Son of Satan

In these verses the subject changes from the Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes to a more dreadful king to come--indeed, the Antichrist of the Christian era. The sermon seeks to show that while Antiochus may be in the background as one who foreshadows antichrist, the correct identification of this person is found in 2 Thess. 2:4 as the man of sin, the son of perdition, the beast of Revelation and the Antichrist of John's epistle. The several descriptions of this person in the passage do not fit Antiochus, but fit very well the Antichrist of the New Testament. Other anti-Christian rulers may have manifested the spitit of antichrist, but this figure is the very son of Satan. When he arrives on the scene of history, all but the elect will be deceived by his beauty and power. The sermon seeks to arouse those who are not prepared either for the wiles of the Antichrist or Christ's coming to set up his kingdom with power.