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| | Great Apostasy |
 | | This is an important issue, for it is the whole reason given for the existence of the LDS church, as well as the reason it condemns all other churches. | | | This restoration supposedly was necessary because there was a "total" apostasy of the early church soon after the apostles died, and that apostasy left the world without any true church for over 1700 years. | | | In III Nephi 28 we are told of 3 disciples who were given great authority and who were granted their desire to not die but continue to live and bring men to Christ. |
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http://www.mormonsinshock.com/apostasy.htm
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| | Apostasy from the Original Church of Christ |
| | The Bible is replete with predictions of a Great Apostasy. | | | Apostasy is defined as the abandoning of what one believed in, as a faith. | | | Earlier apostasies were shadows and types of the Great one to follow the murders of Christ and his apostles. |
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http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom/bom/apostasy.html
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| | The Great Apostasy |
| | The great doctrines of The Church are necessary for The Church to be The Church. | | | It is spoken of as "The Great Tribulation" in the scriptures. | | | That great famine is pictured as the Word of God being closed. |
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http://www.heart-talks.com/08tga.html
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| | The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Apostasy Jehovah's Witnesses maintain that a great apostasy occurred in the Christian Church shortly after the death of the apostles. | | | Such an apostasy is necessary if they are to justify their claim to be the true faith. | | | The Witnesses claim that, as a result of this apostasy, pagan doctrines such as the Trinity, the immortality of the soul, the deity of Christ, and eternal punishment of the wicked were introduced into "Christendom." Did the Church fall away from the faith and become apostate in the first few centuries after the apostles? |
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/apl/jw/apost.txt
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| | The Great Apostasy |
| | Inasmuch as the course of apostasy among the Nephites was so rapid, and the period intervening between the establishment of the Church and the destruction of the nation was so brief, we shall consider the history of the Church to its close, and thus obviate the necessity of recurring to the subject in later chapters. | | | The scriptures cited are sufficient to show that widespread apostasy from the Church was foreseen; that the corruption of the Church itself was likewise foreknown; and that on both hemispheres a general apostasy was foretold. | | | Let it be repeated that apostasy from the Church is insignificant as compared with the apostasy of the Church as an institution. |
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http://www.cumorah.com/language/greatapostasy.html
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| | The Great Apostasy, not the Great Façade: |
| | The Great Façade believe that those who accept and defend a non-Catholic, heretical and apostate Vatican II religion are their fellow Catholics, members of the same Church to which they belong, and adherents of the same faith to which they subscribe. | | | The Great Façade doesn’t label this defection from the faith by Antipope John Paul II and his bishops as apostasy or even as heresy, even though their book provides overwhelming proof that neither Antipope John Paul II nor his bishops are remotely Catholic, but are total apostates from the faith. | | | Great Façade say no! On page 57 of their book, the authors comment on a series of post-Vatican II novelties which they documented on pages 42-57, one of which was Kasper’s teaching that the Old Covenant is valid and salvific for the Jews (quoted already). |
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http://www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/The_Great_Apostasy.html
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| | THE GREAT APOSTASY |
| | The possibility of apostasy, desertion of God, was clearly taught by Jesus in the parable of the sower. | | | They are saying that the "covenant" in Dan.9:27 relates to the holy covenant or that it was fulfilled in the life of Christ or was totally fulfilled back in the first century. | | | The reality is that apostasy from the faith is happening all the time. |
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http://endtimepilgrim.org/apostasy.htm
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| | Apostasy |
| | However, this "great church" was not any one specific church, according to Nephi; in his apocalyptic vision there are only two churches, and "whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church" (1 Ne. | | | He foresaw a "great and abominable church" that persecuted true Christians and the poor, and whose members were motivated by such things as pride, clothing themselves in precious raiment, and indulging in sexual immorality (see Great and Abominable Church). | | | The English word "apostasy" derives from the Greek apostasía or apóstasis ("defection, revolt"; used in a political sense by Herodotus and Thucydides); it is mentioned in a religious context in the Septuagint and the New Testament (e.g., Josh. |
