2 Thessalonians 2:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god  or object of worship,  so that he sits  in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.

Cross References

Daniel 7:25

He will speak words against the Most High  and oppress  the holy ones  of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals  and laws,  and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.  ,

Ezekiel 28:2

‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your  heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god;  I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

1 Corinthians 8:5

For even if there are so-called gods,  whether in heaven or on earth #– #as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’ #– #

Ezekiel 28:6

‘ “Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Because you regard your heart as that of a god,

Daniel 11:45

He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and  the beautiful holy mountain,  but he will meet his end with no one to help him.

Daniel 11:36

‘Then the king will do whatever he wants.  He will exalt and magnify himself above every god,  and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods.  He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed,  because what has been decreed will be accomplished.

Daniel 7:8

‘While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn,  a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And suddenly in this horn there were eyes like the eyes of a human and a mouth that was speaking arrogantly.

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay   you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.

Isaiah 31:3

Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the Lord raises his hand to strike, the helper will stumble and the one who is helped will fall; both will perish together.

Acts 17:23

For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed, “To an Unknown God.” Therefore, what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.