... that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed ... 2 Thessalonians 2:3
There is a pervasive idea within Christendom of universal religious revival as prior to, and ushering in, of the kingdom of God. This, however, is contrary to the testimony of prophetic scripture. Before the end of all temporal things, so the apostle Paul, there shall be a falling away from the faith, and a revealing of that man of sin ... and so of the grand apostasy which, historically, lies at the root of organised religion.
Today there is no longer any question about this – the facts are readily apparent to even the most casual observer. It is not merely that the churches have progressively emptied, such that it is spoken – concerning nations which formerly were Christian – of a post-Christian society. But the churches themselves, in their organisational hierarchies, have turned their back on the Christ of the Bible, and embraced another. Naturally, this is most evident among the less reformed institutions of the so-called high church, which never went very far with spiritual / biblical restoration in the first place. These were the first to ‘go to seed’ – or revert to type – in manifesting their antichrist agenda. However, the rest of them – the institutional denominations of greater Christendom – are not far behind. Having missed the revival of the bride of Christ, there is nothing else for them but to return to Mother – in scripture, the whore of Babylon. We recall from the Revelation of John that this entity was deemed a mother of harlots.
To the spiritual mind all this is self-evident. The church, or churches, in question have abandoned their transcendent biblical charter for an agenda which is social, cultural and even political in nature. Not the perfecting of the saints, but gender politics, minority rights, social justice, inclusiveness and universal ecumenism – such, today, are the programs about which our befrocked clergy wax passionate. While these latter said programs stand or fall on their own miniscule merits, they are at best marginal to the divine revelation, namely insofar as this present world is concerned. Christ, indeed, excoriated the said pharisees (the type is perennial) for majoring in trifles, while omitting the weighty matters of eternal judgement, mercy and faith. The modern church, accordingly, has become a traitor to Christ. It is imbued with the Judas-spirit, and Christ is crucified again in our age upon the cross of universal ecumenism.
As for revival, the church of this world must, and will, of course, have its revival – namely such revival as to be lauded in news headlines and celebrated with universal fanfare, as the diversity of religious persuasions eventually join together in worldwide ecumenical unity. In this way, so the broader globalist agenda, peace will be brought to a troubled planet. Such, indeed, is the belief – for, as we read in 2 Thessalonians, because they received not the love of the truth, God (God no less!) shall send them strong delusion that they might believe a lie. And (1 Thessalonians 5:3) when they shall proclaim peace and safety, then sudden destruction shall come upon them ... and they shall not escape.
A further key is found in 1 John, where it is said of the antichrist (and antichrists – plural) that they went out from us (Christian believers) because they were not of us ... that they might be made manifest, that they were not of us. In other words, and with specific regard to the denominations of organised Christendom, they became what they are today – namely antichrist to the core – because they were not Christian (which is to say, biblical) in the first place. This did not matter greatly in ages past – through the seven church ages – wherein spiritual truth was obscured, and God could require no more from the untutored masses than a general confession in some ecclesiastical creed. Now, that the mysteries of God are revealed in the opening of the seven seals, the spiritual requirement is for truth. Christians, in this age, are such as know their God. This, however, the churches of this world cannot receive, showing that, as per our scripture, they never possessed what they had originally claimed.
Another way of stating these spiritual principles involves the symbolism of the biblical seed. We say that the spiritual life is increasingly concentrating in the spiritual seed – in the seed proper, as distinct from the chaff. We behold, in other words, the spiritual investiture and the invisible, mystical union of the bride of Christ – even as the religious denominations are relinquishing their spiritual birthright for the chaos and confusion that is Babel. Ancient Babel, we recall, constitutes the biblical archetype of a contrived and forcible unity in the face of conflicting religious and ideological currents. We see this in the ancient world under Nimrod; we see it in the classical world under Roman emperor Constantine; and we see it again under the aegis of the end-time antichrist. Scripture, of course, counters with the simple rhetorical question (Amos 3:3) – Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
I therefore say to the priests in robes, to those who reject the Word of God for ideals however grand and lofty – your spiritual authority is at an end. Your divine investiture is taken from you – and the more so as it was never yours in the first place. Your spiritual bankruptcy is evident to those with eyes to see, even as your agenda strains for apotheosis over the shambles of a broken world.