2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Yesterday’s message warned us of heretics, people who twist scriptures for their materialist or carnal benefits. They may sound knowledgeable but do not really benefit anyone, even themselves.
Today’s scripture speaks of another larger lot of people who lack knowledge yet show themselves to be knowledgeable. They are misled and thus mislead others. They are called deceivers. The verb used here is a compound verb which means out + to cheat; it comes from the root uncertain, obscure.
These people themselves are not clear themselves yet they show they walk in clarity. They will fail several times yet walk in confidence time and again.
If you find any Preacher claiming end times are at hand, I advise you to distance yourself from that Preacher. The confusion in that person will cause greater confusion in you.
Paul wrote 2 letters to the Church of Thessalonica; the first letter was to warn them of Judgment Day, but they assumed it was actually at hand. Some of these misunderstood people started misleading others more, so he had to write his second letter to them clarifying that unless the chain of events happens, the end is not at hand.
When Jesus was also asked about the end, He did say no one other than God knows the day and hour, yet He spoke about it for He knew the day/period and knew the hour/actual day of the year but did not know the day and hour (day of which year).
Bible gives a lot of information about the period in various places, and they all sync on that. As of today, the period has a window of 200 years, but as we come near to it, we will have a narrower period. As for the hour/day of the year, we are all clearly told of it since there is a feast celebrated regarding it, which is the Feast of Trumpets.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God. You are Light; You do not desire Your children to be walking in darkness; thus You gave us Your Word, which is a lamp to our feet and light to our path. It gives us not only instructions about our personal lives but also about the times we live in and will come across. Lord, we pray we do not be deceived by foolish, confused people but, like the people of Berea, check every teaching with the Word…
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:3-25
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
Daniel 12:6-7
6 And [one] said to the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to] the end of these wonders?
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished.
Dated 25 July 2026
Bro Rollwyn