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1 | Could this be the great apostasy? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 211785 | ||
Hi, John... Christianity was brought to pagan Britain by the Romans, only to be wiped away again, until it was reintroduced by the Celtic Christians. The same sort of thing repeated itself in other parts of Europe, as well as in Asia and Africa. Why would it surprise us if it happened in America? Did you know that Chinese Christians -- suffering greatly in the process -- have more missionaries in the middle east than any other group? Our Lord has His own agenda. Our concern is to walk faithfully with Him. The heathens will adopt many flavors of unbelief. Nevertheless, unbelief is still just unbelief. There is no reason to believe that this is connected to the event Paul mentions in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Could this be the great apostasy? | Bible general Archive 4 | eoannes | 211786 | ||
Thanks Doc, and your Scripture reference helped. What the verse you mentioned speaks of is a very great apostasy. This is not to be understood as a temporary thing, like a 'hiccup' in the church involving just a few Christians, but a general, gradual increase of believers who become deceived because they do not exercise discretion. And that is the age which possibly precedes the false prophet, setting the stage for the rise of the final antichrist. Joyful Blessings, John |
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3 | Could this be the great apostasy? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 211805 | ||
Dunno... I doubt it is possible to give it a definitive exegesis -- despite dispensationalist, preterist, and amillenialist efforts to the contrary. However, we can say what it is NOT... and it is not a reference to Islam in the 21st century. | ||||||