The Return of Our Lord Jesus Christ - Recognize the Signs
They Are and Will Continue to Be Crystal Clear
They Are and Will Continue to Be Crystal Clear
INTRODUCTION
Some of the Faithful believe that certain teachings and exhortations of Saint Paul "missed the mark" a few times over the centuries. This is an erroneous belief that we have addressed already. (1)
His identification of the signs associated with the return of Our Lord Jesus Christ are right on target. Saint Paul explains to us, in no uncertain terms, how to identify and determine its proximity through his Second Epistle to the Thessalonians [2 Thes. 2:1-11] (2)
++ Verses [1-3]
And we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering
together unto him: That you be not easily moved from your sense, nor be terrified, neither by
spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle, as sent from us, as if the day of the Lord were at hand. Let
no man deceive you by any means, for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be
revealed, the son of perdition,...
The M+G+R Foundation Comments: Clearly "a revolt" (the apostasy)
manifests itself first. Afterwards, "the son of perdition" will be identified. Note that
"son of perdition" is an individual and not a concept or philosophy.
Could the awaited manifestation of The Apostasy be the establishment of The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei? After all, its alleged theology could not be further from the truth. A parallel church within the Roman Catholic Church, a parallel Church which has wrestled away the power and control of the original institution.
Could the awaited manifestation of The Apostasy be the establishment of The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei? After all, its alleged theology could not be further from the truth. A parallel church within the Roman Catholic Church, a parallel Church which has wrestled away the power and control of the original institution.
++ Verse [4]
Who opposeth, and is lifted up above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he
sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.
The M+G+R Foundation Comments: "The man of sin" = "The son of
perdition" = "The Antichrist" = "The False Christ" claims that he is God. In reality, the
Antichrist should be called the False Christ. For example, counterfeit money is printed to be
passed as real money, not to be easily identified as false. Thus, it is "counterfeit money" and
not "anti money". (3) (4)
++Verses [5-6]
Remember you not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now you know what
withholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.
The M+G+R Foundation Comments:
When the "son of perdition" is identified (and not the concept of "perdition"), what we are told in...
...then will take place.
Therefore, the Return of Our Lord takes place immediately thereafter. That is, the "appointed time" for the identification of the False Christ, will take place shortly before the Return of Our Lord.
When the "son of perdition" is identified (and not the concept of "perdition"), what we are told in...
(a) The Book of Revelations [16:13-16 & 11:19]; and,
(b) The following verse [8]
(b) The following verse [8]
...then will take place.
Therefore, the Return of Our Lord takes place immediately thereafter. That is, the "appointed time" for the identification of the False Christ, will take place shortly before the Return of Our Lord.
++ Verses [7-8]
For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only that he who now holdeth, do hold, until he be
taken out of the way. And then that wicked one shall be revealed whom the Lord Jesus shall kill
with the spirit of his mouth; and shall destroy with the brightness of his
coming,...
The M+G+R Foundation Comments: Being satan, satan, the "mystery of
iniquity" has been at work from time immemorial. However, it does not mean that satan has already
manifested himself as such in the past; he has done so only through his precursors.
++ Verses [9-10]
Whose coming is according to the working of Satan, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
and in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish; because they receive not the love of the
truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe
lying:
The M+G+R Foundation Comments: Whomever did not accept the "love of
the truth" will fall victim of the seduction. This is the immense value of John Paul II's
Encyclical "Veritatis Splendor" and miguel de Portugal's writings on the importance of
internal and external coherence (5). With such inside knowledge one
will able to distinguish the real from the counterfeit. God has given us one more opportunity to
assist us in discerning the truth.
++ Verse [11]
That all may be judged who have not believed the truth, but have consented to iniquity.
The M+G+R Foundation Comments: This is the "last filtering device".
The ability to discern what is "true" from what is "false" is what God will use to separate the
chaff that is mixed in with the "wheat". As you may see, it is an automatic selective process
which was clearly defined 2,000 years ago by Saint Paul. To better understand Verse 11, above, one
must carefully review the teachings found in the 1st Book of Kings. (4)
NOTES
(2) Biblical Source: Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible
(3) About the Anti Christ
(4) About the False Christ
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