The REVELATION of the MAN of Sin, the Son of Perdition
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The revelation of the man of sin, as the son of perdition is one of the mysteries given unto Paul the apostle. It is tied DIRECTLY to the GATHERING of the body of Christ. Paul was revealed the MYSTERY of the body of Christ (Eph.3), and its gathering (1 Cor.15, 1 Thess.4), so this REVELATION, which concerns TIMING of the gathering is given unto him.
Let me first say, that this passage, was the main reason that I could never accept a pre-week gathering of the body of Christ. I was taught the pre-week rapture but NEVER accepted it. One of the greatest Bible believers and teachers that I have ever heard stated, Your FIRST understanding of a passage you read is generally ALWAYS what it is. The Lords words are PLAIN. He didnt write the book to confuse those LOOKING for the truth. He did to CONFOUND those who were not though! The Holy Spirit will lead you and guide you into all truth. (1 Cor.2, John 16)
Verses 3 and 4 are a direct testimony IN PLAIN ENGLISH that the gathering cannot come, BEFORE the falling away, and that man of sin be revealed. What could be any plainer? I knew I would have trouble down the line because all my fellow believers were pre-week rapturists. I never worried about their opinions. I stuck with the Book and that FIRST understanding of the text.
The passage has been fooled with by everyone. They fool with the day of Christ. They fool with the words as stated in the King James, what withholdeth and he who now letteth. They fool with the revelations timing. They have now MANUFACTURED a Bible with a PRIVATE INTERPRETATION stuck in it. The HE has been capitalized in the New King James in verse 7, to teach it is the Holy Spirit. This passage is a beauty for FALSE INTERPRETATION.
2 Thess.2 is the passage which determines the TIMING of the gathering, along with the CONFIRMATION passage of 1 Thess.5.
What you believe about this passage makes a difference!
There are several things in the passage which should be noted.
1. The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
2. Our gathering together unto him
3. The revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition
4. The destruction of the son of perdition
All four of those items are different.
The coming refers to the day of the Lord, as referenced BACK to chapter one. The gathering refers to the day of Christ as reference to its introduction in chapter two. The revelation refers to the START of his reign at the midst of the week. The destruction refers to AFTER the tribulation, AFTER the reign of the beast is completed, AT Christ's revelation as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Notice verse 8 in the passage.
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.
WHEN is the Wicked revealed and WHEN is he destroyed? They DO NOT occur at the same time, brethren. If so, there is a BREAK, at the comma, in verse 8. TIME GAP, my friend. Just as the Lord Jesus REVEALED a gap within the OT, concerning his coming. (see Luke 4, Isaiah 61)
Ah, those King James translators! How marvelous was their leading, and wonderful perception given by the Holy Ghost! Punctuation is not inspired? Who STATES that with authority? What authority?
The pre-week rapturists think he is revealed AT the signing of the covenant, or when the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way! The text STATES neither.
The revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition is withholden by SOME THING, (And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time), and SOME PERSON. (only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way)
When the revelation of the man of sin occurs, the GATHERING can occur ALSO! That was Pauls statement in verse 3.
There is something and someone which HINDERS the revelation through!
What withholds and who lets? That is the question before the gathering can come.
The text states the what. Paul introduces it, with "FOR". It is the mystery of iniquity. What is that? It is a mystery, which concerns the revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who is the LAST world ruler BEFORE the Lord Jesus Christ comes back to this earth. This mystery has been, and is going on presently.
Where have you seen anything like that before?
The matchmate for this passage is found in the book of Revelation. John details a mystery of the beast, which concerns the son of perdition, who appears, the last king BEFORE the Lord Jesus Christ comes back to this earth. (Rev.17)
It is in his book, that we find the person who lets, which is mentioned by Paul.
There is a seventh king, which has not come, WHICH KEEPS the son of perdition from revelation. He is the seventh king of the mystery of the beast, who withholds the revelation of the son of perdition. That king is CONNECTED to the mystery of iniquity. He's "part" of the mystery. We have IDENTIFIED both parts. The what and the who which KEEPS the revelation from coming to pass.
Paul states this person has to be taken out of the way. That is not a reference to a rapture. The cross reference is found in Job 24:24, and deals with the cutting off, the DEATH of someone. When that person is taken out the way, then that WICKED can be revealed, and the GATHERING can occur.
The 7th king of the mystery of the beast is said to continue a short space. This man is killed. The beast, the son of perdition then appears. This 7th king is the one of the HEADS of the beast which is wounded unto death, and whose wound was healed. (Rev.13) The beast IS the son of perdition.
The REVELATION of the man of sin, as the son of perdition, occurs at the MIDST of Daniels 70th week, for the son of perdition is given power to reign for 42 months. (Rev.13) That is WHEN he shows up. That is when Satan is cast out of heaven and gives his power to the beast. (Rev.12)
The GATHERING is tied to the REVELATION of the man of sin, the son of perdition, which is 42 months before the coming of the Lord.
His DESTRUCTION is by the COMING of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is 42 months after his revelation.
At his revelation, those who did not believe the truth, will believe a LIE. They will follow their leader. They refused to believe Paul's gospel and receive the love of the truth. Those who did believe the TRUTH, will OBTAIN the glory and salvation that we were chosen to receive by the gathering. We will follow our leader.
His revelation is not his destruction. The gathering is tied to the revelation, and the coming is tied to the destruction. That is PLAIN ENGLISH in the context of this passage.
LET GOD BE TRUE AND EVERY MAN A LIAR.
