THE SON OF PERDITION

Rev. Barr. Dele Buoro Rev. Barr. Dele Buoro

"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" - 2 These 2:3

One of the great benefits of being a Christian is that the Holy Bible, the Word of God contains predictions which we will do well to heed as onto a light shining in a dark place - 2 Pet 1:19. The world we live in truly lies in darkness, but the Word of God gives us light to walk through, so we won't trip or stumble.

     Our verse for today sheds light on the character of the personage called the antiChrist who shall appear in the latter days. He is therein referred to as "the son of perdition". Note also that in Jn 17:12 Jesus referred to Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples as the  "son of perdition". Hear Him: "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled." Judas Iscariot was clearly referred to here as the one "lost".

What does the combination of these Scriptures imply? It suggests that this personage called the anti-Christ shall function the way Judas did. Money was Judas bane, the love of it - 1Tim 6:10. You'll recall how he sold our Lord for money. It shows further that these last days shall therefore witness a great tendency for the love of money, moreso as we are informed that the spirit of the antichrist is already here - 1 Jn 2:18.

     It calls for great care as the love of money shall again stand out to destroy Jesus’ disciples in these end times. This spirit that brought down Judas is going to be replicated in the lives of so many people in these last days and shall bring them down.  Any wonder that we are witnessing this among God's Children today? The current trend of hardship and financial downturn serves to fuel the situation.

BEWARE dear Child of God! Say no to the love of money. Keep yourself pure. Remember that though the Lord loves to prosper His Children, yet He hates covetousness.

PRAYER

Dear Father, of a truth, the spirit of the antichrist is already at work in the world today and I am aware of how the faith of many of my brethren have been pierced through by the lust for money. Thank you Father for helping me to discern when covetousness creeps into my life and for grace to overcome it in Jesus name.