The Apostasy

"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. "
2Theselonians 2:3-4 I turned to see the voice that spoke to me. When I turned, I saw seven golden oil lamps; and in the midst of the seven oil lamps there was someone that looked like the Son of man, he was clothed with a robe all the way down to his feet, and surrounding his chest was a golden skirt. His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet were like the look of fine brass, glowing as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice was like the sound of many waters. He had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his expression was like brilliant sunlight shining projecting his strength. When I saw him, I fell at his feet like I was dead. He laid his right hand upon me, and said to me, "Do not fear; I am the first and the last: I am he that is alive, and was dead; behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and I have the keys of hell and of death. Write the things which that you have seen, and the things which are before you now, and the things which shall happen later; this is about the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden oil lamps. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven oil lamps which you saw are the seven churches.
Revelation 1:12-20