[SIZE=12pt]2 Thessalonians 2 (NKJV):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The antichrist comes first, which causes the great tribulation, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]which then causes the great falling away (apostacy)![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Pre-trib believers will NOT be prepared for the horrendous persecution that is coming![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And this will cause the great falling away (apostacy) of many in the church![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]-- These many will NOT endure with their faith until the end of their lives[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]-- These many will choose to take the mark of the beast[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Scriptures are available upon request …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]warnings that either of the above causes loss of salvation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]All of this happens before Jesus comes to rapture His bride (in 2:1).[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]2 not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The antichrist comes first, which causes the great tribulation, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]which then causes the great falling away (apostacy)![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Pre-trib believers will NOT be prepared for the horrendous persecution that is coming![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]And this will cause the great falling away (apostacy) of many in the church![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]-- These many will NOT endure with their faith until the end of their lives[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]-- These many will choose to take the mark of the beast[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Scriptures are available upon request …[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]warnings that either of the above causes loss of salvation![/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]All of this happens before Jesus comes to rapture His bride (in 2:1).[/SIZE]
