That indeed is the point of confusion. Let me put it another way:
Your general premise generally agrees with the common belief within the church. Which simply does not account for the anti-Christ spirit already at work since the time of Christ, the false teachers bringing in destructive doctrines foretold by Peter, and the believing of a lie causing strong delusion and great apostacy by Paul. Meaning what the church generally believes is true--is not.
So me repeating what is written by Jesus, Peter, Paul, and John regarding the current status of the church--is what--not true? Of course it's true just as they said and I now repeat it. As for connecting what you (and the church) believe is not connected...why would you agree with the church who was foretold to be WRONG? The church is wrong!
Also--you mentioned Jesus coming "as a thief." --What did you think He meant--but that He would not be seen, as meaning in spirit?
if you want to know what the common lie that most within christendom now beleive is
ITS THIS FALSE LOVE STUFF , this idea that somehow all religoins , if they did good and etc , will be okay
that somehow they serve the same GOD we do in different ways .
IN fact if you stood before most churches and worded it just like this
MOST would agree . If one were to stand and tell me , HEY amigo are you saying
that all other religoins do NOT KNOW GOD and if they dont repent to beleive ON JESUS the CHRIST
they will be damned . AND I said YES ,
most would think i was wrong . Most would beleive the lie , beliving hey if they just
were so called loving god their own way and doing good to their neighbor , THEY will be okay .
WHAT A LIE OF ANTI CHRIST guised in under love and to seem loving . Most buy that junk scott .
OH they will say WE BELIEVE and yet imply , DONT JUDGE THOSE WHO DONT , IF they lovey dooed
they okay . what a lie that one is scott . And your trump vance and that pope and tons of others
beleive this stuff scott and love and do the work of interfaith themselves . SO i say WATCH OUT FOR THAT .