2 Thessalonians 2:10

10. Deceivableness Rather, deceivingness, actively taken; referring to the deceiving operations of the man of sin.

Of unrighteousness The deceptiveness of his iniquity.

In them that perish The objects of the unrighteous deception; literally, towards or upon them who are the perishing: namely, those who receive, and become partisans of, the iniquity of antichrist. They are now sinking to perdition.

Because Reason why they are the perishing; first, they loved not the truth; secondly, they consequently believed not the truth; thirdly, they incurred from God these strong delusions to the belief of the deception of the man of sin, that they might be (not damned) but judged.

Received not the love of the truth Back of their disbelief of truth was their hatred of the truth. And this hatred was voluntary and not necessary, for they received not they rejected the possible predisposition towards the truth. Back of all was a free responsible will. For these followers of antichrist had, or might have had, knowledge of the true Christ. They were in the Church, as he was seated in the Church, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; and they were guilty of a falling away, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, an apostasy.

That they might be saved The result which would have followed their choosing the love of truth.