What restrains the Antichrist from being revealed?

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In 2nd Thessalonians, Paul continues to develop the theme of the day of the Lord (deception rf. Mat.22:8-14), but always keeping in mind that it does not relate to members of the church (review 1Th.5:3-11).

The Thessalonians had received a message, “... the day of Christ has come.” The oldest manuscripts have “the Day of the Lord.” Why is this important? On the day that Jesus descends from heaven and the church ascends, we call this “the Rapture.” Seven years of tribulation, in the middle, Antichrist takes his place in the temple, proclaiming himself to be God. At the right time,

Jesus Christ comes back to this earth and this is called “the Day of the Lord” —kind of an elastic term that includes the tribulation, the Second Advent, and in some cases the millennial reign of Christ. “Let no one deceive you by any means, for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition.”

He's talking about the tribulation. Why? Pay close attention to verse six. “Now you know what is restraining” him. What is it that is restraining him? The rapture of the church. Based on verses one through five, we should know as Christians what's holding him back from being revealed. Before he says anything that comes afterwards, “... now you know.”

More detailed notes:

1. The comfort of the rapture, 2Thes 2:1-2
The “coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him” (v.1) is a reference back to 1Th.4:13-18 and speaks of the rapture of the church. It is this doctrine that will bring stability to believers going through trials. The phrase “soon shaken in mind or troubled” (v.2) speaks of the condition of those who deny the rapture. The words imply an instability of life resulting from inner agitation or anxiety. This is the very condition of those who claim we are now in the tribulation period. Trials and afflictions are a normal part of history and of life. The tribulation is an entirely different matter.
Note: It is “the day of the Lord” that is in view here. This is proved by the fact that the most ancient manuscripts have “day of the Lord” not “day of Christ”. That this is the most accurate translation is proved also by the context. Paul does not need to go into great detail here, as he had already instructed them with regard to “the times and the seasons” (1Th.5:1), a reference to different dispensations in God’s plan. The “day of Christ” is a reference to the rapture of the church. The “day of the Lord” begins with the tribulation period (Isa.13:6-13) and ends with the creation of a new heaven and earth (2Pe.3:10; Rev.20:7-21:1-5).
2. The coming of antichrist, v.3-5
There are two forms of deception in view in these verses. The first speaks of the danger of Christians being deceived into thinking that they are in the tribulation period (v.3). The second refers to those who will be deceived by antichrist (v.4-12). Two major events must precede the coming of “that Day”.
A. There must come a “falling away”. The basic meaning of the word used here simply means “to depart”, and of fifteen uses in the N.T., 11 times this is how it is translated. Since Paul uses the definite article with the word, it should be translated “the departure”, referring back to “our gathering together to Him” (v.1, 1Th.4:13-18). It may come as a surprise to many that this is how it was translated by William Tyndale (1526), Coverdale (1539), the Geneva Bible (1557) and Beza (1565).
B. After “the departure”, will come the revelation of antichrist, the man of sin and the son of perdition. This order is the only interpretation that matches Daniels prophecy (Dan.9:24-27), the historical outline given by Jesus (Mat.24:4-31), the revelation of the mystery as given by Paul (Eph.1:9-14; 3:1-12) and the divinely inspired outline of the book of Revelation (Rev.1:19; Ch.2-6).
C. Since antichrist will fulfill the prophecy of “the abomination of desolation” (v.4; Dan.9:27; 11:36-39; 12:11; Mat.24:15), and take his stand in the temple of God, it requires that the temple in Jerusalem be rebuilt, and Jewish sacrifices reinstituted, before this can take place. This event will occur in the middle of the tribulation period (Rev.13:6-8).

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Wrong. The rapture takes place at the end of the tribulation. It is VERY clearly stated in Matthew 24

RoofingAmerica
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Christ is coming soon! I’m up 3am to5:30am 8/3/24, this is the second time I’ve seen this, or heard this, this morning! People, please get ready, Jesus is coming soon, very soon too!

evelyndunbar
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NKJV here, but the point is that the oldest manuscripts state, "The Day of the Lord." The KJV is an English version written around 1600 A. D. The oldest NT texts were written approx 200 A.D. it is always best to research the oldest manuscripts in the original languages, which is exactly what Gene Cunningham has done here. ✝️ Great job with this Short!

kencurcio
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Ths 2:3 LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU BY ANY MEANS: For THAT day SHALL NOT come, EXCEPT there come a falling away FIRST, and that MAN OF SIN be REVEALED, the son of perdition.

How can you then say rapture comes first if the SCRIPTURE states the thing to come first

krisrbou
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Use the KJV. Not sure which version you are using here but it isn’t kjv. Good point about verse 6 which fee make.

joshuaa
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This makes no sense.
No matter which bible you read, nowhere does is say the words in this book are from god or inspired by god 😮 or who even wrote the words

Ismael-gegv
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Im not sure how you got rapture from that.... this is wrong.... totally wrong

joshualaster
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Wrong .

Mat 24:29-31 KJV 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

possessorofchrist
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Negative. Let go of your traditions. That interpretation would have had no relevance whatsoever to the original recipients of the letter.

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