2 THESSALONIANS—NOTE ON 2 Thessalonians 2:5 The man of lawlessness cannot be unveiled while what is restraining him now is at work. Paul refers also to he who now restrains. Scholarly theories on the identity of this restrainer include the Roman Empire/emperor, the Holy Spirit, and the archangel Michael. The restrainer makes sure that the man of lawlessness is revealed in his time, and not before (see v. 2 Thessalonians 2:3).

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