{"id":35344,"date":"2016-03-05T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=35344"},"modified":"2016-03-05T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T01:18:21","slug":"sermon-the-mystery-of-iniquity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/church-history\/sermon-the-mystery-of-iniquity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon: The Mystery of Iniquity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG <\/a>channel:<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a> 1:18:40<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Mystery of Iniquity<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

<\/strong>The Apostle Paul warned about the existence of the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:7.\u00a0 He also said it would get worse in the end times.\u00a0 What does the Greek word he used for iniquity mean? How has the church been affected by this? Did Simon Magus have anything to do with this? Which Christian leaders stood up against this? Which professing Christian leaders tolerated the mystery of iniquity? What happened to the early Christian church?<\/p>\n

Here is a link to the sermon: The Mystery of Iniquity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some items of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Mystery of Iniquity<\/a> What is the mystery of iniquity? How did it start? How will it end? A related sermon is also available: The Mystery of Iniquity<\/a>.
\nMystery of Civilization<\/a> Why is civilization like it is? How will it end? What will replace it? Here is a link to a related sermon titled: Mystery of Civilization and How it Will End<\/a>.
\nHope of Salvation: How the Continuing<\/em> Church of God differ from most Protestants<\/a> How the real <\/em>Church of God differs from mainstream\/traditional Protestants, is perhaps the question I am asked most by those without a Church of God background. As far as some changes affecting Protestantism, watch the video Charismatic Kenneth Copeland and Anglican Tony Palmer: Protestants Beware! <\/a> [Portugu\u00eas: Esperan\u00e7a do salva\u00e7\u00e3o: Como a igreja do deus difere da maioria de protestantes<\/a>]
\nWhich Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Continuing<\/em> Church of God?<\/a> Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions. [Portugu\u00eas: Qual \u00e9 fiel: A igreja cat\u00f3lica romana ou a igreja do deus?<\/a>]
\nWill the Interfaith Movement Lead to Peace or Sudden Destruction?<\/a> Is the interfaith movement going to lead to lasting peace or is it warned against? A video sermon of related interest is: Will the Interfaith Movement lead to World War III?<\/a> and a video sermon is also available: Do You Know That Babylon is Forming?<\/a>
\nSome Similarities and Differences Between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> Both groups claim to be the original church, but both groups have differing ways to claim it. Both groups have some amazing similarities and some major differences. Do you know what they are?
\n Similarities and Differences Between the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Continuing<\/em> Church of God<\/a> Both groups claim to represent the original Christian faith.\u00a0 Do you know much about them? Both groups have some interesting similarities, but many major differences. Would you like information on how to deal with Jehovah’s Witnesses?
\nBeing Separate: What Did Herbert W. Armstrong and the Bible Teach About Where Not to Fellowship?<\/a> Some believe that it is acceptable to attend groups called COG, but who are not actually. What did Herbert W. Armstrong and the Bible teach about this.
\nWhere is the True Christian Church Today?<\/a> This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? <\/a>Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy?<\/a> Here is a link in the German language: WO IST DIE WAHRE CHRISTLICHE KIRCHE HEUTE?<\/a> Here is a link in the French language: O\u00f9 est la vraie \u00c9glise Chr\u00e9tienne aujourd\u2019hui?<\/a>
\nContinuing History of the Church of God<\/a> This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D<\/a>. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries<\/a>. The booklet is available in Spanish: Continuaci\u00f3n de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios<\/a>, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes<\/a>, and Ekegusii Omogano Bw\u2019ekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>CCOG.ORG<\/a> Continuing<\/a><\/em> Church of God<\/a> The group striving to be most faithful amongst all real Christian groups to the word of God. To see how CCOG has done so far, here are links to two sermons Continuing<\/em> Church of God (CCOG) first year anniversary: What has been accomplished?<\/a> and The Continuing<\/em> Church of God: Two Years of Proclamation<\/a>. Here is a written link to a version of that sermon in the Spanish language: Aniversario del primer a\u00f1o de la Continuaci\u00f3n de la Iglesia de Dios: \u00bfQu\u00e9 se ha cumplido?<\/a>
\nCCOG.ASIA<\/a> We in the Continuing<\/em> Church of God also have the url www.ccog.asia which has a focus on Asia and has various articles in Mandarin Chinese as well as some in English, plus some items in other Asian languages. \u6211\u4eec\u5728\u7ee7\u7eed\u795e\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u4e5f\u63d0\u4f9b\u6b64\u7f51\u5740 www.ccog.asia<\/a>, \u5173\u6ce8\u4e8e\u4e9a\u6d32\u5e76\u4e14\u6709\u5404\u79cd\u5404\u6837\u7684\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6587\u7ae0\uff0c\u5176\u4e2d\u4e00\u4e9b\u7528\u83f2\u5f8b\u5bbe\u8bed\u7ffb\u8bd1\u7684\u6587\u7ae0\u4e5f\u6b63\u5728\u8fdb\u884c\u4e2d\uff0c\u51c6\u5907\u6dfb\u52a0\u5230\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7f51\u7ad9\u4e2d\u3002 Here is a link to our Statement of Beliefs in Mandarin Chinese \u7ee7\u7eed\u795e\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u58f0\u660e<\/a>.
\nCCOG.IN<\/a> This is a website targeted towards those of Indian heritage. It has a link to an edited Hindi translation of The Mystery of the Ages <\/em><\/a>and is expected to have more non-English language materials in the future.
\nCCOG.EU<\/a> This is a website targeted toward Europe. It has materials in more than one language (currently it has English, Dutch, and Serbian, with links also to Spanish) and it is intended to have additional language materials added.
\nCCOG.NZ<\/a> This is a website targeted towards New Zealand and others with a British-descended background.
\nCDLIDD.ES La Continuaci\u00f3n de la Iglesia de Dios.<\/a> This is the Spanish language website for the Continuing<\/em> Church of God.
\nPNIND.PH Patuloy na Iglesya ng Diyos<\/a>. This is the Philippines website Continuing<\/em> Church of God. It has information in English and Tagalog.
\nBible News Prophecy<\/a> online radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy<\/em> videos as well as some ContinuingCOG<\/a> channel sermons. It is also available as a mobile app<\/a>.
\nBible News Prophecy<\/a> channel. Dr. Thiel has produced many YouTube videos for the BibleNewsProphecy<\/a> channel. And you can find them at that channel.
\nContinuingCOG<\/a> channel. Dr. Thiel has produced scores of YouTube video sermons for this channel. Note: Since these are sermon-length, they can take a little longer to load than other YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artist’s portrayal of Mystery Babylon the Great COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel: 1:18:40 The Mystery of Iniquity The Apostle Paul warned about the existence of the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in 2 Thessalonians 2:7.\u00a0 He also said it would get worse in the end times.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-history","category-cog-news","category-doctrine","category-prophecy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t