(2 Thessalonians 2:2,3,7) That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 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; 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
There are a lot of things that offend in the religious mainstream which the lord is unfolding and in these last days many will wonder. Our Lord hates things that offend. The hearts and secrecy of men will be made known and judged. Many who have clothed themselves under the work of the cross and doing so much evil in hypocrisy and under feigned words and pretentions to bring deception upon their hearers will all be opened up.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that offend (skandalon), and them which do iniquity (anomia; transgression of the law); And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.(Matthew 13:41-42):
God hates iniquity above all sin committed. He does not endure iniquity – “…I cannot away with; it is iniquity…” (Isaiah.1:13).
This is perhaps the only reason our Heavenly Father could not look on His Only Begotten Son being crucified. It was because of the iniquity (that is, inequity) of One who had never sinned bearing the sins of many. “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity” (Hab.1:13).
Many Christians presume to do God’s will when it is not God’s will. What they presume to do is not only a lie, it is unjust with God, it makes God a liar
The mystery of iniquity is that men put their will above the will of God, their wisdom against the wisdom of God. Religious people may think themselves so righteous and holy that they are without reproach in their life. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1John 1:8 cf. 1Cor.3:18).
Such confession is not only a lie, it is unjust with God, it makes God’s Word a lie.
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. (1John 5:21) “Your love for a man-made church system and traditional doctrines are two examples. Remember, deception is iniquity, even when one deceives his own self. Was not the Apostle Paul such a man before he was converted? The reasons he persecuted the church and tried to destroy it are;
- He was full of himself being a member of the “great” Pharisaical sect
- He was “advanced in Judaism beyond many of his contemporaries in his own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of his fathers” (Gal.1:14).
Shalom!
BRO. STEPHEN AWITTOR, CAPE COAST, GHANA.
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 