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2 days ago · For many believers, apostasy signifies a breaking of the covenant with God and can lead to fears about the finality of salvation—a key issue in many Christian denominations. This concern is particularly pronounced in traditions that emphasize eternal security—the belief that once saved, one cannot lose salvation.
- The Great Apostasy and The Rebellion Are Almost Certainly The Same Thing
- The Great Apostasy Happens Inside The Visible Or Institutional Church
- The Great Apostasy Appears to Function as An End Times Trigger
- The Great Apostasy Is Associated with “The Man of Lawlessness”
- The Man of Lawlessness Appears to Be Another Name For The Antichrist
- The Antichrist, Or Man of Lawlessness Is Currently Being Restrained
- The Restrainer Is Almost Certainly God
- The Restraint Will Eventually Be Removed
- The Man of Lawlessness Will Oppose The Saints and Exalt Himself Against God
In Matthew 24, in the middle section of what is generally known as The Olivet Discourse, Jesus appears to refer to some kind of great, end times apostasy. He says: “And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the lov...
The Great Apostasy refers to a significant falling away from the Christian faith. This isn’t a rebellion against the government by unbelievers, this is a rebellion against Christian belief and practice, by previously believing and associating people. This appears to be the near consensus of most reformed and evangelical scholars. Anthony Hoekema fo...
In both Matthew 24 and 2 Thessalonians 2 this Great Apostasy is associated with events immediately prior to the Second Coming of Christ. Jesus says: “And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another…. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end ...
In 2 Thessalonians 2 The Rebellion is closely associated with the Man of Lawlessness. Paul says: “Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that h...
The majority of authors and commentators treat the terms “Man of Lawlessness” and “Antichrist” as interchangeable. Sam Storms for example, in his book Kingdom Come, gives the 17thchapter the title, “The Antichrist in Biblical Eschatology: A Study of 2 Thessalonians 2”. This despite the fact that the term “the Antichrist” is never used in 2 Thessalo...
In 2 Thessalonians 2:7 the Apostle Paul says: “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7 ESV) In the New Testament the word “mystery” is often used to refer to something hidden in plain sight that arises and becomes clear later on. Thus, Paul would se...
The identity of “he who now restrains it” is the subject of considerable debate. In 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 Paul says: And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains itwill do so until he is out of the way. (2 Thessalonians 2:6–7 ESV) Much ...
Jesus in the Olivet Discourse, Paul in 2 Thessalonians and Peter in 2 Peter all appear to agree that the delay with respect to these great end times events is being managed by God as part of his plan to ensure that the Gospel of salvation is extended to all the nations. Once that task has been completed, the leash will be extended, the great end ti...
We can anticipate the activity of the Man of Lawlessness during his time of extended permission by appealing to the historical example of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. As Tremper Longman III said: “Antiochus becomes an apt symbol for the one Christians know as the Antichrist.” In Daniel 7:25 it says about him: “He shall speak words against the Most High,...
Summary. Apostasy is decisively turning away from the faith. An apostate is a person who once claimed to be a Christian but has irreversibly abandoned and renounced orthodox Christianity. On the one hand, the Bible warns people who claim to be Christ-followers: God will not finally save you if you do not persevere in the faith and good works.
Jan 4, 2022 · So, the child of God—the believer in Jesus Christ—is eternally secure in his salvation. However, the Bible also contains some strong warnings against apostasy. These warnings have led some to doubt the doctrine of eternal security. After all, if we cannot lose our salvation, why are we warned against falling away from the Lord?
Apr 10, 2004 · That is why he wrote the often-discussed words of Hebrews 6:4–6: Those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance.
Jun 22, 2022 · A significant point of contention in regard to the book of Hebrews is whether a genuine believer can lose their salvation, or whether falling away from the faith merely evidences the fact that one had never truly come to share in Christ. At the center of this controversy are the warning passages, which are found in Hebrews 2:1-4, 3:7-4:13, 5:11 ...
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Sep 12, 2018 · An apostate is someone who’s inside God’s covenant community, is part of the visible Church, whose professed faith in Christ, seems to be a believer, probably partakes of the Lord’s Supper and is a member of that congregation, and then later consciously and intentionally repudiates their belief in Christ and leaves the covenant community ...
