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"The Last Hour" 2:18This is the last era of this present age, followed
by the Kingdom of God.
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"Antichrist" 2:18Not the "man of sin"
(2 Thess. 2:3-4;; Rev. 13:5-8)
The False Prophet(Rev. 13:11-17; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10)
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"Many antichrists" 2:18This group is the same as the "many false
prophets" in 4:1-7
So, THE Antichrist probably THE False Prophet.
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"They went out from us" 2:19Acts 15:1, 24
They broke from the Apostles.__________________________________
May or may not have been saved, but definitely not part of the Apostolic circle.
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"They went out from us" 2:19They break from Apostolic (biblical) teaching.
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We are not to listen to those who break from the authority of the Word.
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"you know all things" 2:20Not "you know everything"
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You have an adequate knowledge of what is true.John 14:26; 16:13
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"you know all things" 2:20The Apostles had a body of truth they needed to
know and they passed it on to us in the Word._______________________________________
THIS explains our approach to interpretation!
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"you know all things" 2:20The goal of every student of the Bible should be
to determine what the text of Scripture says!
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"you know all things" 2:20• Context passage - immediate and larger• Original language• Historical/cultural setting• Contributions of other books
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How?Read it, read it again, and when you're done,
read it again!___________________________
Meditate = Think!____________________________
Pray!
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"you know all things" 2:20Goal = not what we think, what we believe.
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Our goal is to determine what Scripture says. ____________________
That should be what we believe!
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"you know all things" 2:20We have all we need to combat teaching that
would ruin our growth!
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"anointing" 2:20We are anointed, just as was Jesus.
Lk. 4:18; Acts 4:27; 10:38
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"the truth" 2:21The assurance that we know the truth is key to
opposing false teaching.
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"No lie is of the truth" 2:21False teaching should be treated as dangerous,
not just another opinion or an "interesting thought".
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"the Christ" 2:22If He is not, we do not have eternal life!
1 John 5:1John 11:25-27
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"the Christ" 2:22
If we do not have eternal life, we cannot have fellowship with God.
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"have the Father" 2:23Can mean "to possess"
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Can also mean, "to have at hand, to have at one's disposal"
John 4:11; 5:7; 1 John 2:1
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"have the Father" 2:23To not "have the Father" seems to mean
something like "to not have His fellowship" or "blessing"
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To operate without "any divine involvement or cooperation" (Hodges)
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2 John 9 - "does not abide""transgress" = "to turn aside, to go beyond" the
truth rather than to remain in it._______________________
He leaves God behind. He has "gone too far".
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"you also will abide" 2:24If we remain in correct teaching, we won't "leave
God behind", but will stay close to Him.
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"this is the promise" 2:25John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47
Jesus is the Christ. He does not lie.That is enough. We have eternal life.
We can enjoy fellowship with God.
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"those who are trying to deceive you" 2:26The last statement was not a tangent.
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False teachers teach a different kind of salvation and that matters!
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That takes away assurance and growth.
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"You've got what it takes!" 2:26You are capable.
You have the truth.Hold fast!
Enjoy the abiding life!
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"the same anointing" 2:26A "new idea" needs to be evaluated by the Word.
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"teaches" 2:26The congregation needed to pay attention to
these mature teachers to stay close to God and enjoy the abiding life.
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"teaches" 2:26Younger believers need teachers (Heb. 5:13)
Of course, all of us can benefit from the ministry of other teachers who preach the word and tap
into the power of the Spirit.
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"teaches" 2:26The teaching of God's word keeps us close to
God.
To the degree that we depart from that teaching, our lives suffer.
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It is critical that we knowGod's word as God
intended it!