Let's see what Paul has to say about the Great Apostacy in 2 Thess. 2:1-12.
Verse 1. Now, bretheren, concerning the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2. not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.
In verse 1, Paul is comparing the rapture with the Second Coming. In verse 2, Paul is assuring them that Jesus did noty come again yet. I believe they were confused to what Paul said in 1 Thess 4:13-18. Also see what Jesus said in Matt. 24:4, Jesus said Take heed that no one deceive you.
Verse 3, Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come unless the falling away first, and the mman of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4. who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
I believe there is a few things that we should notice here in these 2 verses. Paul talks about falling away first. I believe this falling away is the rapture. Then with an and Paul says thast the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, Paul is referring to a time when the ant-christ comes to set up his kingdom and finally Satan enters into him to sayn he is God.
Verse 5: Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
Here Paul is trying to assure them that they didn't miss anything that was told to them in 1 Thess.
Verse 6. And you know what is restraing, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who mnow restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
What Paul is saying here is that the enemy will be here until he he is cast into the pit and destroyed ( verse 8).
Verse 9: The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10. and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12. that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Paul said that Satan would be able to do wondorous works. They were not saved. God will send strong delusion that they should believe the lie, and eventually they are condemned. I believe this is a pretty strong statement for people now to accept Christ before it is too late.
Therefore, people in the Great Apostacy pertains to unbelievers during the tribulation. What we are seeing today is a walk in the park compared to the great tribulation, when all hell will break loose. The good news is that if one iis saved, we will not be around and this fact is what Paul was assuring them at Thess.
May God bless, Golfjack
Verse 1. Now, bretheren, concerning the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2. not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come.
In verse 1, Paul is comparing the rapture with the Second Coming. In verse 2, Paul is assuring them that Jesus did noty come again yet. I believe they were confused to what Paul said in 1 Thess 4:13-18. Also see what Jesus said in Matt. 24:4, Jesus said Take heed that no one deceive you.
Verse 3, Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come unless the falling away first, and the mman of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4. who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
I believe there is a few things that we should notice here in these 2 verses. Paul talks about falling away first. I believe this falling away is the rapture. Then with an and Paul says thast the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, Paul is referring to a time when the ant-christ comes to set up his kingdom and finally Satan enters into him to sayn he is God.
Verse 5: Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
Here Paul is trying to assure them that they didn't miss anything that was told to them in 1 Thess.
Verse 6. And you know what is restraing, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who mnow restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
What Paul is saying here is that the enemy will be here until he he is cast into the pit and destroyed ( verse 8).
Verse 9: The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10. and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12. that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Paul said that Satan would be able to do wondorous works. They were not saved. God will send strong delusion that they should believe the lie, and eventually they are condemned. I believe this is a pretty strong statement for people now to accept Christ before it is too late.
Therefore, people in the Great Apostacy pertains to unbelievers during the tribulation. What we are seeing today is a walk in the park compared to the great tribulation, when all hell will break loose. The good news is that if one iis saved, we will not be around and this fact is what Paul was assuring them at Thess.
May God bless, Golfjack
