Is Appollo Being Held Back By The Holy Spirit Until The Mid-point Of Daniel 70th Week?
QUESTION: Apollo is being held back. The son of rebellion (Apollyon). Scofield's notes identified "The Restrainer" as the Holy Spirit. He then argues that the church must be raptured because the Holy Spirit leaves.... That is Scofield's connection and died in the wool PreTribbers still makes that argument. However, the Scripture never identifies the Restrainer. It is obvious that the Holy Spirit does not leave the earth...
The Antichrist makes war against the saints... If the Holy Spirit is not here, there can be no Saints.... There are some, a remnant, who remain at the return of Christ... Someone made Scofield's argument in a comment.
ANSWER: Greetings to you in Jesus wonderful name!
The Antichrist is referred to as "the Assyrian". He will be an Assyrian by lineage and also will display the trait of one, the Nimrod who hunted souls against the Lord. The Assyrians were a ruthless bunch - Nineveh was of the Assyrians. They were also among the earliest to accept Christianity.
The writings say this:
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now you know what ((i.e.) the Church through the Holy Spirit) restrains that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now restrains will do so, until he be taken out of the way (through Rapture escape by being taken out of this world). (2 Thessalonians 2:3-7)
There are those who say that based upon the Greek at 2 Thess. 2:7, this "Man of Perdition" comes out of "the Church", not out of the "world".
2 Thess. 2:7 could read as : "Only that which now holds down will continue until out of the midst them he comes." This what John the apostle confirms, when he confirmed that Antichrist will come out of the Church and will join later a Communist -Islamic coalition to form a world alliance to keep himself seated in the continuation of the POTUS power of the West through making himself the lifetime PRESIDENT OF THE board of peace, and MAGA LEADER OF THE WORLD by usurping the UN formed by USA. And by making its power get shifted to Jerusalem by collaborating with Israel at the beginning of the Dan 9:26-27 covenant, then he will betray the Jews mid-point and enter into Great Tribulation and will exit only at Armageddon (1 John 2:17-29). Now you know his name, D J 🎺, yes he is the frontline Antichrist candidate for fulfillment of all things! Wake Church, watch and pray! The time is at hand. Glory to God.
2nd Thessalonians 2, Paul is touching upon something which he already taught them. He said so in verse 5.
Do you not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? (2 Thessalonians 2:5)
And then shall that Wicked One be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be condemned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12)
God sends a strong delusion on who? The "lost"? No need to. They are already blind. The delusion comes upon "His" church. But why? "Because they received not the love of the truth".
The phrase "judgment begins at the house of God" comes directly from the New Testament (1 Peter 4:17). In Christian theology, this means God evaluates and disciplines His own household, the Church during the first half of Daniel's 70th week during the test of falling away from Faith, before executing judgment on the wider world during the Great Tribulation of the Second half of the Daniel's 70th week of the final three and half years.
The Lord Jesus Christ will judge the Church to seperate the lukewarm from the devoted, born again from those unborn, religious from those who are in true relationship with God through Jesus, sheep of believers from the goats of unbelievers who are using the Church as a den of theives instead of using it as the Father's House of prayer for all nations, etc....(Matt 21:22-13).
Jesus said, Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth. (John 17:17).
Once sanctification for the Church is finished at its Zenith, the Rapture takes place any moment after the mid-point of Daniel 70th week takes place. Hallelujah!
Then things unfold as foretold in the Scripture.
In Revelation 9:11, an intriguing character is introduced:
REVELATION 9:11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. (NASB)
Abaddon and Apollyon both mean "destroyer." Who is this ruling demon called the "Destroyer," who is released from the Abyss during God's wrath on mankind in the last days of this age? Does the Bible mention this being anywhere else? The true identity of the "Destroyer" has long been misunderstood.
In Revelation 9:1-11, Abaddon is clearly identified as the king of the demons released from the Abyss. This fact identifies him throughout the rest of the book of Revelation. Twice specifically Abaddon is referred to as the "beast" who is to come up out of the Abyss.
REVELATION 11:7 When they [the two prophets and witnesses of God] have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. (NASB)
REVELATION 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is to ascend from the bottomless pit and go to perdition. (RSV)
Revelation 11:7 and 17:8 are clearly referring to Abaddon as the "beast" who will ascend from the "bottomless pit." In Jewish thought, the Abyss was often associated with the ocean depths. Speaking of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures in use at the time of Christ, The New Unger's Bible Dictionary says: "The LXX renders Heb. tehom, 'the primeval ocean' (Gen. 1:2; Ps. 24:2; etc.) as 'abyss'." (p. 18, "Abyss"). This identification of Abaddon as the primary "beast" mentioned in the book of Revelation will help us to learn more about his activities in the end-time.
There is one other Scripture that enigmatically mentions the release of Abaddon from the Abyss. This obscure reference is found in II Thessalonians 2, where Paul discusses the "man of sin." We'll look at this passage in depth to truly grasp the significance of what Paul is saying.
