Brief Exegesis of 2 Thess. 2:1-12 with Guideline for the Application of the Prophecy Contained Therein

Authors

Henry Hamann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1953

Document Type

Article

Keywords

sin, antichrist, church, antichristen, exegesis, lutheran, moffatt, thessalonians, althaus

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The two different quotations from two different scholars at the beginning of this article show very clearly, each in its own way, the spirit and the frame of mind with which the problem of Antichrist should be studied. The first is from an article on Antichrist in Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. [The doctrine that the Pope was the Antichrist] came to be more and more only learned pedantry, and the belief no longer possessed the power of forming history. With this last phase the interest in the legend entirely disappeared, and it [the legend of Antichrist) was now to be found only among the lower classes of the Christian community, among seers, eccentric individuals, and fanatics.

Disciplines

Biblical Studies

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Romans 13:12; Joshua 22:16-22; Isaiah 31:1; Luke 8:13; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Corinthians 8:5; Acts 17:23; John 10:34;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Hamann, Henry (1953) "Brief Exegesis of 2 Thess. 2:1-12 with Guideline for the Application of the Prophecy Contained Therein," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 24, Article 36.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol24/iss1/36