Page 14 - Apostasy
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mystery of iniquity doth already work . . .,”
that is, in the days of the apostles. In the days
of Jesus Christ there was already apostasy
among them. He said, “For the mystery of
iniquity doth already work: only he who now
letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
And then some other verses here describe
some things about those who believe not and
how they will be given a strong delusion that
they should believe a lie and would be damned.
Now, we're talking about the definition of
apostasy, and it's associated here with the
mystery of iniquity, that is, that system of evil
that is opposing God and His Word. So an
apostate is somebody who rejects God's Word
and no longer accepts His Word, and we're
going to see in the Bible that, with the apostate,
there is no repentance or salvation for them
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