I do. It is clearly unfolding. The
question isn't whether or not it is happening. The question is: do you
love the truth enough to see it?
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 10 and with all
unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the
love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason
God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12
that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.
Paul wrote this as a warning to the CHURCH at
Thessalonica. This isn't describing unbelievers who don't love the truth.
This is Christians. The antichrist and the false prophet will both
appeal to Christians....and they are actively preaching right now.
1 John 2:18-20 Little children, it is the
last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many
antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of
us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be
made manifest, that none of them were of us. 20 But you have an
anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
Antichrist...and antichrists... come "out
from" US. Did you know that? Did you know the antichrist and
the false prophet will preach Jesus?
Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast
coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a
dragon.
To speak like a dragon, means to speak like satan.
Satan uses Bible verses when he decieves:
Luke 4:9-12 Then he brought Him to Jerusalem,
set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the
Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
'HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU, TO KEEP YOU,' 11 and,
'IN THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR YOU UP, LEST YOU DASH YOUR FOOT AGAINST A
STONE.' " 12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It has
been said, 'YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD.' "
Ask yourself: what did I think the unfolding
of Jesus' return would feel like? Did you think it would feel totally
normal, even though if you stepped outside of your day to day, everything is
clearly not normal?
Jesus promised it would feel normal all the way
until "too late to be safe":
Matthew 24:37-39 But as the days of Noah
were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in
the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did
not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming
of the Son of Man be.
Over and over, Jesus said "do not be deceived"...to believers...to
you...
Matthew 24:23-25 "Then if
anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe it.
24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great
signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See,
I have told you beforehand.
