Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
The Holy Spirit accomplishes His ministry of restraining lawlessness in the world mainly through the influence of Christians whom He indwells, specifically through their gospel preaching. [Note: See Charles E. Powell, "The Identity of the ’Restrainer’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7," Bibliotheca Sacra 154:615 (July-September 1997):329.] 