Strong Delusion

2 Thessalonians 2:7-12

For The Mystery of Lawlessness (The Antichrist) is already at work; ONLY He (The Holy Spirit) who now RESTRAINS will do so, UNTIL He (The Holy Spirit) is TAKEN OUT of The Way.  And THEN The Lawless One (The Antichrist) will be REVEALED, whom The LORD (Jesus Christ) will CONSUME with The BREATH of His (Jesus Christ’s) Mouth and DESTROY with The BRIGHTNESS of His (Jesus Christ’s) Coming.  The coming of The Lawless One (The Antichrist) is according to The Working of Satan, with All Power, Signs, and Lying Wonders, and with All Unrighteous DECEPTION among Those (Unbelievers) who PERISH, because They (Unbelievers) did NOT receive The LOVE of The TRUTH, that They (Unbelievers) might be saved.  And for THIS REASON, GOD (GOD Almighty) will SEND Them (Unbelievers) STRONG DELUSION, that They (Unbelievers) should BELIEVE THE LIE, that They (Unbelievers) All may be CONDEMNED, who did NOT believe The TRUTH, but had pleasure in Unrighteousness.

Revelation 13:1-9

Then I (John) stood on The Sand of The Sea.  And I (John) SAW a Beast (The Antichrist) RISING UP Out of The Sea, having Seven Heads and Ten Horns, and on His (The Beast’s) Horns, Ten Crowns, and on His (The Beast’s) Heads a Blasphemous Name.  Now, The Beast (The Antichrist) which I (John) SAW was LIKE a Leopard, His (The Beast’s) Feet were LIKE The Feet of a Bear, and His (The Beast’s) Mouth LIKE The Mouth of a Lion.  The Dragon (Satan) GAVE Him (The Beast) His (Satan’s) Power, His (Satan’s) Throne, and Great Authority.  And I (John) SAW One of His (The Beast’s) Heads, AS IF it (One of The Heads of The Beast) had been Mortally Wounded, and His (The Beast’s) Deadly Wound was HEALED.  And All The World (Unbelievers) Marveled and Followed The Beast (The Antichrist).  So They (Unbelievers) WORSHIPED The Dragon (Satan), who GAVE Authority to The Beast (The Antichrist); and They (Unbelievers) WORSHIPED The Beast (The Antichrist), saying, “Who is LIKE The Beast (The Antichrist)?  Who is able to MAKE War with Him (The Beast)?”

And He (The Beast) was GIVEN a Mouth Speaking Great Things and Blasphemies, and He (The Beast) was GIVEN Authority to continue for Forty-Two (42) Months.  Then He (The Beast) OPENED His Mouth in Blasphemy AGAINST GOD (GOD Almighty), to Blaspheme His (GOD Almighty’s) Name, His (GOD Almighty’s) Tabernacle, and Those who dwell in Heaven.  It was GRANTED to Him (The Beast) to MAKE War with The Saints (Believers) and to OVERCOME Them (Believers).  And Authority was GIVEN Him (The Believers) OVER Every Tribe, Tongue, and Nation.  All (Unbelievers) who dwell on The Earth will WORSHIP Him (The Beast), whose (Unbelievers) names have NOT been written in The Book of Life of The Lamb (Jesus Christ), Slain from The Foundation of The World.  If anyone (Believers) has an Ear, let Him (Believers) HEAR.

Fellow Believers, I have always asked myself, why or how could ANYONE believe this “Strong Delusion” AND welcome “The Antichrist”?  Well, The Events of the first 5 months of this year (2016) have given me, my answer.  This World has TOSSED OUT All matter of Decency and Common-Sense, exchanging GOOD for bad and yes, bad for GOOD.  What was once unheard-of a few years ago is now being touted as a wonderful thing.  It’s as if All The Rules Mankind has EVER lived by, including GOD Almighty’s Commandments and Statutes, have All been “thrown in the trash”, and People are FREE to do, whatever They wish, and NO ONE should STOP Them OR Stand in Their way!

So THIS Sets The World Stage for The Beast (The Antichrist) to arrive on the scene.  No matter what He (The Antichrist) says, The World (as it stands Today) will welcome Him (The Antichrist) with OPEN ARMS, sounds crazy, huh.  Well, while The World yearns to SILENCE Believers, it (The World) wants to EMBRACE Satan!  As The Atmosphere around The World has gone completely insane, it’s RIPE for Welcoming DISASTER.

I have been listening to People’s Theories on The Antichrist, and believe me there are quite a few of them (which I will NOT discuss here), but NO matter how far “Out There” OR Extremely Crazy This World Gets, everything seems to be falling into place for The (Beast).  We (Believers) MUST ignore ANY Distraction, ANY Delusion, which attempts to TAKE Our (Believers) FOCUS off GOD Almighty, Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit.  We (Believers) MUST Stand Strong Together, pray for each other, and prepare each other as We (Believers) await The Return of Our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Remember, We (Believers) have The Assurance, The Guarantee, to be in GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, with Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, and All The Rest of The Children (Believers) of GOD Almighty, for Eternity, Forever!

Now, more than ever, may Our GOD Almighty Bless and Keep each of YOU, in His Mighty Way, today, and in The Dark Days to Come.  Amen.