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#1089
"How
can Satan Deceive the Whole World?"
Have
you ever wondered how it could possibly be
that
Satan when he comes to earth is able to "deceiveth the whole world" (Rev.
12:9)?
If
what "main stream" Christianity is teaching, i.e. their traditional doctrines,
is true,
then
how could this be?
Is
the majority right, when most professing Christians are completely Biblically
illiterate?
Think
about it?
If
a person is deceived it means that they believe something to be true that
is,
in
fact, not so.
Folks,
it is "religion" that prevents our people
from
seeing the truth of God's Word.
So,
while the majority of Christianity today teaches that Jesus Christ can
return at any moment,
both
Jesus Christ
and
the apostle Paul
WARNED
about being deceived concerning His return.
Jesus
said repeatedly that many would come claiming to represent Him,
i.e. as
Christian ministers,
and
would deceive MANY,
the multitudes,
not just a few!
Take
a look at what the majority of our churches teach
concerning our gathering back to Christ,
then
read what Paul says in 2 Thes. 2.
Here
it is:
2 Thessalonians 2:1 "Now we beseech you,
brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together
unto him,"
Paul is now getting to the purpose for this second
letter. Paul reminded them of his first letter to them, of Christ returning and
our gathering back to Him. Because of the misunderstanding that could be drawn
from the first letter, he writes the following.
It's important in this final generation that we pay
attention for this will happen during our life time. The subject again of this
letter is; "our gathering back to
Christ"2 Thessalonians 2:2 "That ye be not soon
shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as
from us, as that the day of Christ is [the Lord is just] at
hand."
the
return of Christ,
and
our gathering back to Him.
Paul doesn't want you to misunderstand what he is
about to say. This is why he makes it plain and simple; Paul told them not to
confuse what he is saying here with any other teaching, or spirit, or even that
first letter from him. This is because there was a confusing part in the first
letter where false teachers had crept in and twisted Paul's words. The prime
example of this today is the twisting of that first letter by the "rapture
theorist", to form the trap that has been set for Christians in this final
generation.
Paul is saying, don't let anyone trouble you [confuse
you], and tell you that the "day of Christ" is at hand. The "day of Christ [the
Lord]" is the day when Jesus Christ will return to earth, and gather His saints
to Him. This gathering will happen at the sounding of the seventh trumpet. This
is one of those tradition's of men [false doctrines] that can deceive you.
2
Thes. 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means:
for
that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,
and
that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Jesus Christ is not gathering anyone to Him, nor is
He coming here to earth, except there be a falling away first. The word
for "falling away", in the Greek is "apostasy". Jesus told us in
His revelation to John, in Revelation 9:11, that "Apollyon" is one
of Satan's names, and this name is derived from the word apostasy.
The word "perdition" means "one that
perishes". Satan and only Satan has already been condemned to die [to
perish] by God. Satan's judgment day has come already back in the first earth
age, and he will have no part in the Great White Throne judgment, or any other
judgment yet to come. He has already been judged, and sentence by God to death
"perdition" [Ezekiel 28 covers this judgment].
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What did Paul say again?
Jesus Christ is coming back to this earth, but the
saints of Christ will not be gathered to Him until the "son of perdition"
[Satan] be revealed first. How will we know who he is when he
arrives?
Revelation 17:8 "The beast that thou sawest
was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into
perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not
written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold
the beast that was, and is not, and yet is [shall come]."
This beast "thou [John] sawest", was in
the first earth age; and is not on this earth now, as it is written in
Revelation 12:7. Satan is in heaven, right now, being our accuser, and will be cast
out to this earth very shortly by Michael.
"And shall ascend out of the bottomless pit; and
go into perdition;" Who is he again? He is Satan the false-christ. Satan is
not a man born of woman, but a "supernatural arch angel". In Ezekiel 28
it is written that Satan [Lucifer] is the most beautiful of all God's created
beings.
In Isaiah 14:12; "How art thou fallen from
heaven, O Lu'-ci-fer [day star], son of the morning! How art thou cut down to
the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"
Lucifer then is another name for Satan; he is also called the Dragon,
the serpent, and many other names accounting for the roles he plays,
and in our generation he will come to earth, in person, as the spurious
messiah, claiming that he is Christ".
