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THE "LAWLESS" ONE AND THE ANTICHRIST.
(1 John 2:18. 2 Thess 2:1-12. ).
THE WORK OF
THE "ANTICHRIST". (1 John 2:18).
A congregation 'sister' and I arrived at a
prearranged meeting with a family to discuss the basic principles of faith in
God. We already knew that their eldest son was training to be a religious
cleric. His friend was also a trainee. Unfortunately, we were unable to
establish any of the basic principles of faith with them, as wicked spirit
forces, antiChrist "stumbling blocks" were also present. (Eph 6:12). The primary
obstruction hampering their spiritual development was their denial that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God. These two young men became very agitated and
disruptive, but gave no scriptural evidence to support their denial. When we had
left, the congregation 'sister' sobbed bitterly and cried:
'If it wasn't for that son of hers, and the other one, the mother and her young
daughter may have become believers. You answered everything scripturally. All
that mate of his did was interrupt with nonsense.'
Because both men had denied Christ as the Son of
God falsely
believing that the Son is also God The Father
they knew neither God or His Son. Millions have stumbled over The Christ in
this way. (See: 1 Peter 2:4-8).
THE WORK OF
LAWLESS ONES.
(2 Thess 2:7,8).
Sometime after that, this same congregation
'sister' often spoke to me about the false teachings and unchristian conduct
that had crept into the congregation we attended, and the unscriptural election
of certain men there as 'elders' without an anointing from God. Weeks passed by,
and so did her confidence in the Word of God. These so-called 'elders' had had a
talk with her, and it wasn't long before we heard from one of them, saying:
'She regularly gives talks from the platform and she loves it' even
though they knew women are not allowed to teach. (1 Cor 14:34-36). A "lawless one"
(2 Thess 2:7,8) is one who knows the law of God, but deliberately
disobeys it. (See: 2 Thess 2:11,12 NEB).
That 'sister' soon became my enemy, and part of
a group involved in the "final rebellion (lawlessness) against God". (2 Thess
2:1-12 NEB).
Although she had acknowledged I was an anointed brother of The Christ, her deeds
for the 'mere morsels' of admiration and self-glory caused her downfall. The
difference between "lawless ones" and "antiChrists," is that antiChrists are
those who erroneously believe and declare that Christ the Son of God is
also Almighty God, not knowing God at all. The inspired scriptures of
2 John V.9,
1 John 2:18-27 and 3:1 expose this. Both rebellious types are lawless and
Jehovah God does not accept this form of worship. (1 John 5:9-12).
14/4/84.
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