But
relative to the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah,
And
our gathering together to [meet] Him, we beg you, brethren,
Not
to allow your minds to be quickly unsettled or disturbed
Or
kept excited or alarmed,
Whether
it be by some [pretended] revelation of [the] Spirit
Or
by word or by letter [alleged to be] from us,
To
the effect that The Day Of The Lord has [already] arrived and is
here.
LET
NO ONE DECEIVE OR BEGUILE YOU in any way,
For
That Day will not come except the APOSTASY COMES FIRST--
That
is, unless the [predicted] GREAT FALLING AWAY
Of
those who have professed to be Christians has come--
AND
THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS IS REVEALED,
Who
is the Son Of Doom (of PERDITION), [1 Tim. 4:1; Dan. 7:25; 8:25.]
Who
opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently
AGAINST
AND OVER ALL THAT IS CALLED GOD or that is worshiped,
[Even
to his actually] taking his seat in the Temple of God,
Proclaiming
that he himself is God. [Dan. 11:36, 37; Ezek. 28:2.]
Do
you not recollect that when I was still with you I told you these
things?
And
now you know what is RESTRAINING him
[From
being revealed at this time];
It
is so that he may be manifested (revealed) in his own [appointed]
time.
For
the MYSTERY of Lawlessness--
That
hidden principle of REBELLION against constituted authority--
Is
already at work in the World,
[But
it is] RESTRAINED only until He who restrains is taken out of the
way.
AND
THEN THE LAWLESS ONE (The Antichrist) will be revealed
And
the Lord Jesus will SLAY him with the Breath of His Mouth
And
bring him to an END by His appearing at His Coming. [Isa. 11:4.]
The
coming [of the Lawless One, the Antichrist]
Is
through the activity and working of Satan,
And
will be attended by Great Power
And
with all sorts of [pretended] miracles and signs
And
DELUSIVE MARVELS--ALL of them LYING WONDERS--
AND
BY UNLIMITED SEDUCTION TO EVIL
And
with all WICKED DECEPTION for those who are (going to Perdition,)
PERISHING
because they did not welcome the TRUTH
But
REFUSED TO LOVE IT that they might be SAVED.
Therefore
God sends upon them a MISLEADING INFLUENCE,
A
working of ERROR and a STRONG DELUSION
To
make the believe WHAT IS FALSE.
In
order that ALL may be Judged and Condemned who did not believe--
Who
REFUSED to Adhere to, Trust in and Rely on—the TRUTH,
But
[instead] took pleasure in UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
But
we, brethren beloved by the Lord,
Ought
and are obligated [as those who are in debt]
To
give thanks always to God for you,
Because
God chose you from the Beginning [to be the first converts]
For
Salvation through the sanctifying work of the (Holy) Spirit
And
[your] belief in—adherence to, Trust in and Reliance on—the
TRUTH.
[It
was] to this END that He called you through our Gospel,
So
that you may obtain and share in the Glory
Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
So
then, brethren, STAND FIRM and HOLD FAST to the traditions
And
instructions which you were taught by us,
Whether
by our world of mouth or by letter.
Now
may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God the Father,
Who
loved us and gave us Everlasting Consolation and Encouragement
And
well-founded HOPE through [His] Grace (unmerited favor),
Comfort
and Encourage your hearts and strengthen them--
Make
them STEADFAST and keep them unswerving--
In
every good work and word. (2 Thessalonians 2, AMP)
We
are living in the Last of the Last Day of Time.
The
Fig Tree, Israel, is leafed out [Matt. 24:32] as Scripture foretold.
Having
been brought back from the four corners of the World--
An
unheard of event in the history of mankind, as Scripture foretold.
THIS
IS THE SEASON OF THE LAST GENERATION.
Those
of us living today will see the return of the Lord.
The
APOSTASY that the apostle Paul spoke of is under way
Due
to the pressure of America's godless, Secular Humanist Culture--
The
Culture that makes man “god,”
And
everyone does what is right in their own eyes--
The
Culture that HATES Christ Jesus
Because
He tells them that what they do is EVIL.
When
Hitler came to power in Germany
Most
of the Church of Christ submitted to him, an anti-Christ.
There
was a False Prophet—a Church leader--
That
encouraged the Churches to do so.
We
can expect the same thing to happen in America
When
the Final Antichrist is revealed.
If
the time of Hitler is indicative of the behavior of the “Church,”
Most
Christians in America will receive the “mark” of the Beast
Condemning
themselves to and Eternal Hell.
It
will be put forward as their “Patriotic Duty” to do so.
This is the question?
Will you be DECEIVED by the Great Signs and Miracles
Performed by the Antichrist and his False Prophet?
A DELUSION, so Great, as to DECEIVE even the ELECT--
If that were possible. (Matthew 24:24)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in its present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father, Your Kingdom
come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
No comments:
Post a Comment