Aggression

I was reading a novel the other day in my spare time.
I like to read cop novels and about private detectives.
In this one I was reading the hero was helping a victim
and sought to remove her from danger by escaping with her in his car.

They were seeking to back out of a parking lot in his car
when someone rudely cut them off.

The author took the time here to comment
on people in general in our society describing their behaviour
as part of an epidemic of aggressiveness.

I immediately flashed on how I have seen this attribute
in all kinds of people: little kids, teens and adults.

Just the other day I was in the library and two woman clashed a little
about the use of a public computer.
They both decided to go outside to settle their differences.
I didn't follow them out to watch. I didn't want to see.
I considered how quick they were to go at it.

Back to writers. I read a lot and have noticed over the years
many different people bemoaning, in print,
the condition of the world.

Often its in the form of a question, " What is happening?"
Other times it's just a commentary, "The world is going to hell in a handbasket!"
Many seem to recognize, uncomfortably, that things are getting a lot worse.

The Bible warned, through the Apostle 2000 years ago,
that perilous times would come. Unspiritual men say that mankind is evolving.
Well, technology may be evolving but men are devolving.
They are going backward.
They are becoming beastly.
Jesus said " You generation of vipers."

Men as vipers. Hmnmm!

Instead of rising up towards God they go about on their bellies in the dust.

For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city,
he layeth it low ; he layeth it low , even to the ground;
he bringeth it even to the dust. Isaiah 26.5


And be careful, their bite is nasty.

The concept of civilization is being eclipsed.
The civilized societies and cultures were in fact civil
because of the influence of the Gospel which shone on the world
with a new spirit and truth.

The concept of the “gentleman” springs from the truth
that gentleness is born of temperance and grace and strength.
In this intemperate age the opposite is the result.
Aggression.
Meanness.
Mercilessness.

There are pitiful calls for a "kinder and gentler nation",
as the beast and his image influence the imagination of the hearts.
Please don't look for "him"with natural eyes.

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed,
speak evil of the things that they understand not;
and shall utterly perish in their own corruption... 2 Peter 2.12

Now if your are not all that spiritual nor familiar with prophetic language,
you would look at some of these scriptures after the fashion of Nicodemus
who sought to interpret the words of Christ questioning,
"Shall we enter a second time into our mother's womb" to be born again?

In this same way men look and interpret with the natural mind
and they look for a very evil man to come someday.

In this mode of interpretation of spiritual truth thoughts are tending
toward an apprehension of only the outward like the husk of a seed,
instead of apprehending the valuable life deeper within.


This type of understanding is usually encouraged by literalists
who seem to forget how foolish Nicodemus looked in his manner of interpretation.

The spiritually minded are beginning to realize that this mystery of iniquity,
to which the Bible prophetically alludes, is manifest increasingly
in those who believe not and have pleasure in unrighteousness.


That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2Thessalonians 2.12


There is a great falling away taking place before our eyes.
Christian nations are Christian no more as 'beast' nations and rulers
only don the garments of a lamb.

If you believe the rhetoric they are one thing.
If you view the actions they are altogether another.

We understand from scripture that this must take place
before the Lords return so that the 'man of sin'
or in other words 'sin manifesting itself full blown in the collective body of the damned'
becomes apparent and stands in direct contrast to that man of righteousness
who is now seen in his body, the church of the living God.

Just as the 'man of righteousness' has a 'body' so too, the 'man of sin'.
Just as the people did not recognize Christ when he came
they do not recognize anti-Christ either but still look for his appearing.

...and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1 John 4.3


Yes, there is a collective body of Christ and there is also a collective body of sinners
that is prophetically referred to as the 'man of sin'.


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... 2Thessalonians 2.3

You want proof. Take a look around you.