This is a particularly astute observation, wmfights.
If one looks across the length of it all, even as the apostate church becomes amorphous, consisting of not only Rome and her paganism, but also the fallen mainline churches of Protestantism, so the Church becomes more evident, as they inevitably "come out of her"...
Soon enough, the congealing of the apostate church in it's profane ecumenicism will occur, made ready for the lawless one to arise... And the Church will be winnowed yet again, one final time.
And one can be sure that it will be adherence to the Scriptures that will be the significant hallmark of the Church, and that adherence will be very hard to do and live.
In that light, I agree with you that the Reformation churches were transitory - and quite likely, the Evangelical non-denoms are too...
Also, what makes this interesting is you see a wide variety of churches. We have Methodists, Quakers, Mennonites, Pentecostals, to Non-Denominationals all sharing the same Faith in Jesus Christ and belief that Scripture Alone is the Rule of the faith.
And one can be sure that it will be adherence to the Scriptures that will be the significant hallmark of the Church, and that adherence will be very hard to do and live.
We see this in the mission field today. I expect it will only get worse.
In that light, I agree with you that the Reformation churches were transitory - and quite likely, the Evangelical non-denoms are too...
I'm with you. The constant is belief in The Gospel and Scripture as the guide. The level of discernment may vary.
Soon enough, the congealing of the apostate church in it's profane ecumenicism will occur, made ready for the lawless one to arise... And the Church will be winnowed yet again, one final time.
The Roman Church has often been accused of producing the Antichrist, but I think that was probably more due to the atrocities committed by this church. I think what we will see, if we are around, is the False Prophet will emerge from the profane ecumenism.