Man of Lawlessness

Eschatology (End Times)
What is the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 20, 2026July 26, 2026
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 10083. A restraining force is at work in the world right now, holding back the emergence of the most evil man who will ever live. That is the claim Paul makes in 2 Thessalonians 2, and it raises the obvious question: what, or who, is doing the holding? The identity of this restraining force…
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Eschatology (End Times)
What is the man of lawlessness (man of sin)?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas April 20, 2026July 26, 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 10084. The man of lawlessness is Paul’s name for the final world ruler who will dominate the Tribulation period, oppose God openly, and be destroyed by the appearing of Jesus. He is called the son of destruction in the same breath, and older translations know him as the man of sin. He is not…
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What is the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2?