A deceiver believer is perpetually lied to, by self, by other, and they eat up malarky as though they are starving to death... and maybe they are: if lies are a persons appetizer, main course, and devilish dessert, perhaps they are never satisfied, never sated.
There has been a switcharoo, a swapping out of what is good and true, with what is demonic and demoralizing. De-moralization: that is what has occurred. You know how you can buy chicken breasts, stripped of skin and bone? That is what has happened with humans: they have had their essence removed, their integrity tampered with; the spiny backbone of righteousness has been snapped and splintered, so that when challenged morally, they are devoid of structured strength. We are seeing puddles of perversion.
The other day I heard someone muddle and mix up The King, with an infamous killer. The person I was talking to thought the name Judah was a bad one to give to a boy... this person had confused Judah with Judas: this saddened me greatly, and had me realizing how inverted and perverted society has become. The lion of Judah is Jesus Christ, the King of kings. To be named Judah by loving, Bible reading parents, is a blessing. To name a child Cain, Judas, or Adolph, is a curse. Names carry meaning, and some names cause the soul to shutter with horror, and lift the left corner of the top lip in disgust.
What we don't know can harm us, and I fear for those that do not know the God of The Bible. I recall being alarmed to learn that Mormons believe Jesus and Lucifer are created creatures, and brothers. This leads me to my driving point today, of gaslighting. Satan has done a marvellous job of convincing pride filled humans that they can reject Truth, in favour of lies. He has managed to throw shade on the Light of the world, and many have fallen into the trap of preferring deception over faith in the one true and living God.
I can see how hearts harden over time, how minds calcify, making them incapable of reception. God communicates with us, but when all entrance points are blockaded, there is no way in, and he will leave us to our own deceptive devices.
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron (1 Timothy 4:1-2)
Somehow, someway, people feel comfortable mocking Jesus, using his name in a vulgar manner. They have been seduced by the doctrine (misleading teaching) of devils. It is shocking to me, and all I can think as I cringe when I hear the misuse of his Name, is Lord, have mercy. God is long suffering, AND he will give people over to their wicked ways if they want to persist in resisting him.
See the verses below, dear one. These verses are shocking, and the message undiluted:
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians 2:7-12)
Let's break this down together, shall we?
The mystery of iniquity doth already work: Iniquity means immoral or grossly unfair behaviour that directly goes against God's commands. Can you see this as plainly as the hands in front of you when you hold them up, dear reader? Immorality and grossly unfair behaviour is the lawlessness we see happening all around us. We haven't seen all the iniquity just yet, that remains a mystery.
only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way: God hinders the devil, and also lets him do his dirty work too, until ultimately, he is taken out of the way. We must always remember God is in charge. If he is permitting certain things to happen, it is because we have given ourselves over to the dark side, and he is just in all his ways, allowing for natural outcomes. If you have a wayward child, and you have spoken words of wisdom, explained dire consequences to them, and they heed with understanding and live a godly life, fantastic. Conversely, if nothing you say, and nothing you model for them that is good and pure and righteous, has them choosing righteousness for themselves, there is really nothing all your trying can do to change your child's mind and choices. I hope this explains God's heart as a Father: we always want the best for our children, and God wants none to be lost.
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: that Wicked refers to the lawless one, the "man of sin". He will be destroyed at the second coming of Christ with his word of judgment. Christ's brilliant appearing will wipe out the darkness that pervades, and he will prevail.
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved: Satan will empower the lawless "man of sin" and he will mimic signs and wonders. In other words, he will have magical abilities, making him seem like a reincarnation of Christ. The devil can only copy, since he cannot create. God will allow this because people have savoured deception and unrighteousness, rather than loving the truth. God will give them over to the king of this world while they walk the earth, causing them to perish.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness: Dear reader, do you know people that are strongly deluded? Have they swapped out truth for lies? When you speak to them, can you convince them that they may be ever so slightly, misled, and perhaps travelling down a dingy road of destruction? God has given them over to their lying cheating selves, dear one. When a person prefers lies, eventually, they cannot tell the difference between deception and honesty. This is damnable, because it destroys integrity, relationships, a persons soul. The temporary pleasure of self and other deception ultimately, acts as a corrosive, rotting the person from the inside out.
I see people shrivelling. I see souls shrinking. I see them losing their senses, and righteousness being convoluted and crushed. There is not rhyme, no reason with some people, because they have lost the ability to discern, and that strong delusion situation, is real. Loving lies over truth is dangerous, and The Bible is very clear on what happens to the mind, the heart, and ultimately the spirit, when humans embrace deception, and the deceiver, believing what is the opposite of truth.
I guess I am harkening back to the golden olden days of stranger danger. If someone is strange, or a strange person to you, why oh why, would you not test and try them before buying what they are peddling? How is it that so many are so readily deceived and willing to believe what is untrue, when the God of the universe, the sower of souls, is so kind, so loving, so marvellous, and only wants what is good for you, me, and our children?
Deceiver believer... is this you? If so, are you convinced that perhaps, just maybe, you have loved lies rather than truth? What are you willing to do about this sick condition you have self-contracted?
Are you, dear reader, ready to speak the truth, and only the truth, so help you God?
The truth will make you free, The Bible says so. I need not say more.
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