Subject: Has The GLORY of the LORD left the USA? |
Bible Note: I like what John MacArthur says on this subject. The phrase taken out of the way must not be interpreted to mean that the Holy Spirit will be removed from the world. That is impossible, since He is omnipresent. Nor could anyone be saved during the Tribulation (cf. Rev. 7:14) apart from His regenerating work (John 3:3-8; Titus 3:5). The phrase refers not to the removal of the Holy Spirit from the world, but rather to the cessation of His restraining work. Excerpt from MacArthur's commentary on 2 Thess. |