Last Days Apostasy

2 Thessalonians 2:3 "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first..."

2 Timothy 4:3-5 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; ⁴and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. ⁵ But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."

The following books and charts give a clear depiction of what Scripture calls "the falling away." This is also known as the apostasy of the endtimes church - the Laodicean church found in Revelation 3:14-22

¹⁴ “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: ¹⁵ “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. ¹⁶ So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

It is critical to understand that Jesus Christ will not return to set up His earthly kingdom until this mass exodus of faithless members of the visible church occurs. Many are deceiving and being deceived. Please take the time to go through the information below and share it as much as possible. The books from Lighthouse Trails Research are must reads and can be purchased in bundle packages from their website.

The following topics are covered below:

The Shack
Emergence Christianity
Purpose Driven Movement
Postmodernism
Ecumenism
False teachers
Contemplative Spirituality and Mysticism
Spiritual Formation
New Age
Yoga and Reiki
Roman Catholicism
Word of Faith

Test all things; hold fast what is good. - 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Burning Down the Shack - James De Young

How the 'Christian' Bestseller is Deceiving Millions

Order: Monergism Books

Description: Who would have thought that a small paperback novel,written by an unknown, could land on the bestsellers list for over 100 weeks, altering millions of readers’ perceptions of god?

Since its release in 2008, The Shack, by Paul Young, has been praised as an amazing source of spiritual renewal. But is the bestseller all it seems? Are Young’s views orthodox? More to the point… are they truth?

In Burning Down ‘The Shack,’ James B. De Young, Th.D., a graduate-level professor of Greek and biblical studies for 30 years, shows just how spiritually flimsy The Shack truly is, and how its enticing yet false doctrine is stealthily cracking the foundations of countless Christians’ faith—and rotting away their very concept of the true God. With the skill of an investigator and the heart of a counselor, De Young addresses essential issues about biblical doctrine and scriptural truth. Bringing to light a series of troubling questions about The Shack and its author, De Young clearly shows how this runaway hit is little more than a runaway from truth.

“In Burning Down ‘The Shack,’ Dr. James B. De Young has done an incredibly important favor for evangelical Christians everywhere. His evaluation of the theology and deceit involved in The Shack is on target and critical for today’s world.”

~ Paige Patterson, President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Story behind the Story: How The Shack Was Built

1. Exposing the Foundation of The Shack: What Is It All About?

2. The Nature of God and the Death of Christ: What Is God Like? Why Did Jesus Christ Die?

3. God is Holy and Love: How Does the Holiness of God Relate to His Love?

4. The Judgment of God and the Children of God: Does God Punish Sin?

5. Relationship and Obedience: How Does a Person Relate to God?

6. The Essential Place of Institutions: Are Institutions from God or from the Devil?

7. The Meaning of Evil: Where Is the Devil? What Is the Meaning of Sin?

8. Living in Relationships and Roles: Do Roles Destroy Relationship with God?

9. God as Judge: Does Mercy Truimph over Justice?

10. Defining the CHurch and a Christian: What's Wrong with the Institutional Church?

11. Reconciliation, Part One: Love and Wrath: How Does the Love of God Relate to His Wrath?

12. Reconciliation, Part Two: The Condition of Faith: How Does Faith Bring Peace?

13. The Meaning of Truth and the Role of the Holy Spirit: What Is Truth?

14. Forgiveness, Forgetting and Election: Does God Forgive and Forget All?

Conclusion: The Serious Consequences of the Errors of the Novel

Appendices

1. Questions for Mack (and Paul Young)
2. My Answers to Readers' Questions
3. The Creeds of Universalism
4. The Necessity of Belief in Hell
5. Shame to Evangelical Pastors and Institutions that Embrace the Book
6. Discussion Guide

About the Author

James B. De Young is professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Western Seminary, Portland, OR, where he has taught for thirty-four years, seeking to extend Christian values to the community of Portland. He has served as chairman of the Hermeneutics section within the Evangelical Theological Society and he's published several books.

The Truth War - John MacArthur

Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception (Hardcover)

Order: Grace to You

Description: Right now, truth is under attack, and it's going on within the boundaries of evangelicalism. There's a lot at stake and there's no middle ground—no safe zone for the uncommitted in this war.

John MacArthur has written this book to unveil the enemy's tactics and equip you to fight. Here's what you'll learn

The pitfalls of postmodern thinking.
The inherent flaws of the Emerging Church Movement.
The historic skirmishes in the truth war and their effect on the contemporary church.
The vital importance of truth and certainty in a postmodern age.

