"About the Day of the Lord and our being gathered to him, brothers, to execute the justifiable judgment of God," Apostle Paul said in his letters for his spiritual brothers, "don't let any spirit, prophecy, or letter that is like came from us saying "The Day of the Lord is already reigning!" Don't let anyone deceives you by any means for the Lord's Day will not come unless these two things occur first: "One, the people will reach the peak of their rebellion against the Truth that is being preached by the saints and.... "Two, the man of sin or the son of perdition is revealed first. "Don't you remember that I used to tell you these things? And you know what is the hindrance right now so that he will be only exposed in the appointed time." What will this wicked power is going to do? "He will oppose and exalt himself above all the holy ones, so that he sets himself up in God's heavenly temple proclaiming himself as the Eternal God or the Holy Father, the head of the church and the dispenser of truth." (Why is it that God will let the people to be ruled by this wicked ruler and also why will he let his saints to be captivated and oppressed?) Because of the people's rebellion, God will punish them and at the same time, to test the faithfulness of his saints even in times of tribulation so that they can rightfully join Christ in judging the world on his Day. Apostle Paul continued, "This secret power of lawlessness is already at work during these times but someone is hindering its exposé and he will remain secret until the one who is keeping him from being revealed is taken out of the way." Satan, the Dark Power is hiding this power of wickedness, his tool for deception, so that he can effectively deceive the world and can lead the people to follow his evil teachings, and to facilitate his reign over them and over the saints. But after his appointed day ends, the Lord will come down, seize him, bound him, and will throw him in prison. If that happened already... "Then the wicked one will be exposed whom the Lord will slain by the word of truth and destroy by the brightness of his Day." And that Day will be a thousand bright years, the end times of the world to face God's judgments, mercy, and salvation. But before that Day, Apostle Paul explained the Day of the Wicked One. He will perform counterfeit miracles using the power of Satan to deceive those who are perishing. They perish because they rejected the truth that should have saved them, but instead, they chose and delighted in wickedness. This is why God will send this powerful spirit of delusion over them so that they will continue to believe the lie and be condemned. What history confirms? During the 5th century until the ends of the 17th century, the spirit behind the papacy of the Rome claimed he is the Holy Father and head above all the saints and the sole teacher of truth and that the Day of the Lord is already reigning. But he and his wrong teachings were exposed, he was overpowered, and his church was divided at the ends of the 1700's onward.
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"About the Day of the Lord and our being gathered to him, brothers, to execute the justifiable judgment of God," Apostle Paul said in his letters for his spiritual brothers, "don't let any spirit, prophecy, or letter that is like came from us saying "The Day of the Lord is already reigning!" Don't let anyone deceives you by any means for the Lord's Day will not come unless these two things occur first:
"One, the people will reach the peak of their rebellion against the Truth that is being preached by the saints and....
"Two, the man of sin or the son of perdition is revealed first.
"Don't you remember that I used to tell you these things? And you know what is the hindrance right now so that he will be only exposed in the appointed time."
What will this wicked power is going to do?
"He will oppose and exalt himself above all the holy ones, so that he sets himself up in God's heavenly temple proclaiming himself as the Eternal God or the Holy Father, the head of the church and the dispenser of truth."
(Why is it that God will let the people to be ruled by this wicked ruler and also why will he let his saints to be captivated and oppressed?)
Because of the people's rebellion, God will punish them and at the same time, to test the faithfulness of his saints even in times of tribulation so that they can rightfully join Christ in judging the world on his Day.
Apostle Paul continued, "This secret power of lawlessness is already at work during these times but someone is hindering its exposé and he will remain secret until the one who is keeping him from being revealed is taken out of the way."
Satan, the Dark Power is hiding this power of wickedness, his tool for deception, so that he can effectively deceive the world and can lead the people to follow his evil teachings, and to facilitate his reign over them and over the saints. But after his appointed day ends, the Lord will come down, seize him, bound him, and will throw him in prison. If that happened already...
"Then the wicked one will be exposed whom the Lord will slain by the word of truth and destroy by the brightness of his Day."
And that Day will be a thousand bright years, the end times of the world to face God's judgments, mercy, and salvation.
But before that Day, Apostle Paul explained the Day of the Wicked One. He will perform counterfeit miracles using the power of Satan to deceive those who are perishing. They perish because they rejected the truth that should have saved them, but instead, they chose and delighted in wickedness. This is why God will send this powerful spirit of delusion over them so that they will continue to believe the lie and be condemned.
What history confirms?
During the 5th century until the ends of the 17th century, the spirit behind the papacy of the Rome claimed he is the Holy Father and head above all the saints and the sole teacher of truth and that the Day of the Lord is already reigning. But he and his wrong teachings were exposed, he was overpowered, and his church was divided at the ends of the 1700's onward.