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CHRISTIANS ARE BEING GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE LAWLESSNESS AROUND THEM

Matthew 24:12

“And the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity.” Amplified

“There will be so much more evil in the world that the love of most believers will grow cold.” Easy-to-Read Version

“And because of the prevalent disregard of God’s law the love of the great majority will grow cold.” Weymouth New Testament

The Greek word translated “iniquity”, “evil”, or “disregard of God’s law” is “anomia, meaning the condition of being without law, i.e., LAWLESSNESS. In the last days, lawlessness shall “plethuno, i.e., “shall abound” or “shall be multiplied until it takes over society”.

To “wax cold or “grow cold” comes from “psucho”, meaning to breathe, to blow, or to gradually cool by blowing.

The Apostle Paul describes how

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