What is the Great Deception?
This is a guest post from our friend Matthew, so all the credit for this goes to him.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie…
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11, KJV
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THE PROBLEM
What is this strong delusion or great deception the bible speaks of?
Introduction
In my personal journey I used to question, wonder, ponder and debate about the nature of the great deception mentioned in the Bible. What could this deception be? What lie will be told that will deceive all the nations (Rev. 12:9; 20:3)? Who could be so foolish to fall for it? Is the lie supernatural? And do I even care what it is since I will already be with Jesus in heaven?
Yes! It does matter, because there will be people that will see this happen. Understanding is vital so that we can warn others about what they can expect. Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, and so we Christians should be able to explain with confidence about what will happen in the future (Rev 19:10).
Based on recent events and through the messaging of popular movies, I have asked myself; how does this all relate to scripture? At this point in my journey, I have picked up on some common themes related to the great deception.
What are the commons themes you ask?
- Marvel and DC Comic Movies: By doing good you can overcome the evil you have done in the past, and then you can be redeemed and not go to hell.
- Star Wars: The characters wrestle with the force, which can be used for both good and evil.
- Avengers: Thanos goes to war with humanity and makes half of all life disappear, and Thanos calls this act good. This causes everyone that is left to go to war with this god (by the way, the Greek word thanatos is the personification of death).
- Other Movies: Almost every action or sci-fi film involves the fight of good versus evil.
So, what are they programming the masses for?
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EXPOSING THE LIE
To get at the root of this coming deception that will overtake the world, we’ll take a look at two key passages from Paul’s letters.
Let’s dive into the cookie jar for some good ole Greek data, Om Nom Nom.
The cookie that we are interested in is the definite article “the” and the noun “lie, or falsehood” (in the Greek, this is the dative, neuter, singular article and the dative, neuter, singular noun). For a visual: τῷ or tō is THE, and Ψεύδει or pseudei is LIE or FALSEHOOD. Take notice that this isn’t some random, run-of-the-mill tall tale. In other words, there’s a big difference between A LIE and THE LIE.
Note that this construction in the Greek, τῷ Ψεύδει, shows up in 2 Thessalonians 2:11 and also harmonizes with Romans 1:25. See below:
What could Paul be referring to when he says THE LIE (τῷ ψεύδει)? Maybe Paul is referring to THE FIRST LIE shown to us in the Bible. It’s only when we go back to the very first deception that we will be able to fully comprehend what Paul was talking about when he spoke of THE LIE(τῷ ψεύδει). In short: the first deception is the great deception.
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Let’s recap the first lie (Gen 2:16-17; 3:1-7):
- YHWH told Adam and Eve do not eat of the tree of GOOD and EVIL.
- YHWH said the tree is bad for you. If you eat of it, you will die.
- The serpent, however, said you will certainly not die if you eat of the tree. He LIED to Eve and deceived her. The serpent also promised, you will be as gods (or like God).
What was the serpent really saying?
- YHWH is not good because he does not tell you the truth.
- The serpent is good because I tell you the truth.
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The tree of the knowledge of GOOD and EVIL is the tool that the serpent uses whenever he so chooses. Let’s apply this tool to our world today. How does one country go to war with another country? It’s easy to go to war when you call the other country EVIL. And what is the root cause of conflict with your neighbor? Your good is my evil and my good is your evil. What a twisted web we live in!
I find it interesting that in Luke 18:18-19, the young man calls Jesus “Good Master,” but then Jesus questions him, “Why do you call me, Good?” In other words, only YHWH is good. Jesus was trying to reason with him about what Good really means. Our Lord was mainly concerned with the life of another when confronted with the paradigm of good versus evil.
Example:
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, 'Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?' And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go; And answered them, saying, 'Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?'
- Luke 14:1-5, KJV
Jesus was telling the lawyers and Pharisees that LIFE is more important than GOOD and EVIL.
Let’s evaluate Jesus’ statement to the religious hypocrites: When is a bad thing lawful? One scenario is when Hitler was going house to house looking for Jews to kill. Some homeowners LIED to the authorities in order to protect LIFE (yet they were breaking the law).
