THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS

THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS- BUSH

George W. Bush is known for breaking the law. He has several criminal charges, including a DUI, on his record. He was AWOL during Vietnam. He was cited by the SEC for insider trading when he owned Harken Oil. As president, he lied to Congress about Medicare, violated the Geneva Conventions, and has broken the law in many other ways.

Meanwhile, Bush exalts himself as a man of God. He has robbed the American people and deceived many into believing that he is helping them. Some see him as anointed by God, fulfilling prophecies about the end-time. This view is promoted by false prophets. Voters who love the truth will not be fooled.

The following passage from Paul's 2nd letter to the Thessalonians gives an uncanny description of Bush, who he pretends to be, and how people are deceived by him. They allow themselves to be deceived because Bush promises to satisfy their addiction to oil. The only thing holding him back is truth, which will overthrow him soon.

2 Thessalonians 2: 1-12 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. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God. 5Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7For 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. 8And 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. 9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delIghted in wickedness.