FALLING AWAY 2Th:3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-12)
PRESENTED BY STEVEN SCHILLER
INTRODUCTION
In correcting misconceptions about the Lord's return, Paul wrote that two events must occur before the Lord returns...
The falling away must come - 2Th 2:3
The man of sin is revealed - 2Th 3:3
Our previous lesson focused on the falling away, and how...
The apostasy of many was foretold by the apostles - cf. 1Ti 4:1,2-3; 2Pe 2:1-2
The history of the church gives evidence of a departure from the faith - cf. 1Jn 2:18-19
We must be diligent lest we too fall away - cf. He 2:1-3
We now direct our attention to what is said about "the man of sin"...
Who will be revealed before Christ comes
Who will be destroyed when Christ is revealed
[As we examine our text (2Th 2:3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-12), let's first consider what we can about...]
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN OF SIN
WHAT THE SCRIPTURES REVEAL...
His perverse character - 2Th 2:3
A man of "lawlessness" - having no regard for God's law
A son of "perdition" - one begotten for destruction
His God-defying activity - 2Th 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself
Above all that is called God
Above all that is worshiped (including Jesus)
He sits as God in the temple (the church?)
He shows himself that he is God!
His present restraint and future revealing - 2Th 2:5,6,7-8
He was being restrained at the time Paul wrote
The Thessalonians knew what was restraining him
For Paul had told them when he was with them
Even so, the "mystery of lawlessness" was already at work
His lawless influence was already spreading
But it was hidden (still a mystery), to be revealed only when that which restrains was removed
He would be revealed when the restraining force was removed
His relation to Satan - 2Th 2:9-10
His coming will be according to the working of Satan
His coming will be with all power, signs, lying wonders
He will exercise unrighteous deception among those who are perishing
-- Who or what is this "man of sin, the son of perdition"?
WHAT SOME HAVE SUGGESTED...
One view is that the man of sin is one particular individual
Who will arise with great power and deceive many just before Christ returns
Who is the "antichrist" spoken of by John in 1Jn 2:18
-- This view is held by pre-millenialists, and some amillenialists (e.g., William Hendricksen, Edward J. Young, Anthony Hoekema)
Another view is that the man of sin is a series of individuals
Perhaps a successive line of men with the same general character
In this sense many have applied it to the Roman papacy
This was first suggested by a pope himself!
Gregory the Great (550-604 A.D.) said that whoever arrogates to himself the tile of "universal priest" is a forerunner of antichrist (cf. Hendricksen)
It was not long before patriarchs of Rome began to claim such distinction
Many Protestants view the papacy as the "man of sin" (e.g., Luther, Barnes)
Noting the similarity between what is said about the man of sin, and what the Roman papacy became
Suggesting that either the Holy Spirit or the Roman empire was what was "restraining" the lawlessness that was just beginning and would eventually lead to the apostasy and revelation of the man of sin
-- In the absence of any particular individual to arise so far, I am prone to think the latter view may be the correct one
[While there may be some question as to the actual identity of the man of sin, there is no doubt what unfortunate souls will be misled by his influence...]
THE DECEPTION BY THE MAN OF SIN
THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW THE MAN OF SIN...
Those who are perishing will be the ones deceived - 2Th 2:10,11-12
Those who do not have a love for the truth, that they might be saved
Those who do not believe the truth
Those who have pleasure in unrighteousness
-- People whose priority is pleasure-seeking rather than truth- seeking will be prime candidates for deception!
Those who believe the lie will be strengthened in their delusion - 2Th 2:11-12
God Himself will send a strong delusion!
Since they do not have a love for the truth, He will strengthen their love for a lie!
As he hardened Pharaoh to resist Moses - cf. Exo 9:12-21
And the Israelites, who resisted the gospel - cf. Ro 11:7-25
-- The delusion will not be against their will, but will harden or strengthen them in their desire to follow error
THOSE WHO WILL RESIST THE MAN OF SIN...
Will be those who have a love for the truth - cf. 2Th 2:10
Will be those who believe the truth - cf. 2Th 2:12
Will this be true of us?
Do we love the truth?
Do we even know the truth?
Do we take the time to learn the truth (i.e., study the Bible)?
Do we place our trust in the Bible (i.e., believe and obey it)?
-- Our attitude and treatment of God's Word will determine whether we will be susceptible to deception by the man of sin
[We cannot afford to be complacent with truth if we do not want to be misled by the man of sin! Finally, those who love and believe the truth of Christ can take comfort in knowing what is said regarding...]
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MAN OF SIN
THE DECISIVE NATURE OF HIS DEFEAT...
He will be consumed and destroyed by the Lord - 2Th 2:8
His end will be similar to that of those who know not God and obey not the gospel of Christ - cf. 2Th 1:7-9
THE TIMING OF HIS DEFEAT...
This will happen at the coming of the Lord - 2Th 2:8
The Lord will destroy the man of sin with the brightness of His coming! - 2Th 2:8
Just as the Lord will destroy Satan at His coming - cf. Re 20:10
CONCLUSION
As with many prophetic passages, there has been a lot of foolish speculation...
In every generation, attempts have been made to identify the man of sin
In the 20th century alone, from Kaiser to Hitler to Hussein, etc.
Many have spoken, confident in their identification, only to be proven wrong with time
What is important, indeed necessary, is that we be ready for whatever comes...
Whether the man of sin proves to be a specific individual
Or whether the man of sin is indeed a series of individuals, such as the papacy
How shall we be ready for whatever comes?
