the part of a man of violence. — 6 Kvpiog,1 the Lord) the Lord of lords, Rev. xix. 16. — r& irvs-j^arf rov croparoc auroD, by the breath [or rather, the Spirit] of His mouth) There also proceeds out of this mouth a sword (poppaia), Ib. ver. 15, 21. — ^ J^/pavs/a rSjg Kapovatag aurou, with the appearance of His coming [But Engl. Vers., with the brightness of His coming]) In some places ap- pearance, in others coming [-ra^outf/a], is mentioned, the latter in ver. 1, both being used in the same sense ; but here the appear ance of His coming is before the coming itself, or at least (it expresses) the first dawn of the brightness of His actual coming, as scr/pai/s/a r%$ ^epag [expresses the appearance or dawning of day}.
9. Ou, of ivhom) viz. the Iniquitous one [Wicked], Paul now subjoins a more lengthened description of the calamity, with the design that in the way of contrast he may console the Thessalo- nians ; ver. 13. — ro\j 'Sarava, of Satan) As Christ is related to God, so on the contrary is Antichrist to Satan, standing mid way between Satan and lost men. — -/.at ff^e/o/c, and signs) These signs will be shown by the false prophet, who serves the interest of the beast, and that too even before the ascent of the beast from the bottomless pit, Rev. xiii. 13.
10. T% &\q6eias, of the truth) which is in Christ Jesus. — oux id's^avro, they did not receive) The Jews were mostly chargeable with this conduct, John v. 43 ; and that Iniquitous one [Wicked] will be particularly hurtful to the Jews. The remarks, which we a little before threw out concerning the Jews here and there in the positions laid down, refer to this point.
11. nXav?jc, of error) [Engl. Yers. svspyuav a-Xai/jjs, strong delu sion^ which is in Antichrist.
212. nai/rgg, all) That error then is to exhibit extensive, long- continued, and violent prevalence.
1 The 2d Ed. prefers the fuller reading 6 "Kvptos ' Iriaovs ; and the Germ. Vers. follows it.— E. B.
Tisch., with B (judging from silence), Rec. Text, Orig. l,668rf, reads 6 Kvpio$. But Lachm. better, with AD(A) corrected, Gfg Vulg., Orig. 4,3216, Iren. 182, 323, Hilary, reads 6 Kvptog 'I^oyj. Orig. l,424e has Kvpios o Qeog. — ED.
2 E<V TO, that) Endeavour therefore with all your might to believe the truth — V. ff.