BARNABY THE DOG.
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This makes sense, thank you Kevin. The scripture points to them, the man of lawlessness, as “joining themselves to the anointed by means of smoothness…”. Is this then referring to a future date after they are exposed, or are we to believe that this process is already extant? I had assumed that the man of lawlessness was active now in misleading the flock, but the scripture appears to point to a time in the future where the “man of lawlessness” that you refer to “joins” - not leads - with the holy ones through a pretence of fellowship and to mislead. This then appears to point to a further intervention by the man of lawlessness against the anointed during the tribulation, suggesting then that the initial exposure of the man of lawlessness continues after their being revealed.@Barnaby asked in reference to Daniel 11:32 through Daniel11:35 "whom is it referring when it says that” many will join themselves to them “by means of smoothness”. Smoothness or ‘guile’ is used in derogatory terms in the scriptures to denote deceit, and so what is being described here and who is it that is being ’smooth’ in their intent?.
Answer> The man of lawlessness.
I say the man of lawlessness/son of destruction because he's the only one that seems to fit the biblical criteria/description
and this apparently happenes after they put the disgusting thing in place and at this point it's more than probable that the man of lawlessness will be revealed and the Lord Jesus* will do away with by the spirit of his mouth
32 “And those who are acting wickedly against [the] covenant, he [The man of lawlessness] will lead into apostasy+ by means of smooth words.+ But as regards the people who are knowing their God,*+ they will prevail*+ and act effectively.
2 Thessalonians2:1-17
3Let no one seduce YOU in any manner, because it will not come unless the apostasy*+ comes first and the man of lawlessness*+ gets revealed,+ the son of destruction.*+ 4 He is set in opposition+ and lifts himself up over everyone who is called “god” or an object of reverence, so that he sits down in the temple* of The God,* publicly showing himself to be a god.+ 5 Do YOU not remember that, while I was yet with YOU, I used to tell+ YOU these things? 6 And so now YOU know the thing+ that acts as a restraint,+ with a view to his being revealed in his own due time.+ 7 True, the mystery of this lawlessness is already at work;+ but only till he who is right now acting as a restraint* gets to be out of the way.+ 8 Then, indeed, the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus* will do away with by the spirit of his mouth+ and bring to nothing by the manifestation+ of his presence.+ 9 But the lawless one’s presence* is according to the operation*+ of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents+ 10 and with every unrighteous deception*+ for those who are perishing,+ as a retribution because they did not accept the love+ of the truth that they might be saved.+ 11 So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie,+ 12 in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth+ but took pleasure* in unrighteousness.+
Matthew 13:25
25 While men were sleeping, his enemy came and oversowed weeds* in among the wheat, and left.
1 Timothy 4:1
4 However, the inspired utterance* says definitely that in later periods of timea some will fall awayb from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances*c and teachings of demons,d
2 Timothy 2:18
18 These very [men] have deviated from the truth,a saying that the resurrection has already occurred;b and they are subverting the faith of some.c
2 Timothy 4:3
3 For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching,a but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled;b
2 Peter 2:1
2 However, there also came to be false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among YOU.a These very ones will quietly bring in destructive sects* and will disown even the owner that bought them,b bringing speedy destruction upon themselves.
1 John 2:18
18 Young children, it is the last hour,a and, just as YOU have heard that antichrist* is coming,b even now there have come to be many antichrists;c from which fact we gain the knowledge that it is the last hour.
Articles for further study.>
Search results for: man of lawlessness> https://e-watchman.com/?s=man+of+lawlessness
Chapter 10 – Man of Lawlessness> http://jehovah-is-king.com/man-of-lawlessness/
However if the man of lawlessness is aware of whom are anointed at this time, in what way are they being misled because surely, if one is aware of anointing, they must also be aware, as the scripture points out, of the truth? The scripture you point out at 2 Thessalonians 2 1-17 suggests this is the case.