The Mystery of Lawlessness.

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rashi was a jew who penned the tanach and united the jews in the Sanhedrin a few centuries after ad 70. he is a well respected orthodox jew.
 
I believe that the "mystery of lawlessness", spoken of by Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 is a system that today is very important to identify and reject, just as it was when Paul wrote this letter and said "is already at work".

I suggest that the "mystery of Lawlessness" is the world system of evil, that Satan, who is the god of this world, has established to entertain our flesh thus keeping people unsaved or saved but very fleshly.

When people read these verses, they equate the mystery of lawlessness as future, but it's NOT! See what Paul is saying in 2 Corinthians 4:4 "The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light". And for believers, James says in 4:4, Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?"

Hey friends, lets be very careful how we respond to the wooing of the world system. And to what degree we involve ourselves in this wicked system. Not all is bad, and unfortunately we need some of it, but do we have to expose our eyes, ears, and thinking to what we know spiritually, is evil? Just take TV for example, when immoral material presents itself on that screen, are we going to watch something else? Oh yes, the wooing of the world, it"s very powerful.


the "mystery" is the spiritual iniquity i.e. the system of the human(666) religion/spirituality, because the spiritual is the most invisible thing, that is why the spiritual iniquity is the most invisible iniquity originally in the form of occultism/esotericism (whose root means hidden and secret(occult) as well as rarefied(esotric)), because the spiritual is in the basis of all things in the universe

Genesis 3:1-7 "Now the serpent(i.e. and lo, the devil came from the "darkness", and it) was more subtil than any beast(i.e. and it was guileful as opposed to the things) of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of(i.e. which is beyond) the garden(viz. the "tree" which to the humans is occultism/esotericism), God hath said, Ye shall not eat of(i.e. you must not practise) it, neither shall ye touch(i.e. neither must you explore) it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened(i.e. then occult/yogic perceptions/senses will appear in you - third eye), and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil(i.e. and you will be as the God Himself - with omniscience and omnipotence like Him). And when the woman saw that the tree was(i.e. that the forbidden "tree" ostensibly looked) good for food, and that it was(i.e. and that it ostensibly looked) pleasant to the eyes(i.e. to the human mind), and a tree to be desired to make one wise(i.e. to make the human being omniscient and omnipotent), she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened(i.e. and occult/yogic perceptions/senses appeared in them both - third eye), and they knew that they were naked(i.e. and from that moment on they began to perceive the sex and the other physical sense activities and creations of God as shameful/sinful); and they sewed fig leaves(i.e. and they found (great) false spiritual knowledge) together, and made themselves aprons(i.e. and made themselves a human(666) spirituality/religion beginning to defile the sex and the other creations of God by it).",

Romans 5:12-14 "by one man(i.e. by the generation of the unrighteous spiritual workers/servants) sin(i.e. the devil and the system of the spiritual iniquity) entered into the world, and death(i.e. and the vitiation) by sin; and so death passed upon all men(i.e. and so the vitiation overtook many humans), for that all have sinned(i.e. because many were seized by the system of the spiritual iniquity, some of them as its servants, while others as its victims): For until the law sin was in the world(i.e. because the "darkness" was in the universe even until the entry of the human spirituality/religion): but sin is not imputed when there is no law(i.e. but there is no sin where there is no spiritual iniquity). Nevertheless death(i.e. the vitiation) reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression(i.e. even over people who had not committed spiritual iniquity)"
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the spiritual iniquity is the cause/source of all (other) evils

