MAN OF SIN: Arising from the Midst of the Apostate Church

MAN OF SIN:

WILL APPEAR TO BE A HOLY MAN

EMBRACED BY THE CHURCH, THEN THE WORLD

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
—2 Thessalonians 2:3

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MAN OF SIN: The Man of Sin Rises from within the midst of the Apostate Church – part 3

More observations about the individual the apostle Paul called “the man of sin.”

The Ultimate Falsehood

Antichrist! The media has so conditioned our minds that the very word instantly conjures up the image of a sinister man who exudes evil from every pore. But Hollywood caricatures play into the hands of the real Antichrist, since no suspicion will rest upon this one whose admirable qualities so well conceal his dark designs. When the time has come for his surprising world takeover, precipitated by an unprecedented global crisis, he will be hailed as the world’s savior—and so he will appear to be.

The modern, assembly line eschatology churns out soothing fable after soothing fable about the end times. The intent is to lull believers to sleep.

Don’t be deceived: the man of sin will arise from within the apostate Church.

“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
—2 Thessalonians 2:4

Now we know that Paul wasn’t referring to a temple built by hands. Jesus said as much.

“We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.”
—Mark 14:58

So the man of sin will not sit in a temple made with hands; i.e., a third Jewish temple.

Oh, no doubt some future imposter may indeed perform such an act–BUT God’s Word would not refer to such a building as “the temple of God.”  Paul used “the temple of God” to refer to the church.

So, the man of sin–the REAL man of sin–will arise from the midst of the Church, the apostate Church.

The man of sin will then steer that apostate Church to great power. He will not create a new Church: he will pervert the one already in place. This perversion is taking place at this moment in churches across America, before our very eyes.

Jesus warned us. Paul warned us. John warned us. But pew-sitters used to compromise and walking by sight are convinced they are living holy lives, convinced they will be a “chosen generation;” convinced they will be part of a great end times army that God is raising up.

The army they’re a part of, the church they worship in or the man they will follow: they will not be from God. They will be counterfeits from Satan. But the apostate Church will believe they are honoring God Almighty, not the dragon.

It’s because they refuse to read their Bibles. Reading, they refuse to believe.

Jesus warned that many would come claiming to be the Christ. These numerous lesser antichrists who were already in the world, as the Apostle John explained in 1 John:2:18 would prepare the way for the real Antichrist who would appear in the last of the “last days.” Behold the ultimate deception: Satan posing as God, Antichrist masquerading as the true Christ, and not just the world but an apostate church as well totally taken in by the bold fraud. Instead of a frontal assault on Christianity, the evil one will pervert the church from within by posing as its founder. He will cunningly misrepresent Christ while pretending to be Christ. And by that process of substitution, he will undermine and pervert all that Christ truly is. Anything less than such a diabolically malevolent strategy would be unworthy of Satan’s foul genius.

Who can doubt that this very thing has been happening? Who hasn’t seen it with their own eyes?

There are many antichrists in the world–and they are all preparing the churches for the man of sin. Many Christians believe the man of sin will wear a scary costume or carry a large sign identifying him as the man of sin.

And right there is where the plot thickens. If the Antichrist will indeed pretend to be the Christ, then his followers must be “Christians”! The church of that day will, with scarcely a dissenting voice, hail him as its leader.

Many in the churches are deceived by a counterfeit Holy Spirit.

The journey to a counterfeit Christ is not such a long one after one has begun taking the steps.

“And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”
—Mark 13:5-6

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