LEARNING DAILY

 

2 Thessalonians 2:7-9, For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is in according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

 

Gay pride parades with naked men on bikes, the terrible teaching in the public schools about gender identities, terrible weather patterns, false teaching in churches, the unbelievable increase in immorality and shamelessness, rebellion against God, and the throwing off of moral restraint is certainly characteristics of the last days. I have not even mentioned the “perilous times” mentioned in 1 Timothy 3. What we are seeing all around the world tells me that “the mystery of lawlessness is already at work”! Paul continues that it is only a matter of time when He who is restraining lawlessness will be taken out of the world, along with the true Church, which will allow the Antichrist and his demons loose upon the earth.

 

I am listening to talk radio explain the events that are happening, which the newscasts are ignoring, and I am wondering what things will be like on earth when the Holy Spirit and the Church are removed! Before I continue, I want to state that God’s Word is clear that the faithful Church and the Holy Spirit will be removed at some time. It is also clear that the Holy Spirit (along with the prayers of the Church I believe) is holding back the appearance of the Antichrist and the terrible lawlessness to come. “Once removed, the earth will be subject to the full effects of sin” (David Jeremiah). What will that look like?

 

This writing is not meant to put fear in anyone’s mind or heart. It is meant to encourage each of us to walk the narrow way as God intends His people to walk and to be ready and to be waiting for the Lord Jesus Christ to call us to Him. I also want you to know I am not claiming to know it all; I am just trying to use common sense to apply what I see in the world right now and compare that with the Word of God. Can you imagine what will happen when “in a twinkling of an eye” millions of people disappear? When neighbors, friends, relatives are suddenly gone without explanation? Oh yeah, all those alien ships (UFOs) we keep hearing about and those eight-foot aliens abducted them!

 

Can you imagine the panic? What about Christians who are driving or flying airplanes? How are heaps of clothing left where Christians were when the trumpet sounded going to be explained? What about babies and children under the age of accountability taken from parents who do not know Christ as their Savior – how will that be explained? Can you imagine the confusion of all this and its effect on the lives of those left behind? With this confusion comes chaos, and craziness and a breakdown of society. Think of the major cities during the covid mess that were taken over by mobs, stores were looted, homeowners were told to leave their homes so others could live in them. Think of mobs of people going into stores and taking everything and anything they want right now. Don’t you believe in the chaos and confusion of so many people being gone, this behavior will only grow worse? What happens when hospitals, law enforcement, firefighter/EMT and the military lose personnel to the rapture? Those who are left in the military will establish martial law or gangs will set themselves up to control what is left of society.

 

Do you get the picture? Do you see the lawlessness at work in the world, the United States of America right now? We see many in the church falling away from the teachings of the Word of God; people do not want to hear the truth in order to be saved. “And then the lawless one will be revealed”; after the Faithful Church and the Holy Spirit are remove. I’ll continue with some thoughts in the next page of the blog.