Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anger of God » Extreme, against those who oppose the gospel
try to keep us from speaking to the heathen so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has overtaken them at last!
Verse Concepts
Counsel » Those that take counsel together against the lord
Nations » The nations that oppose the lord
Opposition » Those that oppose the lord
Children, it is the last hour. You have heard that Antichrist is coming, and many Antichrists have indeed appeared. So we may be sure that it is the last hour. They have gone out from our number, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had, they would have stayed with us. It was to make it clear that none of them really belonged to us that they withdrew.