Anti-Christ, Christ and the Future

I found the following article on a site called Challenge Ministries
International, written by Pastor Bob Martin which I believe to be worth sharing with you. Enjoy!

A Question for real Bible Sharks:

What does the U.N., the Antichrist and the Second Coming of Christ have in common?

Questions relevant to the above question.

1. Is the Second Coming of Christ Instantaneous or is it Progressive?
2. Is there a Secret Second coming in which millions of people just vanish from the face of the earth without a trace?
3. Are there certain things that must happen before the Second Coming of Christ, or, could He come at any moment?

A. What Events will precede the Coming of the Lord?

For our answers, we simply turn to the pages of scripture.

Matt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

2 Thess 2:1-4 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 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; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

So, if words mean anything, and if the Bible is the inspired word of God, and I believe most firmly that it is, then two things must happen before the return of Christ to earth.

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