II THESSALONIANS 2:1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. (NKJV)
Here, Paul is talking about the return of Christ. He tells the Thessalonian church not to be deceived if someone tells them that Christ has already returned, because some definite events have to occur before that event will happen. The first of those events is the "falling away" (Gr. apostasia) from the truth. Another event Paul says must take place is the appearance of the "man of sin," who will attempt to usurp the power of God.
II THESSALONIANS 2:5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And now you know what is restraining [katechon], that he may be revealed in his own time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way [ek mesou genetai]. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. (NKJV)
Paul says that the Thessalonians know what is now "restraining" the "man of sin" (v. 6) empowered by Satan from abyss after his fall from heaven at the midpoint, yet he doesn't state what it is in his letter. Paul had already taught the Thessalonians these things when he had been with them earlier (v. 5). The Greek word translated "restraining" here is katechon. According to Friberg's Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament, this verb means "hold back, detain, prevent . . . figuratively restrain, check." The phrase "only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way" in the latter half of verse 7 implies that the one restraining the "man of sin" is a person.
However, the Greek text here literally reads "only the thing holding back now will continue until out of the midst he comes [Gr. ek mesou genetai]." With an understanding of what is taught in Revelation about the release of Abaddon, we can see what Paul is saying. The following translation of verses 6 and 7 clarifies this passage: "And you now know the thing [the Abyss] that is holding back [Abaddon], that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the thing [the Abyss] which now restrains [Abaddon] will continue to do so until out of the midst [of the Abyss] he comes."
In other words, Paul goes on to say that only after Satan's full possession of Antichrist at mid-point, his preappointed time to rule the earth through his Son the Beast, the Antichrist whose release which is now restraining him. Once the appointed time comes, then would the "lawless one" be revealed to mankind (v. 8). It relates to some other prophetic Scriptures (Dan. 7:26; 8:25; Rev. 19:20).
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS RESTRAINING THE LAWLESSNESS OF SATANIC ANTICHRIST FROM TAKING OVER THE WHOLE WORLD, BECAUSE GOD'S PREAPPOINTED TIME AT MID-POINT OF DANIEL'S 70TH WEEK HAS NOT COME YET. ONCE IT COMES THE RESTRAINER, GOD ALMIGHTY THE HOLY SPIRIT, WILL TAKE OFF HIS HAND FROM RESTRAINING THE LAWLESSNESS OF SATANIC ANTICHRIST 😈 RULE OF THREE AND HALF YEARS OVER THE WHOLE EARTH FROM JERUSALEM 🌍.
So Appolyon, the Appollo destroyer, the beast cannot be the Restrainer, as the Antichrist will have no law and does not keep it in defiance to God. How then could he ever be even thought of as Restrainer of lawlessness instead of the promoter he is to destroy souls against the Lord God, to take them all to abyss through 666 Mark of the Beast along with himself, who is the son of Perdition. Glory to God!
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE RESTRAINER!
Watch and pray to escape the Great Tribulation!
Much Blessings......
https://apostolicrevelation.blogspot.com/
ANSWER: Greetings to you in Jesus wonderful name!
The Antichrist is referred to as "the Assyrian". He will be an Assyrian by lineage and also will display the trait of one, the Nimrod who hunted souls against the Lord. The Assyrians were a ruthless bunch - Nineveh was of the Assyrians. They were also among the earliest to accept Christianity.
The writings say this:
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Do you not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now you know what ((i.e.) the Church through the Holy Spirit) restrains that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity does already work: only he who now restrains will do so, until he be taken out of the way (through Rapture escape by being taken out of this world). (2 Thessalonians 2:3-7)
There are those who say that based upon the Greek at 2 Thess. 2:7, this "Man of Perdition" comes out of "the Church", not out of the "world".
2 Thess. 2:7 could read as : "Only that which now holds down will continue until out of the midst them he comes." This what John the apostle confirms, when he confirmed that Antichrist will come out of the Church and will join later a Communist -Islamic coalition to form a world alliance to keep himself seated in the continuation of the POTUS power of the West through making himself the lifetime PRESIDENT OF THE board of peace, and MAGA LEADER OF THE WORLD by usurping the UN formed by USA. And by making its power get shifted to Jerusalem by collaborating with Israel at the beginning of the Dan 9:26-27 covenant, then he will betray the Jews mid-point and enter into Great Tribulation and will exit only at Armageddon (1 John 2:17-29). Now you know his name, D J 🎺, yes he is the frontline Antichrist candidate for fulfillment of all things! Wake Church, watch and pray! The time is at hand. Glory to God.
2nd Thessalonians 2, Paul is touching upon something which he already taught them. He said so in verse 5.
Do you not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? (2 Thessalonians 2:5)
And then shall that Wicked One be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be condemned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thessalonians 2:8-12)
God sends a strong delusion on who? The "lost"? No need to. They are already blind. The delusion comes upon "His" church. But why? "Because they received not the love of the truth".
The phrase "judgment begins at the house of God" comes directly from the New Testament (1 Peter 4:17). In Christian theology, this means God evaluates and disciplines His own household, the Church during the first half of Daniel's 70th week during the test of falling away from Faith, before executing judgment on the wider world during the Great Tribulation of the Second half of the Daniel's 70th week of the final three and half years.
