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here. I just want to read these and say, Look

here. Here's where we find the verses talking

about the last times, the times in which we live,

and talking about the apostasy that would be

prevalent in the last days, and Paul says they

will be “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their

conscience seared with a hot iron.” We're

talking about the development of apostasy

throughout the church age.

Now, turn with me, please, to 2 Peter,

chapter 3. Again, apostasy is not backsliding

because we're going to see there's no

forgiveness for apostasy. There is for backsliding

— is there not? — if there's repentance? Did not

Peter deny the Lord three times one night? And

what happened? Well, he gives us a couple of

letters. We're fixing to read from his letters. So

was he forgiven? Yes. So we're not talking

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