• Paul warned the Thessalonians that the coming of the Lord was not as soon as they thought. A great apostasy must come first.
  • II Thessalonians 2:3-4 - Many commentators argue that the “man of sin” here is the Pope. It may not be a particular person. It could simply be any man who has the disposition of rejecting God’s law and setting up His own law. The Pope fits this description, but many others also fit.
  • II Thessalonians 2:6-7 - The one that was restraining could have been Paul. He was fighting against the spirit of lawlessness and when he was gone, that spirit would bloom. The restrainer could also be God working through the Holy Spirit.