Rebellion is Coming

Introduction:

When Things Are Bad and You're Starting to Freak Out (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12):

  1. Don't Be Alarmed . (2 Thes 2:1-2)
    1. It's the Most Straightforward Understanding of the Bible.
    2. We Never See the Church in the Tribulation in Revelation.
    3. Before God Brings Judgment on Unbelievers, He Removes His People First.
  1. Don't Be Deceived . (2 Thes 2:3)

    1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins…

  2. Don't Be Forgetful . (2 Thes 2:4-12)

Five Things You Need to Know about the Antichrist:

  1. He's Blasphemous . (2 Thes 2:4)

    Matthew 24:15-16 - So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

  2. He's Restrained until God allows him to be revealed. (2 Thes 2:5-7)

    Matthew 5:13 - You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?

  3. He will be Destroyed . (2 Thes 2:8)
  4. He is Satan-powered . (2 Thes 2:9)
  5. He is Deceptive . (2 Thes 2:10-12)

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Small Group Discussion
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. What are your views on the rapture? What reasons were given to support a pre-Tribulation rapture?

  3. What was Paul’s point in giving the lesson on the Antichrist (“the man of lawlessness”)? How does this lesson give comfort to God’s people?

Breakout
Pray for one another.