2 Thessalonians 2 · Scofield
day of (See Scofield " Isaiah 2:12 ") .
for that day The order of events is: (1) The working of the mystery of lawlessness under divine restraint which had already begun in the apostle's time 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (2) the apostasy of the professing church 2 Thessalonians 1:3 ; Luke 18:8 ; 2 Timothy 3:1-8 . (3) the removal of that which restrains the mystery of lawlessness 2 Thessalonians 2:6,7 . The restrainer is a person--"he," and since a "mystery" always implies a supernatural element (See Scofield " Matthew 13:11 ") this Person can be none other than the Holy Spirit in the church, to be "taken out of the way" ; 2 Thessalonians 2:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 . (4) the manifestation of the lawless one 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 ; Daniel 7:8 ; 9:27 ; Matthew 24:15 ; Revelation 13:2-10 (5) the coming of Christ in glory and the destruction of the lawless one 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ; Revelation 19:11-21 (6) the day of Jehovah 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ; Isaiah 2:12
mystery (See Scofield " Matthew 13:11 ") .
saved (See Scofield " Romans 1:16 ") .
salvation (See Scofield " Romans 1:16 ") .
through grace Grace (in salvation). vs. 1 Timothy 1:14,15 ; Romans 3:24 . (See Scofield " John 1:17 ") .