APOSTASY: ONE OF THE SIGNS OF THE END OF TIME ...
DO YOU KNOW WHY SO MANY CRIMES IN BRAZIL, SO MANY SCANDALS?
I TIMOTHY 6: 9-12
9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, and into a snare, and into many crazy and harmful lusts, which submerge men in perdition and ruin.
10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils; and in that greed some have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves with many pains.
11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and follow righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good militia of faith, take possession of eternal life, to which you too have been called, having already made a good confession before many witnesses.
THE PROBLEM IS NOT MONEY. HE IS A BLESSING FOR THOSE WHO WELL USE IT. IT IS NOT SLAVE, OR DOMINATED BY MONEY. BUT IT IS HARMFUL TO THOSE WHO LOVE MONEY AND MAKE IT A GOD.
Meaning of Apostasy
feminine noun Public abandonment of a religion or renunciation of the faith; abjuration.Action to deny a religion or the faith itself. [Religion] Renunciation of religious or priestly ties. [By Extension] Any acts related to the renunciation of party, ideology, doctrine etc; Etymology (origin of the word apostasy). From Latin apostasy; by late Greek apostasía. Source: https://www.dicio.com.br/
You know the number of scandals that we have seen in the evangelical and / or Christian environment in general. Things that were hidden for years, in a short time, being revealed. Prophetic fulfillment of the end times: apostasy. Jesus warned us of this. The number of apostates would increase. Jesus himself passed this on, with Judas Iscariot. It is necessary (necessary) to be so. Therefore, do not be scandalized or discredit the Gospel. Its power and effectiveness never changed despite the "bad testimonies". The Word of the Eternal is alive and effective. Jesus did not give up honoring the Father, because of Judas' betrayal. On the contrary, he chose Matias instead. The gospel went on ...
MATTHEW 18
(Mark 9: 42-48 Luke 17: 1-2)
6 But whoever scandalized one of these little ones, who believe in me, was better off if a millstone was hung around his neck and sank into the depths of the sea.
7 Woe to the world, because of scandals; because scandals must come, but woe to that man for whom the scandal comes!
8 Therefore, if your hand or foot offends you, cut it off (IN THE DIRECTION OF DIVING), and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life lame, or crippled, than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into eternal fire.
9 And if your eye offends you, pluck it out (IN THE DIRECTION OF DIVING, LOOKING OUT OF YOUR EYES), and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes, to be cast into the fires of hell. (NOT LITERALLY, AND YES, DIVING FROM WHAT MAKES YOU SIN)
2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4
Christ's coming will be preceded by manifestations of Antichrist
Don't let anyone fool you in any way. Before that day apostasy will come, and then the man of sin, the son of perdition, will be revealed. He opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or is the object of worship, even going to sit in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
MATTHEW 7: 12-22
12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do it also to yourselves, because this is the law and the prophets.
(Luke 13:24)
13 Enter through the narrow door; for the door is wide, and the path that leads to perdition is wide, and many are those who enter through it;
14 And because the door is narrow, and the way that leads to life is narrow, and there are few who can find it.
15 But beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inwardly they are devouring wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes picked from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
17 So every good tree produces good fruit, and every bad tree produces bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; nor does the bad tree bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut and thrown into the fire.
20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.
21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord! he will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And, in your name, we do not expel demons? and in your name haven't we done many wonders?
MARKS 4: 21-25
The parable of the lamp
(Luke 8: 16-18)
21 And he said to them, Does the lamp come to get under the bushel, or under the bed? don't you come before to put yourself in the wake?
22 For there is nothing hidden that is not to be made manifest; and nothing is done to be hidden, but to be discovered.
23 If anyone has ears to hear, listen.
24 And he said to them, Listen to what you are going to hear. As you measure, they will measure you, and it will be added to you who hear.
25 For what he has, it will be given to him; and what he does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
Now, for those who were once enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, became partakers of the Holy Spirit, experienced the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, but fell, it is impossible for them to be brought back to repentance ; for for themselves they are crucifying the Son of God again, subjecting him to public dishonor. Hebrews 6: 4-6
If we continue to sin deliberately after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there is no more sacrifice for sins, but only a terrible expectation of judgment and intense fire that will consume God's enemies. Hebrews 10: 26-27
If, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they find themselves caught up in them again and dominated by them, they are in a worse state than at the beginning. It would have been better if they had not known the way of justice, than, after having known it, to turn their backs on the holy commandment that was transmitted to them. 2 Peter 2: 20-21
Little children, this is the last hour and, just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, many antichrists have already appeared. So we know that this is the last hour. They left our midst, but in reality they were not ours, because if they were ours, they would have stayed with us; the fact that they left shows that none of them were ours. John 2: 18-19
MATTHEW 12: 46-50
The family of Jesus
(Mark 3: 31-35 Lk 8: 19-21)
46 And while he was still speaking to the crowd, behold, his mother and his brothers were outside, intending to speak to him.
47 And someone said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers are outside, who want to speak to you.
48 But he answered and said to him, Who is my mother? And who are my brother's?
49 And extending his hand to his disciples, he said, Here is my mother and my brothers;
50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, this is my brother, and sister and mother.
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