2 Thessalonians 2:6 (KJV)
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
There is a battle being waged in our text. This battle has raged since the fall of man and will continue until the coming of the Lord, when He will fight the final battle and end the war of all wars.
At stake is something Albert Barnes called “the tendency of things.”
- There is in our flesh a tendency toward sin.
- There is in our governments a tendency toward corruption.
- There is in this world a tendency toward antichrist.
But there is something that withholds this tendency.
There is something that restrains the revelation of the “man of sin.”
I suppose there has never been a time in history when antichrist was not present and prepared to reveal himself. But God has always had something in place to withhold him, to “let” him—to prevent his revelation until the time appointed by the Lord.
The Word of God says, “ye know what withholdeth.”
That’s amazing to me, because there is such controversy over this today.
- Some say it is the Holy Spirit.
- Some say it is the sovereign plan of God.
I believe it is both—but that it is manifested through the churches of God, just as it was in the days of Lot, when God would not judge Sodom and Gomorrah until Lot was removed.
The plan of God is that the antichrist may not be revealed until the people of God, filled with the Holy Ghost, are taken away—raptured, removed from this present earth.
Then, and only then, shall that Wicked be revealed.
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The Tendency of Things: What Restrains Evil
What’s holding back the rise of the Antichrist?
The Bible tells us you already know. But many are still debating it. The truth isn’t hidden—it’s revealed in 2 Thessalonians 2:6. God has always placed something, in the way of evil’s full expression. Want to know who? Want to know what withholdeth?
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