11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
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And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, …
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-12)In these words the apostle confutes the error against which he had cautioned them, and gives the reasons why they should not expect the coming of Christ as just at hand. There were several events previous to the second coming of Christ; in particular, he tells them there would be, I. A general apostasy, there would come a falling away first , 2 Thess. 2:3. By this apostasy we are not to understand…
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