The Strong Delusion The Mystery of Lawlessness Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask

The Strong DelusionThe Strong DelusionThe Mystery of LawlessnessThe Mystery of Lawlessness

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or not to be soon shaken in mind or troubledtroubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, , either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. come. Let no one deceive youLet no one deceive you by any meansby any means; for ; for that Day will not come unless that Day will not come unless the the falling awayfalling away comes first,comes first, and the man of sin is revealed and the man of sin is revealed, the , the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.showing himself that he is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-52 Thessalonians 2:1-5


Do you not remember that when I was still with Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the own time. For the mystery of lawlessnessmystery of lawlessness is is already at workalready at work; only He who now restrains will ; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord the Lord will will consumeconsume with the breath of His mouth and with the breath of His mouth and destroydestroy with the brightness of His coming. with the brightness of His coming. 2 Thessalonians 2:5-82 Thessalonians 2:5-8


The coming of the lawless one is according to The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and power, signs, and lyinglying wonders wonders, and with all , and with all unrighteous unrighteous deceptiondeception among those who perish, among those who perish, because because they did not receive they did not receive the love of the truththe love of the truth,, that that they might be saved. And for this reason they might be saved. And for this reason God God will send them strong delusionwill send them strong delusion,, that they should that they should believe the liebelieve the lie, that they all may be condemned , that they all may be condemned who who did not believe the did not believe the truthtruth but had pleasure in but had pleasure in unrighteousness.unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-122 Thessalonians 2:9-12

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For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to For I have betrothed you to one husbandone husband, that I , that I may present you as a may present you as a chaste virgin to Christchaste virgin to Christ. . But I fear, lest somehow, as the But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent serpent deceiveddeceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be may be corrupted from corrupted from the simplicitythe simplicity that is in that is in ChristChrist. For if he who comes preaches . For if he who comes preaches another another JesusJesus whom we have not preached, or if you whom we have not preached, or if you receive a receive a different spiritdifferent spirit which you have not which you have not received, or a received, or a different gospeldifferent gospel which you have which you have not accepted--you may well put up with it! not accepted--you may well put up with it! 2 Corinthians 11:2-42 Corinthians 11:2-4

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1. Islam denies the deity of Jesus1. Islam denies the deity of Jesus

2. Strict Jewish monotheism also denies His deity2. Strict Jewish monotheism also denies His deity

3. The Muddle in the Middle3. The Muddle in the Middle

4. How many find the path of righteousness?4. How many find the path of righteousness?


Enter by the Enter by the narrow gatenarrow gate; for ; for wide is the gatewide is the gate and and broad is the way that leads to destructionbroad is the way that leads to destruction, , and there are and there are manymany who go in by it. Because who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to lifeleads to life, and there are , and there are fewfew who find it. who find it. Matthew 7:13-14Matthew 7:13-14

And Jesus answered and said to them: Take And Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed that no one heed that no one deceivesdeceives you. you. Matthew 24:4Matthew 24:4


He has delivered us from the He has delivered us from the powerpower of darkness of darkness and conveyed us into the and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Sonkingdom of the Son of of His love, in whom we have redemption through His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. is the image His blood, the forgiveness of sins. is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For creation. For by Him all things were createdby Him all things were created that that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. principalities or powers. All things were created All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.things, and in Him all things consist. Colossians 1:13-17Colossians 1:13-17

The Strong DelusionThe Strong DelusionBut evil men and impostors will grow worse and But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, worse, deceiving and being deceiveddeceiving and being deceived. But you . But you must continue in the things which you have must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All All Scripture is given byScripture is given by inspiration of Godinspiration of God,, and is and is profitable for profitable for doctrinedoctrine, for , for reproofreproof, for , for correctioncorrection, , for for instruction in righteousnessinstruction in righteousness, that the man of , that the man of God may be God may be complete, thoroughly equippedcomplete, thoroughly equipped for for every good work.every good work. 2 Timothy 3:13-172 Timothy 3:13-17

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You therefore, beloved, You therefore, beloved, since you know this since you know this beforehandbeforehand, , bewarebeware lest you also fall from your lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the own steadfastness, being led away with the errorerror of the wicked of the wicked; but grow in the grace and ; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:17-182 Peter 3:17-18

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He will He will guard the feetguard the feet of His saints of His saints, But the , But the wicked shall be silent in darknesswicked shall be silent in darkness. "For by . "For by strength no man shall prevail. strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries The adversaries of Yahweh shall be broken in piecesof Yahweh shall be broken in pieces; From ; From heaven He will thunder against them. heaven He will thunder against them. Yahweh Yahweh will judgewill judge the ends of the earth the ends of the earth. . "He will give "He will give strength to strength to His kingHis king, And exalt the horn of , And exalt the horn of His His anointedanointed."." 1 Samuel 2:9-101 Samuel 2:9-10

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The Strong Delusion The Mystery of Lawlessness Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask