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οὗ ἐστιν ἡ παρουσία κατ’ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ σατανᾶ ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει καὶ σημείοις καὶ τέρασι ψεύδους

In this verse — 2 Thessalonians 2:9 — we encounter a grammatically dense and theologically charged description of the coming of the man of lawlessness, often identified as the Antichrist. Paul’s language is not merely prophetic; it is carefully constructed to convey the spiritual origin, power source, and deceptive nature of this eschatological figure. Our focus will be on the structure of the phrase “ἡ παρουσία κατ’ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ σατανᾶ”, exploring how prepositional usage, word order, and semantic nuance coalesce to form a vivid theological portrait of counterfeit authority and satanic empowerment.… Learn Koine Greek