1: Now we beseech you brethren by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and by our gathering together unto him 1 Thess 4:16-18 2:
That you be not soon shaken in mind or be troubled neither by spirit nor by
word nor by letter as from us[1] as
that the Day of Christ The Great Tribulation is at hand 3:
Let no one deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come
apostasia first[2]
and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition[3] 4:
Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is
worshipped so that he as God sits in the temple of God showing himself that he
is God Matthew 24:15-21 5: [Do] you not remember that when I
was yet with you I told you these things [4] 6:
And now you know [who] withholds that he might be revealed in his time 7:
For the mystery of iniquity does already work only [the one who] now restrains
will [continue to do so] until taken out ek
[of] the midst[5]
8: And then shall be revealed
that lawless [one] whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and
shall destroy with the brightness of his coming[6] 9:
Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs
and lying wonders[7]
Revelation 16:13-14 10: And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the
truth that they might be saved 11: And for this cause God shall send
them strong delusion that they should believe a lie 12: That they all
might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness[8] 13:
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you brethren beloved of the
Lord because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through
sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth [9] 14:
Whereunto he called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord
Jesus Christ 15: Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions[10]
which you have been taught whether by word or our letter 16: But himself
our Lord Jesus the Christ and our God and the Father who loved us and has given
us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace 17: Comfort your
hearts and establish you in every good word and work
[1] It appears as if someone may have been
writing to the Thessalonian Christians posing as Paul.
[2] The English word, “apostasy,” comes from
the Greek word, apostasia: (STRONGS
NT G646) ἀποστασία a falling away, defection, apostasy. One of the last days
signs of the impending resurrection and harpazo,
is widespread defection from biblical faith. Some teach a last-days revival, but
this is in contradiction to the Word of God, which teaches just the opposite.
[3] Only one other person in scripture is
called, “the Son of Perdition,” and that is Juda[s]. Although the spirit of
antichrist has been present through-out history, this passage, confirms the
personal identity of the man who will be known as the antichrist. This person,
who [according to 2 Thessalonians 2] will make his identity known after the
resurrection and the harpazo, is
called by many names in the writings of Christians and Jews (The Assyrian, the
Hammer of the Whole Earth, the King of Babylon, the Wicked One, the Man of Sin,
The Beast).
[4] From this verse, we understand that
Paul spoke on the topic of Bible prophecy far more than he wrote about it.
[5] Many scholars believe this is a
reference to the consummation of the time of “Christ
IN You,” [which began on the day of Pentecost] when those whose bodies are the temples
of the Holy Spirit are changed and caught out at the harpazo rapture.
[6] The Second Coming of Christ will be the
most spectacular event this world has ever seen. He will be seen in his Kingdom
appearance that was witnessed at the transfiguration. He will be accompanied
not only by all the resurrected and harpazo’d
saints but by myriads of angel armies and the chariots and horses of fire seen
by Elijah. The brilliance of this spectacle cannot be understated.
[7] Satan can transform himself into an
angel of light. Is it any wonder that his ministers are transformed into
ministers of righteousness? God still does miracles, but Revelation chapter
sixteen shows that Satan can also perform so-called miracles. That is why
believers of all ages have been warned to test all things by the Word of God.
[8] Jesus Yeshua died for the sins of the world. Iesous rose from the dead that all who
place their faith in Him—the risen Son of God—can have everlasting life. Jesus
clarified the issue of who has eternal life and who is condemned for eternity,
in his conversation with Nikodemos John
3:13-21.
[9] Many are called but few are chosen. Paul
Paulos wrote to Timotheos, that it was God’s will that
all be saved. Every person ever born is called and chosen to live forever with
God. That is God’s perfect will. But there is only one way to access that life,
and that is through belief of the Truth. Truth is a person—Jesus. Jesus said
few would find eternal life. Jesus said most of humanity would follow the broad
road to destruction [Jesus died for the sins of the world, but the world will
not be saved]. The narrow way is not a path—it is a person. Faith in the Risen Son
of God [who said of himself, that he is the only
way, the only truth, and the only life] is the only way to eternal
life.
[10]
Paul is not referring, here, to the traditions of the Jews [which Jesus soundly
condemned as being a chief cause of transgression] but rather to new, faith-building,
traditions of the New Covenant.
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