For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. -- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 France, by the revolution of 1789, began to spread the principles of that anarchy out of which Antichrist will arise. -- G.H. Pember According to the Bible, human government upon the earth will consummate in the reign of the Antichrist, who will be "the man of lawlessness" (2 Thess. 2:3). Even today the way is being prepared for this evil leader, by means of "the mystery of lawlessness," which is "already at work" to corrupt society (2 Thess. 2:7). This book considers the root causes of this corruption, and God''s response. FROM THE PREFACE So much of the spiritual struggle today is being played out in the political realm. To summarize what we will cover in this volume, at the very beginning of the Bible, in Genesis 1-11, we see the principles God laid down for the existence of a healthy society on the earth. These include a belief in God and His word; recognizing that God created mankind in a special way; that He created him "male and female," and others as well. We shall refer to these principles as the "Basic Laws." Within Western Civilization these Basic Laws have, at Satan''s instigation, been under assault by the Left ever since the French Enlightenment and French Revolution of the 1800s. This truly is a rebellion against God. In fact, it is the "apostasy" the Apostle Paul warned us of almost 2,000 years ago, which is now creating the conditions of lawlessness and anarchy in society that will prepare the way for the coming of the Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3). Again, no Christian should have anything to do with that. FROM THE INTRODUCTION The Left in America today traces its ideological origins, not to the American Revolution, but to the French Revolution, and to the French Enlightenment that was the catalyst for that epochal event. In particular, its worldview is based upon the rejection of the Bible as the revealed word of God, and of the biblical norms for guiding society, that was promulgated during the French Enlightenment. The result of such a rejection is, necessarily, lawlessness, and so the wide acceptance in America of such an ideology has produced much of the chaos we currently see erupting in our society. Furthermore, this same principle of lawlessness is now working throughout the world to prepare the way for the coming of the Antichrist. __________________________ CONTENTS * Preface * Introduction Part One: The Kings of the Earth Take their Stand 1 What Is Lawlessness? 2 The Law Within: Our God-Created Nature 3 The Law Without: Three Classes of People 4 The Basic Laws 5 The Mystery of Lawlessness 6 The Apostasy Begins: The Enlightenment 7 The Enlightenment View of Man 8 The Fall, All Over Again 9 The Apostasy Breaks Out: The French Revolution 10 A Different Revolution 11 A Different Witness 12 The Fulfillment of a Great Prophecy 13 Denying Christ, Replacing God 14 The One Who Will Change the Laws 15 The Spirit of Leftism 16 The Left and the Basic Laws Part Two: He Who Sits in the Heavens 17 Warnings from the Bible 18 Where Will America Be? 19 Where Will You Be? 20 God''s Response: Establishing His Kingdom Epilogue Part Three: Appendices * Giving Thanks to God * Three Levels of Ruling * The Days of Our Lives * Some Thoughts on the Bible * A Prayer for Our Time * "As Commander of the Army of the Lord I Have Now Come" End Matter * Scripture Index * Works Cited * End Notes * Note Pages