Biblical Eschatology

Andy Woods

Let me start off by saying, I don't believe Eschatology is a salvation issue. Having been a Christian for some time now, I have read some pretty absurd stuff on a variety of topics. I have found the problem is someone states something as a fact, and then someone who respects that person repeats it, and this "fact" is spread like the wind. No one fact checks this "fact," and we end up with misinformation that we are teaching Christians. As I stated, I am not talking only about eschatology; this happens with many doctrines.

I believe very strongly that whether there is false information out there that either helps or hurts the position we hold, we should stand united against blatant deception and false teaching. I would rather be wrong than promote misleading information or outright deceptions. Satan is the father of lies. If we are promoting deception, we are doing satans bidding.

This is the very reason why one of the first articles I wrote was about the mischaracterization of apostasia. Most Christians are easily duped because they don't know Greek.

I read Andy Woods' book "The Falling Away," and I was shocked at some of the things I read. He either doesn't know Greek at all or far worse, he knows Greek and is purposefully deceiving people. Here is an excerpt from his book, which is one of the most absurd things I have ever read. Woods states:

There is a definite article in front of the noun "apostasy." Second Thessalonians 2:3 says, "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition" (NKJV). Notice the definite article translated "the" in front of both "falling away" and "man of sin." By providing these two definite articles essentially Paul is indicating that the apostasy will be something that has specific, time bound-qualities just like the man of sin’s coming has such qualities. In other words, just like the advent of the man of sin will be specific and an instantaneous event in future history, the coming apostasia, or departure, will similarly be specific and time bound.[1]