PROPHETIC IDENTIFICATION 3: THE RESTRAINER
Grace, mercy, and peace unto you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 says, 'And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 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.'
There are two personalities referenced here. The Antichrist and the Restrainer.
I will focus on the latter. Who or what is the Restrainer?
The one who is currently restraining the Antichrist is referred to both as both a what and a who.
There are many theories about who or what the Restrainer is, the most popular being the Church or the Holy Spirit in the Church. The view here is, when the Church is raptured, the Holy Spirit who indwells the Church, will vacate the earth along with the saints. And when that happens, He will no longer restrain the Antichrist, and the Tribulation will begin. That's a stretch.
Revelation 17:8 says, 'The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet WILL COME UP FROM THE ABYSS and go to its destruction.'
The beast who once was, now is not, and yet will come, according to the book of Revelation is the Antichrist. He's the 8th king who's part of the 7 (We'll discuss this another time).
However, please notice how the beast was once on the scene, but is currently in the Abyss. He will then come out of the Abyss and rule for a little while, and then go to his destruction.
There is clearly the Antichrist the man, and the spirit that will indwell the Antichrist.
1 John 4:3 says, 'And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist.' There is such as thing as the spirit of (the) Antichrist.
That spirit is currently in the Abyss, and will, at the right time, come up to possess the Antichrist the man, and make him do what the word of God says he will do.
The Abyss is the same environment Satan will be locked up in for a thousand years. It's also the same place Apollyon or the Destroyer will come up from.
The Abyss is clearly a holding place of sorts for dangerous angels. Just as Satan will be released from the Abyss after a thousand years, the spirit of Antichrist will be released out of this dungeon to indwell the Antichrist the man.
So who is the Restrainer? There must be a being, a powerful angel that has the capacity to restrain the spirit of Antichrist and keep him in the Abyss for him not to be revealed before his time.
Just as there is Apollyon or the Destroyer in the Abyss, who is an angel, whose role is to destroy; there must also be an angel whose role is to restrain.
Revelation 7:1 says, 'After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.'
God has four angels who are currently holding back the four winds from blowing and destroying the land and the sea.
To hold back is to restrain. The four winds are spirits, because a wind is a spirit in prophecy. There are four angels currently restraining four evil spirits from destroying the land and the sea.
God clearly has more that one Restrainer. Don't forget that there are also four fallen angels currently being restrained in the River Euphrates. Who's restraining them?
Just as there are four angels restraining four evil spirits, there is currently an angel restraining the spirit of the Antichrist.
The Restrainer is not the Church or the Holy Spirit. He's an angel who is currently guarding the spirit of Antichrist in the Abyss. Just as Apollyon will be released out of the Abyss to destroy, the spirit of Antichrist will also be released to indwell the Antichrist.
When the Restrainer is moved out the way by God at His own time, then the spirit of Antichrist will come out of the Abyss and indwell the Antichrist the man.
The Restrainer is therefore an angel of God who restrains.
I hope that helps you.
Glory to God!
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Grace, mercy, and peace unto you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 says, 'And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 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.'
There are two personalities referenced here. The Antichrist and the Restrainer.
I will focus on the latter. Who or what is the Restrainer?
The one who is currently restraining the Antichrist is referred to both as both a what and a who.
There are many theories about who or what the Restrainer is, the most popular being the Church or the Holy Spirit in the Church. The view here is, when the Church is raptured, the Holy Spirit who indwells the Church, will vacate the earth along with the saints. And when that happens, He will no longer restrain the Antichrist, and the Tribulation will begin. That's a stretch.
Revelation 17:8 says, 'The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet WILL COME UP FROM THE ABYSS and go to its destruction.'
The beast who once was, now is not, and yet will come, according to the book of Revelation is the Antichrist. He's the 8th king who's part of the 7 (We'll discuss this another time).
However, please notice how the beast was once on the scene, but is currently in the Abyss. He will then come out of the Abyss and rule for a little while, and then go to his destruction.
There is clearly the Antichrist the man, and the spirit that will indwell the Antichrist.
1 John 4:3 says, 'And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist.' There is such as thing as the spirit of (the) Antichrist.
That spirit is currently in the Abyss, and will, at the right time, come up to possess the Antichrist the man, and make him do what the word of God says he will do.
The Abyss is the same environment Satan will be locked up in for a thousand years. It's also the same place Apollyon or the Destroyer will come up from.
