he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
or that is worshipped: The third sin of the antichrist is found in a person who desires to be "worshipped." The phrase "that is worshipped" comes from sebasma, meaning "whatever is religiously honored, an object of worship" (Thayer 572-2-4574). This word is used of temples, altars, statues, and idolatrous images.