Laura (30 Aug 2007)
"THE RESTRAINER WILL BE REMOVED"


     I asked God to confirm in my own mind in some way all the things we have been reading about the soon translation/rapture.  I woke up in the middle of the night (morning of August 24) with the statement "The restrainer will be removed, the restrainer will be removed" going over and over in my mind - not of my own doing.
See II Thessalonians 2.  The word "restrains" is in verse 7 in the New American Standard and Amplified Bibles.  Other translations say something like the one who "holds it back."  When read in context with the entire chapter, it seems to me that the restrainer would be the Body of Believers who are indwelt with the Holy Spirit.  Believers restrain with their prayers, their walk with the Lord, their lifestyle, and their message.
     "Surely I come quickly.  Amen.  Even so, come, Lord Jesus.  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.  Amen."  (Rev. 22:20-21)
Laura