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Popery, Antichrist, & Reformers

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Many Bible teachers today point to the Antichrist of Bible prophecy as a very devilish character with obvious ill motives, but the understanding in Christian history is different. The word “anti” doesn’t just mean “against,” it means “in place of” so the more accurate view of an Antichrist would be one who puts himself in place of Christ.   Martin Luther I German Protestant Reformer “The Pope is the very Antichrist who has exalted himself above and opposed himself against … Continue reading →

Who is the Anti-Christ?

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Last Sunday at CrossHope Chapel we spent a little more time on 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 and the subject of “the man of lawlessness” and who this man could be. I shared a thought I had, but I couldn’t recall if it was from the book of Daniel or a commentator, but the thought I shared was that there is a probable link between the future Ant-Christ and the Romans who destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Here is what I was trying … Continue reading →

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2 Thessalonians 2:3 & The Rapture

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Q: If the Anti-Christ is to be revealed first, before the church is raptured, wouldn’t that favor the post-tribulation position? A: My answer is No. In fact, the verse in question is 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and it actually builds a higher pile of evidence for the pre-tribulation position. The context is that the Thessalonians were being told that they had missed the rapture and “the day of the Lord” had come and the persecution they were facing was the evidence that “the … Continue reading →