When does the restrainer hold back the Antichrist?
The restrainer holds back the Antichrist until the right time—just before the church is taken out of the way at the end. He prevents the Antichrist from usurping the power he will have for the next seven years until that appointed moment arrives.
Les explains that as the end comes and the church is taken out of the way—or just before that removal—there must be a person who holds back the man Antichrist from usurping the power he will have for the next seven years. He must hold it until the right time. Paul writes that the mystery of iniquity is already at work, but the one who now hinders will continue to restrain until that time.
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
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Who holds back the Antichrist from taking power until the right time?
Just before the church is taken out of the way, there has to be a person who holds back the Antichrist from usurping the power he is going to have for seven years, and he holds him until the right time.
Who is the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2:7?
The 'he who now hindereth' in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 is the Holy Spirit, who is the hindering force in the person of the believer until he is taken out of the way when the church is removed at the departure/rapture.
Who is the restrainer taken out of the way in 2 Thessalonians 2:7?
Les teaches that 'he who now hindereth' in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 is the Holy Spirit acting as the restraining influence in the person of the believer.