Cornerstone Class Outline for 3/3/19
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Announcements,
praises and prayer requests—Vicki Kerns
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Introduction:
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Good morning!
§ We had an inconvenient week in Leaburg with our power
out. We didn’t have running water—so no showers or other things related to
plumbing.
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During my
uncomfortable week, I often thought about how miserable it would be to be
homeless and on the streets.
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I’m thankful that
this church supports the Eugene Mission and the Life Change program.
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In a few weeks we’ll
be done with 2 Thessalonians. We’ll likely do an Old Testament book next.
§ I’m thinking any of the following: Esther, Ruth, 1
Samuel, Genesis, Jonah or Judges. [repeat]
§ If you prefer any from this list, please make your
case now. Update: the class leaned toward Esther, so Esther will be our next book.
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We’ll continue this
morning in 2 Thessalonians 2 with more end-times theology.
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Last week we
discussed 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
§ We spent most of the time talking about the rapture
and the Great Tribulation
§ We briefly discussed the man of lawlessness and how he
will set himself up in God’s temple and claim to be God
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Let’s read 2
Thessalonians 2:5-12 NIV:
“5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used
to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him [the man of
lawlessness] back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the
secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will
overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his
coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan
works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders
that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are
perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe
the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth
but have delighted in wickedness.”
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QUESTIONS on 2:5-12
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Who is the “lawless
one” or the “man of lawlessness”?
§ I think the man of lawlessness is also known as the
Anti-Christ (1 John 2:18) and the Beast (Rev. 13).
§ Jesus spoke of “the abomination that causes
desolation” standing in the holy place. (Mat. 24:15, also mentioned in Daniel
9:27).
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Verses 6-7 say
that someone is currently holding the man of lawlessness back. Who do you think
it is?
§ The Holy Spirit
§ The church (salt of the earth), who are temples of the
Holy Spirit
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What’s meant in
verse 7: “but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is
taken out of the way.”?
§ Could be a reference to the rapture, when the Holy
Spirit in the church will be taken out of the way so as to remove any restraint
on the anti-Christ.
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Verse 7 says the
secret power of lawlessness is already at work. How do you think it’s at work
in our world or locally today?
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Verses 9-10 say
that the Anti-Christ will perform signs and wonders that will deceive those who
are perishing. How would you respond to a religious leader who performs
irrefutable miracles?
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Verse 11 says
that God will send them a powerful delusion so that they’ll believe the lie. Verse
10 describes the spiritual state of these people prior to experiencing this
powerful delusion. Before the delusion, what did they refuse to do?
§ They refused to love the truth and so be saved
§ So, they had already rejected the truth before God
sent the powerful delusion.
§ So, the delusion could be seen as a form of judgment
toward those who have already rejected Christ, similar to Romans 1:18-32.
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Application/Conclusion
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Closing prayer
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