Thessalonians part 7

2Thessalonians 2:1-12, 13-15, 16-17 “Now we beseech you, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to Him, that you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means (here again Paul is admitting to flase christs and false witnesses / prophets being among them already): for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first (look at 2Corinthians 6:14-7:3 to see what this falling away actually is*), and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (for this day of separating from the ungodly church is what is here revealed, because we are now grown to the stage of descernment of all things evil, having acquired Redemption's down payment of the Spirit of Truth who reveals Christ, and God's own plan of Salvation wherein Christ is within and then to us a stronger relationship, which the false teacher [prophets], I will be addressing this in a more fuller study at the end of this epistle); Who oppose and exaltes himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God (in Redemption this strong man is exposed and we are given the power to over come through the spirit, which Jesus Himself is a living example of). Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now you know what withholds that he might be revealed in his time (the strongman of mans own self-will...the voice of mans flesh, which is governed by the spirit of the air, this is found in Ephesians 2:2). For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way**. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: Even him, whoses coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved (look at Acts 26:18). And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.”

*There maybe two schools of thought on the falling away, the first is that when one enters into Redemption they in essense come out of the world and enter the kingdom of God and heaven. The second is when we have indeed received the Redemption with the accompaning Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth or the ontological essense of Christ within us. We begin our working out of His Salvation or as also called, His saving Grace by receptivity of His activities within our soul. This Grace is also accompanied by His Truth as they are both in Christ (John 1:14, 17) and through which we acquire His resurrection Life. This is Eternal Life the very power of Truth which raised Him and will also raise us. Why or How? Because we trust His Faith in God's Faithfulness.

**There are many learned men who have voiced all sorts of ideologies including their opinions on just who or what it is that Paul is making reference to by this phrase, “he who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way.” Based on the subject of the text and what Paul states elsewhere in his Epistels leads me to say this, the “he” who lets and will let is the mystical Body/Church of Christ Jesus in the singular masculine form. Why do I think this? Because we know that it is not the Holy Spirit because He will be still very active among the peoples left behind during this period of massive tribulation and wrath, which will spread around the world. But the Body/Church/Family of Christ is not slatted for this period because each person within this Body has already been judged, and judge themselves daily in the mortifying of the flesh and its voice of deception in vain imaginations, which fosters mans lusts. For which the LORD is our Mediator as we do what Romans 12:1-3 states. In the offering of our body as a living sacrifice holy onto God as our reasonable service. Through which we are no longer conformed to the world but rather acquire the mind of our LORD to know and understand the things of God, or to know more fully the secret things of Him. This is rather about the apostate chruch of this worlds order, with its system of corruption, distorted and twisted doctrines, which will lead to the general apostasy, already in existence. And it is a mystery; it is as yet hidden; it dare not show itself, because of that which hinders or withholds is still present and active. This as I have said is the meaning of our word Religion as the heel of Genesis 3:15. Where heel means lier, to lie in wait as a snare which restrains or hinders from forward progress or to ambush. It is from this that we acquire the French word “religare” or religion from. The very traditions that ambush and hinder God's advancement.


“We are bound to give thanks always to God for you, beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to Salvation through sanctification of the (human soul / spirit through the) Spirit and belief of the truth (this word should also be capitized, Truth, because it is also Christ): Whereto He called you by (through) our gospel, to the obtaining (we are to be apprehended of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, stand fast, and hold the traditions* (these are the revelations of Christ known as mysteries and secrets hid by God about His Son and now made known through Paul, which greatly limits this words application) which you have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, Who has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through Grace, comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.”

*(a) The “traditions” are not only those of Israel's own ecomony or despensational period. That keep us form the benefit and fullness of the new venue constituted through the LORD Jesus, our Christ. These traditions also have limited our being now imitiators or followers of God and Christ. And also Paul through this Gospel message as our example worthy of our imitating of him, as he also did the LORD, Christ Jesus. These standards of mans religion are based on his own traditions, and are the lier or heel restrained.