The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Thessalonians 2:7-10, “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;

only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 And

then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath

of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 9 that is,

the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power

and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of wickedness for

those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to

be saved.”

Anyone who follows the news these days is well aware that wickedness

is literally pervading the Earth! Name a country that is at peace. The

Apostle Paul calls it “a mystery,” which, by definition, is “any truth that is

unknowable except by divine revelation.” The Holy Spirit is currently

“restraining,” or “holding back” evil. In time, He will remove Himself, and

then there will come an unprecedented avalanche of evil that will flood the

whole Earth.

At that point, the Antichrist will come clothed as a righteous redeemer.

He will be believed as the one who will bring peace to the Earth. His coming,

however, will be in “accord with the activity of Satan.” He will deceive the

world’s people, especially Israel. But, he will be destroyed at the Coming of

our LORD Jesus Christ, who is the True Redeemer. The sadness in all of this

is that the Antichrist’s miraculous power will deceive the lost, and they will

perish “because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.”

Make no mistake about it! We are living in the Last Days. We have a calling

to share the Gospel with those who do not know Jesus Christ. Let us be

faithful in being about our Father’s business!

Love and prayers always for each of you,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”