Q&A 5 - II THESSALONIANS 2
Q - Could the "HE" of II Thessalonians 2:3-4 be a different person than the "HE" in verses 7 and 8? Could Paul have been showing the correct order for the revealing of both leading figures, False Prophet and Anti Christ? If this is correct, would this place the first rapture after the False Prophet is revealed, possibly even after the rebuilding of the temple, but before the Anti Christ is revealed? How does this match up to the Revelation 3:7-13 passage, and the implication in verse 10 that the first rapture occurs before the "HOUR" of temptation which tries the whole earth?
A - I can concur with that perspective as a distinct possibility. Though I prefer to believe the First Fruits Rapture will occur prior to the introduction of ANY of the WICKED entities of the Mystery Babylonian agenda, I can look at this passage and see the same possibility you suggest. It is possible that NESARA and the False Prophet will be presented (per verse 3) and will introduce the False Messiah before the First Fruits Departure. The Temple must be erected at some point in this same time frame (verse 4). It looks as though the First Fruits must depart (in verse 7) prior to the presentation of the political figure in verse 8. There is only one deterrent to that concept though: i.e. verses 9-12. The grammatical rendering would tend to indicate that these verses related to the Political Beast, but I had always perceived these traits to be linked more to the False Prophet. It is this that made me consider that possibly that it was the entire entourage lumped together as "the Wicked" in v. 8, and that maybe the son of perdition being revealed in v. 3 means that he will be "uncovered" per the Greek rendering, as in figured out and exposed. This could happen prior to his presentation to the people, and could potentially fulfill this text prior to the departure of the First Fruits.
Suffice it to say that the wording of this whole passage seems to have been designed as a challenge to those who are trying to put it all together in the end days! So yes, I really can see your point, and can't entirely disagree with it, though I maintain hope that maybe the First Fruits can go prior to the presentation of the False Messiah.