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Und wie ihr gehört habt, daà der Widerchrist kommt, so sind nun viele Widerchristen geworden; daher erkennen wir, daà die letzte Stunde ist. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 “For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way”.
2 Corinthians 6:17. "Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:7". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/2-thessalonians-2.html.
Go to. This, as was observed on 2 Thessalonians 2:6, was generally understood by the fathers to be the Roman emperors and empire, as it is plain from Tertullian, who says, (Apol., p. 31,) “We Christians are under a particular necessity of praying for the emperors, and for the continued state of the empire; because we know that dreadful power which hangs over the whole world, is retarded by the continuance of the time appointed for the Roman empire.” “To this conjecture,” says Macknight, “the fathers may have been led by tradition, or they may have formed it upon Daniel’s prophecies. out of the way = out of (Greek. Darkness. Doddridge correctly supposes that this may refer to the pride and ambition of some ministers, the factious temper of some Christians, the imposing‘ of unauthorized severities, the worship of angels, etc. Also, the Christian Church taken possession of by Romish idolatry, then dispossessed of it by the Reformation; then its house 'garnished' by hypocrisy, secularity, and rationalism, but 'swept empty' of living faith; then finally apostatizing and repossessed by the "man of sin," and outwardly destroyed for a brief time (though even then Christ shall have witnesses among "man of sin," and outwardly destroyed for a brief time (though even then Christ shall have witnesses among both Jews (Zechariah 13:9) and Gentiles (Matthew 28:20), when Christ shall suddenly come (Daniel 11:32-45; Luke 18:7-8).
1.Johannes 4:3und ein jeglicher Geist, der da nicht bekennt, daà Jesus Christus ist in das Fleisch gekommen, der ist nicht von Gott. τ. The word is “lawlessness.” So “iniquity” means inequality, or that which is not up to the standard.
8And 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: 9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2 Thessalonians 2:7(NASB) Verse Thoughts. 'It is one and the same impurity diffusing itself over ages' (Bengel). Joannes de Columna writeth, that Otho, emperor of Germany, thought to have seated himself at Rome (as former emperors had done), and began to build him there a stately palace. He was therefore at that time secretly laying the foundations on which he would afterwards rear the edifice, as actually took place.
That there are many (without the article) elemental antichrists now; and, 3. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/2-thessalonians-2.html. Therefore, translate rather, “only (that is, the continuance of the MYSTERY of iniquity-working will be only) until he who now withholdeth (the same Greek as in 2 Thessalonians 2:6) be taken out of the way.” “Only (waiting, Hebrews 10:13) until he,” etc.
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22: and for the opposite, ἐν μέσῳ εἶναι, Xen. p. 688, Buttmann p. 389). For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. "Commentary on 2 Thessalonians 2:7".
“There is no hope: no” (Jeremiah 2:26).
Thence it was embraced in the Popish system in the form of clerical celibacy, abstaining from meats, bodily flagellations, and monasticism.
After, he shall grow fierce, and arm himself with sting and poison. But Theodoric, king of the Goths, fixing his seat at Ravenna, was that which advanced their interest, and made them more considerable in Italy, for there being no other prince left in Rome, the Romans were forced for protection to pay greater allegiance to the Pope.
wickedness in so far as it is still a mystery, something concealed, not yet publicly brought to light. 2.