King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Apostasy
CategoryTheological Term / Doctrinal Warning
Modern Equivalentfalling away from the faith; abandonment of previously held religious beliefs.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA deliberate turning away from or abandonment of the faith — distinct from weakness or doubt. The NT warns of a great apostasy before Christ's return and cautions believers against departing from the living God through an evil heart of unbelief.
Key Verses"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first." (2 Thessalonians 2:3); "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith." (1 Timothy 4:1)