I see this same general pattern of prophetic fulfillment.
One could add these words from II Thes 2:
7. “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work, only he who now letteth (let = restrain) will let, until he is taken out of the way.
8. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and destroy with the brightness of his coming.”
This passage goes on to state that many will be deceived by this coming of one who (going back to verse 4) presents himself as an earthly god.
In this passage, you can find strong resemblance to the news of today — he who restrains being Mubarak, and once again, the role of Obama is either directly that of the antichrist figure, or of one of his chief facilitators.
Right on. The rebellion of human nature against the Kingdom of God is being brought to focus. The Lord can deal with hot or cold response. The lukewarm are useless and spit out. Cold is a term for opposition. When that opposition is gathered together against the elect, the Lord will use it to advantage. The enemy gathers his force together on earth and the time is short. The Lord will deal with it as the elect stay focused in Him.