The Mystery of Iniquity

The Apostle Paul wrote, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7) These words reveal that long before the final Antichrist appears, a spirit of rebellion has been shaping the hearts of men. It is the hidden lawlessness that wages war against the authority of God. This mystery began in heaven, when Lucifer—once perfect in beauty—allowed pride to corrupt wisdom. Since that fall, humanity has wrestled with this same darkness. The world does not just rebel—it resists divine truth. And that rebellion, now clothed in culture and ideology, prepares the way for the man of sin who will rise before Christ returns.