The Lawless One

The Lawless One
2 Thessalonians 2.1-12

Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), England’s most famous naval commander, is remembered for many things; but one of the best-known incidents in his life occurred when he was leading the siege at Copenhagen in 1801. He was informed of a signal instructing him to withdraw, which he was determined not to do. He had lost his right eye in battle seven years previously; so, placing his telescope to that eye, he declared that he really did not see the signal. He was telling the truth at one level, but was of course remaining wilfully blind to wider truth which he did not, at that moment, choose to acknowledge...

Taken from Paul for Everyone Galatians and Thessalonians – by Tom Wright