"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 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. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: [Even Him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thes. 2:1-12
"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. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming: [Even Him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thes. 2:1-12
OK, all you folks out there that will either now, or sometime very soon, be reading this post. If you do not belong to the family of God Almighty, if you do not believe in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, if you are not sealed by the Holy Spirit, the you are being set up even as we speak. There are things taking place NOW, that will lead to the damnation of many, many people, being cursed to burn for all eternity in the lake of fire. Let me warn you now. That way, my warning might lead you into seeking the Lord Jesus, which would lead to being in His family for all eternity, to reign with Him, and to serve Him. And, if you hear this, and are not led into His salvation, then these words will stand against you as a witness to your rebellion against YHWH and His one and only Son, Jesus.
There is a mighty push to validate several ideas that, up until a few years ago, would have landed a person in a rubber room. Such things as UFOs being real.
There is a mighty push to validate several ideas that, up until a few years ago, would have landed a person in a rubber room. Such things as UFOs being real.
UFO Bombshell Announcement CNN to Bring forth USG military Officials
More and more, the world is trying to make this out to be a truth. And, people are hungry to believe anything that moves them further away from God.
More and more, the world is trying to make this out to be a truth. And, people are hungry to believe anything that moves them further away from God.
Lord Maitraya - messiah, coming to save the planet.
New Age folks are gearing up to present what THEY want in a messiah, with lots of environmentalism, social justice and harmonic convergence.
Many people see out-of-body experiences as opportunities to preview heaven.
For those that want the "I am god" experience, there will be no problem finding people to support you.
Whether or not there is a God, or a messiah, "longing for the end" is not an acceptable way to proceed for the world. It is entirely senseless even from a christian point of view.
And let's not forget that there are lots of "unchristian Christians" that will be more than happy to cater to your every whim and want.
Having taken a look at all the garbage that is being flung in people's faces by satan, let's see what the Bible is saying to us.
Verses one and two above say it in a nutshell: The day of Christ is at hand. Yes, people have been saying that for over two-thousand years. But, they were not looking at the various prophecies that had to take place prior to the return of Jesus. Now, there's nothing wrong with having had the great hope of rapture all the way back to the very first day after Jesus ascended into heaven. But, there were things like Israel having to become a whole nation again that had to take place first.
Those things HAVE happened. There is not a single thing left in prophecy that must be fulfilled before the rapture.
In verses three and four, we are told that there must be a falling away before the man that is the antichrist is revealed. The word for "falling away" is the Greek word αποστασια (apostasia - to defect from the truth, although some scholars translate it as 'to be forcibly pulled away'.) So, either Christians (by label only) have to turn away from the truth of the gospel, or the rapture has to happen to "pull us away." Either way, it is (or will very soon be) happening. And the person that is to be recognized as the antichrist is described in ways that should lead a person to flee from him in total fear, if they are left behind.
Verses five through seven explains why things aren't as bad as they could (and very soon will) be. The Spirit of God is holding things back. That doesn't mean that satan isn't hard at work, preparing for his one shot at beating Jesus (which, we know will fail completely...but that isn't stopping the devil from trying!)
In verses eight through ten, we see what the ultimate outcome will be. After satan has made his best play for total world domination, Jesus will return (the second time, and this time to stay) and will destroy all of satan's power, signs and lying wonders.
At this point, though, we hit the motherlode of this passage; the power line charged with a million volts of truth.
Having taken a look at all the garbage that is being flung in people's faces by satan, let's see what the Bible is saying to us.
Verses one and two above say it in a nutshell: The day of Christ is at hand. Yes, people have been saying that for over two-thousand years. But, they were not looking at the various prophecies that had to take place prior to the return of Jesus. Now, there's nothing wrong with having had the great hope of rapture all the way back to the very first day after Jesus ascended into heaven. But, there were things like Israel having to become a whole nation again that had to take place first.
Those things HAVE happened. There is not a single thing left in prophecy that must be fulfilled before the rapture.
In verses three and four, we are told that there must be a falling away before the man that is the antichrist is revealed. The word for "falling away" is the Greek word αποστασια (apostasia - to defect from the truth, although some scholars translate it as 'to be forcibly pulled away'.) So, either Christians (by label only) have to turn away from the truth of the gospel, or the rapture has to happen to "pull us away." Either way, it is (or will very soon be) happening. And the person that is to be recognized as the antichrist is described in ways that should lead a person to flee from him in total fear, if they are left behind.
Verses five through seven explains why things aren't as bad as they could (and very soon will) be. The Spirit of God is holding things back. That doesn't mean that satan isn't hard at work, preparing for his one shot at beating Jesus (which, we know will fail completely...but that isn't stopping the devil from trying!)
In verses eight through ten, we see what the ultimate outcome will be. After satan has made his best play for total world domination, Jesus will return (the second time, and this time to stay) and will destroy all of satan's power, signs and lying wonders.
At this point, though, we hit the motherlode of this passage; the power line charged with a million volts of truth.
"And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thes. 2:11-12
2 Thes. 2:11-12
God is going to let people have exactly what they want. As we've seen above, there will be many opportunities to find the lies that mankind naturally seeks.
When we Christians are taken off the face of earth, the Holy Spirit is going to step back and let satan and man enjoy an orgy of lies. The rapture will be explained by many different stories--all but one of them being wrong:
There will be some that will believe that story. It will be a despised story, hated with a murderous hatred. Most people won't put up with those that believe this way.
Many people will be killed for thinking this way. But, in exchange for giving up their life on earth, they will be given a new, perfect life for eternity.
Our Father in heaven knows how to reward those that love Him and His Son.
So, you all know now what's coming. You've been warned. There is no avoiding the simple fact that every person will do one of two things: Believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, as Lord and Savior...or, spend year after year after decade after century after millenium after eon--forever and ever--tormented in the lake of fire.
Decide now! You may not have another chance before the delusion is released upon the people of earth.
Grace and Peace....
When we Christians are taken off the face of earth, the Holy Spirit is going to step back and let satan and man enjoy an orgy of lies. The rapture will be explained by many different stories--all but one of them being wrong:
- Random people taken by UFOs.
- The "unenlightened" having entered a new dimention where we can be "re-educated" into the "cosmic mind."
- Killed in terrorist actions.
- Pulling a "hoax" on the people worldwide.
- Lots of "ect., ect., ect."
There will be some that will believe that story. It will be a despised story, hated with a murderous hatred. Most people won't put up with those that believe this way.
Many people will be killed for thinking this way. But, in exchange for giving up their life on earth, they will be given a new, perfect life for eternity.
Our Father in heaven knows how to reward those that love Him and His Son.
So, you all know now what's coming. You've been warned. There is no avoiding the simple fact that every person will do one of two things: Believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, as Lord and Savior...or, spend year after year after decade after century after millenium after eon--forever and ever--tormented in the lake of fire.
Decide now! You may not have another chance before the delusion is released upon the people of earth.
Grace and Peace....
