The Great Falling Away is happening today. It is where people start believing in every thing and anything, even though it is NOT in the Bible, as being truth. The ONLY TRUTH is found in God's Word - whether you believe it or not, or are offended by it or not. "Seeker Friendly Churches" are a great example of this. They teach you "self-esteem" messages, but NOT the Bible. Joel Osteen is the biggest of the "Seeker Friendly Churches". |
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---Leslie on 9/23/08 |
Catholics thought that during the reformation. I would be pretty unsure if we could call today the great falling away. I might be true, I think we should be living for Christ, serving him in our communities and not worry about the End. I will say that I really don't think it's the Great falling away today, because those that we would call fallen away are actually still searching for God. And many are still finding him (they just don't like how the Church has been in the past,and they have a point) |
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---Jared on 9/22/08 |
Alan, That Great Falling Away(Which is happening now!), starts occuring before the Rapture takes place. That "man of sin"(the anti-Christ) will reveal himself after the Rapture. At this present time the Holy Spirit is with-holding him from revealing himself, but once the Holy Spirit leaves with the Bride, nothing will be with-holding him(the anti-Christ). I hope this helps.(2 Thessalonians 2) God Bless! |
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---Mrs._Morgan on 9/27/07 |
2Thessalonians 2:3 speaks of the great Apostasy. It is saying that the second coming of the Lord and the Rapture of the church will not occur until the Apostasy and the Antichrist is revealed happen first. |
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---Helen_5378 on 11/20/06 |
Alan, I believe it's talking about apostasy. |
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---kathr4453 on 11/19/06 |
the belief in a rapture of Christians before the bad things happening will be part of the falling away. the pretrib crowd will think the Bible is false when they find themselves going thru the Trib. Christians will go thru it |
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---r.w. on 11/18/06 |
The verse refers to an abandoning of the truth concerning the end times based on a wide spread deception. A deception that will/has opened the door to the receiving & acceptance of the spurious messiah. The apostate "church" are the advocators of the deceptive doctrine which of course they conform to & it will result in a separating of the wheat from the tares through the "Strong delusion" sent of the Father. |
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---joseph on 11/17/06 |
To fall away from The teachings of Christ is to be apostate |
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---Emcee on 11/16/06 |
IMHO the falling away started in Eden in the OT a sad tragedy & accelerated with the Reformation,in the NT.& developed express speeds with the denominations But that is my gut feeling & just an opinion. |
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---Emcee on 11/15/06 |
IMHO the falling away started in Eden in the OT a sad tragedy & accelerated with the Reformation,in the NT.& developed express speeds with the denominations But that is my gut feeling & just an opinion. |
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---Emcee on 11/15/06 |
Please read the scripture. The question is the scripture refering to the Rapture or a Great Falling Away? Thanks. |
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---Alan on 11/15/06 |
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