“The coming of the LAWLESS ONE (the antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason GOD WILL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRUTH but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2 Thess. 2:9-12) The world as a whole OLIVIA, will be in stark rebellion and will follow after the man of lawlessness in blind obedience and worship after the rapture. The fact that this is the result of man’s rebellion is obvious by the unrepentant heart described in several places even though the inhabitants of the world seem to know they are under the judgment of God’s divine wrath.
How is it that man, in utter defiance, even in the face of what is obviously the outpouring of God’s wrath against man’s sin, still RAISES UP HIS FIST IN GOD’S FACE and continues to follow after the beast and his system of government? The passage before us gives us insight into that question. Though there are issues beyond our understanding here, it is centered around man’s delusion and deception, which occurs as a result of God’s judgment because of man’s failure to LOVE THE TRUTH. Many get all bent out of shape over matters like God’s sovereignty, election, and predestination on one side, and on the other, the issues of man’s free will or responsibility to believe. “Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By His grace God GAVE US COMFORT that will last forever. The hope He gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father COMFORT YOUR HEARTS. May they MAKE YOU STRONG in every good thing you do and say.” (2 Thess. 2:16-17) We are comforted because we will be raptured away BEFORE the antichrist is revealed!!!
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