Conflict Between the Multitude Who Uphold the Chosen People and the Remnant In the End Times
A heightened conflict in the end times between
a majority of the ekklesia who uphold the chosen people teaching and
the Remnant is certainly not mainstream church doctrine and
is not a part of church theology's end time prophecy.
But in the New Testament what is the falling away of II Thessalonians 2: 3-4?
What is the strong delusion Paul mentions in II Thessalonians 2: 11?
What could the "snare" be in Luke 21: 35?
What is the abomination of desolation in the end times that
Christ talks about in Matthew 24: 15? Historically the abomination of desolation was the desecration of the literal temple in Jerusalem. But in our time, the Christians themselves are the temple of God (I Corinthians 3: 16-17, I
Corinthians 6: 19, Acts 7: 48, 17:24).
So, in the end times the abomination of desolation would be some
kind of desecration of the believers themselves, in their minds and
hearts, where the false prophets and the spirit of anti-Christ dwell
(II Thessalonians 2: 4).
It is possible that some of those now in false doctrines within the
churches will join the Remnant in the spiritual conflict,
Revelation 12: 15-17 says "15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Revelation 12: 15-17 describes a conflict, in metaphoric language, between the serpent, and the women and her seed, the remnant. The metaphoric flood is interesting, which the serpent casts out. It says out of his mouth. But is this language describing a literal serpent who runs around chasing the woman and her seed the remnant, causing a flood of water to threaten them?
No, of course not. It is metaphoric. What is said about the devil by Christ in John 8: 44? In John 8: 44 Christ says there is no truth in him. "When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar. and the father of it." The flood coming out from out of the mouth of the serpent is a flood of lies. But the devil is not necessarily speaking lies himself. He is causing his minions the false prophets to speak his lies.
Who is the woman in the conflict in Revelation 12: 15-17? She is not necessarily a literal female personality from scripture. We could say that she is the woman in Galatians 4: 26, "Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." The Remnant in Revelation 12: 17 - the seed of this woman - has the Testimony of Jesus Christ. The remnant in the spiritual conflict is using its testimony of Jesus Christ to defend Christ's Truth and attack the lies of the false prophets, inspired by the serpent. The remnant, in having the testimony of Jesus Christ, has the whole Armor of God, and is using the sword of the Spirit (Galatians 6: 17), which is the Word of God, and the remnant stands in the Truth.
A heightened conflict in the end times between
a majority of the ekklesia who uphold the chosen people teaching and
the Remnant is certainly not mainstream church doctrine and
is not a part of church theology's end time prophecy.
But in the New Testament what is the falling away of II Thessalonians 2: 3-4?
What is the strong delusion Paul mentions in II Thessalonians 2: 11?
What could the "snare" be in Luke 21: 35?
What is the abomination of desolation in the end times that
Christ talks about in Matthew 24: 15? Historically the abomination of desolation was the desecration of the literal temple in Jerusalem. But in our time, the Christians themselves are the temple of God (I Corinthians 3: 16-17, I
Corinthians 6: 19, Acts 7: 48, 17:24).
So, in the end times the abomination of desolation would be some
kind of desecration of the believers themselves, in their minds and
hearts, where the false prophets and the spirit of anti-Christ dwell
(II Thessalonians 2: 4).
It is possible that some of those now in false doctrines within the
churches will join the Remnant in the spiritual conflict,
Revelation 12: 15-17 says "15. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Revelation 12: 15-17 describes a conflict, in metaphoric language, between the serpent, and the women and her seed, the remnant. The metaphoric flood is interesting, which the serpent casts out. It says out of his mouth. But is this language describing a literal serpent who runs around chasing the woman and her seed the remnant, causing a flood of water to threaten them?
No, of course not. It is metaphoric. What is said about the devil by Christ in John 8: 44? In John 8: 44 Christ says there is no truth in him. "When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar. and the father of it." The flood coming out from out of the mouth of the serpent is a flood of lies. But the devil is not necessarily speaking lies himself. He is causing his minions the false prophets to speak his lies.
Who is the woman in the conflict in Revelation 12: 15-17? She is not necessarily a literal female personality from scripture. We could say that she is the woman in Galatians 4: 26, "Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." The Remnant in Revelation 12: 17 - the seed of this woman - has the Testimony of Jesus Christ. The remnant in the spiritual conflict is using its testimony of Jesus Christ to defend Christ's Truth and attack the lies of the false prophets, inspired by the serpent. The remnant, in having the testimony of Jesus Christ, has the whole Armor of God, and is using the sword of the Spirit (Galatians 6: 17), which is the Word of God, and the remnant stands in the Truth.
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