Daniel 7:1-28 "In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion(viz. it was dignified), and had eagle's wings(i.e. and had an impulse): I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it(viz. i beheld until it started to realize its impulse - note: this is the physical activity and iniquity). And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear(i.e. it was affluent/consuming), and it raised up itself on one side(i.e. and it was acquisitive), and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh(note: this is the economic(-al) activity and iniquity). After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard(i.e. it was mental), which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads(i.e. which acted and reasoned with verve); and dominion was given to it(note: this is the intellectual/mental activity and iniquity). After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast(viz. the spiritual/religious iniquity), dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth(i.e. great spiritual mastery): it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it(i.e. it reversed the things upside down and broke up them into smaller units in favour of its system, and seized the whole world): and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it(i.e. and it turned out that it is the cause/root and the source/supply/core of all other iniquities even/already from the beginning of the reign of (the) evil); and it had ten horns(i.e. it had at least ten chakras i.e. unclean/devilish spirits). I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn(i.e. the sixth chakra stood out unlike the other chakras), before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots(viz. the first three chakras which primarily represent the sex(-uality) and the other physical sense activities which are usually considered/marked to be the original sin on the part of the system of (the) spiritual/religious iniquity): and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man(or: the two remaining chakras - eleventh and twelfth), and a mouth speaking great things(i.e. and a mind which prophesies satanic/unrighteous things). I beheld till the thrones were cast down(i.e. the reign of the "fourth beast" continued until the moment that the number of the true Saints were filled), and the Ancient of days did sit(i.e. and then the true God Father began to wake up completely and permanently), whose garment was white as snow(i.e. whose glory was perfectly good), and the hair of his head like the pure wool(i.e. and whose wisdom was perfectly loving towards the humans): his throne was like the fiery flame(i.e. His Reign and Spirit was completely righteous), and his wheels as burning fire(i.e. and Its four "winds" (were) all-saving). A fiery stream(i.e. a Good Word) issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words(viz. of the false prophecies) which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. As concerning the rest of the beasts(i.e. as regards the physical, the economic, and the mental/intellectual activities), they had their dominion taken away(i.e. thus their satanic power had been removed): yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time(i.e. for the specified time)..... I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. These great beasts(i.e. those great iniquities), which are four, are four kings(i.e. are also four activities), which shall arise out of the earth(viz. the physical, the economic, the mental/intellectual and the spiritual/religious). But the saints of the most High(i.e. the true Saints) shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast(i.e. about the spiritual/religious iniquity), which was diverse from all the others(i.e. which turned out to be the root/core of all other iniquities), exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron(i.e. whose word(s) was(were) like of God), and his nails of brass(i.e. and its power(-s) of grace); which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet(i.e. with its activity); And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes(or: which brought the uppermost two chakras), and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints(i.e. with the true Saints), and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came(i.e. woke up), and judgment was given to the saints of the most High(i.e. to the true Saints); and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces(i.e. and shall defile it and try to possess it by up to 33.3% of the Heavenly benediction/grace). And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(viz. the chakras are devilish spirits) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them(i.e. among them, viz. the main process of the spiritual iniquity - e.g. the process of yoga); and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart."

the spiritual iniquity is the most invisible, therefore it becomes apparent at last, although it is the original and the very sin

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And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(viz. the chakras are devilish spirits) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them (i.e. among them, viz. the main process of the spiritual iniquity - e.g. the process of yoga);

The spiritual iniquity is the most invisible, therefore it becomes apparent at last, although it is the original and the very sin
Dear JCitol, may I ask why you are expressing the words Chakra and yoga - Buddhism and Hinduism in expounding Daniel Chapter Seven? Are you aware that the example you're using describes nations instead of spirits in the end times and the man of sin described in Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time (3 1/2 years).

BTW, the manner in which you posted without separation of verses and punctuation was very hard to read. Thanks.
 
Dear JCitol, may I ask why you are expressing the words Chakra and yoga - Buddhism and Hinduism in expounding Daniel Chapter Seven? Are you aware that the example you're using describes nations instead of spirits in the end times and the man of sin described in Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time (3 1/2 years).

BTW, the manner in which you posted without separation of verses and punctuation was very hard to read. Thanks.


the main antichrist is the wicked itself which is an inanimate spirit, while the antichrists are the spiritual workers/servants of the unrighteousness/"darkness" among the humans

1 John 2:18-19 "Little children, it is the last time(i.e. the time is fierce): and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come(i.e. because as you have heard that the wicked works in order to multiply its power), even now are there many antichrists(i.e. even now there are many spiritual workers/servants of the "darkness"/unrighteousness); whereby we know that it is the last time(also: thence we understand that the devil multiplies its power). They went out from us(viz. they were also spiritual like the true Saints), but they were not of us; for if they had been of us(i.e. because if they had really/truly been of us), they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out(i.e. but they have become occult/idolatrous), that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us."

so from this point of view the "ten kings" can be the antichrists i.e. those that practise an unrighteous spirituality/religion such as yoga/hinduism, indeed every one of the spiritual workers/servants that commit spiritual iniquity risks to turn out that is an antichrist

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the main antichrist is the wicked itself which is an inanimate spirit, while the antichrists are the spiritual workers/servants of the unrighteousness/"darkness" among the humans

so from this point of view the "ten kings" can be the antichrists i.e. those that practise an unrighteous spirituality/religion such as yoga/hinduism, indeed every one of the spiritual workers/servants that commit spiritual iniquity risks to turn out that is an antichrist
Okay and thanks. I truly believe that's a stretch because the man of sin is overcoming his own in that case, and a nation divided, etc. will not stand? I do not believe the antichrist to be any part inanimate but has Satan as his source of power.
 
Okay and thanks. I truly believe that's a stretch because the man of sin is overcoming his own in that case, and a nation divided, etc. will not stand? I do not believe the antichrist to be any part inanimate but has Satan as his source of power.


the devil cannot reign in the world without the unrighteous spiritual workers/servants

Matthew 10:25-27 "If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. "

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JCitoL please break your posts into paragraphs.... Some of us have old eyes , large blocks of words are hard to follow in line.. Thanks , reba

i am sorry about that, in such circumstances personally i use the zoom function of the web browser, but my writing is usually such, because i as a rule do not use some punctuation marks, but i will try to correct this in future

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