No, sorry, that is not what I said or meant at all.
Sin rather continues only until the man of sin (of flesh) expires. As it is written, "And when he comes, he must continue a short time."
Yet the implication is that sin will still continue in eternity, while the flesh continues. Birth will continue to happen, no?
The man of sin is humanity, no?
"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way."
2 Thessalonians 2:3-7
If you say this future human will have to come and die, that is the implication I was talking about. All humans come and die, the process stops with death. But this process cannot stop with the death of a single human, because the implication would be that Jesus is that man of sin. Jesus is the only being who stopped the process of sin and death on the Cross.
"And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space."
Seven kingdoms are mentioned. But Satan is the 8th kingdom. Only 7 heads but 8 kingdoms. One of these kingdoms is not part of the beast, not even of human origin.
Most miss that this 7th kingdom is the kingdom of Jesus mentioned in Revelation 11:15
"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever."
That is the 7th kingdom you used in the quote: "And when he comes, he must continue a short time." You combined 2 Thessalonians 2 with Revelation 17, and came up with the wrong scenario of a future man of sin who would end sin, by dying.
My point has been that when Jesus comes as King to sit on the throne in Jerusalem, that is the end of sin. We both used the same verses, but came up with a totally different scenario.
Paul is referring to Satan in those verses as the man of sin. John also describes Satan as "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition:"
Satan was from the deception of Eve, a being with great influence on human government, but never was a king nor kingdom. Amil attempt to say Satan had his authority stripped and was bound since the Cross, but that is not the point of this description. Paul is saying the same thing, "And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way." It is the Holy Spirit who keeps Satan in check, not that Satan is bound in the pit.
At the future second coming of Jesus as King, which you seem to substitute for the coming of Satan instead, is when sin will be declared over, and death defeated.
Satan has a reason to remain hidden, because revealing himself would substantiate the work of the Holy Spirit, not deceive people. Once the Holy Spirit is removed along with the church at the Second Coming, only Jesus, the 144k, and all the angels will be on the earth. That is when Satan will be revealed as the man of sin, the son of perdition, because he will deceive in direct opposition to Jesus as King. At the 5th Trumpet even allowed to loose all his rebel angels as an army of woe and tribulation.
Satan is not a dragon. The dragon in all 3 chapters, 12, 13, and 17 is the symbolic human government in opposition to Israel beginning with Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon as the first head. But Satan is one of the heads, thus showing his influence in human affairs.
Since the Reformation and the destruction of the 5th kingdom the ten toes of clay and iron, Satan went into hidden mode and the 6th kingdom was always mortally wounded. Also part of was, is not, and shall ascend. The symbolism is not the description of the literal, just the historical past. The 6th Kingdom will be in opposition during Jacob's trouble, but will not be in total control. The 7th kingdom announced at the 7th Trumpet of Jesus as King will either last for 3.5 days, or all of eternity.
People ask why is Jesus announced King and then gives up the control of earth to Satan. They then pretzel twist Revelation to fit their human sensibilities. The reason is Daniel 9:27 and the Confirmation of the Atonement Covenant with the many. Satan is allowed 42 months as the 8th kingdom, because some humans will still be redeemed out of Adam's dead corruptible flesh, during those 42 months.
Also John says the 7th kingdom must continue a short time, your reason quoted. 3.5 days is probably the shortest world kingdom in history. You also have to remember that Jesus was declared King on Palm Sunday, but was crucified as Messiah within days. At the 7th Trumpet, Jesus will be declared as the 7th kingdom, but by the end of the week, Satan may have been given 42 months. It has not happened yet. Now some argue, that Jesus could have never been crucified and simply made king 1993 years ago, but that did not happen. Most assume Satan will have 42 months, and even claim they will be on earth enduring those 42 months. Yet they totally deny that Jesus was already on earth and His kingdom established before Satan is given those 42 months.
"And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition."
John explains it and you have to pay attention to the math. 7 heads but 8 kingdoms. One kingdom is not part of this dragon.
The other that is not yet come is still the same lingo as the Prince to come in Daniel 9. Jesus is the 7th kingdom not part of the dragon who is pronounced king at the 7th Trumpet. John wrote that Satan is one of the 7 heads, and the 8th kingdom. And the son of perdition is the one going into perdition can only be Satan.