Isaiah 14:13; "For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the
north:"
Satan is saying, I'm going to be God, and be above
the sons [stars] of God. The "mount of the congregation" is on mount
Zion; and that is "the side of the north" where Jesus Christ's temple
will be.
Isaiah 14:14; "I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." Satan is saying again,
he is going to be God.
Isaiah 14:15; "Yet thou shalt be brought
down to hell [sheol], to the sides of the pit."
Who is this that is going into the pit? Who is this
son of perdition? It is Lucifer, who is Satan, the "son of perdition".
The "son of perdition" of II Thessalonians 2:3 is none other than
Satan himself, coming to earth to play the role of Jesus Christ. Paul then is
saying that the true Christ, Jesus Christ, will not return to earth until this
"apostasy" takes place first.
Isaiah 14:16; "They that see thee shall
narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, is this the man that made
the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;"
Following Jesus Christ's return to earth, and when
the false-christ [Satan] is safely in the pit; the world [our unsaved brothers and sisters] will wonder; how could
Satan have shook all the kingdoms? They simply can't believe that they were
deceived into believing this man to be God. Are you going to be one of those
deceived into believing Satan is the Christ, or do you know the
difference?
Paul is saying to the Thessalonians that Jesus Christ
will not come, nor will their be a gathering of the saints until you see the false-christ [son of perdition] first. It takes a lot of guts to believe the word of
a false preacher/ a false Christian preacher, over Paul, Jesus, John, Isaiah, and a whole host of other
prophets and disciples, but that is what many, many, way too many proclaiming Christians are doing!. This "apostasy" [falling away] is caused by the "son of
perdition", and you will see him live and in person, very shortly.
We
are NOT going to gather back to Christ
until the son of perdition is revealed.
There
is only one son of perdition, Satan himself.
What
does this "revealing" mean?
[4]
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God,
or
that is worshipped;
so
that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing
himself that he is God.
What
will he do when he is revealed?
He
will take over God's house,
even
the body of Christ which results in the great apostasy,
and
claims to be God, i.e. Jesus Christ.
Satan
will be revealed as Jesus Christ!
It
is a mystery to most.
Hang
on a few verses!
The "Son of perdition" is Satan and Isaiah
just told us this very same thing. Remember, the temple of God is on mount Zion,
and "on the side of the North". This person sitting there is sitting in
God's seat, pretending to be God, but he's Satan: "Showing himself that he is
God."
Do you know what Jesus said about this very thing.
Jesus called it in Matthew 24:15, the very same thing that Daniel called
it in Daniel 9:27; "the Abomination of desolation". A more correct
translation in the "James Moffatt translation Bible" is called "The
abomination by the desolator".
"Satan claiming to be God" is the abomination,
and "he" [Satan] is the desolator, for the entire world will believe him; except
for God's elect, and all those who have the seal of God in their minds
[foreheads]. The sealed of God have their gospel armor on, and they are ready to
face Satan and his system in the spiritual warfare.
Does the "rapture theory" still look inviting to you?
If it does, friend, your in a heap of trouble. This is not me talking, but Paul;
for he is warning you to be watching out for the false-christ, for he is a copy of
exactly what you expect of Christ. The spurious messiah [Satan] will have supernatural
powers, and he will come first, [at the sixth trump] before our Lord Jesus Christ [at the seventh trump].
We are given the exact time of the false-christ's
arrival upon the earth in Revelation 9:1. It is at the sounding of the SIXTH TRUMPET. The trumpets are sounded in order, and the sixth trumpet is prior
to the seventh. It can't be that hard to understand. Satan will be God to all
the people of the world,including all Christians who do NOT have the seal of
God in their minds [foreheads], to know the truth. They fall because they will
not take the simplicity and understanding in which Christ taught. Most of them never even read it for themselves; they've taken their preacher's word for it, because he is such a nice man and he wouldn't tell them a false hood! would he? They actually believe it's in God's Word. "Let's
sing the song on page 666. Praise the Lord, and would the ushers
please pass the felt lined plate!", said the one verse rev.
