Posted on 10/01/2020 5:56:28 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The title of our book to be released soon is LAWLESS: The End-Times War Against the Spirit of Antichrist. Is there any title that could more encapsulate what we’ve been witnessing in our nation for these past weeks?
The apostle John wrote of his own time that the “spirit of Antichrist” was already in the world:
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. (1 John 4:2–3)
The apostle Paul also spoke of this lawless spirit that would prevail at the very end of the age. Its growing manifestation, he wrote, will be a precursor to the Antichrist himself vaulting onto the world stage:
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. (2 Thessalonians 2:2)
The “day” Paul refers to is the “day of the Lord”—the beginning of the Tribulation, the last seven years of human history leading up to the Second Advent of Jesus Christ, as foretold in Revelation 9.
The great apostle foretold that this “day” won’t begin until there first comes a “falling away,” or “apostasy.” This word can be interpreted several ways, and has also been translated to mean several things wrapped up in one meaning.
One definition of “apostasy” is a “departure,” and it can be either a departure from faith (belief in scriptural truth) or a departure in the spatial sense—that is, literally leaving one place to go to another. I believe that in this case, “apostasy” carries both meanings: Paul is saying that before Antichrist comes on the scene to become the world’s last and fiercest tyrant, people will largely be deep into a state of departure from faith in Bible truth.
I also believe he is saying that Antichrist can’t come on the scene until there is a spatial departure—that is, a removal from one place to go to another, literally. This will be the Rapture of the Church (all true believers in Christ for salvation).
When the departure (as wrapped up in both meanings) is complete, the “man of sin”—Antichrist—will leap to the end stage of history for his horrendous reign of terror.
He is also referred to, like his father, Satan, as the “man of lawlessness.” The word departure also has within its meaning the thought of being lawless—denying the Creator who laid down how mankind should live.
The “spirit of Antichrist” has at its God-denying center the evil of complete lawlessness. That’s why God’s Word calls end-times man, as expressed in the KJV, “earth dwellers.” Those in unbelief are “earthy”—they care only about things that are of this sin-saturated existence on earth.
Paul the apostle, again, said that this “falling away” (apostasy) will first appear on the scene before Antichrist will be manifested before the world. The departure from faith will include increasing lawlessness, preparing the way for the most lawless one of all—Antichrist.
The following excerpt, I think gives a deep look into the “spirit of Antichrist” making literal inroads into the evil we see exploding in our cities.
In a June 13 conversation between Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors and BLM-Los Angeles chapter co-founder Melina Abdullah, Abdullah discusses how the two of them have “become very intimate with the spirits we call on regularly,” and Cullors talks about how using a hashtag for BLM is “almost resurrecting a spirit so that it can work through us.”…
In the interview, Abdullah states, “maybe I’m sharing too much but we’ve become very intimate with the spirits that we call on regularly. Right? Like, each of them seems to have a different presence and personality. You know, I laugh a lot with Wakiesha [Wilson]. You know? And I didn’t meet her in her body.”…
Wakiesha Wilson was a black woman who suffered from bi-polar disorder and reportedly hanged herself while in LAPD custody. Her death has become a cause célèbre among BLM activists.
Cullors responds, saying that she was raised a Jehovah’s Witness but, “as I got older, ancestor, ancestral worship became really important.”
Cullors then explains how the hashtags such as #SayHerName and #BLM are a means to honor the dead and invoke them. (Alexander Watson, “BLM Leaders Discuss ‘Resurrecting a Spirit So That It Can Work Through Us,’” CNS News, September 24, 2020)
Based on what we see on the evil streets of America and the world today, can there be any doubt that we’re witnessing the spirit of Antichrist manifesting at this time so near the end of the age? The departure—in every sense—has begun in earnest. It will soon have its conclusion. That conclusion will mean God’s judgment and wrath for earth dwellers, and glory beyond all imagination for believers in Jesus Christ.
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Terry James is a fantastic author and teacher of Eschatology. Another great write up by him.
Keep looking up! Maranatha!
We are in the mid birth pangs, it will get worse, much worse... One note the United States is not mentioned in the Bible as most likely it is preoccupied with a internal Civil War and partly destroyed or parts of it are absorbed into the EU.
Pretty much though much more to come
I think the world birth pangs haven’t started yet this is a preview
Judging by the title I though the lead article to be about the spirit of antichrist - being manifested as we speak in these antichristian lawless Bolshevik mobs.
Though lip service was given to the spirit of antichrist, it wasn’t too long into the article before we find out otherwise.
The article is click bait. Its really about pushing the pretrib rapture doctrine...as false a theory as has ever entered the mind of man.
I was thinking and prayin gon this last night. President Trump is basically our last stand against the lawless hordes. And the next debate was basically Daniel going into the lion's den. But now with him tested for WuFlu...?
Christians must surely feel the earthly walls closing in. The hostility against us is subtle on some fronts and open and unashamed on others, but it is pervasive. (edited tagline)
Well the walls have been closing in on Christians for sometime now, many have ignored it as people choose not to think this is really the last days. Today’s Christians can’t fathom they may have to suffer like the Christians did in the early Church in Rome.
No its the age of Lawlessness and its not just the lawless Bolshevik mobs..its everyday criminals and people....
It’s hardly clickbait.
Lawless Bolshevik mobs are the exact same thing as the Anti-Christian Lawlessness.
They are motivated the same spirit on AntitChrist.
No leftist mercenary will ever inherit The Lord’s Kingdom.
Amen!
Weekly, there are Christians in Nigeria getting slaughtered like cattle for their faith in Christ.
We are probably going to see the same thing happen in America.
Note how the Leftist/LGBTQP mob is blood-thirsty for “payback”.
Matthew 5:11
Philippians 1:29
1 Peter 4:14
We had better be ready!
Excellent points.
One thing to never forget, JESUS still REIGNS, JESUS is still in CONTROL, and JESUS will NEVER ABANDON US - even if we are martyred.
It may come to that Bro.
Pray without ceasing!
I have began seeing the traces of future slaughters from the Left of Christians in the comments on Twitter and other places...The forces are darkness are multiplying 100 fold and you can see that in the crime and actions of many these days.
There have been times and countries (even now) where Christians have been persecuted, slaughtered, tortured for their faith, by Romans, by Muslims, by communists, etc. The difference now is that so many other things in the world are and have lined up, events in Middle East, Israel, peace pact, worldwide instant communications, interconnectedness, easy ability to do a real physical “mark of the beast” to have people prevented from buying and selling. I believe it could be the very beginnings of the end times, unless for some reason God decides to delay it a while longer.
Definitely many of those things happening
Neither is China, India, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa, the Congo, Nigeria, Germany, France, the UK, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Norway, etc. etc.
The Bible mentions countries and nations in its immediate area. Only Israel, Egypt and Persia exist to this day. The Philistines, Moabites, Edomites, etc are gone.
The book of the Apocalypse mentions Magog, the Rosh (King) of Gog - a land in what is now Turkey.
In fact the Bible does mention areas and tribes of peoples...which represents nation of today.
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