the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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2 Thessalonians 2:6
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And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
And now you know Jesus is just waiting for the devil's son to reveal himself so God can prove who is really the boss and has the power. The time has to be right. There'll be no rushing God's plan.
And now it is clear to you what is keeping back his revelation till the time comes for him to be seen.
And now ye know that which restrains, that he should be revealed in his own time.
And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time.
Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
And now ye know that which with-holdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.
And now you know what restrains him, in order that his true character may be revealed at his appointed time.
And now yee know what withholdeth, that hee might bee reuealed in his time.
And now you know the thing holding back, for him to be revealed in his time.
And now ye knowe what witholdeth it, eue that it mighte be vttered at his tyme.
and you know what hinders his throwing off the disguise at a time which he enjoys for the present.
You'll also remember that I told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time. That doesn't mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is, secretly and underground. But the time will come when the Anarchist will no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don't worry. The Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. The Master appears and—puff!—the Anarchist is out of there.
And you know what restrains him now [from being revealed]; it is so that he will be revealed at his own [appointed] time.
And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
And nowe ye knowe what with holdeth: even that he myght be vttered at his tyme.
And now you know that which restrains, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time,
And now you know what is stopping that Man of Evil so he will appear at the right time.
And so you know what holds him back, so that he will be revealed in his own time.
And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
You already know what is holding this wicked one back until it is time for him to come.
And now you know what is restraining, so that he may be revealed in his own time.
And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth that he might be reueiled in his time.
And now you know what has prevented him from being revealed in his time.
Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes.
6 And now you know what [fn] holdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.
And now, ye know what hindereth his being manifested in his time.
And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.
And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.
You know the power that is keeping the man of sin back now. The man of sin will come only when his time is ready.
And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed when his time comes.
And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;
And now you know what withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.
And you know that which restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his own time.
And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth, that he myght be reuealed in his tyme.
And you know what is stopping that Man of Evil now. He is being stopped now so that he will appear at the right time.
And you know what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time.
Yet there is something that keeps this from happening now, and you know what it is. At the proper time, then, the Wicked One will appear.
And now what withholdith, ye witen, that he be schewid in his tyme.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
withholdeth: or, holdeth, 2 Thessalonians 2:7
revealed: 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:8
Reciprocal: Habakkuk 2:3 - the vision 2 Timothy 3:13 - evil
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And now ye know what withholdeth,.... Or hinders the revelation of the man of sin, or antichrist; by which is meant not the Apostle Paul, though he by his ministry was a very great hinderance of the growth of error, and the spread of evil practices in the churches, and so of the more open appearance of the man of sin in his forerunners; and after his departure from Ephesus, and imprisonment at Rome, and suffering death, there was a great falling off in the churches, and among professors of religion, which made way for the manifestation of antichrist in due time: nor the preaching of the Gospel, in its power and purity, in the several parts of the world; though so long as this obtained, got ground, and gained success, the man of sin could not show his head; and therefore it must, as it did, decline, and was gradually taken away that he might appear: nor the Spirit of God, as the spirit of truth and holiness, though as long as he continued in his gifts and operations of grace in the churches, they were preserved from antichristian doctrine and worship; but when he removed from them, this enemy and adversary of Christ and his Gospel came in like a flood: nor the general defection in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 though that was to be previous to the revelation of antichrist, and was to be what would usher him in; nor could he appear until the wickedness of men was come to a pitch, that they would be ready to receive him, and pay homage and worship to him: nor is the decree of God meant, though till the time came fixed by God for his appearance, the decree must be a bar in his way; since as there is a time for every purpose, nothing can come to pass till that time comes: but by that which withheld, let or hindered the open appearance of antichrist, were the Roman empire and emperors; these stood in his way, and while this empire lasted, and the emperors wore the imperial crown, and sat on the throne, and held the government in their hands, the popes could not come at the height of their ambition, dignity, and authority, nor shine in their glory; nor could the whore of Babylon take her seat, and sit upon the seven hills of Rome until the Roman emperor was taken out of the way: this therefore hindered,
