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| − | ==Question==
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| − | Does the Bible predict an apostasy from the church founded by Jesus Christ?
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| − | ==Response==
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| − | The Greek word translated as "apostasy" (αποστασία) meaning ''a defection or revolt'', from απο, ''apo'', "away, apart", στασις, ''stasis'', "standing". Thus, an "apostasy" is not a failure of the Church due to persecution from without, but is fundamentally about the betrayal of the Church from within.
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| − | The Bible predicts an apostasy before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ:
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| − | :1 NOW we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
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| − | :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.
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| − | :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... {{s|2|Thessalonians|2|1-3}}{{ea}}
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| − | The Greek word translated "falling away" in the King James Version is ''αποστασία'', apostasy.
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| − | Other translations render it:
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| − | :Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for (that day will not come) until '''the rebellion''' occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. ('''NIV''') {{link|url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%202:1-3&version=31}}
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| − | :1Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
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| − | :2that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
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| − | :3Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the '''apostasy''' comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction... ('''New American Standard Version''') {{link|url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%202:1-3;&version=49;}}
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| − | {{ApostasyWiki}}
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| − | {{PriesthoodWiki}}
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| − | ===FAIR web site===
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| − | {{ApostasyFAIR}}
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| − | ===External links===
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| − | {{ApostasyLinks}}
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| − | ===Printed material===
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| − | {{ApostasyPrint}}
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