2:7
“The secret power of lawlessness is already at work”. When the antichrist is revealed it will actually not be much of a surprise, for the power of lawlessness is already at work, and has been for a long time. We see it all around us, and it is very much in evidence in our society today. However, there is a restraining power as well. This will continue until the restraining power is taken away. There is little guidance on who this restraining power. Is it a person? Is it an angel? Whatever the case, it is ultimately God who is restraining evil. At some point He will withdraw His hand and let man have what he wants, and that is the most terrible thing that God can do to us.
2:8
I am still going to look at this through the lens of lawlessness referring to the logical conclusion of man’s rebellion against God. When the restraint is removed we will get what we have agitated for, and it will not be pretty. We will see what a society “free” from God really looks like. However, we should not fear, for this verse, having declared the ultimate ascendency of lawlessness, then focuses on Jesus Christ. He will destroy lawlessness by the splendour of His coming and the breath of His mouth. We should be appalled at the rise of evil in the world, but we should not be fearful, for Jesus Christ is Lord.
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