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1 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | SparedByMercy | 203366 | ||
But is there any reason for the same verb to be translated with a different subject in verses 6 and 7? In 6 it's a thing that restrains and in 7 - a person. | ||||||
2 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | BradK | 203367 | ||
Hello Spared, I know that 'katechon' (Gr.) is neuter in vs. 6 and masculine in verse 7. Beyond that time will not allow a further look for now! In Him, BradK |
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3 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | SparedByMercy | 203370 | ||
Thank you Brad. You can write again if you have anything new. Lora |
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4 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | Val | 203371 | ||
And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. (2 Th 2:6-7 RSV) According to the apostle, the Day of the Lord cannot come until the Man of lawlessness is revealed. But the Man of lawlessness cannot be revealed until some restraining power is taken out of the way. The question that needs to be asked at this point, therefore, is, what is that restraining power? The apostle's response to this question is, "You know what it is." There is no need to tell the Thessalonians; they already know! If we ask how did they know, the answer, of course, is that Paul had probably told them when he was with them. But even if he had not I feel they would have known. The reason is that every born again Christian knows what it is that restrains evil. It is interesting that the word the apostle employs here for "know" is not the word ginosko, which means "to learn by experience." Rather it is the word oido, which means "to know by insight, by inner information." I believe that, even today, I could ask any young Christian the question, "Since Christ has come into your life, have you found anything that restrains evil in you?" From long experience I know that the answer would be, "Oh, yes, everything is different. I no longer have the same desires now that the Lord has come into my life." What that answer conveys is that the Holy Spirit has come in, and, thus, God himself dwells within him. In the letter to the Galatians, Paul teaches us that the desires of our flesh are opposed to the desires of the Spirit, and the Spirit's desires are opposed by the flesh, in order "to prevent you from doing what you would," (Gal 5:17b RSV). There is a mighty power at work that restrains evil in believers, and, through believers, it is at work restraining evil in the world. That is why Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth," (Matt 5:13a RSV. Believers are the salt that preserves this world from decay and corruption. They are also the light of the world for while they are in it they relieve the terrible darkness of the world by means of the Holy Spirit. That is why many of the commentators agree that this refers to the Holy Spirit in the church. - Ray C. Stedman |
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5 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | azurelaw | 203372 | ||
Dear Val, Very fine quote. Thank you very much. Shalom Azure |
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6 | Is it a person or a thing that restrains | 2 Thess 2:6 | SparedByMercy | 203385 | ||
I agree with Val, thank you. I thought of the Holy Spirit too. The "who" is the Spirit" and the "what" is simply his work. But if he stops working ("taken out of the way") and convincing people of the truth and deception is sent to those who refused to believe, would that mean that the time will have come when no one new would be saved? This is how I see it - when the Spirit is taken out of the way, he makes way for delusion, which is also sent by God. At that point the doors of the kingdom are closed; all the elect have already come to God. | ||||||
7 | Was the Holy Spirit present in OT? | 2 Thess 2:6 | Searcher56 | 203386 | ||
Was the Holy Spirit present when people saved before Christ? | ||||||
8 | Was the Holy Spirit present in OT? | 2 Thess 2:6 | Val | 203393 | ||
Ps 51:11 Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. |
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