Jesus was basically saying that LIFE is the trump card. Love your Neighbor and your God. He was very simple in his teachings.
Therefore, only Jesus brings us Life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil only brings us death (cf. John 1:4; 14:6).
Now then, getting back to how the serpent uses the tree of good and evil. Imagine that there is a man that appears to show himself as a god with lying wonders and such. He shows up right after Jesus rescues the Body of Christ from Daniel’s 70th week. He then tells the public that there is another alien/god who threatens all of humanity and has done a great evil by taking our loved ones. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth must unite and be ready to fight this alien god when he comes back to remove more people.
This seems to be the most plausible explanation that the serpent would tell the world population seeking answers after the Harpazo (Rapture of the Church), the trump card.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV
It used to baffle me what lie the Antichrist would tell the world, which would then get the entire world to go to war with Jesus. After studying Paul and revisiting the beginning of the Book, I now understand the essence of THE LIE: The serpent says YHWH is evil. Even thinking this makes my stomach turn.
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REVEALING THE TRUTH
Naturally, Paul leads into the subject of the great deception with the rejection of THE TRUTH.
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10, KJV
THE TRUTH spoken of here is the Gospel.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, KJV
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THE SOLUTION
Thankfully, that’s not the truth. THE TRUTH is this:
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
- Galatians 2:16, KJV
Thank you
ReplyDeleteYour welcome, All Glory to Jesus.
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ReplyDeleteThank you my brother. As for those who say that Christians would be kidnapped by extraterrestrials, what do you think of this illusion, this lie? Carole
ReplyDeleteYour welcome, it is a lie. When Jesus comes to rescue us from this world we will be given a new body. I cannot wait!
DeleteFor those of us who can see so clearly that salvation is received through placing 100% of our trust in the finished work of Christ by simply believing that he is who he claimed to be and believing that he died for our sins that he was buried and on the third day he rose from the dead, it's difficult to understand how so many so-called Christians cannot see that simple truth.
ReplyDeleteThey have bought into the LIE that salvation is not through faith in Christ in Christ alone, that they must add something to it. They must be obedient to God's commands. They must keep the Sabbath on Saturday. They must walk in holiness. They must repent of every sin.
All along they fail to see that it is impossible for us to walk in perfect holiness.
It is impossible for us two perfectly obey the Commandments of God. It is impossible for us to repent of every sin.
They can't see that Jesus already did all those things and by placing 100% of our trust in him we take on those attributes.
We all know that God's standard for salvation requires that we must be perfect in every way and since none of us can be perfect we must take on the Perfection of Christ. This is only possible because he lived his life perfectly.
I mean, how hard is it to see that by trusting in the finished work of Christ and simply Believing on Jesus Christ is the only way to take on his perfection, it's the only way for us to become the righteousness of Christ.
By trusting 100% in Jesus and his finished work on the cross we are trusting that he has become our substitute and that when we are judged we are not judged according to our own filthy rags righteousness life which could never measure up to God's standard but instead we are judged according to the perfect life of Christ.
I mean seriously how hard is that to understand? A person has to be spiritually blinded and has had to buy into THE LIE not to see that simple truth.
Isaiah Thank You,You have written such a wonderful post expressing the simple gospel truth, that Salvation is the Free Gift of GOD and Nothing added on our part; simply leaning wholly & entirely on JESUS Finished work on the cross, for our salvation!! MARANATHA, MARANATHA!!
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DeleteAmen! Awesome article brother!!! There is so much deception in movies, I despise them and it drives me nuts that people are fans of that crap. Bah!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome, ty for reading ;)
DeleteDo you know what a magic wand is made out of? The Holly tree. Hollywood.
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ReplyDeleteThis is what I believe will bring about the final rebellion of man at the end of the MK...doubting Jesus for who He is. Thankfully, we will be beyond the lies of the serpent perfected and filled with the righteousness of Christ Himself.
A brilliant study!
