Word
of God
Man
does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from
the mouth of God
Matthew
4:4
The
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians 2:11
Study
notes by John Gill
Edited/Prefaced
by Doktor Riktor Von Zhades
11
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should
believe lies
Brethren:
Herein
the Apostle is speaking of those that have or had, had the knowledge
of the truth revealed to them, but have chosen not to accept that
wisdom. They have denied the very existence of Him, and have instead
taken a path of carnality and unrighteousness. The pleasures of this
world to them are all that matters. Likewise they believe that death
is the end of all life. Yet our Savior has conquered death and has
given life eternal to those that believe on His name. Therefore
dear reader, please consider also in your study today 2 Corinthians
15:33-34 - Dr. R.V.Z
“ The
Alexandrian copy reads, "does send"; because it is not a
bare permission but a voluntary one; or it is his will that error
should be that truth may be tried, and be illustrated by its
contrary, and shine the more through the force of opposition to it;
and that those which are on the side of it might be made manifest, as
well as that the rejecters of the Gospel might be punished; for the
efficacy of error is not to be considered as a sin, of which God
cannot be the author, but as a punishment for sin, and to which men
are given up, and fall under the power of, because they receive not
the love of the truth, which is the reason here given: and this comes
to pass partly through God's denying his grace, or withholding that
light and knowledge, by which error may be discovered and detected;
and by taking from men the knowledge and conscience of things they
had, (See Romans 1:28) . So that they call evil good, and good evil,
and do not appear to have the common sense and reason of mankind, at
least do not act according to it. It is as if a spirit of slumber is
given them, and eyes that they should not see, and ears that they
should not hear, because of their rejection of the Gospel.” - John
Gill 17th century theologian.
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