2 THESSALONIANS 2:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false — divine judgment takes the form of abandonment to delusion (planes, active deception); God 'sends' (pempei) the lie they chose to embrace. Hardening is the consequence of repeatedly rejecting truth.
Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 2:11
“That they might be judged.” He does not say, that they might be punished; for even before this they were about to be punished; but “that they might be condemned,” that is, at the dreadful Seat of Judgment, in order that they might be without excuse. “Who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” He calls Christ, “the Love of the Truth.” “For because,” says he, “they received not the love of the truth.” For He was both, and came for the sake of both, both…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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