TIME OF FALLING AWAY
Jesus made a statement in form of a question in Luke 18:8..”Nevertheless, when the son of man cometh, she he find faith on earth?” And in Matthew 24:12 –“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
These two sayings of the Lord Jesus Christ are presently working on the church. Today’s church can hardly be distinguished from the world in terms of iniquity and godlessness. The evils on the alter is more than the evil on the street. Hence a lot of Christians are backsliding and the love for Christ is waxing cold day by day.
What we have is 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-12 is now playing out. –
“3. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4. who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6. And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9. even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10. and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12. that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-12
The Children of God need to be Vigilant and more prayerful at the time.
Stay Tuned for the Next Session on “TIME OF FALLING AWAY”