2 Thessalonians 2:8 Douay-Rheims

And then that wicked one shall be revealed whom the Lord Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth; and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming, him,

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

"And then," he says, "shall be revealed the lawless one." And what after this? The consolation is at hand. "Whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of His mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of His coming, even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan."

For as fire merely coming on even before its arrival makes torpid and consumes the little animals that are afar off; so also Christ, by His commandment only, and Coming. It is enough for Him to be present, and all these things are destroyed. He will put a stop to the deceit, by only appearing. Then who is this, whose coming is after the working of Satan, "With all power," but nothing true, but for deceit. "And lying wonders," he says, that is, false, or leading to falsehood.

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A.D. 407 · on 2Thess 2:8 (Homily on 2 Thessalonians 4)

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