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1 | chapter6 opening the seals | 2 Thess 2:7 | homeimprov44@aol.com | 8539 | ||
i have been studing in the book of revelation. i was wanting to know if the holy spirit remains on earth even after jesus comes back for his children. what will the people do if the holy spirit is not here? or does the holy spirit leave this earth when the last 3 and half years tribulation starts? | ||||||
2 | chapter6 opening the seals | 2 Thess 2:7 | Makarios | 8540 | ||
I have heard it argued that the Holy Spirit is referred to here in this verse as the One who restrains evil and Who is taken out of the way. If this is true, then this occurs immediately before or after the Antichrist is revealed (2 Thess. 2:3-4). Zondervan's NASB Study Bible declares here, "This evil is already at work and will continue until the restrainer is removed at the end time." The Ryrie Expanded Edition Study Bible states, "he who now restrains will do so until. Antichrist is now being held back by a restrainer. Some understand this to be God indwelling His church by the Holy Spirit, while others see human government as the restraint. According to the former view, the removal will be at the rapture of the church (1 Thess. 4:13-18) but, according to the latter, at the overthrow of human government by Antichrist." |
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3 | chapter6 opening the seals | 2 Thess 2:7 | Makarios | 8541 | ||
Also, Nelson's NKJV Study Bible states, "He who now restrains: There was a good reason why the man of sin had not been revealed. The present restrainer, probably the Spirit of God, had to be taken out of the world. God has restrained sin in the world through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit works directly through the Bible, godly people, and His holy angels to advance God's kingdom and restrain evil. Some have interpreted 'taken out of the way' in this verse as a reference to the Rapture, for the church cannot exist without the Spirit's presence. Thus the removal of the church through the Rapture will be in effect the removal of all restraint on the power of sin in this world. There are a variety of other interpretations for this verse and the identity of the restrainer. The Roman state, the emperor of Rome, Paul's missionary work, the Jewish state, or the principle of law and government embodied in the state have all been proposed as the restrainer of lawlessness." The MacArthur Study Bible states, "'taken out of the way.' This refers not to spatial removal (therefore it could not be the rapture of the church) but rather "a stepping aside." The idea is "out of the way," not gone (cf. Col. 2:14 where our sins are taken out of the way as a barrier to God). This restraint will be in place until the Antichrist is revealed, at the midpoint of the Tribulation, leaving him 42 months to reign (Dan. 7:25; Rev. 13:5)." |
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