Terrible were the trials that were to beset the true church. Even at the time when the apostle was writing, the "mystery of iniquity" had already begun to work. The developments that were to take place in the future were to be "after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish." | |
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Det var frygtelige trængsler, der skulle overgå den sande kirke! Allerede dengang apostlen skrev, var "lovløshedens hemmelighed" begyndt at virke. Den udvikling, der skulle finde sted i fremtiden, ville først ske, når lovløshedens ånd skulle "komme i Satans kraft, med al løgnens magt og tegn og undere og med al uretfærdighedens forførelse over for dem, der fortabes." |