"And now you know what is
restraining that he may be revealed in his
“own time" 2 Thess. 2:6. We all know
the “he” in verse 6 is referring to the
antichrist who is also called the man of sin and
the son of perdition in verse 3.
When is the antichrist’s
"own time" ?
"and he was given authority to
continue for “forty-two months" - Rev
13:5.
We all know that the Lord ends
the antichrist’s "own time" of "forty-two
months" at the time of the Lord’s second
coming by sending the antichrist to the Lake of
Fire.
What event allows for the
antichrist to be revealed “in his own time" which
is the "forty-two months” immediately
prior to the Lord’s Second Coming ?
"He who now restrains will do
so until He is taken out of the way, “and then
the lawless one “will be revealed..." 2 Thess
2:7-8
The only possible
scriptural conclusion:
Therefore, we are told that
the anti-Christ is revealed after the "restrainer"
is removed, meaning after the rapture,
and exactly forty-two months prior to
the Lord’s Second Coming. The antichrist has
only forty-two months of authority on earth which
begins immediately AFTER
the rapture of the Church.
The Church is the “restrainer” in verse 6.
If you can find scriptural
proof that the foregoing conclusion is not
correct I would appreciate you posting a reply
with scriptural proof.