67 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 3 - Book 6 - First Fruits

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 6 FIRST FRUITS: GLEANINGS: OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS: RESURRECTION Daniel 12 & 9 Let's turn to 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2. Lots of people don't understand the Song of Solomon as being so typical of Christ and His Bride, the Church. Now on our Time Line we're coming to that next event. The Church Age will have ended with the Rapture, and then we know that the Tribulation will be ushered in next. God's time table stopped when He turned to the Gentiles with the Gospel of Grace. You can not mix Law and Grace. II Thessalonians 2:1,2 See, at the second Coming Christ won't be gathering people unto Himself. "Neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that day of Christ is at hand." Here is a time to stop and define. The Day of Christ is referring to that outcalling of the Church, the Rapture. The Day of The Lord, the Day of Jehovah, the Day of God; that is this period of time, including the Tribulation and into the Second Coming and the setting up of the Kingdom. II Thessalonians 2:3 Now, that word in the Greek is 'apostasia,' from which we get the word, apostasy. We could be expecting the Day of Christ at any time because the apostasy has now come about. (apostasy). The Anti-christ. The Anti-christ will be revealed, I think, immediately. Not maybe within an hour or two, but a relatively short period of time after the Rapture, and this great world political leader, who is going to come on the scene. II Thessalonians 2:4 "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." Now remember, he is the Anti-christ, so he is the counterfeit Christ. I'm afraid too many people have the idea that all Satan promotes is skid row, the gross immorality. That's the least of Satan's concern. Now, that's where Satan works overtime. Paul describes him here in verse 4 as one "...who opposeth and exalteth himself...." You see, he's going to set himself up as the god of this world. And he's going to sit in the Temple of God. II Thessalonians 2:5 Paul writes to the Thessalonian believer. You remember what we read in Daniel in our last lesson? Now, let's look at verse 6: II Thessalonians 2:6 "And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time." Let's pick that verse apart. Because God is a stickler for His own time-table. For the last 1900 years or so, I've always taught that God's time clock has stopped. But as soon as the Church is taken out of the way, God's time clock kicks back in gear and it's going to be right on schedule. II Thessalonians 2:7 Paul says, "For the mystery", (or the secret), "of iniquity doth already work." That we can become our own god! The whole concept is that you can become your own god, and if you can become your own god, then who do you not need? It's coming into the churches. It's the mystery of iniquity already at work. It's the Holy Spirit. So, the Holy Spirit here is the hinderer. Now, where is the Holy Spirit dwelling today? In the heart and life of every believer. So, the only break that God has on the earth against the influx of all this evil work is the believer and the indwelling Holy Spirit. That's God's brake on the system. I doubt if I could. It happened all the time. When the time comes, and if it does come, God will give Grace." II Thessalonians 2:8 The newer translations have the word "One" after the word "Wicked" in the first part of this verse. That is the Anti-christ. He will be revealed. Let's go back to Daniel Chapter 9. We'll see if we can finish down to verse 27 in this lesson, in order to validate this seven- year period of time as definitely in our future (not our future, because we're going to be gone, but in the future of the planet). Daniel 9:24 Daniel's people. And who are Daniel's people? The Jew - Israel. When Christ died on the Cross. It didn't happen at Christ's first coming. Let's drop down to verse 27, it says, "...And he (the Anti-christ) shall confirm the covenant with many for seven years." #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible