The fall of Christianity began in the first century as apostasy was already at work, then accelerated after the apostles and hardened into institutions.
The Fall of Christianity: When Did It Begin?
Explaining the Man of Lawlessness: Paul’s Prophecy of Apostasy, Deception, and Final Judgment
The man of lawlessness is Paul’s prophecy of apostate religious rebellion, already at work in mystery form and finally destroyed by Christ’s appearing.
