That is what many of the disciples did in Jn. Christ 3- Living an open life of sin which denies faith. One thing is sure, it is to characterize the last days. Verse 1 is a prophetic warning. Satan knows that if the faith is given up and the Truth of God is denied, he can put his seducing spirits and substitute for the true faith the doctrine of devils.
Cults hold to the very doctrines of demon.
Anyone that denies the full deity of Christ is not of God and does not have the God the Father s blessing. When the Church of the Lord Jesus is snatched out of this present world, there will be a totally apostate church left behind. Apostacy comes from within the organized church and happens when people depart from the basics which they have held to previously. Let s look at some of the things which characterize the times in which we live. The devil knows his time is short, so he and the demons work tirelessly day and night to deceive and blind people all around the world.