After the apostles, who acted as “a restraint ” against the apostasy, began falling asleep in death, many Christians fell asleep spiritually. ( Read 2 Thessalonians 2: 3, 6 - 8.)
यही वह वक्‍त था जब सच्चे मसीही धर्म के खिलाफ बड़े पैमाने पर धर्मत्याग या बगावत शुरू हुई ।