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http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/basic/gospel/restoration/Apostasy_EOM.htm
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| | What Was The Question?, THE SERAPH, Oct 2000, Vol XXI No 2 |
| | Every loyal Catholic's faith was terribly tried by the apostasy of almost all the bishops, priests and Religious that followed upon the apostasy from the true faith of the antipopes occupying the throne of Peter since the death of the last true Pope, Pope Pius XII. | | | When you speak of the `great apostasy' you imply that our spiritual leaders and teachers: bishops, priests and Religious have betrayed us. | | | This is the scriptural foundation for declaring that today we are in that great apostasy as recorded in St. Paul's letter. |
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| | A great apostasy, wherein the doctrines of Greek pagan philosophy replaced apostolic teaching, would most likely have begun in areas where the church was accepting a large number of converts with backgrounds in Greek religion and philosophy, such as Alexandria, Egypt. | | | Included in this apostasy would be disciples of the apostles themselves, as well as those who witnessed the thousands of martyrs who, just a short time previously, refused to deny Christ, either explicitly or by worshiping pagan gods. | | | This conclusion seems undeniable in view of the Great Commission, the power of the Holy Spirit, the absence of literary evidence for an alternative group of believers with a gospel similar to that preached by Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the implausibility of the required simultaneous loss of faith by an entire generation of geographically dispersed Christians. |
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http://www.equip.org/free/DJ570-1.htm
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| | Times & Seasons » The Problems of the Great Apostasy |
| | Apostasy, or the Great Apostasy means and implies I think a condition when the priesthood authority to perform the saving ordinances, and to enable preaching of the gospel by the power of the Spirit, was lacking among mortals on the earth. | | | It doesn’t mean, as it seems to be used in post #2, that people or the Church aren’t living the gospel perfectly. | | | Of course, with the theology of the restoration has come the knowledge that there was an apostasy and that the restoration was needed, but beyond that, we don’t have much of a basis to explain the apostasy and restoration, especially to non-believers. |
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http://www.timesandseasons.org/index.php?p=2027
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| | The Great Apostasy and the Abomination of Desolation |
| | Apostasy is the complete abandonment of the Christian faith. | | | Notice that it is in chapter and verse 6:66 that many of his disciples commit apostasy. | | | The great apostasy of the 21st century begins when Pope Peter the Roman requires those who receive the Eucharist to adhere to true Catholic beliefs and practices. |
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| | Rejection of Priesthood Leaders as a Cause of the Great Apostasy |
| | Joseph Smith's calling as a prophet was necessitated by the great apostasy that had taken place in the early Church established by Christ in the meridian of time. | | | In view of the evidence from the ancient texts cited herein, it seems clear that the general apostasy in the early Church was the result of individual apostasy by dissident Christians who not only rejected the Lord's chosen servants, but sometimes set themselves up in their place. | | | President Young was speaking about individual apostasy, which was also on the prophet Joseph Smith's mind when he explained "that the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness. |
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http://www.fairlds.org/apol/apostasy/apostasy03.html
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| | Medjugorje: False Apparitions and the Great Apostasy |
| | This universal apostasy from the true Church is manifested in the modern age by the total disintegration of Christian civilization. | | | Their rejection of the spiritual authority of the living Church was the root of the Great Apostasy! | | | The Protestants were deceived into justifying their disobedient apostasy from the Church as teacher, by over emphasizing one essential doctrine. |
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http://www.newjerusalem.com/GreatApostasy.htm
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| | THE GREAT APOSTASY |
| | However as we come to the end of the 20th century we see the process of apostasy in the church gathering momentum at an astonishing speed, leading to the fulfilment of the prophecy of 2 Thessalonians 2 and the revelation of Antichrist. | | | The New Testament is full of warnings that at the end of this age there will be a great apostasy or falling away from the truth affecting the Christian Church. | | | Bearing in mind that the essence of this apostasy is the denial of the finished work of Christ as sufficient for our redemption, let us look at three ways in which this apostasy is now invading the church. |
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http://www.abrahamic-faith.com/thoughts/great_apostasy.html
