The Great Falling Away
A Word on Prophecy by Chris Bunton
" Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day ( The Day of The Lord) shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the
son of perdition;"--- 2 Thess. 2:3 (2 Thess 2:1-15)
It seems that this event is an obvious occurrence. It is not falling attendance in churches as we see now.
But,
when the real falling away occurs, there will be no doubt as to what it
is. Because every Christian will be tempted with it.
Let me explain.
The Great Falling Away will most likely occur because of terrible persecution of the church in every corner of the world. (No I do not believe in the PRE-TRIBULATION Rapture. We will meet Him in the clouds when He returns.)
Notice that Jesus cleansed His temple twice in His earthly ministry. At the beginning and at the end.
This is a picture of something.
Likewise,
persecution from Rome came upon the first church and will come again in
these latter days from the revived Roman Empire or New World Order
Kingdom of The Anti-Christ.
The Persecution weeds out the false believers. It chases out the money changers. This cleanses the temple, which is the body, which is the Church.
We see in
Revelation that after the four horseman there is great persecution. ( Rev. 6:9-11, Rev 6:12, Matt. 24:29) In
Daniel, it says the Anti-Christ will make war with the saints and
overcome them. Daniel also shows that the Anti-Christ starts out behind
the scenes. (Daniel 7: 21, Daniel 7:24-25, Rev. 13:7)
In Revelation the Anti-Christ and
False Prophet do not publicly appear until chapter 13 (Revelation 13).
Despite the
teaching that the White Horse of the Four Horseman is the Anti-Christ. It is not.
What
will probably occur, is that when the world is being devastated by fake or manufactured viruses, divisions and war,
economic collapse, famine, deception, and the death that follows.(Rev.6)
The Anti-Christ behind the scenes will start blaming Christians for the devastation and war. This will stir up the persecution that comes after the Four horsemen have ridden the Earth.( Rev. 6)
At
the same time the False Prophet will probably appear with a new global religion,
that answers all questions, and satisfies every need, bringing false hope to people.
It could also
coincide with a discovery, of something that devastates Christian
teachings. Possibly Aliens, or the Pre-Trib Rapture is shown to be a lie
when the Anti-Christ appears, or they claim to have found the Body of
Jesus in a hidden tomb.
In 1 John the scriptures speak of Christians leaving the Church because they were not of us. (1 John 2:18-19) (Preachers use this verse to condemn folks who leave church. It is wrong to do that. This verse has nothing to do with that)
This happens in conjunction with persecution. They left the church because they were not saved and feared persecution and death. The early Christians thought that the persecution coming upon them was from the Anti-Christ, and it was the end and Jesus was coming. But, they did not see that there were TWO cleansings of the temple. and that there are many anti-christs, till THE Anti-Christ comes. As John explained.
Likewise,
in today's world the church is full of non-believers who are
money changers, benefiting from church membership, in business, politics,
and life. But they do not really KNOW HIM.
So
when the end times persecution comes, And the False religion and the
waves rise upon them. They will fall away, because they never built
their house on the True Rock of Christ.
They
waited for the Pre-Trib Rapture, so they could escape tough times. But,
it didn't come. And now they are like foolish virgins with no faith in their lamp. They can't trust God for the tough times because they never
prepared. So, they fall away, because they never knew Him. They never
trusted.
All those in the Church who never
really knew Him fall away and become the Apostate Church who turn on
real believers and sell them to the Anti-Christ.
Children
betraying parents unto death, because they were brainwashed in the
schools. Pastors handing over trouble makers in their church unto death.
Friends betraying friends, killing every true believer.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints."(Psalm 116:15)
This
is the cleansing of the Temple in the latter days as all the False
brethren and false teachers and deceived ones fall away. Because they
never knew Him
If you know Him you cannot fall away. He won't let you go and you would never deny that Jesus is the Lord, and curse Him. This denying and cursing, will probably be an aspect of falling away, joining the Apostate Church, avoiding death, and receiving the mark. (1 Cor. 12:3, John 17:12)
Draw closer to the Lord. Build faith for the tough times to come. Stop trusting in a Pre-Trib rapture, because if it's wrong, you will be terribly shaken. Start trusting God to be able to carry you through tribulation. Jesus is coming soon.
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