this is something i wrestle with.
i know it will happen, just as the Bible says, but, then, are we not supposed to stand against evil??
i do wrestle with this.
Yes, by all means. The evil is where is your heart, and don't worship mammon, and don't let your light be covered by the basket, and the world needs salt.
The evil is the church getting married to the world. False prophets like Balaam and Jezebel.
But our gospel message is to be saved from this evil world.
I recently looked at a verse in the Bible in a completely new way.
"Paul planted, Apollos watered"
Apollos is the greek name for a God that is a type of the Antichrist. The things that happen in the world by "many antichrists" help water the seed planted by Paul. Until a year ago many of the things said in the Bible seemed impossible to believe, now they seem like they are here.
All the things happening in the news, they aren't the word of God, they aren't the seed, but they do water that seed and help people realize the day of the Lord is upon us.