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| | Continuation 3 of Interpretation: The Great Apostasy |
| | The Bible teaches that the great escape comes at the removal of the restraint on evil, which is the Holy Spirit. | | | The message is to God's true church, the ones who have covenanted with Him to become a believer and who perhaps have studiously sought to become a bride. | | | To understand what Jesus meant when he said, "I will put my finger into the great divide," it was necessary to report all that has been mentioned about the metamorphosis of the church from the Philadelphian one to the Laodicean one. |
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http://www.whitestones.org/inapost3/inapost3.htm
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| | Seven Proofs of the Great Apostasy |
| | Examples of apostasy scriptures referred to in this web site are in Daniel (the little horn), Matthew (the famous chapter 24), John (the prince of this world about to come), the epistles of John (the last days before antichrist came), and of course the book of Revelation. | | | Before continuing, let it be stressed that we are talking about the authority to run a church, not the quality of the people within that church. | | | For more details of how the apostasy happened, see the history of Catholic and Protestant churches. |
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http://www.whyprophets.com/prophets/7proofs.htm
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| | The Music of the Great Apostasy |
| | A great danger exists today in the fact that most of the professing church has plunged into a great apostasy in their doctrine and practice. | | | She has been left on earth to be a witness to certain great eternal truths which she received from God and which the world could not possibly know unless she told it. | | | The music of the Great Apostasy masquerades as some sort of mystical revelation God has given to a special few who are "advanced" enough spiritually to receive it. |
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http://home.triad.rr.com/truthkeepers/music1.htm
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| | Sermons From First Timothy - The Great Apostasy (4:1-3) |
| | Paul's concern in his first epistle to Timothy is proper conduct "in the house of God, the church of the living God" - 1 Ti 3:15 a. | | | Third, look to God and His Word (not traditions of men); i.e., diligent prayer and careful Bible study - cf. | | | Wherever the gospel was faithfully preached and believed, souls were saved and added by the Lord to His church - e.g., Ac 2:38-41,47 -- History may not record (or may misrepresent) the existence of those who remained faithful, but the Lord knows His own! |
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| | THE GREAT APOSTASY |
| | do you see the great apostasy taking place today, or are you a part of it | | | the apostasy reveals that Jesus Christ is about to return for His own – II Thessalonians 2:1-3 | | | before the return of Christ there will be a great apostasy |
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http://www.angelfire.com/nd/baptistpreacher/ser118.htm
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| | SaintJoe.com: The Great Apostasy |
| | In The Great Apostasy, Deacon Bob takes a penetrating look at the state of the Church, and offers sobering reflections on the similarities between today's problems and the descriptions of the "Great Apostasy" in Sacred Scripture. | | | Because while schismatics abandon the Church to set up their own "churches," doctrines, etc., apostasy is rebellion from within. | | | Drawing upon the Scriptures and the prophetic vision of St. John Bosco, Deacon Bob reveals the two most effective weapons against the scourge of apostasy: devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
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http://www.saintjoe.com/p/prod_desc.pl?id=476
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| | FAIR Topical Guide: Great Apostasy |
| | Unwilling to accept the possibility that a total apostasy occurred, mainline Christians often counter that Christ told Peter "upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." This article examines the meaning of this biblical phrase. | | | Michael W. Hickenbotham, "Biblical Evidences of an Apostasy," Answering Challenging Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 1995), 22-24 A discussion of different scriptures to support the concept of a general apostasy. | | | Andrew C. Skinner, "Apostasy, Restoration, and Lessons in Faith," Ensign, December 1995, 25. |
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| | Great Prophecy.com : The Mark of the Beast |
| | It will be God's last great test of loyalty, and His remnant people will stand in the spirit and faith of Elijah and John the Baptist. | | | Both the leopard beast and the great red dragon of your last lesson have seven heads and ten horns, identifying them both as Roman. | | | "In the issue of the contest all Christendom will be divided into two great classes-those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark. |
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| | LDS Cops.com |
| | As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are great believers in continuous revelation from God. | | | There are two great points of doctrine in that scripture. | | | I pray that they may become your constant companion for knowledge of the Laws of God, and a great and powerful source of strength to you throughout your life.” Anti-Mormons state that the Mormons do not believe in the Bible. |
