo); only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. The Watchman 1611 on Twitter Isaiah 29:9-14 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink, 1 Kings 22:18-22 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 11:8), God said to Isaiah, Go, and tell this people: Keep on listening, but do not perceive; keep on looking, but do not understand. Render the hearts of this people insensitive, their ears dull, and their eyes dim, otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and return and be healed. God told Isaiah that He would sovereignly prevent hard-hearted rejecters of the truth from responding to his preaching. So, the mystery of lawlessness (2 Thess.
