We are seeking to answer the question, "will the church go through the tribulation period on the earth?" And to answer that question we must know somethings about the church, Israel and the tribulation period. This passage of scripture gives us two of the distinctive qualities of the church and they are (1) the church had a beginning different from the nation of Israel and (2) the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. Then compare this with Revelation chapter 13:7 and you will see that during the tribulation The beast will be given power and authority over the saints to overcome them, therefore, the saints in the tribulation are not part of the church-if they were then the words of Jesus in Matthew 16:18 would not be true.

Most believers today are convinced that the scriptures teach the certainty of a Rapture, a Tribulation Period of 7 years and the Second coming of Jesus Christ to this earth. However, many believers are not convinced as to how these events all fit together. But most of the believers would also confess to the fact that the Tribulation time of 7 years will be a very bad time and be led by an even more dangerous and evil man known to us as the anti-Christ. So here is the question-does the church today( the body of Christ)look for The Christ or the Antichrist. In other words, will the church (body of Christ) go through the Tribulation Period or will Christ take them out before it happens? The answer is what this series is all about-answering that question.

Paul understood one basic fact about his letters and his teachings, which is that all of it is God's Word. He is complementing the believers in Thessalonica for accepting Paul's teaching as being from God Himself in stead of being from man. A very important fact when teaching God's Word , is for the listeners to understand what is God's truth and what is not.

Title: "Antichrist-Who is he?" 2 Thessalonians 2:9 How would you describe the Tribulation Period on earth to someone who knows nothing about it. Most likely you would talk about this coming evil world leader and you would probably include some characteristics or traits about this man. In fact, this is exactly what this message is about. Using many scriptures from the book of Daniel you are about to learn a great deal Of facts concerning this man of sin that we call the Antichrist.

If you find yourself getting confused when hearing messages on End Times then you are not alone. Many get confused, in fact, the believers in Thessalonica in the first century were very confused and scared to death. They were believing that they were living in The Day of The Lord - which is actually the Tribulation Period. Some teachers had come in after Paul and they were giving wrong information and they were believing what they were hearing. This passage is simply Paul trying to correct their beliefs and in so doing giving them great comfort.

Title: "The Day of The Lord?" 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Why does this passage bring up the name of the Day of the Lord? And why would the Apostle Paul bring up the subject of the man of lawlessness? Well the answer is 2-fold, one reason is to assure them that they were not living in the Day of The Lord and another reason was to comfort them in their distress. Someone had come after Paul's visit and was teaching wrong information concerning the rapture and the Day of The Lord. This entire chapter seeks to clarify his previous teaching and to comfort them that they had not missed the rapture of the church. Which means it's a pretty good chapter for us as believers to read and study as well.

The word for apostasy means abandonment or withdrawal from the truth. And we have always had apostates, however, this is a very specific event that will reveal the Antichrist and his deception.So in effect, The apostle Paul is saying this to comfort the believers of that day who were believing that they were living in the Day of The Lord (which would have meant that they had missed the rapture.) Paul assures them that certain things must come first and since they had not come they are ok-they did not miss the rapture because it had not happened.

The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:1 that in the last days the times in which the last generation of people will live -will be savage , very difficult, hard to deal with times. And I believe that one of the difficult things people will have to deal with will be AI and its use by the antichrist himself. I believe the Antichrist will gain AI superiority and will use it to control his propaganda messages to the world. I believe this will be use to demonstrate signs, powers and false wonders to a world ready to worship him as being god himself.(2 Thessalonians 2:4-11). I believe we are that last generation of people that will only begin to see the destructive nature of the beast ( (Antichrist). Are you ready?

This passage teaches that God, Himself is going to send a strong deception upon unbelievers so that they will believe The Lie, another name for the anti-Christ. This very dangerous and evil time will come upon the earth after the rapture of the church. Now, we don't know all that be involved in that deception but we do know that mankind will definitely be deceived.

We are actually living in the last days before the return of Christ. Of course, the next event is going to be the rapture of the church, then the tribulation period on the earth which will last 7 years. However, that 7 year time period will be characterized by deception . Yes, I believe that the world is about to be plunged into a time of deception unlike anything that has ever been seen before, and I don't think people realize it. Much of the deception will be realized by anyone with insight as the world watches the rise in power and use of AI.