man of lawlessness

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ESV “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so...

Many of the Christians interested in eschatology who post on Christian Forums believe that Paul prophesied that a Man of Sin will desecrate the Temple in Jerusalem. They believe that the Man of Sin, or Man of Lawlessness, will enter the Jewish Temple and proclaim himself to be God. For this...