2 Thessalonians 2:4

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He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Your heart is proud and you said,“I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”– yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
  • 1 Cor 8:5 : 5 If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth(as there are many gods and many lords),
  • Rev 13:6-7 : 6 So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 The beast was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. He was given ruling authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation,
  • Isa 14:13-14 : 13 You said to yourself,“I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon. 14 I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!”
  • Ezek 28:6 : 6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are godlike,
  • Ezek 28:9 : 9 Will you still say,“I am a god,” before the one who kills you– though you are a man and not a god– when you are in the power of those who wound you?
  • Dan 7:8 : 8 “As I was contemplating the horns, another horn– a small one– came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things.
  • Dan 7:25 : 25 He will speak words against the Most High. He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually. His intention will be to change times established by law. They will be delivered into his hand For a time, times, and half a time.
  • Dan 8:9-9 : 9 From one of them came a small horn. But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land. 10 It grew so big it reached the army of heaven, and it brought about the fall of some of the army and some of the stars to the ground, where it trampled them. 11 It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, from whom the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary was thrown down. 12 The army was given over, along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. It hurled truth to the ground and enjoyed success. 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking,“To what period of time does the vision pertain– this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?” 14 He said to me,“To 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be put right again.”
  • Dan 11:36 : 36 “Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.
  • Dan 11:45 : 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.

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    2not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

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  • 2 Thess 2:5-9
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    5Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

    6And so you know what holds him back, so that he will be revealed in his own time.

    7For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

    8and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.

    9The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,

  • Dan 11:36-39
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    36“Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.

    37He will not respect the gods of his fathers– not even the god loved by women. He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

    38What he will honor is a god of fortresses– a god his fathers did not acknowledge he will honor with gold, silver, valuable stones, and treasured commodities.

    39He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

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    6So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.

  • Isa 14:13-14
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    13You said to yourself,“I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

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  • Ezek 28:2
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  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,

  • Dan 8:11-12
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    11It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, from whom the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary was thrown down.

    12The army was given over, along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. It hurled truth to the ground and enjoyed success.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
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    17If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

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    2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.

  • Dan 7:25
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    25He will speak words against the Most High. He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually. His intention will be to change times established by law. They will be delivered into his hand For a time, times, and half a time.

  • 2 Cor 11:13-14
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    13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

    14And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

  • Matt 4:8-9
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    8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.

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    5Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,

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    9Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

  • 2 Cor 4:4
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    5Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world.

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    21far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

  • Col 2:18
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    18Let no one who delights in false humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

  • Rev 13:13
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    13He performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people

  • Dan 11:31
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    31His forces will rise up and profane the fortified sanctuary, stopping the daily sacrifice. In its place they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.

  • 2 Tim 3:2
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    2For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

  • Rom 13:2
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    2So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

  • 1 Tim 6:15
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    15– whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

  • 1 John 2:22
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    22Who is the liar but the person who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the person who denies the Father and the Son.

  • Phil 2:9
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    9As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

  • Ps 2:4
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    4The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

  • 2 Thess 1:10
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    10when he comes to be glorified among his saints and admired on that day among all who have believed– and you did in fact believe our testimony.

  • Isa 2:17
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    17Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

  • Acts 4:26
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    26The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’

  • 1 Tim 3:6
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    6He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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    6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

  • Eph 2:2
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    2in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the domain of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

  • 1 Cor 14:25
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    25The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring,“God is really among you.”

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    4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”