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NASB | 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive or entrap you, for that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first [that is, the great rebellion, the abandonment of the faith by professed Christians], and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction [the Antichrist, the one who is destined to be destroyed], [Dan 7:25; 8:25; 1 Tim 4:1] |
Subject: Are Rapture and Apostasy the same thing? |
Bible Note: Hi Vincent, Its not a majority view. I suspect a great many people are simply unaware of this information. Several early English translations used "the departure", but that was discarded in favor of "apostasy", falling away, rebellion, and such. There are numerous people who don't teach the rapture at all. There are a great many who do not believe that the 70th week is yet to be fulfilled, that there will be a literal 1000 years while Christ rules the world from Jerusalem, prior to the New Heaven and Earth. So my guess is that people don't generally teach this either because they are unaware of this knowledge, or they do not believe it should be interpreted this way and they don't want to confuse with other alternatives. Just my thoughts. . . Love in Christ, Mark |