2 Thessalonians 2:9,10 - They will perish because they refused to love the truth

2:9

There is a close alignment between Satan and man. When Jesus rebukes Peter saying “Get behind me Satan” (Matt 16:23) He says Satan has in mind the things of man, rather than the things of God. Satan is described as the prince of this world (John 12:31). The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the works of Satan. There will also be signs and wonders to serve the lie. Revelation speaks of the beast, the false prophet and demonic spirits performing signs on the earth (Rev 13:13,14; 16:14; 19:20). The key thing with signs and wonders is “what do they serve”? Do they serve to glorify Christ, or do they serve the lie?

2:10

Satan is active, but we cannot offload our responsibility. We cannot blame Satan. Wickedness deceives those who are perishing. “They perished because they refused to love the truth and so be saved”. So Satan has responsibility, we too have responsibility, and the most important thing is that we accept our own responsibility. There is a great emphasis these days on victimhood. Now there are many times when people are victims, but living out of victimhood is a futile road to take, one that leads nowhere good. BLM and CRT (critical race theory) encourages black people to blame “whiteness” for everything. BLM and CRT are leading people down a destructive road. Only the gospel leads down a road to life.