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2Th 2:5. Οὐ μνημονεύετε; do ye not remember?) The apostle intimates, that he neither contradicts himself, nor helps out his former statement by some sort of new declaration, as men under the influence of a fond imagination (conjecturers) are wont to do after being the cause of offence: that he had not said, the day of the Lord was near in such a sense, as that other important great events would not occur in the meantime.-ἔτι, yet) The Antithesis is νῦν, now, 2Th 2:6.-προς ὑμᾶς, with you) In the present day Judaism greatly prevails at Thessalonica, and at the proper time the opportunity will be given of observing whether the Iniquitous one [‘Wicked’] is to have a great party, especially in that city. Some even of the tribes [φυλῶν; not as Engl. Vers. kindreds] of Israel, before the death and resurrection of the two witnesses, will stand by the beast, Rev 11:9, and after the ascension of the witnesses into heaven, and the earthquake, will repent. In my opinion, it may happen, that a concealed Jew may become Pope; comp. Thes. 16., on 2Th 2:3 above. I do not assert this positively.-ἔλεγον ὑμῖν, I told you) So, 2Th 2:15, ye have been taught.