Unless we're referring to the Millennium where the Christ returns and destroys Israel's enemies (essentially the World) and then sets up his Kingdom for 1000yrs, then what, exactly, does "winning" look like here?
I understand there is no mention of a "reprieve" of Evil on the earth before the Tribulation, so it's plausible that there may be a time where Good "wins out," but we know that the path the World is on currently leads us to the Great Tribulation where Israel is judged. This is not a time where "Good wins out."
Just a Biblical Anon here trying to interpret the times...
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. 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.
This passage describes, not a reprieve from evil necessarily, but that there is a restrainer that will prevent the lawless one from being revealed. That restrainer is Spirit filled Christians who are standing in the way and preventing the beast system from taking over the world. The enemy will not be able to fully have their way on the Earth until the Lord takes us out of the way by rapture.
WE will have won years from now. They don't have much time left.
Unless we're referring to the Millennium where the Christ returns and destroys Israel's enemies (essentially the World) and then sets up his Kingdom for 1000yrs, then what, exactly, does "winning" look like here?
I understand there is no mention of a "reprieve" of Evil on the earth before the Tribulation, so it's plausible that there may be a time where Good "wins out," but we know that the path the World is on currently leads us to the Great Tribulation where Israel is judged. This is not a time where "Good wins out."
Just a Biblical Anon here trying to interpret the times...
2 Thessalonians 2:7-8
This passage describes, not a reprieve from evil necessarily, but that there is a restrainer that will prevent the lawless one from being revealed. That restrainer is Spirit filled Christians who are standing in the way and preventing the beast system from taking over the world. The enemy will not be able to fully have their way on the Earth until the Lord takes us out of the way by rapture.
This makes sense. Excellent use of scripture to interpret scripture. Rightly dividing the Word. Ty Fren