The whole purpose for Paul to write the II
Thessalonians letter, was to warn that church, as well as the churches of today,
of the errors in teaching that others were making of his first letter. Don't
expect Christ's return tomorrow, for these things of II Thessalonians
2:1-4 must take place first
[5]
Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Paul
says "Don't you remember I told you all of this?"
[6]
And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
"You
know what Satan's status is now."
What
is this "mystery"?
Let's
look up the Greek word in Strong's:
musterion,
moos-tay'-ree-on, Greek 3466; from a derivative of muo (to shut the mouth);
a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation
into religious rites) :- mystery.
It's
RELIGION! Hidden Religion!
Even
the "Hidden (Secret) Dynasty of Religion"
that
has crept into the churches.
It's
"Churchianity",
ceremony
and religious rites,
disguised
as "Christianity".
Do
you not remember the 1st Seal in Rev. 6:2
and
the rider of the first white horse?
It
is deception brought about by Satan,
the
rider of the white horse which looks like Christ's white horse,
but
it isn't!
Don't
be deceived!
If
you need a refresher then go back and re-read the 1st Seal!
Note:
Many, way too many, churches
teach
that the "only he who now letteth will let,
until
he be taken out of the way" in verse 7 refers to the Holy Spirit
departing
the earth when they are Raptured away.
That's
because the "mystery" has already completely
taken over their unlearned
minds.
They
are not going anywhere before the false-christ is revealed.
Paul
just said so in plain and simple language.
The
subject being discussed is when will the "man of sin" be revealed?
The
answer is when Michael let's him go in Rev. 12:7-9.
Michael
is holding him back!
Here's
verse 7 from the Living Bible translation:
2
Thes. 2:7 As for the work this man of rebellion and hell will do when he
comes,
it
is already going on,
but
he himself will not come until the one who is holding him back steps out
of the way. (Living Bible)
When
Michael steps out of the way and let's Satan go,
he
will come to the earth as Jesus Christ.
There is no mystery around when this will take place,
for we will know his methods of operation [withholdeth], and the signs, the
seasons, and the times of Satan's arrival to earth. If you are in the Word of
God and not following these "one verse preachers", you will know when to expect
the spurious messiah. You will also know within hours of when to expect our Lord Jesus
Christ's return. Satan's reign on earth is not seven years because God reduced
that time to five months for the "elect's" sake, as Jesus told us in
Matthew 24:22. Jesus also revealed that the time is shortened to five
months, to John in Revelation 9:5, and 10.
The "mystery of lawlessness" is the mystery of
iniquity. "He who now letteth will let"; in the Greek should be
translated; "He who holds fast [ketcho] will stand." The
ellipsis, or "omission from an expression of a word clearly implied";
"There is one who hold's fast", instead of by repeating the verb,
"will let". However, "katecho" is a transitive verb, and an object
must be supplied also. So if the subject in verse six is Satan, then the object
must be his position in the heavenlies [see Ephesians 6:12], from which
he will be ejected from heaven by Michael [Revelation 12:7-9].
"Out of the way", in the Greek is "out of
ek", or "the midst". It is the same expression used in Acts
17:33, and I Corinthians 5:2.
Many "rapture theorists" claim this one who
"letteth" is the Holy Spirit, and they claim that when He is "taken
away", then the false-christ will come. By reversing the role of the
characters in the verses here, and attributing what is Satan's to the Holy
Spirit, you have a whole new doctrine called the "Any moment doctrine". This
false doctrine is better known as the "rapture theory". It is dangerous to play
around with a foreign language; and when the flock relies upon their shepherd
for the truth, and the shepherd is assumed to be correct; in ignorance it is
accepted just because he said it.
It
is Michael who "holds fast" on to Lucifer [the false-christ], and
Michael will continue to keep Lucifer held until the appointed time,
spoken of above. That time is appointed by God. Then at the appointed
time God will give Satan the keys [authority] to release his fallen
angels and they will be cast to the earth [see Revelation 9:1-10]. Let's take a look at
the one [Michael] who holds on to Satan now.
