For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, only He who restrains will do so until He comes to be out from the midst and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume by the breath of His mouth and will render ineffective by the brightness of His coming, 2 Thessalonians 2:7–8.
Satan is already at work to bring the man of lawlessness onto the scene. This is clearly evident in the instability of the world’s markets and financial systems. The entire global economic structure is designed in such a way that Satan will be able to bring his man into power and rule over the world through him.
However, the man of lawlessness cannot be revealed until the Holy Spirit is taken out of the way, for He is presently restraining Satan. Since the Holy Spirit was given to the grace believer as a guarantee of full redemption, He will not be removed until the Church no longer resides upon the earth.