Bible Question: WHAT DOES THE "SON OF PERDITION" MEANS? |
Bible Answer: Son of perdition means "son of destruction". John 17:12 English Standard Version While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the SON OF DESTRUCTION, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 2Thessalonians 2:3 English Standard Version Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the SON OF DESTRUCTION [Greek the son of perdition (a Hebrew idiom)]. In the New King James Version the phrase "son of destruction" is translated "son of perdition". John 17:12 New King James Version While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 2Thessalonians 2:3 New King James Version Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, The Amplified Bible amplifies the meaning of the term "son of perdition". John 17:12 The Amplified Bible While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [ in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot--the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled. AMPLIFIED 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the apostasy comes first [unless the predicted great falling away of those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom (of perdition), [Dan. 7:25; 8:25; I Tim. 4:1.] |