Revelation 12:7; "And there was war in
heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought
and his angels," Michael [that is who the "he" is in II
Thessalonians 2:7 and his [Michael's] angels fought against the dragon
[another name for Satan] and his [Satan's] fallen angels.
Revelation 12:8; "And prevailed not;
neither was their place found any more in heaven." This war took place in
heaven, and that is where Satan and his angels are now; though Satan's spirit,
and demonic spirits are all over the earth today. Now we will see what Michael
does with Satan, in fulfilling II Thessalonians 2:7.
Revelation 12:9; "And the great dragon
[Satan] was cast out [that is the transitive verb of verse seven],
that old serpent [this is the role Satan played in the Garden of Eden],
called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world [except for
God's elect]: he was cast out onto the earth, and his angels were cast out
with him."
This is when Satan will physically appear on earth as
a man with his angels. This is the time of the false-christ's coming, and we must
know when this time is by when these events takes place, for Satan comes at the
sixth trumpet.
Then the verse picks up where Satan is standing in
the holy place. Satan's object is to deceive all the world, and have the world
take his markings in their minds. God's Word thus says that Satan will come to
earth and stand in that Holy place, before Christ will come and gather
anyone back to Himself
Back
to the KJV and continuing in 2 Thes.:
2
Thes. 2:8 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:
Most
of Christianity is awaiting an evil, Hitler like,
Saddam
Hussein like butcher to be revealed.
Don't
you SEE the mystery at work?
The
Wicked one will be revealed as Jesus Christ.
He
won't appear to be doing anything wicked at all!
He's
very religious. He heals the "deadly wound".
As
Daniel shows us, the "little horn", Satan, brings peace and prosperity
to the world.
The
whole world will love him!
They
will think Christ has returned!
Is that hidden, or what?
"The wicked" is better translated, "wicked
one": What comes out of the Lord's mouth? It is the Truth. That is also the
Word that God put in the mouth of Paul in this writing. Satan shall then be
destroyed after being cast out, and also after standing in the holy place. After
this is the time of Jesus Christ coming and gathering of His saints. There is no
"anytime doctrine" here. It is in the course of certain events, and God lets us
know clearly the order of these events, and exactly what to expect. In
Matthew 24:15 Jesus is saying exactly what Paul is saying, Satan will come
first and reign before the gathering of the saints.
Then Christ will destroy Satan.
"Even him" also includes Satan's religious
beast system. Satan's religious system will be present with Satan. The religious
beast is discussed in Revelation 13, and this the religious role that
gives support and authority to Satan. If you believe in the Rapture theory, you
will take part in that role. Many Christians will assume Satan to be Christ when
they visible witness the supernatural powers he possess, and the deceptions that
will take place, all except God's elect.[9]
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders,
Even
if you see "religious" miracles performed by religious leaders,
especially
by one claiming to be Jesus, don't be deceived!
[10]
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
God is writing this letter to us personally, and we
are responsible for understanding it. We are accountable to God to give answer
for our actions. It is you and I, individually, that will stand before God and
give our personal answer for the personal handling of His Word. There will be no
preacher, friend or family member with you on that judgment day, for they will
all be explaining and accounting for their own words and actions. If your pastor
is one of the false shepherds, and led many saints astray, his ignorance won't
help him or you.
This is something we must think about, our souls are
at stake here
If
you "love truth" you will study the truth, which is His Word.
Look
out across the land.
How
many folks do you know that truly study His Word?
You
can tell by just listening to people
that
they have not received the "love of the truth",
even
though they may attend a church regularly!
[11]
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that
they should believe a lie:
If you want to believe a lie, God will allow it; in
fact he will help you into the system of deceptions Satan will bring on the
earth. Do you really think God will come here and personally show you, and talk
to you when you refuse to believe His Word, when He gave it in such detail
through the prophets and His Son. If you desire to believe that your going to
fly out of here, and refuse His word, He will so block your mind that you will
not be capable of understanding truth. God will send the "strong delusion" over
your mind. The strong delusion is an act of love given by God for your
protection.
What
is the "lie" that they believe?
It
is that Satan is Jesus and that his
"church systems",
his
"religions" are true Christianity.
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