Thank you Rich! This has been a journey ;)
DeleteI can see the mark of the beast being a qualifier for proving you're not one of the "evil aliens" via DNA recognition or some such.
ReplyDeleteThen again, I can also see the antichrist saying that he is a "godly" extraterrestial that should be worshiped too. Maybe the scenario will be choose your alien lord?
I am sure the Mark will have a DNA modification to it, that forfeits your humanity. If you are no longer human, you cannot be saved because Jesus only died to save humans. I sure don't need humanity 2.0, I need what Jesus is going to give us, Humanity 10.0 (a new body) ;)
DeleteThanks - enjoyed that. Seems a pity that several Bible versions have 'a lie' or 'what is false' when the definite article 'the' seems more accurate. Liked how you tied in 'the lie' with the original lie in contrast to 'the truth' : )
ReplyDeleteIn terms of God sending 'a powerful deception' so that they would believe 'the lie', Chuck Missler (amongst others) used to speculate on the possibility of an alien spacecraft/arrival upon the earth (as a demonically inspired deception). Imagine the impact on a world in chaos, desperate for answers after the disappearance of believers. Even today science is desperate to find alien life to disprove God and many many movies are gearing people up for their appearance. Seeing will be believing (the lie) in that day. And as you say, the lies the coming lawless one speaks about the true God will be many and easily believed. (Rev 13:5-6)
Whether it is an alien arrival is speculation but whatever it is, the coming of the lawless one will be supernatural 'in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders' (2 Thes 2:9) and his power will be such that the whole world will wonder after him... and also worship Satan! (Rev 13:3-4). This will be the height of Satan's desires right from the beginning and shows that in those days truth and the lie will be completely flipped around. The Lord will become the bad guy, as you said, and be cursed and despised (Rev 16:9).
Dangerous, dangerous days ahead for those who reject the Lord.
Makes one all the more thankful to know Him now! Thanks once again for the study.
Yep, yep, yep... Yep.... ehhehe, and yep.
DeleteThis is the scenario I have seen in my darkest dreams. Alien ships arrive during a time of crisis (actually a hoax staged with Nazi technology). The pod bay doors of one opens and out rolls a platform with an AI head on it, made to look like Prince William. This AI head is incredible, it can answer any question you put to it, and it says it was sent from a distant star system to help Earth in its time of troubles. The head says the aliens sent it so that it could travel light years without the aliens' bodies decomposing on the way. Then some of the alien ships send down fire to Earth and Pope Francis texts his fellow higher-ups, "The job is done. We have sent down fire from heaven." The whole world marvels at Prince William, the chosen one, as well as welcoming him as the messiah.
ReplyDeleteYa the that they make is surly an AI. Could it even be replicated into our phones and you can ask it to help you write an email and such. I bet...
DeleteThere are no aliens, its just one of many of the enemies hoaxes. It is a false hope for people who dont know God. Technology is going to save us? Ha.
ReplyDeleteEven some of the space alien promoters are saying that these "aliens" could be " multi-dimensional" beings rather than from another planet light years away. There is another dimension beyond our natural senses, its called the spirit realm.
Well I think there's a very small chance that aliens exist in other galaxies, but if they do it's not like we'll ever find out. That's way too far for any living creature to travel. Another aspect of the alien hoax is that they will probably say the 'Face on Mars' and other Martian 'artifacts' were left by aliens. This will be the golden apple, the throwing of which by Peres will lead to a new Trojan War called WW3.
DeleteI will always wonder about the Lord's words... 'And I have sheep in another fold...' https://biblehub.com/john/10-16.htm
DeleteMost probably say He is referring to the Gentiles here, but what if there is more to this 'Kingdom of Heaven' than we realize...
Only He knows though, and we'll just have to wait and see...
At https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2020/march/christians-call-for-global-day-of-prayer-to-end-coronavirus "Christians Call for Global Day of Prayer to End Coronavirus".
ReplyDeleteCould our Lord God answer this prayer by the Rapture itself, or a total collapse of the current financial system?