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| | THE GREAT APOSTASY OF THE CHURCH |
| | Each generation must earnestly contend for the faith (the whole gospel system) because there are many aspects of the great apostasy which concerns the Spiritual Blessings of New Testament Christianity. | | | Therefore, when churches of Christ preach the same things that they were advocating, it is not because they taught it, but it is because the word of God teaches it. | | | However, we do not claim that those men are our religious leaders because Christ is our Leader. |
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| | ..:: Last Days Revival or The Great Apostasy ::.. |
| | For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. | | | I'm going to prophesy to you that if you don't....within 90 days the Holy Ghost will bring you down, and I speak that as a man of God...this is a move of God and you better leave it alone... | | | Could it be that some of these same men or women who are on stage performing such great feats and throwing and blowing "their anointing" all over the room and drawing thousands could not even truly belong to God? |
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| | Anglo-Saxon Israel: The Identity Challenge |
| | He was a stranger who had taken over the leadership of the House of Judah and he tried to kill Jesus while yet a baby. | | | Given the current denial of the Ten Commandments, the acceptance of homosexuality, the denial of the divinity of Christ, the erosion of morals, the decadence of entertainment, etc. etc., is there any doubt that the whole world, Christianity included, has fallen away from the Faith? | | | May Yahweh, the God of Israel, protect you and your family at the Judgment Day. |
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http://www.anglo-saxonisrael.com/identitychallenge.php
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| | The Great Apostasy YOUR TITLE HERE |
| | Protestants take great pride in telling everyone how true to the Bible they are and how they do not believe anything if they cannot find it in that one book. | | | I asked, 'Did He 'zig' this way and 'zag' that way until He created Luther, and then did He 'zig-zag' back and forth until He at last found the 'true church' again? | | | That brings me to the purpose of this file. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3975/apostasy.htm
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| | End Times and the Rapture |
| | The Bible teaches before the rapture occurs, two things will transpire: (1) The [great] apostasy and (2) The revealing of the antichrist. | | | One of the most deadly, along with the doctrine of eternal security, is the great rapture hoax. | | | Will it be before, during or after the great tribulation? |
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http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/cat3.htm
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| | The Great Apostasy |
| | I am repulsed by this wicked and evil generation. | | | Oh Church for what I am about to say. | | | I come in judgment to execute upon all and to convince all that are ungodly and whose deeds and mouths speak great swelling words that their prophecy and actions are not of Him. |
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| | Meridian Magazine :: Turning from Truth: A New Look at the Great Apostasy, By Elder Alexander B. Morrison |
| | The book functions from a single premise: “Two glorified beings who spoke to the boy Joseph Smith on a spring morning in 1820 revealed a great truth when one of them said that the church He had established had been replaced by one which
had wandered far from the path and lacked divine approval” (p.x). | | | But the opposite will come; and unless you draw near to the Lord you will be overcome and apostatize (168).” | | | We would be wise to heed Joseph’s counsel today. Unless we draw near to the Lord, personal apostasy can happen to us as well. |
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| | The Return of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
| | To better understand Verses 11 and 12, above, one must carefully review the teachings found in the First Book of Kings, Chapter 22, verses 15 - 23. | | | Biblical Source Used: The New Jerusalem Bible, Darton, Longman and Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday and Co., Inc. Copyright 1985, Printed in the U.S.A. (2) Could the awaited manifestation of The Apostasy be the establishment of | | | The M+G+R Foundation Comments: Clearly the Great Revolt (THE Apostasy) |
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| | LDS Links |
| | Deification in John Scotus Eriugena’s Prologue to the Gospel of John (PDF, 19Kb) | | | James Talmage's reliance on Protestant sources in The Great Apostasy (1909) (PDF, 7 Kb) |
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| | The Great Apostasy - video |
| | Home >> Books >> The Great Apostasy (Video) | | | You'll find a vast selection of Christian books and DVDs right here! |
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| | Room C - The Great Apostasy |
| | Jesus warned us of the great falling away. | | | It is filled with actual film footage of preachers caught in deception. |
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