Faith Undone - Roger Oakland

The emerging church: a new reformation or an end-time deception

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

Description: Is the emerging church movement just another passing fad, a more contemporary approach to church, or a bunch of disillusioned young people looking for answers? In fact, it is actually much broader and is influencing Christianity to a significant degree. Grounded in a centuries-old mystical approach, this movement is powerful, yet highly deceptive, and it draws its energy from practices and experiences that are foreign to traditional evangelical Christianity. The path that the emerging church is taking is leading right into the arms of Roman Catholicism and ultimately to an interfaith perspective that has prophetically profound ramifications.

Author Bio: Roger Oakland is an author-lecturer and founder of Understand The Times International. His easy to understand teaching style communicates to people of all ages and backgrounds. Over the past twenty years he has lectured at numerous churches, conferences, universities and educational facilities in over 50 countries.Roger Oakland has authored and co-authored numerous books and produced audiotapes, videos and other publications that have been translated into several different languages worldwide. For more information regarding Roger's availability or the ministry of Understand The Times International, call 714-957-3898 or write to P.O. Box 27239, Santa Ana, CA, 92799.

Table of Contents
Chapter by Chapter Synopsis
Reviews

Some topics this book addresses:

� Ancient rituals and practices brought back to life
� The Eucharistic Evangelization
� The emerging road to Rome
� Contemplative spirituality and mysticism
� The emerging church's view of Hell and the Atonement
� How the emerging church considers biblical prophecy and the future of planet Earth
� The key catalysts of the emergent church
� Purpose Driven ecumenism: Part of the emerging church's new reformation
� How emerging spirituality is altering missions and evangelism
� Understanding the emerging church in light of Bible prophecy

A Time of Departing - Ray Yungen

How ancient mystical practices are uniting Christians with the world's religions

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

Description: A revealing account of a New Age spirituality that has infiltrated much of the church today. Exposes the subtle strategies to compromise the gospel message with Eastern mystical practices cloaked under evangelical terminology and wrappings.

Topics include:

• Contemplative Prayer
• Yoga
• Labyrinths
• Spiritual Directors
• Reiki
• Desert Fathers
• Spiritual Formation
• Spiritual Disciplines
• Purpose Driven and the Emerging Church

Author Bio: Ray Yungen, author, speaker and research analyst has studied religious movements for the last twenty years. He is also the author of For Many Shall Come In My Name. He is available for radio and television interviews and for seminars, conferences and college assemblies. His exuberance for life and his love for Jesus Christ and for people are evident in his writing. Mr. Yungen resides in Salem, Oregon.

Table of Contents
Sample Chapter
Reviews

Questions this book answers ...

1. Is Rick Warren's Purpose Driven paradigm promoting the contemplative prayer movement?
2. How and through whom is great delusion moving into the majority of churches today?
3. What is wrong with "Christian" yoga?
4. What is the emerging church really all about and why is it a dangerous spirituality?
Also find out about practices such as the labyrinth, reiki, meditation, breath prayers, spiritual directors and much, much more.

Deceived on Purpose - Warren Smith

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

Description: When former New Ager Warren Smith began reading Purpose-Driven Life, he was shocked to discover language, ideas, terms and philosophies that he learned as a New Ager. If you have ever wondered what really lies beneath the surface of the Purpose-Driven agenda, then Deceived on Purpose is a must-read. A stunning and thought-provoking testimonial.

Author Bio:Warren Smith (B.A. University of Pennsylvania; M.S.W. Tulane University) is a free lance writer and community social worker who was formerly involved in the New Age movement. He has served as a program coordinator for people with special needs, directed several homeless programs, and has worked most recently as a Hospice social worker in California. He has written extensively on the subject of spiritual deception and has been widely interviewed on radio and television. He has also written The Lighthouse That Was Dark and Reinventing Jesus Christ.

Author Website

The book answers the following questions, and much more—

1. What is the connection between Rick Warren and Robert Schuller and what is the significance of this?
2. What does “God’s Dream” mean?
3. Are the details of biblical prophecy and Jesus’ return our business? Not according to Rick Warren, but what does Scripture say?
4. What is Rick Warren’s “Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan” really all about?

