Study: 25

The Lord Jesus Christ’s Second and Last Coming (1) – Part One

The Word Affirms that Jesus Christ will not Return unless the FALLING AWAY comes first and – as Colophon of it – the man of SIN is Revealed, the son of PERDITION (2), who Opposes and Exalts himself above all is called God or THAT IS WORSHIPED (3); so he sits as God in the “temple” of God, showing that he is God (4), which is the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION in the Holy Place (5).

What is the Falling Away or Apostasy?

It is Turning away – Departing – from the Holy Commandments of Love (6), from the Living God’s Sound Doctrine (7) – Jesus Christ Who is the Truth (8) to believe the Lie – Satan – who did not Stand in the Truth, so he himself became the FIRST APOSTATE, a LIAR and the father of it (9), he is the UNCLEAN spirit who now works in all the sons of Disobedience and main point of Our Fight as well (10); with whom the Lord is Angry every day (11), for he is ABOMINABLE before Jesus Christ (12).

Apostasy is a constant – growing process and the Mystery of Lawlessness’ rule of action (13).

How did Apostasy originate and when the Mystery of Lawlessness begin to be evident?

Apostasy began by Disobedience of him who had been the Anointed cherub who Covers, Perfect in all his ways -deeds- from the day he was Created till Iniquity was found in him before the Lord (14); because he by Departing from the Truth SINNED (15) and became the ADVERSARY of the Living God, which is the meaning of SATAN – also Called Devil, Serpent of Old, Dragon, etc (16).

Satan’s Disobedience – Lawlessness or Apostasy – began to be evident when he –Lying – Deceived Adam’s woman, thus leaded humanity to Sin by Transgressing God’s Commandment (17) and Sin brought DEATH (18) into the mankind; with all its Negative Signification, because CURSING there came upon all the earth (19). Consequently the Most High Disposed that mankind should not ATTAIN to the EVERLASTING LIFE (20) while should be in Lawlessness; because Adam didn’t Admonish his woman instead he did accompany and obey her (21) “pretending not to have taken Notice” (22) concerning the Commandment which god had Given him (23); Adam didn’t Repent, so to his Disobedience he added OBSTINATION, which is REBELLION and that is as the sin of witchcraft, iniquity and idolatry (24).

Apostasy became greater along the centuries until the Lord Saw that every intent of the thoughts of man’s heart was only EVIL continually (25); therefore He Decided Destroy man from the face of the whole earth for the first time (26), through flood-waters at Noah’s time; but Noah found GRACE – Mercy – before God’s Eyes (27). After, during the days of Abraham God turned Sodom, Gomorrah and their surrounding cities into ashes, making them an Example of HIS JUSTICE to those who afterward would live ungodly (28) and DELIVERED Righteous Lot (29).

Apostasy process was exceedingly increased when the Lord brought-through Moses – His natural people, ancient Israel, out of Egypt where they dwelt four hundred years, being oppressed in hard bondage (30). However, from the very beginning they would not Obey to Moses, Rejecting God’s Work – Holy Spirit – and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, worshiping a golden calf which they made for themselves in those days. So God Turned and Gave them up to worship the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of their god Remphan, images which they made to worship, thus they were Abominable and deserving of Death before the Eyes of the Lord (31). Many times they did Tempt the Lord and didn’t hear His Voice; therefore, the Lord did not Allow to all those Rebels and Backbiters, who Despised the good Land, to go into It by Killing them in the wilderness (32).

Biblical References:

1- Heb 9:28; Luke 18:7-8; Mark 13:26-27; 14:62; Rev 1:7-8; Luke 21:25-28; 1 Cor 15:20-28

2- 2 Thess 2:1-8; Rev 17:7-8; 17:11-14; 11:7

3- 2 Thess 2:4; Rev 17:16

4- Ezek 28:2; Rev 3:1-9; 2:2; Dan 11:7; 11:36; 2 Cor 11:13-15; 11:4

5- Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Dan 9:27; 11:30-31; 12:11

6- Matt 22:37-40; Prov 10:8

7- 1 Tim 1:3-11; 2 Tim 1:7-18

8- John 14:6; 18:37-38; Deut 32:4; 7:9; Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; 1 John 2:21; Ps 89:33-37; 89:49; 119:151; 119:160; Prov 8:6-9; John 16:13-16; Is 65:16; 1 John 5:20; 5:6