2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-4

Read the entire passage below once through and then read it again, reading only that which is in bold. What do you see? When does the second coming of Christ and the rapture occur in relation to the revealing of Antichrist?

1) "NOW we request you, brethren, with the regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to Him,

2) that you may not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.

3) Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (the day of Lord when He comes and we are gathered) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

4) who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as God.

It really is plain and simple as to when the church is gathered in relation to the revealing of Antichrist. The church will be here to see Antichrist exalt himself as God and demand worship as if he were God. Her gathering will take place sometime after that.