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NASB | 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness [rebellion against divine authority and the coming reign of lawlessness] is already at work; [but it is restrained] only until he who now restrains it is taken out of the way. |
Subject: The Restrainer - Revisited! |
Bible Note: Robert, Thanks for your thoughtfull response. I guess I'm having a little trouble following your train of thought. You seem to be agreeing that: 1) It is the antichrist that is being restrained. 2) The place of restraint is the abyss. Yet you maintain that it is the church/Holy Spirit that is doing the restraining? Please clarify. The Holy Spirit as the restrainer via the church seems inconsistent to me. The church is not present in the abyss, where the antichrist is restrained. Further, the picture in Revelation of the beast ascending from the pit when the key is given to a fallen angel seems unrelated to the church. Thanks, Listener |