Today, I am reading and commenting on  2 Thessalonians 1-3.

In his second letter to the Thessalonian Believers, Paul begins by refuting the claim that Jesus had already returned.  Paul makes clear that there will be no doubt when Jesus has returned.  It will be clear to everyone.  Further, he writes that Christ’s return will be preceded by the rise of “the man of lawlessness”.  When I read what Paul writes here I go back and forth between believing that when Paul refers to “the man of lawlessness” that he is referring to a singular individual, or to society becoming lawless in its entirety.  In any case, Paul tells us that God will allow “the man of lawlessness” to spread delusion to those who choose to embrace wickedness rather than believe God’s truth.  If you look around at the people you know you can see how those who refuse the truth of the Gospel instead easily believe lies, often because they wish to embrace wickedness in one form or another.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.