Have a strong love for the truth
Believe in the truth
Obey the gospel of Jesus Christ
-- Only then can we be confident that we are in a right relationship with the Lord
Is your love and faith in the truth sufficient not to be misled by the man of sin, or is your love for unrighteousness setting you up to be deceived even more?
Is your heart right with GOD?
HEAR
BELIEVE
REPENT
CONFESS
BE BAPTIZED
LIVE FAITHFULLY
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- All have sinned
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- Audio Bible (KJV)
- All authority
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- Avoid being mislead by the devil
- Accuser
- Afraid in fear of Baptizm
- Abomination
- All power is of God
- Acts conversion chart
- Apologetics press
- Amazing grace
- Adversary
- All things work together for good
- Authority
- AUDIO RIVERSIDE CHURCHOFCHRIST
- Baptizm (antitype)
- BAPTIZM POINT OF SALVATION
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptizm search for truth
- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm Greek Baptizo fully covered
- Rebaptizm
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Born again
- Brand new creation
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
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- Baptized into Christ
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- Be not many masters.
- Bible verse of the day
- Bethel
- Brain washed (believing lies)
- Bless your enemies curse not
- Bible is totally reliable
- Blessing or curse
- Blasphemy the name of Jesus
- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
- Bible inspiration
- Bible charts Donnie Barnes
- Beyond the logos
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- CONTACT US
- Christ
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- CONTACT
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- Drinking alcohol
- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
- Divorce and remarriage
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- Fabricated truth
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- Diotrephes
- Duty of care
- Denominationlism
- Faith the substance of all things
- Filthy rags
- Faith
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- False prophets
- False Teaching
- False Preachers
- First gospel sermon
- Forgiveness
- Falling away
- Fake preachers
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- False brethren brought in
- False brethren
- Forget God?
- Gossip David Schmidt
- Grief
- Gospel broadcasting network
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- GOD
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- GOD is righteous
- Give no offence
- Gospel hid from the lost
- Gospel (good news)
- GOD built true church not man
- God`s preventative word James Watkins
- GOD`S calling, the good new`s
- Gospel Enacted
- Hypocrites
- How do you obey the gospel?
- How to get to heaven?
- Hypocrites1
- How is the church organized?
- Homosexuality
- How beautiful are the feet that preach
- Heaven/Hell
- Hymns
- Heart
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- Interview with satan(father of lies)
- In Jesus Christ
- Hope
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- Identity of the church
- Is your heart right with GOD
- Influence of evil
- Influence
- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
- In Christ
- Jesus (way)
- Inspired word of GOD
- Jesus is our faith to our beloved
- Jesus is Lord
- JESUS STICKERS
- Inspiration what is it?
- JESUS
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- Jesus & children
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- Jesus has come in the flesh
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- Jesus is Lord (Kurios)
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- Lord`s church
- Lying wonder
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- Lamentations 3
- Ladies videos
- Leading to Christ
- LINKS
- Light of the world
- Lord`s supper
- Looking for things to get better
- More about JESUS
- Lying preachers
- Lesson`s books of the bible gbn
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- Lying 1
- Making the change
- Mat 19:6
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- Moral issues
- No change
- New Creation
- None righteous no not one
- NT reveals one church
- Offenses
- Overcome evil with good
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Overcoming the world
- Obey the gospel
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Preaching Jesus
- Preach the word
- Pleasing God
- Persecution and Oppression
- Power of the tongue
- Persecution
- Prayer
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Perverting the gospel
- practicing SIN
- Pray without ceasing
- Reject God
- Right hand of falsehood lesson by Steven Schiller
- REPENT!
- References on request
- Root of all evil
- Riverside gallery
- Rule your own house?
- Repent
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- Religious error
- ROCK SOLID FAITH JAMES WATKINS
- Salvation
- Repent Repent Repent
- Sober
- Such were some of you
- SINS
- SIN
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Stairway to heaven
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Sheet music
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Service to GOD
- Searching for truth
- Sound teaching
- SERMONS
- STOP
- Sincere,True Ministry
- Slave of the creator
- Spirit of GOD
- Spirit to the churches
- SHEPHERD
- Searching for truth(book)
- Same sex marriage
- Speak evil of no man
- Slave of GOD
- Salvation of the LORD
- Standard of authority
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- Scriptual and unscriptually organized churches
- SPIRIT & TRUTH
- Speaking evil of Christian brother
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- Turn from sin to GOD
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- Slander
- Truth about
- Take the name of Jesus with you
- The children
- The devil
- Truth for the world
- Time for truth
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Thanks to GOD
- Those who persecute you
- The Church
- The way we were
- Truth
- The Lord`s Supper
- The holy spirit
- Unless the Lord build the house
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- This is God`s church
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Vengeance
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unified church James Watkins
- What is the Gospel?
- WOE WOE WOE
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- What must i do to be saved?
- What names on your sign
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- James Watkins
- When you die
- Withdrawal fellowship
- What GOD has cleansed
- Wearing the crown
- Why so many churches (Transcript)
- Wonderful Grace
- Whose family are u ruling
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Worship
- Worshipping idols not God
- Worship of idols instead of GOD
- Walking with GOD
- WORSHIP NOV 6 2022
- Worship to God
- What is the church?
- Wonderfully made
- You must be born again
- Your unbelief
- You give good gifts
- Wicked
- You are not your own
- GOD created all things in 6 days
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