2Th 2:8 | TNotes | STEP | 2:8 Paul announces the doom of the man of lawlessness (cp. 2:3 ). Although this figure claims to be divine, places his cult above all other worship (2:4 ), and receives power from Satan (2:9 ), the Lord Jesus will violently and utterly destroy him (Isa 11:4 ). • splendor: A reference to Christ’s epiphany (1 Tim 6:14 ; 2 Tim 1:10 ; 4:1 , 8 ; Titus 2:13 ), an alternative description of Christ’s coming (2 Thes 2:1 ; 1 Thes 2:19 ; 3:13 ; 4:15 ; 5:23 ) or unveiling (2 Thes 1:7 ). In ancient literature, an epiphany was the appearance of a deity or a demonstration of divine power that evoked worship.

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‏ 2 Thessalonians 2:8

2:8 ^a Paul announces the doom of the man of lawlessness (cp. 2:3 ^b). Although this figure claims to be divine, places his cult above all other worship (2:4 ^c), and receives power from Satan (2:9 ^d), the Lord Jesus will violently and utterly destroy him (Isa 11:4 ^e).

• splendor: A reference to Christ’s epiphany (1 Tim 6:14 ^f; 2 Tim 1:10 ^g; 4:1 ^h, 8 ⁱ; Titus 2:13 ^j), an alternative description of Christ’s coming (2 Thes 2:1 ^k; 1 Thes 2:19 ^l; 3:13 ^m; 4:15 ⁿ; 5:23 ^o) or unveiling (2 Thes 1:7 ^p). In ancient literature, an epiphany was the appearance of a deity or a demonstration of divine power that evoked worship.