This might be something we need to be rescued from. ;)
DeleteIv'e always said "If you don't have a faith in Christ, you'll believe anything."
ReplyDeleteAnd Faith is action based upon belief sustained by confidence, in that you have enough confidence in you can sustain the action.
For all the promises of God are yes in Christ.
For your faith He puts His substance in you, and you become a New Creature in Christ Jesus.
And then there is that dual nature Paul talks about, Warfare of the flesh against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh.
The Parable of the Sower, 4 classes of people only one receives the word rightly.
The Parable of the prodigal son, and sometimes it takes that extreme circumstance for some to come to their senses.
Just remember how valuable you are to Christ.
You are the Pearl of great price.
You are the Treasure hidden in the field.
Till we all meet at the Marriage supper of the Lamb!
Amen!
DeleteIt’s no secret that George Lucas is one one of the biggest Buddhists in Hollywood. Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism which has slowly been creeping into the Church via yoga, breathing exercises and meditation. There are some who think doing the yoga stretches are ok but they ARE NOT. Yoga means being yoked to a pagan Hindu false god. Indeed, some stretches have you bowing to the serpent they believe lies coiled at the base of your spine.Teachers of this freely admit that it’s ALL spiritual. They’re millionaires too.
ReplyDeleteLucas has deliberately brought Buddhist teachings into his movies. The Force, etc. Many in Holkywood are Buddhists because you can be an atheist and still feel religious with Buddhism. Brad Pitt. Oliver Stone, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, David Bowie, Jennifer Anniston and many others are Buddhists.
Pastor Billy Crone has a series of well-researched videos on Hinduism and Buddhism that really gets to the devilish bottom of these demonic disgusting “religions.”
Even “Hollywood” is an occult name because the wands witches use, and yes they do use them, come from the bark of holly trees, hence “Hollywood.” How utterly appropriate.
yep
DeleteThe goal of the meditation and chanting is to get people into an altered state of mind which is extremely dangerous. Pastor Billy Crone was deep into New Age before he got saved and said he went to a Hindu meditation gathering in a church ! in California. He said they were all sitting down and began to chant some word over and over and after 60 seconds or so, something happened and all their voices sounded like one person. It scared him. Thank God,
ReplyDeleteYou want to meditate ? Then meditate on God’s Holy Word and all He has done for you.
Bad stuff...
Deletethat is so true. the Bible crushes those two religions
ReplyDeleteI think we should reflect once in awhile on just how important we who are the called according to His purposes are.
ReplyDeleteThe New Creatures In Christ Jesus.
A third of Heaven rebelled against God with Lucifer.
And they new God face to Face.
Here we are(my gut felling opinion) the replacements of that third of Heaven, being crowned higher than the Angles.
I cannot wait!
DeleteSaid the snake to the child
ReplyDelete'Be thee careful my son
For the lamb carries teeth in its grin'
Said the child to the snake
'Is not venom thy gambit
And treacherous plying therein'
Slinking low without bow
And not leg for support
Didst the serpent continue its claim,
Till the lamb of accuse
Sauntered gently and able
And striketh low serpent to maim.
And the child in rebuke
Stroked the wool in his palm
As he lay down his head by the snake.
'Be thee careful my son
For the lamb carries hooves
And a dead thing of liars will make'
What IS the great deception? I normally do not comment much but this is one of those areas that I have taken to heart. I do not disagree with anything in the article or comments. But, I believe it goes much deeper than what we perceive on the surface.
ReplyDeleteBefore I try to briefly justify my position, just consider the Word of God itself and its layers. On the surface, there is one simple message in the New Testament, only faith in Jesus Christ can lead to salvation. Parallel with that is that Jesus is God and Creator, the Word. Now we can get deeper into how all the parables and stories in the Old Testament reinforce this position using real people as well as types and symbols. Let’s not forget the even deeper mathematical design of the Bible (some of which is incredible but not discussed on this site).
