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1 | anti-christ revealed before rapture? | 2 Thess 2:3 | A friend of Messiah | 9893 | ||
So does this Scripture reveal that the anti-christ must come first before the rapture occurs, our gathering together unto him 2thess2:1??? | ||||||
2 | anti-christ revealed before rapture? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Makarios | 9935 | ||
Greetings A friend of Messiah! This is a question that I have pondered for awhile.. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 seems to state that the antichrist comes first and is revealed, and then the day of the Lord (the rapture, return of Christ [1 Thess. 4:16-17]) happens sometime afterward. But first, before the 'man of lawlessness' is revealed, the 'restrainer' (2 Thess. 2:7 - in my opinion this is the Holy Spirit) must be 'taken out of the way', so that the antichrist can be revealed. And when the day of the Lord occurs, which is when Jesus Christ returns, He will immediately slay the lawless one with the breath of His mouth. (2 Thess. 2:8) 1 Thess. 4:16-17 seems to indicate that the day of the Lord and the rapture are events that happen together at the same time. If this is so, then I could have been wrong in saying in an earlier post that the 'mark of the beast' happened after the rapture. If the rapture takes place on the day of the Lord, and antichrist is destroyed on the day of the Lord, then we can only assume that everyone goes through this 'tribulation' period, where the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way and antichrist comes to the fore to rule and oppress the Christians. If this is so, then the 'mark of the beast' (Rev. 13:16-18) would take place before the rapture. This will obviously be an intense time of persecution for all Christians, but (if this presupposition is true) there will be a remnant of at least a few Christians, since 1 Thess. 4:16-18 tells us that there will be 'some' Christians that are left that have not already been martyred or killed because of their convictions. So to 'condense' what I've said so far, here's the supposed chronology.. 1) Holy Spirit must 'step aside' for antichrist to be revealed (2 Thess. 2:6-7). 2) Antichrist rules and persecution intensifies (Rev. 13:16-18). 3) The rapture and the day of the Lord occur (1 Thess. 4:16-18). 4) The Lord slays antichrist on the day of the Lord (2 Thess 2:8). These are just my thoughts, though, and I am open to any suggests or 'correction' here. If you have something to add here that is based upon the Bible, then by all means, let me know. I have not used any other source other than the Bible to come up with the above 'chronology', but I realize that our focus is not on what is going to happen- our focus is on 'being ready' for the Groom's return for His bride, since the Groom will come just like a 'thief in the night'! (1 Thess. 5:2) Nolan |
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3 | anti-christ revealed before rapture? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22834 | ||
This puts an interesting slant on our debate about the work of the Holy Spirit in the "is baptism necessary" debate. In the church of Christ we believe the "outpouring" of the Holy Spirit ended (as opposed to the "indwelling") by the end of the first century AD. If the antichrist is the earthly Pope then this would be in line with your timetable of events above. My version: 1. Tribulation (Matt 24) 2. Stepping aside of Holy Spirit (2 Thes 2:6-7) 3. Second coming (1 Thess 4:16-18) 4. Final destruction of the antichrist (2 Thess 2:8) As Nolan says so say I also -- This is my interpretation but this is a current theme of study of mine. Tim |
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4 | anti-christ revealed before rapture? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Makarios | 22849 | ||
Greetings Tim! Yes, your chronology of events is a lot like mine! However, I do not believe that the presiding Pope at the time will be the Anti-christ, but possibly, the false prophet (Rev. 13:11, 16:13, 19:20, 20:10). However, my view of eschatology is always "in flux", so I am open to any suggestions or correction here as well. Just my own point of view! Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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