2nd Thessalonians 2: 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.
Now, this is pretty serious business, because if the one who purchases pardon on a quid pro quo basis is thereby forgiven for all future sins, without even repenting, that will obviously open the flood gates of iniquity, and persons will feel at liberty to do any and every type of wrong, because it has been paid for up front. As bad as this evil is, there is something even more disturbing written in the scripture that we must now turn our attention to.
The reason for this is that everything that took place with Tetzel, as pertained to pardons, on a quid pro quo basis, is scheduled to be repeated by the lamb like beast of revelation 13. The following passages are therefore stacked line upon line so that persons may be aware of the grave dangers that are predicted to take place. 2nd Thessalonians 2: 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Revelation 13: 12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. The power of the first beast is a direct reference to work like what Tetzel was doing, and therefore, if the lamb like beast is scheduled to exercise “all” the power of the first beast, that will include pardons on a quid pro quo basis, also, the authority to receive praise and worship because that is what comes with sitting in God’s seat.
Revelation 13: 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!