And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 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. In our series thus far we have seen that the young Thessalonian Christians had apparently been confused by rumors or false teachings that the Day of Christ had already occured. We focus today on the man of sin. The man of sin will be revealed.
Perdition is described as conveying the idea of loss or destruction.
Often equated with Hell in popular usage, but not necessarily so. It is derived from the custom among the Hebrews of noting a certain trait or characteristic in a person and then referring to him as the son of that trait. Opposes all gods, anything that is worshipped, by exalting himself above them. Opposes God, and in an attempt to exalt himself above Him, establishes himself in the temple of God. In each case he clearly identifies it as New Covenant believers, i.e., the body of Christ.