Good Morning Friends,
“Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.” (2 Thessalonians 2:5-8)
You probably understand the passage above perfectly. You understand who the lawless one is and what it will be like when he is revealed. You understand who the one who now holds back the power of lawlessness. You understand what it means that this one will one day be taken out of the way.
Of course you do! NOT! No one understands all these things. It’s a mystery that is not yet clear to us. But one day it will become clear, as it begins to unfold we’ll understand the fulfillment of what God says here.
And what do we know for sure? We know for sure that the secret power of lawlessness is being restrained. God is not allowing Satan to act without restraint. There will come a day when God will no longer restrain the deceiving work of Satan to bring wickedness into the world. That’s a frightening thought. We see the wickedness around us now and wonder how it could be worse. But there will come a day when it will be worse.
And we know one more thing for sure: when God allows Satan to work without restraint it will be a very short-term event and will immediately precede the coming of Jesus. When Jesus comes, Satan’s influence and power to deceive will be destroyed -- in an instant – forever!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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