The Lord Jesus Christ will judge the Church to seperate the lukewarm from the devoted, born again from those unborn, religious from those who are in true relationship with God through Jesus, sheep of believers from the goats of unbelievers who are using the Church as a den of theives instead of using it as the Father's House of prayer for all nations, etc....(Matt 21:22-13).
Jesus said, Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth. (John 17:17).
Once sanctification for the Church is finished at its Zenith, the Rapture takes place any moment after the mid-point of Daniel 70th week takes place. Hallelujah!
Then things unfold as foretold in the Scripture.
In Revelation 9:11, an intriguing character is introduced:
REVELATION 9:11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. (NASB)
Abaddon and Apollyon both mean "destroyer." Who is this ruling demon called the "Destroyer," who is released from the Abyss during God's wrath on mankind in the last days of this age? Does the Bible mention this being anywhere else? The true identity of the "Destroyer" has long been misunderstood.
In Revelation 9:1-11, Abaddon is clearly identified as the king of the demons released from the Abyss. This fact identifies him throughout the rest of the book of Revelation. Twice specifically Abaddon is referred to as the "beast" who is to come up out of the Abyss.
REVELATION 11:7 When they [the two prophets and witnesses of God] have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. (NASB)
REVELATION 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is to ascend from the bottomless pit and go to perdition. (RSV)
Revelation 11:7 and 17:8 are clearly referring to Abaddon as the "beast" who will ascend from the "bottomless pit." In Jewish thought, the Abyss was often associated with the ocean depths. Speaking of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures in use at the time of Christ, The New Unger's Bible Dictionary says: "The LXX renders Heb. tehom, 'the primeval ocean' (Gen. 1:2; Ps. 24:2; etc.) as 'abyss'." (p. 18, "Abyss"). This identification of Abaddon as the primary "beast" mentioned in the book of Revelation will help us to learn more about his activities in the end-time.
There is one other Scripture that enigmatically mentions the release of Abaddon from the Abyss. This obscure reference is found in II Thessalonians 2, where Paul discusses the "man of sin." We'll look at this passage in depth to truly grasp the significance of what Paul is saying.
II THESSALONIANS 2:1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. (NKJV)
Here, Paul is talking about the return of Christ. He tells the Thessalonian church not to be deceived if someone tells them that Christ has already returned, because some definite events have to occur before that event will happen. The first of those events is the "falling away" (Gr. apostasia) from the truth. Another event Paul says must take place is the appearance of the "man of sin," who will attempt to usurp the power of God.
II THESSALONIANS 2:5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6 And now you know what is restraining [katechon], that he may be revealed in his own time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way [ek mesou genetai]. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. (NKJV)
Paul says that the Thessalonians know what is now "restraining" the "man of sin" (v. 6) empowered by Satan from abyss after his fall from heaven at the midpoint, yet he doesn't state what it is in his letter. Paul had already taught the Thessalonians these things when he had been with them earlier (v. 5). The Greek word translated "restraining" here is katechon. According to Friberg's Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament, this verb means "hold back, detain, prevent . . . figuratively restrain, check." The phrase "only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way" in the latter half of verse 7 implies that the one restraining the "man of sin" is a person.
However, the Greek text here literally reads "only the thing holding back now will continue until out of the midst he comes [Gr. ek mesou genetai]." With an understanding of what is taught in Revelation about the release of Abaddon, we can see what Paul is saying. The following translation of verses 6 and 7 clarifies this passage: "And you now know the thing [the Abyss] that is holding back [Abaddon], that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only the thing [the Abyss] which now restrains [Abaddon] will continue to do so until out of the midst [of the Abyss] he comes."
In other words, Paul goes on to say that only after Satan's full possession of Antichrist at mid-point, his preappointed time to rule the earth through his Son the Beast, the Antichrist whose release which is now restraining him. Once the appointed time comes, then would the "lawless one" be revealed to mankind (v. 8). It relates to some other prophetic Scriptures (Dan. 7:26; 8:25; Rev. 19:20).
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS RESTRAINING THE LAWLESSNESS OF SATANIC ANTICHRIST FROM TAKING OVER THE WHOLE WORLD, BECAUSE GOD'S PREAPPOINTED TIME AT MID-POINT OF DANIEL'S 70TH WEEK HAS NOT COME YET. ONCE IT COMES THE RESTRAINER, GOD ALMIGHTY THE HOLY SPIRIT, WILL TAKE OFF HIS HAND FROM RESTRAINING THE LAWLESSNESS OF SATANIC ANTICHRIST 😈 RULE OF THREE AND HALF YEARS OVER THE WHOLE EARTH FROM JERUSALEM 🌍.
So Appolyon, the Appollo destroyer, the beast cannot be the Restrainer, as the Antichrist will have no law and does not keep it in defiance to God. How then could he ever be even thought of as Restrainer of lawlessness instead of the promoter he is to destroy souls against the Lord God, to take them all to abyss through 666 Mark of the Beast along with himself, who is the son of Perdition. Glory to God!
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE RESTRAINER!
Watch and pray to escape the Great Tribulation!
Much Blessings......
https://apostolicrevelation.blogspot.com/
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