A Wonderful Deception - Warren Smith

The Further New Age Implications of the Emerging Purpose Driven Movement

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

"A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" Jeremiah 5:30-31

Five years after writing Deceived on Purpose: the New Age Implications of the Purpose Driven Church, former New Age follower Warren Smith continues to reveal how Christian leaders wittingly or unwittingly are leading the church into a spiritual trap. A "Wonderful" Deception examines church metaphors, concepts, and beliefs that are essentially the same as those being used in today's New Age teachings. And while biblical prophecy is being minimized and explained away, the "new science" is being used to prepare the world--and the church--to accept a New Spirituality and a false New Age Christ. This book explains how all the puzzle pieces are in place for the strong delusion described in 2 Thessalonians. A "Wonderful" Deception pierces right into the heart of this deception while preparing believers in Jesus Christ to effectively stand against it.

Some key areas addressed in this book:

*How a "broad way" Christianity is deceiving many in the church
*How the "new science" will try to prove that God is "in" everything
*How Rick Warren continues to align himself with New Age sympathizers
*How attempts have been made to discredit critics of the Purpose Driven movement
*How the best-selling novel, The Shack, fits into the "wonderful" deception
*Ten scriptural reasons not to be connected with the Purpose Driven movement

Yoga and the Body of Christ - Dave Hunt

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

Every Christian should be informed of the true origins and effects of the practice of yoga and its ungodly roots in Kundalini energy—which, literally defined, means an awakening of the “Serpent Power.”

This book addresses the following:

What is it about Yoga?
Yoga for Christians?
The Aquarian Conspiracy
The Conquest of the West
Beware the “Science” of Yoga
Yoga’s Kundalini Serpent Power
Yoga, Reincarnation, and Truth

Many Shall Come in My Name - Ray Yungen

Order: Lighthouse Trails Research

Description: An Ancient Wisdom is drawing millions of people into mystical experiences and preparing the world for the end of the age ... find out how. Most people believe the New Age has been long gone from our society, and if practiced at all now it is only by unconventional fringe types. For Many Shall Come in My Name reveals this is not the case. In fact, quite the opposite has occurred. The New Age movement (a term not normally used by its proponents) has permeated virtually all aspects of our society. This “Ancient Wisdom” spirituality can be quite readily encountered in the following fields: Business, Education, Health, Self- Help, Religion, and Arts & Entertainment. This book examines them all.

Author Bio:

Ray Yungen, author, speaker and research analyst has studied religious movements for the last twenty years. He is also the author of A Time of Departing . He is available for radio and television interviews and for seminars, conferences and college assemblies. His exuberance for life and his love for Jesus Christ and for people are evident in his writing. Mr. Yungen resides in Salem, Oregon.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One
Media Sheet

Discusses the following:

1. The Age of Aquarius and its meaning in today's world
2. New Age practices like Reiki and yoga
3. Harry Potter and real witchcraft
4. The law of attraction and Oprah
5. Present day New Age prophets
6. Yoga in the public schools
7. Tantric sexuality and its spiritual risks
8. The Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism)
9. Wicca and its growing appeal
10. The occultic explanation of the Holocaust
11. Interspirituality and the coming false Messiah
12. The New Age as a force in politics
13. New Age hostility toward the church
14. The New Age in light of biblical prophecy

The Church in the Last Days Series - Chris Quintina - Calvary Chapel Cypress

This is an excellent study on the apostasy of the church from my friend and dear brother in Christ, Chris Quintina. 2 Thessalonians 2 says this must happen before Christ will return. The realization of this prophecy has transcended the very fabric of the global church and is clearly evident in the American church. While we have numerous signs directing our attention to the soon return of Jesus the King, the condition of the church is one of the most evident.

This series was conducted over a period of 9 weeks and also includes 2 messages from former New Ager, Warren Smith. These messages are a must-listen if you are curious or serious with learning more about the false teachings, false teachers, and false doctrines that have so deceptively entered the church and have positioned themselves for fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

Prepare yourselves so you can be equipped with discernment should these deceptive teachings enter your own church - if they have not yet already.

(If you would like to receive the series on DVD with Power Point slides included, please contact me).

Week 1 - The Church in the Last Days Overview

Week 2 - Emerging Doctrine

Week 3 - Emergent Worldview

Week 4 - Contemplative Spirituality

Week 5 - Contemplative Spirituality Part 2

Week 6 - Worldviews

Week 7 - Signs and Lying Wonders

Week 8 - America's Christian Heritage in a Postmodern World

Week 9 - Contextualization and Series Summary

Updated Study - Sola Scriptura and the Emergent Church War on Truth