And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season." And verse 7 says after the thousand years are expired, Satan will be loosed. Then verse 8 says Satan is to go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea..
it also says satan is a red dragon.
it says at the end of something he will be loosed...for a little season.
how long is a little season?
at the time of his writing 2 Thess 2 is Paul saying '2000+ years in the future something will hold satan back, and then 1,000 years after that he will be released for a little season'?
OR
is Paul speaking in the PRESENT TENSE meaning, while he was alive writing the letter SOMETHING WAS HOLDING SATAN BACK UNTIL HIS LITTLE SEASON/TIME COMES?
2 Thessalonians 2:6
NIV
And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
NLT
And you know what is holding him back, for he can be revealed only when his time comes.
ESV
And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
NASB
And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
KJV
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time
ISV
You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes.
and so on...................(?)
anyone?
we do exactly the same thing with all the translations for Rev 20, satan's little season....THEY MATCH.
how hard is this?