What does 2 Thessalonians 2 say happens after the church departs?
Second Thessalonians chapter 2 teaches that after the departure of the church, that wicked one shall be revealed. This follows the promise that we shall be caught up to meet Him in the air, so the wicked one is revealed after the church departs.
Les explains that First and Second Thessalonians take the Word up to glory. First Thessalonians chapter 4 promises that we shall be caught up to meet Him in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Then Second Thessalonians chapter 2 says that after the departure of the church, that wicked one shall be revealed. Those two letters point on up to the fruition of everything, when we will finally be in glory with our Crucified, Resurrected, and Ascended Lord.
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:
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When is the Antichrist revealed according to 2 Thessalonians 2?
The Antichrist, the man of sin, will be revealed only after the church is gone, when the Holy Spirit's indwelling role in believers has ended.