2 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Paul draws on Daniel 11:36 when he writes that the lawless one opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship. The Antichrist will insist that he alone is God. His actions will be like those of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (see Daniel 11:31 and notes). The context seems to indicate a concrete and observable act of defiance against God. The temple of God has been variously interpreted as the church, the heavenly temple, and the Jerusalem temple.

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