scripture
"The man of lawlessness ... who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god ... so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. ... The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders."
Source
2 Thessalonians 2 — The Man of Lawlessness
2 Thessalonians 2:3–4, 9 (ESV)
Author
Apostle Paul
Date
c. 51–52 CE
Credibility & evidentiary value

Paul's clearest description of a coming deceiver who claims to be God and works counterfeit miracles. Primary scriptural source; foundational to the 'Antichrist' doctrine.

Citation · Chicago

2 Thessalonians 2:1–12 (ESV). The English Standard Version (Wheaton: Crossway, 2001).

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