“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”
King James Version (KJV)
2:11 Therefore God shall send them - That is, judicially permit to come upon them, strong delusion.
2Th 2:11 For this cause God shall send them strong delusion. Because they do not receive the truth. That they should believe a lie. He who refuses to receive the truth will at last believe lies. It is the law of human nature. God sends the delusion by natural laws.