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2 Thessalonians 2:3-4, Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

I have not enjoyed the political “stuff” the past several years as I have in the past.  In fact, much of it has turned my stomach because of unrealistic promises, lies, crazy accusations.  Who does one believe?  What is true and what is false?

One headline caught my attention yesterday.  Those supporting one candidate stated that this candidate attracts Marxists, anarchists, really radical people who want to “strip power from capitalist”.  The article went on to say that those supporting the president should be sent to re-education camps (like the old Russian gulags) in order to de-Nazify them. 

Well, that got me thinking about the time we are living in.  Deception abounds!  I know that has been the subject of several pages of this blog, but bear with me.  What I am encouraging the reader to do is to be careful about who you are following, who you might vote for.  Do not fall for empty words that sound good to “itchy ears” (2 Timothy 4:3).  And, no, I am not telling you that any of the candidates for president is the Antichrist.  I am telling you to not be deceived.  Study who these people are and make good choices.

Understand that what we are seeing must take place before the Day comes.  The Day refers 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2; deception will be greater before the tribulation comes and there is “a falling away”.  The people of Thessalonica were fearful that they had missed the rapture of the church and were living in the tribulation (again deception).  Because of the persecution they lived under, it was easy for them to believe.  Day in the New Testament refers to more than a 24- hour period.  It refers to the Tribulation, the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennium, and the final judgment.  As proof that these events have not yet occurred, Paul give some things that must occur before the events that follow the rapture of the church.

Tomorrow, we will look at what Paul has revealed in the above verses.



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