is here) that the lawless one is already at work (but not yet revealed), andthat the restrainer will continue his activity for some time. Thus this verse
would explain to some why Paul's statement in v. 6 is true, when they might
think otherwise. I gather from your reference to the neuter that you see it
as an argument for linking TO MUSTERION to TO KATECWN, but this borders on the
fallacy of equating natural gender with grammatical (i.e.MUSTERION is gram-
matically neuter, but if it is a person we would expect masc. gender, unless
unless the word MUSTERION is itself being modified; cf. Jesus' assertion to be
hH hODOS, which obviously does not make him feminine). On the equation of hO
KATECWON and hO ANOMOS, mea culpa. I did not say they were the same, but I
thought you were saying that, and I obviously misread you. The problem that
remains with KATECWN is that the masc. would seem more natural for Satan and
I don't think you can account for that with MUSTERION.