These people. Note that each of these is an enemy of Christ (antichrist). It may be that these people were never really genuine Christians, or it may be that they once actually held the faith they now renounce (compare Hebrews 6:4-6; 1 John 5:16-17). It is plain that they did not LOVE Jesus, and that they left Christ of their own free will. Compare 1 Timothy 1:19-20; 1 Timothy 4:1-4; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 2 Peter 2:1-3; Jude; Revelation 2:6; Revelation 2:14-15; Revelation 2:20. So that it might be clear. See Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 11:19.

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