The contemporary church is plagued by a famine for hearing the words of God, but one that is a self-inflicted wound.
Many credible men of God have warned that the Church of Jesus Christ will experience a “famine for the word of God.” I initially took this as a prediction that the Bible itself would be suppressed even in Western-style democracies as governmental authorities persecuted the Church. The present reality is rather different.
Continue readingPaul refuted claims that the “Day of the Lord” was already underway in his second letter to the Thessalonians. That day would not come until the “Apostasy” occurred and the “Man of Lawlessness” was unveiled in the House of God. When Jesus “arrives” on that final day, he will gather his elect to himself and destroy the “Lawless One.”
Continue readingThe New Testament warns believers that before Jesus returns his Church will be under assault from within by deceivers, “false anointed ones,” and “false prophets,” and it does so repeatedly. Before the “Day of the Lord” begins, his disciples will be confronted by the “Man of Lawlessness,” a figure linked to the final “Apostasy,” the final great “falling away” from the true faith.
Continue readingRumors about the Day of the Lord caused alarm and confusion in the Thessalonian congregation – 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2.
Paul addressed rumors and false claims that the “Day of the Lord has set in” in his second letter to the Thessalonians. Incorrect information about the return of Jesus had disrupted the Assembly. This disinformation was attributed either to a “spirit,” word (logos), or a letter “as if from” the Apostle Paul and his coworkers.
Continue readingThe subject of the “Antichrist” raises certain questions. Who is he? When will he appear? How will we recognize him? What is his “mark” or “number”? In popular preaching, he is a global political leader who uses military might to subjugate other nations and attack Israel in the Middle East. However, if Satan is truly cunning, why would he do the things we expect?
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