I have seen some weird assumptions on the identity on the identity of
the restrainer that I cannot keep quet any longer.

First off to know the identity of the restrainer we must know what he
is restraining.From 2 Thessalonians 3-7 we know he is restraining the
appearance of antichrist.But we are told something else that he is
also restraining the mystery(spirit) of Lawlessness-notice the
antichrist is also called the lawless one-So So the spirit of
lawlessness (antichist) is already only He (pleas notice that also
this he starts with a capital letter.This is in most cases used when
speaking of The Holy Spirit.Go to the book of John when Jesus speaks
about the Holy Spirit.)

so  in short what i'm saying is the Restrainer which is the Spirit of
Christ (Holy Spirit)is retraining the spirit of antichrist when the
Spirit of Christ is removed from earth then the spirit of antichrist
will work without restraint.Then antichrist will come.

Now you understand why the prayers of the body of Christ indwelt by
his Spirit are so important.They restrain full blown evil and darkness
taking over the world.

Also this is the chief verse that reveals to you the rapture before
the Great Tribulation.Because the Spirit of Christ has to leave before
the antichrist can come and Jesus promised believers that the Spirit
of Christ will be in them foever.John 14:16.

So i declare to you that what is restraining the appearance of the
antichrist and start of the great tribulation is the presence of the
Holy Spirit(spirit of Christ) in his body which is upon the earth.

Not the nonsense that satan is restraing his own the spread of evil
upon the earth.Yet in that same chapter it says the coming of the
antichrist will be working of Satan.

Neither is the restrainer Michael the archangel  but the war between
Christ and the antichrist. The Spirit of Christ and the spirit of
antichrist.

But thank God we are more than conquerors.For greater is He (Holy
Spirit) than he that he who is in the world (antichrist).

I urge all my brothers and sisters in christ to first inquire of God
of his truth before presenting things lest we blaspheme the Holy
Spirit.Calling the Spirit of Christ Satan God forbid.