Understanding the “deluding influence” part 2

In the continuing effort to understand this "deluding influence" that God himself is going to send, I believe we are going to have to dissect this whole portion of scripture very carefully so as not to be "self-deluded" in the process. So, let's take just the 2 verses that speak of this "deluding" now that we have established the context;

2Th 2:11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,

2Th 2:12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness. (Emphasis added)

I am thinking that it is going to be necessary to first establish who the "them & they" are in these two verses. It's obvious because of the wording used at the beginning of verse 11 that God is referring to individuals prior to that moment of time …..or perhaps a better term would be "types of individuals". So, let's go back;

2Th 2:10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. (Emphasis added)

Wow……that was simple. The "they & them" types are people calling themselves "saved" but are truly not born again as described in the verse as "not receiving the truth"……..or, not ever being regenerated by God's Holy Spirit. Where the author of this letter is Paul (being directed to write by God's Holy Spirit)…..Paul also wrote to Timothy about the "they & them";

2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their
own desires,

2Ti 4:4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.(Emphasis added)

I believe through some simple deductive reasoning we can determine who these "they & them" really are…..it's not rocket science. So, if we keep this portion of scripture in context you go directly back to;

2Ti 3:2-5 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. (Emphasis added)

Wow……that was simple too……….."People calling themselves "saved" but not really biblically born-again by the regenerating power of God's indwelling Holy Spirit…………Hmmmmm!

I believe that's enough to ruminate on for today.