2nd Thessalonians 2:3 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; 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.
This passage of scripture reveals to us what many in the Christian world are ready to deny, that there is in fact a visible representative of satan operating in the Christian world, and parading himself as being God's representative on the earth. For every good thing that God has given to the human family, the adversary has introduced a counterfeit, and thus, the son of perdition who is referred to in the passage, is the second member of the unholy trinity, with the devil being the father, the son of perdition being the son, and the agency of evil spirits to make up the three entities in the unholy hierarchy. This is the reason why in Revelation chapter 16, John saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. Let's read:
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Thus, the "Falling away" spoken of in our passage for today, coupled together with the myriad deceptions mentioned in Revelation 16, represent the multitude of false doctrines and systems that have been put in place by the man of sin, being goaded on by the dragon, and very many of these falsehoods have been imbibed by most members of the Christian community, some ignorantly, and some deliberately.
In the documentary about Jones-town Guyana, a deadly cool-aide drink that was laced with cyanide, was distributed amongst the followers of the now deceased and infamous Jim Jones, and as the people under his jurisdiction partook of the deadly potion, they all slipped into unconsciousness, and then into a deathly sleep, from which none who drank it ever awoke.
Another spiritual and much more deadly cool-aid has been distributed amongst the churches of Christendom, and it is having the same effect on those who drink it. This deadly potion consists of a plethora of false doctrines that are specially designed to lull the Christian world into a state of carnal security, by offering substitutes to the truths of God's word, with eternal life as the guaranteed result. These erroneous doctrines include, but are not limited to Sunday sacredness, the natural immortality of the soul, the repudiation of the ten commandments, salvation by works, the substitute priesthood now operating in Christ's stead, and a deadly combination of creation and evolution, in which the two diabolically opposed doctrines are melded into one complete whole.
Thus when the son of perdition comes to our shores, he will be loaded with this poisonous cool-aid in his train, and anyone who dares to drink of it, will meet with the same fate as those who ingested that deadly potion from Jim Jones on that fateful day. The Bible has specifically warned us against this cool-aid, and it is left with us whether we will stand firm upon a "Thus saith The Lord" or whether we will fall for the potion that will bring all partakers to an untimely and disastrous end. Let's read:
Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels".... "and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew"... "great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy"... 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus".....
Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication"... 4 "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
Whenever God sees fit to give the inhabitants of earth such a stern warning, we should step up to the plate and take heed, because all those who wonder after the beast, and who become fascinated and deceived by its heresies, will ultimately succumb to the strong delusions that will take the world by storm. And if repentance is not speedily made within the few remaining moments of probation, our eternal damnation will be forever sealed. It's for this reason why we end this presentation with a warning from God, that we should not partake or sympathize in any way, with the program and agenda of the son of perdition. Let's read:
2nd Thessalonians 2:8 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.
He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what The Spirit says unto the churches. God bless!