In Second Thessalonians 2:5-8 we learn about the "Restrainer of Lawlessness". The Apostle Paul calls the Thessalonian church to “remember” (verse 5) what he had previously written to them about First Thessalonians (4:13-18; 5:1-11). They were to remember that Jesus is coming again and hey should not be shaken or troubled in mind (2:1-2). Before Jesus returns there will be a falling away and the revealing of the man of lawlessness (2:3-4). This subject continues with reference to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in believers and what happens when we are caught up together in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. The rapture of believers will unleash lawlessness (2:6) and set the stage for the revealing of the lawless one (2:7). Until that day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns, we are to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16). We are to preserve and promote goodness. We are to practice goodness. We are to speak the goodness of the gospel. This future day when Jesus comes again will reveal the lawless one, who is the Antichrist. Where does the pathway of lawlessness lead? Verse 8 teaches that the one who opposes God and exalts himself above God will be consumed and destroyed (2:8). Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” The path of sin leads to death. The path of Jesus leads to life. May we shine as witnesses of light and love, pointing others to our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.