The great deception is also layered, Satan is the great imitator. Yes, on the surface it is simply the rejection of Christ. However, there are lots of subtiltizes that allow this rejection and ultimate deception to take root and grow. An obvious one is to call a Christian, who thinks abortion is wrong, a hater because that takes away the right to choose. Even though abortion is murder of innocent life, we can justify it because we are really just the product of blind chance or evilution (deliberate misspelling). Therefore, we (the collective we) begin to propagate the deception by denying in these subtle ways that God is in control so He cannot be trusted. Think about this, about a hundred years ago we began to embrace Darwinism and now we are believing that DNA in dinosaur bones can last 75 million ears when the half life of DNA is 521 years. Something is very very wrong here.
Now we have the technology to reinforce the lies and that is where is gets really dangerous for true believers. Many of us have been duped are now primed for the fulfillment of Matthew 24:24 which I believe is happening right before out eyes.
Keep looking up!
-Joe
Yep, I didn't want to drag it out and then lose people. There seems to be elements in the Mark that promise fake eternal life. There are layers just like with anything else. What is interesting there seems to be a hint in Matthew that they "See" these things coming. We can now see the weather coming and the asteroids coming. We can now predict things like never before.
DeleteThe white Horse of the Apocalypse has arrived right on schedule. His rider carries a crown with which to conquer and to rule (the crown aka corona allows him to conquer).
ReplyDeleteHe has seized control of the world.
Silychristen "tricks are for kids" sorry couldn't resist!
DeleteThen John says - I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I saw and behold a white horse - the great imitator - and he that sat upon him had a bow and a crown was given him and he went forth conquering and to conquer. Daniel's 70th week starts in that sixth chapter.
And Antichrist comes in on a white horse - looking good - with a bow and no arrow - he doesn't come by force - he conquers with a deceiving tongue and a deceitful way.
Only those that are in Christ are going to be caught up. Romans 8 says: there's therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ. Go down about 5 verses, you find out how you get in Christ. It says that you are in Christ if His spirit is in you. How do you get His spirit in you?
Third chapter of Revelation ended saying that. Verse 20 Behold I stand at the door and knock, if any man bid me, I'll come in. You ask Him in!
Matthew M.
ReplyDeleteJust a comment about "The tree of the knowledge of GOOD and EVIL"
In the Book Of Enoch pg 42.
"This is the Tree of Wisdom, from which your ancient father
and ancient mother, who were before you, ate and learnt wisdom; and their
eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they were
driven from the garden."
And further down you read the the description and functionality of the earth,
very different from today's alternate deceptive reality.
http://greggpierce.net/Introduction/thegospels/BookOfEnoch.pdf
what about the mandela effect being the great deception? i mean EVERYBODY knew the lion and the lamb lying down together, but now it never was in the bible. also "judge not, lest ye be judged" was never in the kjv bible? if the enemy can turn a staff into a serpent, he can't change the bible? (amos 8:11. rev. 22:10)
ReplyDeletea couple more examples:
Job 21:24 (KJV) His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
Luke 1:35 (KJV) And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Jesus in now a holy thing (no capital H)
Genesis 3:15 (KJV) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
i thought it used to read something like thou shalt bruise His Heel and He shall cruise thy head"
now God is calling His Own Son "it"?
I have read how the Mandela effect can be implemented.
DeleteThe very old KJV verse in gen. go and replenish the earth, now its plenish the earth.
Also I might add in the book of Romans 1:28 if one goes to long rejecting The good news of the Gospel God does push you further away from Himself and gives you over to a reprobate mind!
This is a Catholic Christian presentation.
ReplyDeleteEnd Times: Operation of Error - Sensus Fidelium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWnM6rST2E
Look for the Revelation
http://kofc1078.com/veritas-series/
Thank you for this explanation. I feel that there is another huge deception taking place right now on the world to deceive many into trusting in gov't and medic establishment to save us from this virus. We are loosing our God given rights every day and those that want to bring order out of chaos are working behind the scenes to fool us.
