The Man Of Lawlessness

The man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

UNDOUBTEDLY, THE MOST powerful human who will ever set foot on earth (apart from Jesus) will be this one: the man of lawlessness. Theologians identify him as the Antichrist, the one who will appear in the last days of the world. What will he be like, according to this passage?

He will be lawless. Isn’t that enough? That doesn’t necessarily mean that he will be a lawbreaker. Rather, he will be a law unto himself. Whatever he says to the world will be law, no matter how nasty, cruel, or crazy it might be. His wish will be the world’s command.

Its people will kowtow to his every demand and will be mesmerized by his power. From other Scripture passages we know that this person will possess supernatural ability to do miracles, show signs in the heavens, and demonstrate all kinds of amazing power. Most of the people alive at the time will worship him as God.

Nonetheless, he is simply an imposter. And he will be destroyed with hardly a fight when Jesus returns. You can trust too, if you’re around at that time, that God will rescue you from this imposter’s deceptions and entrapments. Look to the Lord, and you will find him faithful and true.