2 Thessalonians 2:6

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And now you know what restrains him, so that he will be revealed at the proper time.

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  • 2 Thess 2:3 : 3 Let no one deceive you in any way. That day will not come unless the rebellion takes place first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the son of destruction.
  • 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming.

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