Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrine of devils – 1st Timothy 4:1.

There is an increase in those who don’t believe in God than those who do believe. Those who don’t believe in God make fun of or mock sin and Christians.

Nonbelievers don’t believe there is a day of judgment. They believe they can do whatever they want to, and they don’t have to answer to anyone. The closer to Jesus’ return, the more there will be an increase of nonbelievers as well as professing Christians living carnal lives.

The world is in a state of apostasy; the word “apostasy” means a falling away from the truth, a withdrawal or defection from the truth. This fall away can be because of false prophets and teachers, temptation, worldliness, inadequate knowledge of Jesus, moral lapse, forsaking spiritual living, and worship.

While there are those in every generation who fall away, this will be a general condition before the revelation of the Antichrist. Just because there will be a fall away from truth does not mean that you or your family has to be in this condition.

Antichrist refers to anyone usurping the place of Christ or opposing Christ. The title of the AntiChrist identifies a person who emerges during the Great Tribulation to lead Satan’s strategy on the earth. When one denies or rejects the teaching of the Bible is the spirit of antichrist (He that committeth [practice ] sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil (1st John 3:8). Although the devil influences, everyone has a choice whether or not they will obey Satan or Christ.

No one is sinless, but Christians should not practice sin. Everything people are doing, the devil didn’t make them do it; they wanted to do it. Eighty percent of people don’t want to hear the doctrine of Christ because they want to do their own thing.

Many professing Christians don’t believe Jesus is returning for His church; they are going to receive a rude awakening (For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord – 1st Thessalonians 4:16-17). The word remain means those who continue to live a godly and righteous life will be the ones who will go back with the Lord. Those who practice sin will not return with Jesus. Sin will not enter heaven, so those who practice sin will not be allowed in heaven.

Don’t be deceived, God is not mocked, so as man soweth so shall he reap, that’s blessings or the wrath of God. Jesus did not die so that we could continue to sin; He came to bring us out of sin and give us the ability to refrain from sin (Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you – Luke 10:19). This power was not just given to Jesus’ disciples, this power was giving to every born-again Christian.

Many professing Christians’ actions are those of non-Christians; they go where they go and do what they do, living a life of hypocrisy. Christians are to be different from non-Christians; we have been chosen (But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praise of Him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light – 1st Peter 2:9). Christians are to live holy, separated lives from non-Christians.

Because of the fall away of Christian morals, judgment will start at the house of God (For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God – 1st Peter 4:17). Christians will be judged on how they lived their lives. The Bible is instructions for Christians to live by and when they don’t, it’s called rebellion. Rebellion is that of witchcraft, and the wages of sin is spiritual death and punishment for eternity.

Read and study the Bible and apply it daily. Jesus and death are coming, and Christians need to be ready for both!