ReplyDeleteI feel such a powerful stirring in my heart to call the true believers, the invisible church of our Living God to mighty battle through prayer. We do not fight against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities in high places. The President said we are at war against an invisible enemy. He couldn't have been more right, except it isn't the virus, it is the powers of darkness themselves who are assembled against us to destroy us as a people in so many ways as a country and free people! Don't you see it?
This is our finest hour to stand against those powers of darkness whose diabolical plan is to destroy this country and everything we've known, to bring in the evil one world system. We are to be warriors not afraid to stand and fight having put on the full armor of God and taking the authority given to us by Jesus, with the same spirit that was in him, given to us to defeat the works of darkness and the forces rising against our God given liberties, health and freedoms! We don't need weapons of this physical world, but the weapons of our warfare are our mighty prayers!!!
It's like all the warriors have just shut themselves up in their homes and say "I have faith," but faith without works is dead. Our faith is to be accompanied at this hour with powerful united prayer. Our constitutional rights are disappearing right before our eyes - freedom of speech, freedom for peaceful assembly, churches closed, food disappearing, fear everywhere. This should not be!!!! The enemy comes to steal, destroy and kill and we are just letting the forces of evil just walk right into our country, our towns, our homes with doors unlocked so to speak, to rob us blind of everything this country and believers have ever believed in. This is insanity. Trust no man, trust no system. Trust God!!!
Cont'd from above....
ReplyDeleteWe have been born for such a time as this. We have been being prepared spiritually to be overcomes and mighty prayer warriors. One can put a thousand to flight, but two can put ten thousand. Can you imagine if we begin to have on line prayer meetings all over this country and world, what we can do????Are you kidding me? The enemy would flee like a kitten instead of pretending to roar like a lion.
This is our finest hour, saints of the Most High God. I hear the Lord say Joel 2:15, 16,17..."Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly (to save the nation from the enemy). Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, (on internet, or at certain time of day in our homes) gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar and let them say, It's that serious!!!
"Spare the people, Oh Lord, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them!" Wherefore should they say among the people, "Where is their God?" and mock us! "
Child of God....there is a plan to create chaos and then those who want a Godless, world wide system to rule us instead of our God given rights is coming. Don't be like the frog in the pot and let their incremental laws and decrees gradually lull us to wait for someone else to save us.
We must pray!! Pretty soon Medical Martial Law will be in place, forced plans to somehow mark all those who are "safe" to go out into public, and a new world monetary system to buy and sell.
Please, Hear the cry! Hear the trumpet sound! If all of us believers stand together to fight against powers of darkness who have come to deceive us and rob us of all we know, we can be that which restrains!!! If not, we are a useless and powerless church.
God Help us is my prayer. Stand, and fight! Pray like you've never prayed before because our world is about to change in ways we've never seen before. Onward Christian soldiers!!!!!
We can do this! The time is now!
From a sister in the Lord, Susan
the great deception is Christianity abolishing the law in the excuse that Grace alone is needed for salvation
ReplyDeleteYahushaisking - friend, that is the exact opposite of what Paul says over and over and over again. Read Galatians alone where Paul says that anyone who attempts to attain righteousness through completing works of the law has fallen from grace, as Christ is now of no effect to them. Gary has written an excellent article called "The Law" on unsealed. I suggest that you read it.
DeleteThis is also why Paul greets the churches with "grace (not works) and peace"
Grace and peace to you!
Thank you @Steve for the clarification. To reject Paul's teachings is to reject grace in the Age of Grace that we currently live in. Please read Paul's letters to the churches.
Delete[1Co 15:56 KJV] 56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
[1Co 15:57 KJV] 57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
If Judas can betray Christ, so can Paul, and so can the MEN who gathered the writing into a book themselves, picking and choosing.
ReplyDeleteGiven the complete and utter contradictions of Paul to other Scripture,
A) he betrayed Christ and worked for his own ends, and is basically the founder of the corrupt institution of religion we have that has caused so much horror in the world.
Or B) it is all false. Because if God can't protect his own scripture from the corruption of it by Paul (and Islam, and the modern greed Christianity). Then what kind of God is he?