Satan's Work of Art- His Master-Piece!
How many varied Religions would you say we have on the earth today? There's a mass confusion of them isn't there? I read an article one time that caculated them out to be somewhere around 4000, but even at that they weren't positive.
I learned there are 2.1 Billion Christian's. 1.1 Billion Catholics, and a host of others too numerous to mention. Now these are all Apostate Religions aren't they? They had their beginning when the last Apostle died off the scene, correct? Have been growing and flourishing for some 2000 years now. So, they have been here for quite some time, haven't they? With that in mind, why would Paul, when speaking about the coming of Christ tell us that before that day arrived the Apostasy had to come first. My question to you is, why would something that's been here for almost 2000 years have to come first? During this particular time period? When it's already here now? Has been, for
almost 2000 years now? Does that make any sense to you?
Now, the very fact that it has been here for that long a period should tell us that Paul couldn't have been referring to the entire realm of religious Christendom as we view it today. He had to have something else in mind that would more properly line up with the truth of the matter; and viewing religious Christendom as the apostasy he was talking about doesn't line up with the truth of the matter. Even though they are Apostate! No one can argue that! Aside from the so-called Christian's that is.
Read very carefully over Pauls words 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 beginning verse 3 "Let no one seduce you in any manner, because it will not come unless the Apostasy comes first and the Man of Lawlessness gets revealed, the Son of destruction."
Reason on this for a moment! Would something that's already been here for almost 2000 years, have to come first, as though it wasn't already here yet? Does that ring true to you, or do you, like I, detect he was speaking about something entirely different than one might suppose?
Notice how Paul ties in this Apostasy with this Man of Lawlessness. You just may have noticed this before on your own, but I'll cover it just the same, in case you have not.
With the ability this Man has of seduction, and bearing a verbal message or letter that has the appearance of coming from the true Apostles, and noting the fact he was to appear prior to the coming of Christ; exalting himself over everyone that is called God or an object of reverence; to the point of sitting down in the Temple of God Publically displaying himself as God, as the Governing Body does. This is a Religious entity, or Organization that is cabable of misleading the masses, because God lets an operation of error go to them so they get to believing the lie. This is the organization Jesus spoke about that would so closely resemble the truth they might, if possible mislead even the chosen ones. {Matthew 24:24} {2 Thessalonians 2:11,12}
Now, because of bearing this verbal message {Door Presentation} and letter [Watchtower] and preaching, the 'due time has approached' [as you know they do] the followers of this Man of Lawlessness, will seduce others into believing the same lie as they do, and gather to themselves many Millions, as they have done and are doing every day. Right now, seven Million are involved in their preaching campaign, with another possible 17 Million now standing on the sidelines, showing interest.
Jesus himself foretold the work these ones would be doing, and warned us: "Do not go after them." {Luke 21:8}
By now, you must see the great Apostasy Paul foretold, was the great ingathering of people, this religious body, or Man of Lawlessness, was doing. Looking for all the World to be the truth, but a deviation of the one true faith, an Apostasy from it. Rather than being the real legitimate article. One masquerading as the true faith, but really not. A very well disguised false Prophet.
satan's last attempt at misleading as many from among mankind as he can before he is chained and abyssed for the thousand year period. You could say, his work of art, His masterpiece! {Revelation 20:1-3}
So, if you disagree with anything this oprganization teaches, and end up being disfellowshipped, they will sneer at you and refer to you as an Apostate; when the truth of the matter is they themselves are the great Apostasy Paul foretold. Each and every one of them among them is an Apostate. Just, because an operation of error goes to them from Jehovah they cannot see that they are. Although professing to be the way of the truth tell them the real truth, that the Governing Body is not the Faithful Slave; as Paul told us, they will not believe the Truth.
Although it's true, that satan cannot mislead, the remaining ones of the seed of the Heavenly Woman, or chosen ones, he can, and does, mislead the entire inhabited earth, apart from them. {Revelation 7:1-4; 12: 9,17 That fact should show us, they are as I say, satan's work of art, his Master- Piece! Wannabe