Expert: Germania Rodriguez - 2/21/2005

Question
Second Thessalonians 1-4. Concerning the coming of our Lord...for that day will not come, until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed...He...even sets himself up in God's temple...
My question: Is second coming of Christ AFTER the Anti-Christ appears and the temple built?


Answer
Hi,
The rebuilding of the temple might begin at any time, and would probably begin at once if the jews were in total control of Jerusalem, but the antichrist cannot be revealed before his time, for the Holy Spirit is witholding his revealing until the Church is completed and gathered out (2 Thess 2:3-8)  There are no prophetic events to procede the Rapture. The coming of the Lord for His own  is a timeless and signeless event, and we are to be exexpecting Him constantly, for He may come at any time.