There is actually no proof that the temple spoken of in 2Thess chapter two is the "third Temple". All we know from those scriptures is that the antichrist must have a temple to sit in before he can sit in a temple of God and declare/show himself to be God. Scripture is not telling us any lies here so if the Word of God is telling us that the antichrist will sit in the temple of God and declare/show himself to be God then the antichrist will do just that.
I am surprised at you SKEPTICISM. Do you know that EVERY SINGLE PROPHECY that was about to be FULFILLED, has SKEPTICS saying:
There is actually no proof that the Bible says that . . . . UNTIL GOD FULFILLED THOSE PROPHECIES, then the Skeptics went and hid under their beds for a look time. The PROOF is in the TRACK RECORD OF GOD FULFILLING HIS PROPHECIES TO THE LETTER.
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2:4 He will violently oppose every form of divine worship and will enthrone himself
in the temple of God in Jerusalem. This description clearly identifies him as Antichrist, the one who is
opposed to Christ and who sets himself up
in the place of Christ.
Daniel 9:27 and
Matthew 24:15 show that this blasphemous action of the Antichrist takes place in the middle of the Tribulation Period. Those who refuse to worship him will be persecuted and many will be martyred.
Believer's Bible Commentary: A Thorough, Yet Easy-to-Read Bible Commentary That Turns Complicated Theology Into Practical Understanding.
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2:4. This man is further described as the adversary of God. He will seek to replace the worship of the true God and all false gods with the worship of himself, and will proclaim
himself to be God. The beast will tolerate the worship of no one or nothing but himself (cf.
Rev. 13:5-8). He will set
himself up on God's throne
in the inner sanctuary of
God's temple. This probably refers to a literal temple, but some suggest that it is a figurative reference to his occupying the most holy place in human worship, which rightfully belongs only to God. The early church fathers and several good modern-day commentators accept the literal view. This man is also called the "beast coming out of the sea" (
Rev. 13:1-10), "a scarlet beast" (
17:3), and simply "the beast" (
17:8,
16;
19:19-20;
20:10). He is the Antichrist (
1 John 2:18), a pseudo-Christ hostile to the Savior. He will be a real human being, not a principle or a system or a succession of individuals. Such a person has not yet been spotlighted on the stage of human history.
2:5. This teaching was nothing new to the Thessalonians; Paul had taught them about the day of the Lord when he was with them in Thessalonica. He called on them to recall those lessons. For the first time in this epistle Paul wrote that he personally (sing.) had taught them. He said this in order to emphasize the truth of his message, as he was the chief spokesman in Thessalonica. Paul did not regard prophetic truth as too deep or unimportant or controversial for new Christians. He believed it was a vital part of the whole counsel of God, so he taught it without hesitation or apology.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
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2:3, 4 the falling away. The Day of the Lord cannot occur until a deliberate abandonment of a formerly professed position, allegiance, or commitment occurs (the term was used to refer to military, political, or religious rebellion). Some have suggested, on questionable linguistic evidence, that this refers to “departure” in the sense of the Rapture. Context, however, points to a religious defection, which is further described in
verse 4. The language indicates a specific event, not general apostasy which exists now and always will. Rather, Paul has in mind
the apostasy. This is an event which is clearly and specifically identifiable and unique, the consummate act of rebellion, an event of final magnitude. The key to identifying the event is to identify the main person, which Paul does, calling him the “man of sin.” Some texts have “man of lawlessness,” but there is no real difference in meaning since sin equals lawlessness (
1 John 3:4). This is the one who is called “the prince who is to come” (
Dan. 9:26) and “the little horn” (
Dan. 7:8), whom John calls “the beast” (
Rev. 13:2-10,
18) and most know as the Antichrist. The context and language clearly identify a real person in future times who actually does the things prophesied of him in Scripture. He is also called “the son of perdition” or destruction, a term used of Judas Iscariot (
John 17:12). “The falling away” is the abomination of desolation that takes place at the midpoint of the Tribulation, spoken of in
Daniel 9:27;
11:31; and
Matthew 24:15 (
see notes there). This man is not Satan, although Satan is the force behind him (
v. 9) and he has motives like the desires of the devil (cf.
Isa. 14:13, 14). Paul is referring to the very act of ultimate apostasy which reveals the final Antichrist and sets the course for the events that usher in the Day of the Lord. Apparently, he will be seen as supportive of religion so that God and Christ will not appear as his enemies until the apostasy. He exalts himself and opposes God by moving into the temple, the place for worship of God, declaring himself to be God and demanding the worship of the world. In this act of satanic self-deification, he commits the great apostasy in defiance of God. For the first three and one-half years of the Tribulation, he maintains relations with Israel, but halts those (cf.
Dan. 9:27); and for the last three and one-half years, there is great tribulation under his reign (cf.
Dan. 7:25;
11:36-39;
Matt. 24:15-21;
Rev. 13:1-8) culminating with the Day of the Lord.
2:5 I told you. The imperfect tense is used, indicating repeated action in past time. Apparently, Paul on numerous occasions had taught the Thessalonians the details of God’s future plans. Here, he reminded them of the issues which proved the false teachers wrong about the Day of the Lord. Paul had before told them that the revealing of the Antichrist preceded the Day of the Lord; since he had not yet been revealed, they could not possibly be in that day.
The MacArthur Bible Commentary.
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