that he might be revealed in his time. The Ethiopic version renders it, "until his time appointed came": wherefore till the time that God had fixed for the appearance of this monster of iniquity, this son of perdition, the Roman empire must continue, and Roman emperors must keep their place and dignity to prevent his appearance sooner: the reason why the apostle expresses this not in plain words, but in an obscure manner, and with so much caution, was, that he might not offend the Roman emperors, and provoke them to a severe persecution of them as seditious persons, that sought the destruction of the empire: the word here used, which is rendered "withholdeth", or "letteth", as in the next verse, signifies a ruler or governor, and answers to the Hebrew word עצר, "to keep back, or restrain"; and which is used of kings, who by their laws and government restrain and withhold people from doing what they would; see 1 Samuel 9:17 to which the apostle, who well understood the Hebrew language, doubtless had reference; so יורש עצר, is rendered, "a magistrate", in Judges 18:7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And now ye know what withholdeth - Margin, “holdeth.” The reference is, to something that then operated to constrain or hold back the obvious tendency of things, so that the “man of sin” should not at once appear, or so that things should not soon so develop themselves as to give rise to this anti-Christian power. There were causes at work even then, which would ultimately lead to this; but there was also something which checked the tendency of things, so that the revelation or development of the “man of sin” was put off to a future period. The obvious meaning of this would be, that, when the apostle wrote, there was a tendency to what would occur under the great apostasy, and that this would soon develop itself if it were not restrained. If the reference is to the papacy, this would consist in corruptions already existing in the church, having a resemblance to those which afterward existed under that system, or which were the germ of that system.
If there was a tendency toward the concentration of all power in an individual in the church, - if there was an assumption of authority by one class of ministers above another, - if there was a denial of the “parity of the clergy,” the tendency would have been to that ultimate assumption of authority which is found in the Romish hierarchy. But conjecture is useless as to what was the precise form in which this tendency then began to develop itself. That the corruptions early began in the church which terminated in the papacy, and which led on directly to it, we know; and that the apostle was able to foresee and predict such a final development, shows that he was under the influence of inspiration. It is not known precisely what is referred to by the phrase “what withholdeth,” τὸ κατέχον to katechon. The phrase means properly, something that “holds back,” or “restrains.”
The word here is in the neuter gender, “What withholdeth.” In the following verse it is in the masculine gender, ὁ κατέχων ho katechōn - “he that letteth,” or withholdeth; and the reference would seem to be to some agency or state of things under the control of an individual, or of some civil power, that then operated as a restraint on the natural tendency of things. Of this, the apostle says, they had had full information; but we can only conjecture what it was. The restraining power of anything controlled by an individual, or of any government, or the restraining power of God, would meet all that the phrase implies. The most natural interpretation is that which refers it to civil power, meaning that there was something in the form of the existing administration which would prevent this development until that restraint should be removed. The supposition that there was even then a tendency to concentrate all ecclesiastical power at Rome, and that while the civil authority remained there it would not suffer ecclesiastical power to grow to the exorbitant height which it ultimately reached, will meet all that is implied in the language.
That he might be revealed in his time - The man of sin. The meaning is, that there was then a restraint operating which would prevent the development of this anti-Christian power until the proper time; that is, until the state of the world should be such that in the divine arrangements it would be proper to permit it. It was not to be permitted until the gospel should be extensively preached, and had had an opportunity of showing its fair effects on the nations; until it had become so planted and established that even the rise of this anti-Christian power could not effectually uproot it. If the “man of sin” had been permitted to rise at once, the consequence might have been that the new religion would have been crushed, so that it could never have revived again. There was then a providential arrangement by which this growth of wickedness should be checked and restrained, until the new religion should take deep root in the earth, and its perpetuity should be secured. Then the great trial was to be permitted under the “man of sin.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. And now ye know what withholdeth — I told you this among other things; I informed you what it was that prevented this man of sin, this son of perdition, from revealing himself fully.
