2 THESSALONIANS 2:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction — the apostasy (apostasia) must precede the parousia; it is an eschatological marker. The 'man of lawlessness' (anthrōpos tēs anomias) is a singular, apocalyptic figure—the final embodiment of rebellion against God.
Church Fathers on 2 Thessalonians 2:3
Here he discourses concerning the Antichrist, and reveals great mysteries. What is “the falling away?” He calls him Apostasy, as being about to destroy many, and make them fall away. So that if it were possible, He says, the very Elect should be offended. From Matthew 24:24 And he calls him “the man of sin.” For he shall do numberless mischiefs, and shall cause others to do them. But he calls him “the son of perdition,” because he is also to be destroyed. But who is he? Is it…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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