What Is The Mystery Of Iniquity?
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7
How many of us have heard this verse quoted, but never really quite understood what it meant? What is this mystery of iniquity, that the apostle Paul wrote about, and why did he write about it? What does it look like, and should we as believers be concerned about it? If so, why? To get a deeper understanding of verse, let us read a little further into the chapter.
It reads:
(7) ” For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
(8) And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
(9) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
(11) And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
(12) That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
As we can see, what Paul is describing here, is an unseen activity of iniquity or lawlessness, that was at work in his day; secretly evolving and growing in the earth. A silent spawn of evil, spanning eras and centuries of time.
According to the scriptures, it will continue to grow, until it reaches global proportions, and then it’s doom will come, as the”man of sin” asserts his global power. Then, it will operate under his control, as he dominates the world, in open raw unrestrained global lawlessness, evil, and terror.
So again, what is this “mystery of iniquity”? Let’s talk about it.