2nd Thessalonians 2: 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Deliberate self-deception is the worst of its kind, for it can render one’s mind incapable of receiving the truth, especially if the practice is indulged over long periods of time. With every rejection of the truth or facts, the mind sinks lower and lower into darkness, until it reaches a point of no return, where not even God can reach such persons.
The delusion that God “sends” to those persons in our first passage is not so much God sending them delusion, but it rather refers to the natural results of their self-inflicted wounds, that have been done to the mind, over an extended period of time, by them believing myriads of lies even after the truth or facts have been presented, and thus, their unfortunate situation becomes incurable.
Let no one be deceived into thinking that after one has trained their mind to believe falsehoods, that it would be easy to untether themselves from the grip of error, for, we become what we think, and if there is a deliberate manipulation, and distortion of truth, and facts, the powers of the mind will inevitably be permanently damaged. So, when we read that God would send them strong delusion, that statement is to be interpreted as the individuals in question, having buried their heads in the sand for so long, that God is speaking, but they have reached a point of no return, where they just cannot listen.
2nd Thessalonians 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!