4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Man of Lawlessness
2 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things?
6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only HE Who now restrains will do so until HE is taken out of the way.
(Jesus the Word, the Holy Scripture, was the restraint against antichrist. When churches began removing scripture and setting up other doctrines for the church group, the restraint (the Word) was removed and antichrist moved in and the apostasy began in that church group.)
8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.
Some of the doctrines that have been changed in churches:
* Matthew 5:32 Jesus said ... But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
The only scriptural reason for a man to divorce his wife is if she is sexually unfaithful. If a man divorces his wife for any other reason and she remarries after divorce, she commits adultery.
And the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
This doctrine has been changed in a great many churches and now they are teaching that a woman can remarry after divorce ... and they do not teach that the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Many of the older Christians say that the church is "watered down" today. This change in doctrine from the Bible is antichrist in the church who moved into the church group after that church group removed the original scripture.
The "day of the Lord" comes after the church doctrines have changed ...
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Here is another doctrine that has been changed in churches:
The apostle Paul said:
I Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
This way the Holy Spirit spoke through whom God willed and the service was led by the Holy Spirit with various people who had a word from the Lord sharing.
Now a man prepares the sermon ahead of the meeting.
The Holy Spirit is kept out of the service.
And the congregations seem to love this judging by the huge numbers of people attending their services.
They and the congregation will be judged by Jesus when HE comes:
2 Thessalonians 2
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.