Gathering Together In Light of the Coming Day of the Lord

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Gathering Together In Light of the Coming Day of
the Lord

• 2Thessalonians 21-9

Presented by Bob DeWaay October, 15 2006
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Gathering Used Twice in NT

• 2Thessalonians 21
• Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the
  coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our
  gathering together to Him,
• Hebrews 1025
• not forsaking our own assembling together, as is
  the habit of some, but encouraging one another
  and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.

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The Day of the Lord Has Not Come

• 2Thessalonians 22
• that you may 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.

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Paul Warns Against Deception

• 2Thessalonians 23
• 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,

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Destruction Apoliea

• Revelation 911
• They have as king over them, the angel of the
  abyss his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the
  Greek he has the name Apollyon.

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Destruction Apoliea

• Revelation 178
• The beast that you saw was and is not, and is
  about to come up out of the abyss and to go to
  destruction. And those who dwell on the earth
  will wonder, whose name has not been written in
  the book of life from the foundation of the
  world, when they see the beast, that he was and
  is not and will come.

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Coming Apostasy

• 2Thessalonians 23
• 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,

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The Apostasy

• Matthew 2410-12
• And at that time many will fall away and will
  deliver up one another and hate one another. And
  many false prophets will arise, and will mislead
  many. And because lawlessness is increased, most
  people's love will grow cold.

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Antichrists Abomination

• 2Thessalonians 24
• 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.

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Antichrists Abomination

• Daniel 927
• And he will make a firm covenant with the many
  for one week, but in the middle of the week he
  will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering
  and on the wing of abominations will come one who
  makes desolate, even until a complete
  destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out
  on the one who makes desolate.

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Antichrists Abomination

• Matthew 2415
• Therefore when you see the abomination of
  desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the
  prophet, standing in the holy place (let the
  reader understand),

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The Restrainer or Ruler

• 2Thessalonians 25, 6
• Do you not remember that while I was still with
  you, I was telling you these things? And you know
  what restrains him now, so that in his time he
  may be revealed.

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Restrains katechon, katecho_n

• Either a positive force restraining evil
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• an evil force currently ruling until the
  ultimate evil one arrives
• Possible meanings hold down, hold sway,
  suppress, steer towards i.e. either hold
  fast or hold back

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The Restrainer or Ruler

• 2Thessalonians 27
• 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.

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The Restrainer or Ruler

• Mystery of lawlessness already at work
• Explains either the need for restraint
• Or
• The character of the evil that already holds
  sway.

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The Revelation of The Man of Sin

• 2Thessalonians 28
• And 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

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The Parousia of Antichrist

• 2Thessalonians 29
• that is, the one whose coming is in accord with
  the activity of Satan, with all power and signs
  and false wonders,

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• Antichrist
• Revealed (2Thes2 3, 6, 8)
• Parousia (vs 9)
• Power (vs 9)
• Signs (vs 9)
• Wonders (vs 9)
• The Lie
• (2Thes. 211)
• Resurrected
• (Rev. 133)

• Christ
• Revealed (Luke 1730)
• Parousia (vs 8)
• Power (Matt. 2430)
• Signs (Matt. 2430)
• Wonders (Jn. 447)
• The Truth (2Thes.210)
• Resurrected
• (1Co. 1520)

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Possible Implication Antichrist is more than a
man run amok but an incarnation of Spiritual
Evil

• Revelation 1711
• And the beast which was and is not, is himself
  also an eighth, and is one of the seven, and he
  goes to destruction.

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Applications

• Lawlessness Characterizes This Evil Age, so we
  must Submit to the true Lawgiver
• We should be faithful to gather together in
  light of our future gathering together to Him

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Resist Lawlessness by Submitting to Christ

• Titus 211, 12
• For the grace of God has appeared, bringing
  salvation to all men, instructing us to deny
  ungodliness and worldly desires and to live
  sensibly, righteously and godly in the present
  age,

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Resist Lawlessness by Submitting to Christ

• Titus 213, 14
• Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing
  of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ
  Jesus Who gave Himself for us, that He might
  redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for
  Himself a people for His own possession, zealous
  for good deeds.

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Gather Together In Christ

• Hebrews 1024, 25
• and let us consider how to stimulate one another
  to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own
  assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
  encouraging one another and all the more, as you
  see the day drawing near.

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