What the Bible says about God's Restraint of Satan
(From Forerunner Commentary)

2 Thessalonians 2:5-9 We should get two things out of this prophecy. One is that the lawlessness was already working in Paul's day, and the second is that it has the force of the supernatural power of Satan. We are dealing with something significant here. The "he who restrains" therefore has to be one of supernatural power in order to restrain. Thus, He who restrains must be God. When He lifts the restraint, the man of sin will come to full power. In this is the vague implication that, since Paul says the mystery of iniquity was already working, a man of sin was also on the scene—not the man of sin, but a man of sin. John W. Ritenbaugh A Place of Safety? (Part 3) Related Topics: God's Restraint | Iniquity, Mystery of | Lawlessness | Lawlessness, Mystery of | Man of Sin | Mystery of Iniquity | Mystery of Lawlessness | Satan's Influence