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Revelation Chapter 5 VERSE 1 “And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.” AND I SAW: This is one of those phrases which mark changes in the Book of Revelation. In this case it shifts emphasis to the sealed book...

A Brief History of Ecumenism’s Development The wheat and the tares grew together with relatively little disturbance until the great Reformation. While the turbulence of the Reformation made great strides in the search for truths lost since the first advent, the wounds it caused were rather...

THE FALL OF BABYLON As we look more closely at the question of the separation of the true Church from the false church at this end of the age, it becomes important to understand what is meant by various Biblical symbolism's. Among these is the term "Babylon." There was, of course, a real city...

A brief consideration of an Old Testament prophecy which will prove of much value and insight in regards the ecumenical movement is found in Isaiah 8 Verses 9-13: "Associate yourselves, O people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear all of ye far countries: gird (bind) yourselves...

“In religious circles generally, the word "ecumenical" means world-wide in influence. An ecumenical council is one which represents an entire church. The ecumenical movement among non-Catholic churches are striving for union of Protestant churches and to a closer relationship to the two great...

A word of Warning, continued And thus it is written: “The presence (of our Lord Jesus Christ) shall be accompanied by an in-working of Satan with all manner of mighty works and signs and wonders of falsehood, and with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness (deceptive theories and imaginings)...

A word of Warning, continued In spite of the fact that we presently reside in the “Time of the End” when the book (Daniel’s prophecy concerning the time of the end) has been unsealed and opened (Dan 12:4, 9, 10; Rev 10:2) many still (even among those begotten of the Lord’s spirit) willingly...

A word of Warning, continued As was stated elsewhere the Adversary has quite a few arrows (lies, deceptions) in his quiver. Recall 2 Thess 2:9 in which it is stated that: “The presence (of our Lord Jesus Christ) shall be accompanied by an in-working of Satan with all manner of mighty work(s)...

Deuteronomy Chapter 13 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 1-4 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying (in essence), ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, 1981 Study, continued. Verses 11 and 12 “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” The deluded ones...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, 1981 Study, continued. Verse 10 continued, “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (AV) In the Fourth Volume (of the Studies in the...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, 1981 Study, continued. Verse 10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (AV) The epistle is addressed to the consecrated, and so is this...

The Greek word here translated "falling away" is apostasy. “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, 1981 Study Note: In the 1981 study, these four verses pertaining to the end of the age were treated in detail and only from the standpoint of the consecrated. The expanded explanation follows. Some of this we have already considered, but...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 11 and 12 “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 (in falsehoods, errors).” The level...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (AV) “In them that perish” To a certain degree, there are samples of deception even...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 10 “And with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (NKJV) VERSE 10 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 9 continued, “Whose presence [shall be] according to an in working of Satan, with all manner of mighty work ad signs and wonders of falsehood.” (Rotherham Version) Comment: Gal 1:8 warns of a possible deception: “But though we, or...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 9 continued, “Whose presence [shall be] according to an in working of Satan, with all manner of mighty work ad signs and wonders of falsehood.” (Rotherham Version) The following three paragraphs on 2 Thess 2:9–11 are excerpts from...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 A word of Warning, continued VERSE 9 “Whose presence [shall be] according to an in working of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood.” (Rotherham Version) The translators of this particular verse (below) have completely distorted the...