The deception to come
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (from Bible Gateway)
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
Who are the "them" in verse 11? "Those who refused to love the truth and so be saved."
That doesn't include Christians.
Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
Who are the "them" in verse 11? "Those who refused to love the truth and so be saved."
That doesn't include Christians.
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1 Tim 4 says "some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits" ... those are Christians
Matthew 24:4 Jesus says to His disciples " watch out that no one deceives you" ... those are Christians
Matthew 24:10 says "at that time many will turn away from the faith" ... those are Christians
Matthew 24:24 says "false prophets will ... to deceive the elect" ... those are Christians
Mark 13: 5-6 says ... well, you get the point
Hopefully
Matthew 24:4 Jesus says to His disciples " watch out that no one deceives you" ... those are Christians
Matthew 24:10 says "at that time many will turn away from the faith" ... those are Christians
Matthew 24:24 says "false prophets will ... to deceive the elect" ... those are Christians
Mark 13: 5-6 says ... well, you get the point
Hopefully
People who are paying attentions see and understand well that many subjects are clasped onto to divert the attention of all.
I see how people have been maniputlated to some degree by covid19, however it is those news items, how they are reported, that are far more frightening, such as supprting resons to kill.
I see how people have been maniputlated to some degree by covid19, however it is those news items, how they are reported, that are far more frightening, such as supprting resons to kill.
I heard of this preacher called Jim Jones brainwashed a whole bunch of people who were afraid of a nuclear attack in america so they all holed up in a place called Jonestown in Guyana and they all drank kool-aid laced with poison and died... (and get this...they KNEW it was poison, they werent tricked)
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He thought he was God or something. Crazy. This happened in the 70s. Apparently it was the most civilian deaths in one day until 9/11
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He thought he was God or something. Crazy. This happened in the 70s. Apparently it was the most civilian deaths in one day until 9/11