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Day by Day Devotional - Year 5 of 5
Devotional: September 15th

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2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

A serious question was troubling the Thessalonians. Had the day of the Lord already come? Their tribulations might lead them to think so and false teachers were asserting the fact. No, the apostle replies. That day must be preceded by three events:1. our gathering to the Lord;2. the apostasy of the false Church and of the Jews themselves;3. the appearance of the Antichrist, called "that man of sin . . . the son of perdition" (v. 3), "that Wicked" (v. 8). These names by contrast emphasize the characteristics of the Lord Jesus: righteousness, salvation, complete obedience to God.

In this terrible period, a "strong delusion" sent as a punishment will blind the spirits of mankind; they have not believed the truth, they will believe the lie. The mystery of iniquity is already working, the apostle continues (cf. 1 John 2:18). Only "He who now letteth (hindereth)", the Holy Spirit, puts a barrier against the full display of evil in the world. When He has left the earth with the Church, then wickedness will no longer know any restraint. But what a contrast between this power of Satan (vv. 1-12) and the work of our God and Father (vv. 13-17). He has loved us, chosen us for salvation, called us to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us not fail to give thanks to Him now (v. 13; 2 Thessalonians 1:3).

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