- Mon, Feb 01, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology
Who is the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7? The one who holds it back, is this not God?
There are different views of the restrainer of 2 Thess. 2, and a case can be made for two at least. I haven’t given it sufficient study to come to a firm conclusion, and I expect if I did I would still be uncertain. However:
1) The standard pretrib understanding of 2 Thess. 2 is presented here: http://www.bereanwatchmen.com/kept-from-the-hour/chapter-five-who-is-the-restrainer.html
2) The following are excerpts from a different understanding, at http://www.bibletruth.cc/the_restrainer.htm
But before we identify this restrainer, let us first determine that which the restrainer is holding back. Ernest Best ...
