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2 Thessalonians 2:5-7
New Catholic Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you? 6 And you also know what is now restraining him,[a] so that he may not be revealed before his time comes. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who restrains it will continue to do so until he is removed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:6 What is now restraining him: some suggestions about the identity of this obstacle (in addition to the one mentioned in note 2:3b-12 above) are: the Roman State and its emperor; the principle of law embodied in the state; the Holy Spirit through the Church; and the preaching of the Gospel (possibly by Paul himself), for the end could not come until the Gospel was preached to all nations (see Mk 13:10).
