a[Rev. 13:14]; See Matt. 24:24
bSee 1 Cor. 1:18
c[1 Kgs. 22:22; Ezek. 14:9; Rev. 17:17]
d[1 Thess. 2:3; 1 Tim. 4:2]; See Rom. 1:25
eRom. 2:8
fSee Rom. 1:32
hver. 3
ich. 16:14; 19:20; Deut. 13:1-3; Matt. 24:24; 2 Thess. 2:9-11
jch. 20:9; 1 Kgs. 18:38; 2 Kgs. 1:10, 12; Luke 9:54
l[ch. 12:9]
mver. 3, 12
nch. 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4
o[ch. 16:6]

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan awith all power and false signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked deception for bthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore cGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe dwhat is false, 12in order that all may be condemned ewho did not believe the truth but fhad pleasure in unrighteousness.

Revelation of John 13:12-15

12It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, ▼
▼Or on its behalf
 and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, hwhose mortal wound was healed. 13 iIt performs great signs, even jmaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ▼
▼Or on behalf of
 the beast lit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast mthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not nworship the image of the beast oto be slain.
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