Scripture has alerted us to the reality that before the Antichrist is revealed in the earth there will be a great falling away from the Truth. In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 we read: “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it (meaning the Day of the Lord) will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.”
The word for “apostasy” in the Greek is “apostasia.” It is a compilation of “apo” which means “from” and “histemi” meaning “place or stand.” In Acts 21:21, it is translated as “forsake” and in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 as “apostasy.”
In the Lexical Aids to the New Testament they write that: “In the 2 Thessalonians 2:3 verse the word “apostasia” does not refer to the Christians who would depart from the faith, but those who would eventually reject Christ.”
In other words, they believe to a point that will benefit them and their own carnal desires, but they reject the full counsel of God and when the time comes to choose Christ over all, they will reject Him.
To put it in its most simple and yet holy terms, the apostates are not those who have been legitimately “born again” of the Spirit of the Living God but are instead those who came for what they could gain for themselves.
In this critical hour in the earth and with time being so short, the Holy Spirit is separating the sheep from the goats and the wheat from the tares with the offer of repentance while there is yet time!
Visit our website: https://agapelightministries.com/
