"The Last Hour" 2:18This is the last era of this present age, followed

by the Kingdom of God.

"Antichrist" 2:18Not the "man of sin"

(2 Thess. 2:3-4;; Rev. 13:5-8)

The False Prophet(Rev. 13:11-17; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10)

"Many antichrists" 2:18This group is the same as the "many false

prophets" in 4:1-7

So, THE Antichrist probably THE False Prophet.

"They went out from us" 2:19Acts 15:1, 24

They broke from the Apostles.__________________________________

May or may not have been saved, but definitely not part of the Apostolic circle.

"They went out from us" 2:19They break from Apostolic (biblical) teaching.

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We are not to listen to those who break from the authority of the Word.

"you know all things" 2:20Not "you know everything"

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You have an adequate knowledge of what is true.John 14:26; 16:13

"you know all things" 2:20The Apostles had a body of truth they needed to

know and they passed it on to us in the Word._______________________________________

THIS explains our approach to interpretation!

"you know all things" 2:20The goal of every student of the Bible should be

to determine what the text of Scripture says!

"you know all things" 2:20• Context passage - immediate and larger• Original language• Historical/cultural setting• Contributions of other books

How?Read it, read it again, and when you're done,

read it again!___________________________

Meditate = Think!____________________________

Pray!

"you know all things" 2:20Goal = not what we think, what we believe.

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Our goal is to determine what Scripture says. ____________________

That should be what we believe!

"you know all things" 2:20We have all we need to combat teaching that

would ruin our growth!

"anointing" 2:20We are anointed, just as was Jesus.

Lk. 4:18; Acts 4:27; 10:38

"the truth" 2:21The assurance that we know the truth is key to

opposing false teaching.

"No lie is of the truth" 2:21False teaching should be treated as dangerous,

not just another opinion or an "interesting thought".

"the Christ" 2:22If He is not, we do not have eternal life!

1 John 5:1John 11:25-27

"the Christ" 2:22

If we do not have eternal life, we cannot have fellowship with God.

"have the Father" 2:23Can mean "to possess"

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Can also mean, "to have at hand, to have at one's disposal"

John 4:11; 5:7; 1 John 2:1

"have the Father" 2:23To not "have the Father" seems to mean

something like "to not have His fellowship" or "blessing"

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To operate without "any divine involvement or cooperation" (Hodges)

2 John 9 - "does not abide""transgress" = "to turn aside, to go beyond" the

truth rather than to remain in it._______________________

He leaves God behind. He has "gone too far".

"you also will abide" 2:24If we remain in correct teaching, we won't "leave

God behind", but will stay close to Him.

"this is the promise" 2:25John 3:16; 5:24; 6:47

Jesus is the Christ. He does not lie.That is enough. We have eternal life.

We can enjoy fellowship with God.

"those who are trying to deceive you" 2:26The last statement was not a tangent.

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False teachers teach a different kind of salvation and that matters!

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That takes away assurance and growth.

"You've got what it takes!" 2:26You are capable.

You have the truth.Hold fast!

Enjoy the abiding life!

"the same anointing" 2:26A "new idea" needs to be evaluated by the Word.

"teaches" 2:26The congregation needed to pay attention to

these mature teachers to stay close to God and enjoy the abiding life.

"teaches" 2:26Younger believers need teachers (Heb. 5:13)

Of course, all of us can benefit from the ministry of other teachers who preach the word and tap

into the power of the Spirit.

"teaches" 2:26The teaching of God's word keeps us close to

God.

To the degree that we depart from that teaching, our lives suffer.

It is critical that we knowGod's word as God

intended it!