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The revelation of the man of sin, as the son of perdition is one of the mysteries given unto Paul the apostle. It is tied DIRECTLY to the GATHERING of the body of Christ. Paul was revealed the MYSTERY of the body of Christ (Eph.3), and its gathering (1 Cor.15, 1 Thess.4), so this REVELATION, which concerns TIMING of the gathering is given unto him.
Let me first say, that this passage, was the main reason that I could never accept a pre-week gathering of the body of Christ. I was taught the pre-week rapture but NEVER accepted it. One of the greatest Bible believers and teachers that I have ever heard stated, Your FIRST understanding of a passage you read is generally ALWAYS what it is. The Lords words are PLAIN. He didnt write the book to confuse those LOOKING for the truth. He did to CONFOUND those who were not though! The Holy Spirit will lead you and guide you into all truth. (1 Cor.2, John 16)
Verses 3 and 4 are a direct testimony IN PLAIN ENGLISH that the gathering cannot come, BEFORE the falling away, and that man of sin be revealed. What could be any plainer? I knew I would have trouble down the line because all my fellow believers were pre-week rapturists. I never worried about their opinions. I stuck with the Book and that FIRST understanding of the text.
The passage has been fooled with by everyone. They fool with the day of Christ. They fool with the words as stated in the King James, what withholdeth and he who now letteth. They fool with the revelations timing. They have now MANUFACTURED a Bible with a PRIVATE INTERPRETATION stuck in it. The HE has been capitalized in the New King James in verse 7, to teach it is the Holy Spirit. This passage is a beauty for FALSE INTERPRETATION.
2 Thess.2 is the passage which determines the TIMING of the gathering, along with the CONFIRMATION passage of 1 Thess.5.
What you believe about this passage makes a difference!
There are several things in the passage which should be noted.
1. The coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
2. Our gathering together unto him
3. The revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition
4. The destruction of the son of perdition
All four of those items are different.
The coming refers to the day of the Lord, as referenced BACK to chapter one. The gathering refers to the day of Christ as reference to its introduction in chapter two. The revelation refers to the START of his reign at the midst of the week. The destruction refers to AFTER the tribulation, AFTER the reign of the beast is completed, AT Christ's revelation as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Notice verse 8 in the passage.
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.
WHEN is the Wicked revealed and WHEN is he destroyed? They DO NOT occur at the same time, brethren. If so, there is a BREAK, at the comma, in verse 8. TIME GAP, my friend. Just as the Lord Jesus REVEALED a gap within the OT, concerning his coming. (see Luke 4, Isaiah 61)
Ah, those King James translators! How marvelous was their leading, and wonderful perception given by the Holy Ghost! Punctuation is not inspired? Who STATES that with authority? What authority?
The pre-week rapturists think he is revealed AT the signing of the covenant, or when the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way! The text STATES neither.
The revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition is withholden by SOME THING, (And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time), and SOME PERSON. (only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way)
When the revelation of the man of sin occurs, the GATHERING can occur ALSO! That was Pauls statement in verse 3.
There is something and someone which HINDERS the revelation through!
What withholds and who lets? That is the question before the gathering can come.
The text states the what. Paul introduces it, with "FOR". It is the mystery of iniquity. What is that? It is a mystery, which concerns the revelation of the man of sin, the son of perdition, who is the LAST world ruler BEFORE the Lord Jesus Christ comes back to this earth. This mystery has been, and is going on presently.
Where have you seen anything like that before?
The matchmate for this passage is found in the book of Revelation. John details a mystery of the beast, which concerns the son of perdition, who appears, the last king BEFORE the Lord Jesus Christ comes back to this earth. (Rev.17)
It is in his book, that we find the person who lets, which is mentioned by Paul.
There is a seventh king, which has not come, WHICH KEEPS the son of perdition from revelation. He is the seventh king of the mystery of the beast, who withholds the revelation of the son of perdition. That king is CONNECTED to the mystery of iniquity. He's "part" of the mystery. We have IDENTIFIED both parts. The what and the who which KEEPS the revelation from coming to pass.
Paul states this person has to be taken out of the way. That is not a reference to a rapture. The cross reference is found in Job 24:24, and deals with the cutting off, the DEATH of someone. When that person is taken out the way, then that WICKED can be revealed, and the GATHERING can occur.
The 7th king of the mystery of the beast is said to continue a short space. This man is killed. The beast, the son of perdition then appears. This 7th king is the one of the HEADS of the beast which is wounded unto death, and whose wound was healed. (Rev.13) The beast IS the son of perdition.
The REVELATION of the man of sin, as the son of perdition, occurs at the MIDST of Daniels 70th week, for the son of perdition is given power to reign for 42 months. (Rev.13) That is WHEN he shows up. That is when Satan is cast out of heaven and gives his power to the beast. (Rev.12)
The GATHERING is tied to the REVELATION of the man of sin, the son of perdition, which is 42 months before the coming of the Lord.
His DESTRUCTION is by the COMING of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is 42 months after his revelation.
At his revelation, those who did not believe the truth, will believe a LIE. They will follow their leader. They refused to believe Paul's gospel and receive the love of the truth. Those who did believe the TRUTH, will OBTAIN the glory and salvation that we were chosen to receive by the gathering. We will follow our leader.
His revelation is not his destruction. The gathering is tied to the revelation, and the coming is tied to the destruction. That is PLAIN ENGLISH in the context of this passage.
LET GOD BE TRUE AND EVERY MAN A LIAR.