The Abyss is clearly a holding place of sorts for dangerous angels. Just as Satan will be released from the Abyss after a thousand years, the spirit of Antichrist will be released out of this dungeon to indwell the Antichrist the man.
So who is the Restrainer? There must be a being, a powerful angel that has the capacity to restrain the spirit of Antichrist and keep him in the Abyss for him not to be revealed before his time.
Just as there is Apollyon or the Destroyer in the Abyss, who is an angel, whose role is to destroy; there must also be an angel whose role is to restrain.
Revelation 7:1 says, 'After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.'
God has four angels who are currently holding back the four winds from blowing and destroying the land and the sea.
To hold back is to restrain. The four winds are spirits, because a wind is a spirit in prophecy. There are four angels currently restraining four evil spirits from destroying the land and the sea.
God clearly has more that one Restrainer. Don't forget that there are also four fallen angels currently being restrained in the River Euphrates. Who's restraining them?
Just as there are four angels restraining four evil spirits, there is currently an angel restraining the spirit of the Antichrist.
The Restrainer is not the Church or the Holy Spirit. He's an angel who is currently guarding the spirit of Antichrist in the Abyss. Just as Apollyon will be released out of the Abyss to destroy, the spirit of Antichrist will also be released to indwell the Antichrist.
When the Restrainer is moved out the way by God at His own time, then the spirit of Antichrist will come out of the Abyss and indwell the Antichrist the man.
The Restrainer is therefore an angel of God who restrains.
I hope that helps you.
Glory to God!
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PROPHETIC IDENTIFICATION 3: THE RESTRAINER
Grace, mercy, and peace unto you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 says, 'And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 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.'
There are two personalities referenced here. The Antichrist and the Restrainer.
I will focus on the latter. Who or what is the Restrainer?
The one who is currently restraining the Antichrist is referred to both as both a what and a who.
There are many theories about who or what the Restrainer is, the most popular being the Church or the Holy Spirit in the Church. The view here is, when the Church is raptured, the Holy Spirit who indwells the Church, will vacate the earth along with the saints. And when that happens, He will no longer restrain the Antichrist, and the Tribulation will begin. That's a stretch.
Revelation 17:8 says, 'The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet WILL COME UP FROM THE ABYSS and go to its destruction.'
The beast who once was, now is not, and yet will come, according to the book of Revelation is the Antichrist. He's the 8th king who's part of the 7 (We'll discuss this another time).
However, please notice how the beast was once on the scene, but is currently in the Abyss. He will then come out of the Abyss and rule for a little while, and then go to his destruction.
There is clearly the Antichrist the man, and the spirit that will indwell the Antichrist.
1 John 4:3 says, 'And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist.' There is such as thing as the spirit of (the) Antichrist.
That spirit is currently in the Abyss, and will, at the right time, come up to possess the Antichrist the man, and make him do what the word of God says he will do.
The Abyss is the same environment Satan will be locked up in for a thousand years. It's also the same place Apollyon or the Destroyer will come up from.
The Abyss is clearly a holding place of sorts for dangerous angels. Just as Satan will be released from the Abyss after a thousand years, the spirit of Antichrist will be released out of this dungeon to indwell the Antichrist the man.
So who is the Restrainer? There must be a being, a powerful angel that has the capacity to restrain the spirit of Antichrist and keep him in the Abyss for him not to be revealed before his time.
Just as there is Apollyon or the Destroyer in the Abyss, who is an angel, whose role is to destroy; there must also be an angel whose role is to restrain.
Revelation 7:1 says, 'After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.'
God has four angels who are currently holding back the four winds from blowing and destroying the land and the sea.
To hold back is to restrain. The four winds are spirits, because a wind is a spirit in prophecy. There are four angels currently restraining four evil spirits from destroying the land and the sea.
God clearly has more that one Restrainer. Don't forget that there are also four fallen angels currently being restrained in the River Euphrates. Who's restraining them?
Just as there are four angels restraining four evil spirits, there is currently an angel restraining the spirit of the Antichrist.
The Restrainer is not the Church or the Holy Spirit. He's an angel who is currently guarding the spirit of Antichrist in the Abyss. Just as Apollyon will be released out of the Abyss to destroy, the spirit of Antichrist will also be released to indwell the Antichrist.
When the Restrainer is moved out the way by God at His own time, then the spirit of Antichrist will come out of the Abyss and indwell the Antichrist the man.
The Restrainer is therefore an angel of God who restrains.
I hope that helps you.
Glory to God!
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