Its the Holy Spirit that Holds Back the Antichrist

Read this article. It's awesome, and I agree wholeheartedly with it.  It's an in-depth study of what Paul says in 2 Thessalonians.

http://hearkenthewatchmen.com/article.asp?id=512 

"It is not an apostasy that is holding the Antichrist back. If anything, an apostasy should hasten his arrival. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit indwelling the Church of God on this earth which is preventing the Beast from ascending out of the Abyss at this present time. But when the Church departs, then the man of sin will no longer be held back and will be revealed."

~~Becka