What Happens After the Restrainer Steps Aside?
(2 Thessalonians 2:8-12)
© 2004 Steve Lewis

Snapshots of The Beginning & The End of the man of lawlessness (2 Thess. 2:8)

Paul is compressing the timetable of the existence of the man of lawlessness.
In this single verse we see the "starting line" and the "finish line" -- but we do not see the events that will take place between the two.

His beginning:

His End:

Snapshots of the time between the beginning & the end (2 Thess. 2:9-12)

A view of the power that energizes the man of lawlessness (2 Th 2:9a)

A view of the works of the man of lawlessness (2 Th 2:9b)

A view of the followers of the man of lawlessness (2 Th 2:10)

A view of God's response to the followers of the man of lawlessness (2 Th 2:11)

What is the result of this progression? (2 Th 2:12)

Points of Application: