Two events must occur before the Day of the Lord begins – The Apostasy and the unveiling of the Man of Lawlessness.
Men spreading false rumors about the future among the Thessalonians were raising false expectations about the imminence of the โDay of the Lordโ and the โarrivalโ or โParousiaโ of Jesus. Paul warned the Assembly not to be alarmed by such rumors, especially reports of this kind claiming to be from him or his coworkers.
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Believers watching for apostasy to occur outside the Church will miss the real thing since it is operating stealthily inside our congregations.
The New Testament warns of coming apostasy and deceivers. This warning is to the Assembly, the Church composed of Christโs true followers. It is not a message for outside groups, organizations, society, or the government. Satan is determined to destroy the Body of Christ, not the world system that serves his agenda, and he uses his human agents in the Church to deceive as many believers as possible.
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Over the decades, I have heard credible men of God warn of a coming day when the Church will experience a โfamine for the word of God.โ At first, I took this to refer to a time when the Bible would be suppressed even in Western-style democracies as governmental authorities sought to persecute the true faith.
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Jesus will not โarriveโ to gather his โelectโ until two events occur: The โApostasyโ and the โREVELATION of the Man of Lawlessness,โ and they are inextricably linked. It is not just the presence of this dark figure but his unveiling in the Assembly that will signal the imminence of the โDay of the Lord.โ Not only will he cause many to abandon faith in and allegiance to Jesus, but his โrevealingโ will take place when he โsits downโ in the โSanctuary of God.โ
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Christโs final block of teaching that he gave on the Mount of Olives includes several warnings about coming โdeceiversโ and โfalse prophetsโ intent on misleading the saints, warnings reiterated and expanded in the writings of the apostles. And his discourse began with stern warnings to โbeware lest anyone deceive you.โ
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Insights into Bible Prophecy 