Skip to content

2 Thessalonians 2:8

2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

My Notes

Commentary

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And then shall that wicked be revealed,.... That lawless one, who sets himself above the laws of God and man, and dispenses with them at pleasure, who judges all men, but is judged by no man; as he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And then shall that Wicked be revealed - ὁ ἄνομος ho anomos - “the wicked one,” referring to the “man of sin,” and called “the wicked one” because of the eminent depravity of the system of which he…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Whom the Lord shall consume - He shall blast him so, that he shall wither and die away; and this shall be done by the spirit of his mouth - the words of eternal life, the true doctrine of the Gospel…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Thessalonians 2:3-12

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And then shallthat Wicked be revealed Then, "in his own season" (2Th 2:6), in contrast with the nowof the last clause, the time of his restraint: then shall be revealed the lawless one (R. V.).

It is…