To whom does the expression "even Him" refer? F. E. W. Read as in the American Standard Revised Version from verse 8: "And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of His mouth, and bring to naught by the manifestation of His coming; even He whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power, and signs, and lying wonders," etc. It will be noticed that the words "even he" are in italic, as "even him" in the Common Version. This means that they are supplied words, thought to be necessary to the sense. The text would, it seems to us, be plain enough without the supplied words. They refer without doubt to Christ. One common version seems to give the idea of time, "after." That is, Christ comes after the great deception working of Satan, and this is true in fact. It is also true that His coming is according to the working of Satan. That is, as Satan has worked with such mighty power as has never before been seen, so Christ will come with mightier power, and bring to naught the working of evil.