If the Restrainer of the Antichrist is the Holy Spirit/Body of Christ, why wouldn’t Paul have just said it as a fact and written it out?
On the other hand if he had written that it was the Roman State that may have meant even more persecution of Christians. That’s probably why he didn’t just come right out and write it down in his letters.
Paul DID say. He told them that THEY KNEW what was holding “that day” back. Read 2 Thess. 2:3-8. Especially verse 7.
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, UNTIL HE BE TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY.”
v.8: “AND THEN shall that wicked one be revealed”...
So who is the “he” that will be taken out if the way so that the wicked one can be tevealed?
Eph.2:15. “...for to make in himself one new MAN, so making peace.”
What is this One New Man? The Church the Body of Christ.
It’s very simple if you just compare Scripture with scripture.
Once the HE (the Body of Christ) is removed (raptured) the wicked one (the antichrist) will be revealed.
the 70 week prophecy is a part of the 2300 year prophecy and starts at the same time. It cannot be separated.
“- The word determined here actually means “cut off”. This 70 weeks are cut off from, or begin at the same time as, the larger 2300 day (year) prophecy of Dan 8:14, which has as it’s focus the cleansing of the sanctuary in heaven, the beginning of Judgment. So both the 70 week (490 year) and the 2300 day (year) prophecy begin at the same date. Note that you can not arbitrarily apply the year for a day principle in one case and not another, you must remain consistent. Dan 8:26 strongly hints that the 2300 day prophecy in verse 14 is not just 2300 days, but many days more than it literally indicates. This would also support using year instead of day.”