2 Thessalonians 2

The Doctrine of the Last Things: The Antichrist

How should we view the biblical teaching about the last things? This article looks at the signs of the end times. Here focus is on the antichrist based on 2 Thessalonians 2 and Revelation 20.

The Revealing of the Man of Lawlessness

This article considers the identity of the man of lawlessness in 2 Thessalonians 2.

When the Restraining Power Is Removed

This article considers how believers will survive the time of the revealing of the man of lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2). Perseverance will occur because of God's sovereign grace and election. Christ will destroy the man of lawlessness, whose identity the article also discusses.

The Return of Christ: The Antichrist

This article looks at the coming of the antichrist before the second coming of Christ. It looks especially at what will characterize the antichrist, as recorded in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12.

The Evil Restraint in 2 Thessalonians 2:6

Is the restraint spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:6 good or evil? Dixon argues for an understanding of restraint (Greek "kategon") as evil and actually as a reference to Satan himself.

A Hermeneutical Ambiguity of Eschatology: The Analogy of Faith

What is the role of the analogy of faith in exegesis? Is it possible to abuse this freedom in the way a specific passage is interpreted? This article looks at a number of such abuses that occur especially in eschatological passages and proposes a remedy. Examples include: Revelation 3:21, Revelation 7:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:3.

The Inaugurated End-Time Tribulation and Its Bearing on the Church Office of Elder and on Christian Living in General

Eschatology is a present reality that should shape the life of the church. Beale argues that the origin of the office of elder is partly related to the inauguration of the latter-day tribulation. This article discusses this inauguration of the tribulation in some detail, and also takes a look at the motivation for godly living during these end times.

Eschatology Lecture Notes

This article is on the topic of eschatology, looking at the Olivet Discourse (which is based on Matthew 24). The author discusses Revelation 20 and the topics of the millennium, the antichrist, and the man of lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12).