The Dead Shall Rise: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-9

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"

This sermon from American Pastor J.D. Montieth explores Paul's epistles to the Thessalonians in a series titled The Dead Shall Rise. This sermon, the fifteenth in the series, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-9, explains the events that will occur before the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ: "Concerning the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and the churches being gathering together unto Him, we learn a very significant truth—that this event will not occur, that the day of Christ will not come, until there first commences a great falling away from the faith, directly influenced by the revealing of the man of sin, the great instigator in leading the world away from the worship of God to become worshipers of himself.

"When sin reaches its peak, led by the man of sin influencing men to betray God, Jesus Christ will return not only to destroy the son of perdition but also to remove all spiritual rebellion once and for all. Thus, when the man of sin is revealed and sin is embraced as righteousness should be, very soon afterward the Son of God will appear with heaven’s glory to destroy all who have, by freedom of choice, rejected God’s rule over their lives.

"The rebellion orchestrated by the little horn spoken of in Daniel will be a universal condemnation of God’s laws. Led by him, the apostasy that began in Genesis with Adam and Eve departing from God’s Word will be allowed to grow until it has engulfed the entire world. Because a great majority of this world’s inhabitants will freely and willingly join themselves to the man of sin and his rebellion against God, heaven, in the person of Jesus Christ, will intervene one last time to deal with sin.

"The mystery of iniquity is a concealed force that seeks to advance sin and rebellion against God. This power can be observed in government, media, and many other places where men hold an extensive amount of influence in the  world.

"Whatever delusions the Antichrist has tricked the world into believing concerning his authority to rule as God will also be openly exposed as a lie when the Son of man, Jesus Christ, returns to the earth.

"In the end, the Word of God on the lips of the Son of God, accompanied by the brightness of His glory, will consume and destroy the man of sin. Good will overcome evil, and light will be proven to be so much greater than darkness. Christ, therefore, will destroy with the brightness of His coming the one who deceived a great part of this world."

Broadcast live on 10/30/2022