Truth. \u00a0The very mention of the world brings dread to the hearts of the compromising professing Christians and the subjects of the world system. \u00a0They fear exposure. One who has marginalized or rejected love for truth has rejected Christ. \u00a0Christ Jesus said, \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life. \u00a0No one comes to the Father except through me\u201d (John 14:6).\u00a0 Liars declare that Christ Jesus did not speak the truth, but that Muslims, Hindus, and other religions travel to God via their own paths. \u00a0Rejection of love for truth is the reason for their great delusion.<\/p>\n
At some point the great delusion prophesied by the Apostle Paul has to arrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe coming of the lawless one <\/i>is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.\u201d (2Thessalonians 2:9-12)<\/p>\n
It has happened before in history.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.\u201d (Isaiah 6:10)<\/p>\n
Christ, quoting Isaiah, pointed out to the Pharisees that they were under a great delusion.\u00a0 They were deluded to the extent that they crucified the Way, Truth, and Life. \u00a0The Apostle Paul used the same words in rebuking the Jews that resisted the Gospel. (Matthew 13:15 and Acts 28:27)<\/p>\n
Isaiah prophesied about the great delusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust as they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations, so will I choose their delusions, and bring their fears on them; because, when I called, no one answered, when I spoke they did not hear; but they did evil before My eyes, and chose that <\/i>in which I do not delight.\u201d (Isaiah 66:3-4)<\/p>\n
The leaders of the Emergent Church, NAR, RCC, Seeker Friendly, the Charismatic Movement in general, and Contemplative denominations, which comprises most of Christianity today, are under a great delusion.\u00a0 They are being set up for the False Prophet and the Antichrist. \u00a0The situation is so metastasized that there appears to be no way to reach them, to change their minds, or awaken them to the truth. \u00a0They refuse to listen and label the ones attempting to warn them as hinderers to the next great revival or awakening. \u00a0They have thrown off all restraints.\u00a0 Accepting the paganism of New Age doctrines and practices, many of those leaders have become demonic.\u00a0 The fruit of their demon possession is that they are turning everything upside down.\u00a0 What was once deemed truth is now being called lies.\u00a0 They are honoring the diabolical as righteousness. \u00a0It stands to reason that they would eventually reach the depth of depravity with their apostasy.<\/p>\n
Indicative that they have come under the great delusion is their rejection of God’s word to accept homosexuality as God-sanctioned. \u00a0Presently, Christian leaders, publishers, colleges, universities, denominations, and organizations are scrambling to embrace homosexuals as true Christians. \u00a0I have a friend in the Christian music business that has written many number one songs over several decades. \u00a0He told my wife and me over lunch several months ago that homosexuals had infested Christian music, and that the industry had overwhelmingly accepted homosexuality. \u00a0Because of his opposition to homosexuality, he has been ostracized. Homosexuals are being ordained as ministers and offered tenure in Christian colleges and universities.<\/p>\n
Sexual sin is a particularly egregious act according to God’s word. \u00a0It is an indication that one has completely rejected God. \u00a0A professing Christian committing adultery separates him or herself from God and is joined to the one whom they commit sexual sin with. \u00a0Otherwise, a member of the Body of Christ is joined in sin to a harlot (1Corinthians 6:13-20), which would be impossible. Imagine one defiling the temple of the Holy Spirit in such a manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple<\/i> you are.\u201d (1 Corinthians 3:17)<\/p>\n
How can so many Christian leaders ignore God’s word and encourage joining the members of Christ’s Body to Sodomites? \u00a0They have changed the theme of the Gospel from \u201cJesus Saves\u201d to \u201cJesus Tolerates\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0It is an indication of just how much erosion of faith by wickedness has occurred. \u00a0The prophetic sign of Sodom and Gomorrah does not simply mean that we are entering the last days, but evidence that we are near the end<\/span>. \u00a0Failure to realize that fact is a deadly mistake being made by scores of Christians leaders. \u00a0Combined with the malignant hedonism that is rapidly spreading throughout the world system, only one that is spiritually blind would not recognize where we are on the prophetic timetable. \u00a0The fact is that the core of leadership in Christianity is rotting in all sectors. Apathy and ignorance is rampant in the mass of professing Christians. \u00a0Surely, calamity will come upon them as a thief that they were warned about, but were not watching for. \u00a0They will not simply be plundered, but destroyed.<\/p>\n I remarked to my wife last night after reading some news about the condition of Christianity that it was in a free fall now. Anything can happen at any time. \u00a0People had better be on guard and spiritually prepared. \u00a0I cannot convey it strong enough that this is a very dangerous time to be spiritually weak, distracted, deceived, or lost. \u00a0I particularly do not agree with the \u201ccoasting\u201d theory. \u00a0Many Christians are looking for the rapture to take them out before they suffer. \u00a0They fail to recognize that God’s word does not tell them that they will be exempted from all suffering. Millions of Christians are suffering unspeakable horrors worldwide. \u00a0America is on the brink of joining them. \u00a0We will not suffer the wrath of God, but the wrath of Satan and his emissaries is imminent. \u00a0Attempting to \u201ccoast\u201d until the Rapture is foolhardy. \u00a0God’s word declares that it is a fight or a race to the finish.<\/p>\n True Christianity is shrinking in number as the apostasy increases. \u00a0If the shrinkage keeps up, we will be marginalized into obscurity and the satanic kingdom will have no opposition. \u00a0The safe and comfortable action is to do nothing. \u00a0Demoniacs are steering the ship, but they stay in their bunks oblivious to the warnings. \u00a0Upon some generation it was bound to come. \u00a0Why do we believe it is not our generation when so much evidence exists that it is? \u00a0In spite of incredible and bizarre signs that the apostasy is fully formed and encroaching every corner of the world, professing Christians sleep on. \u00a0They have little or no oil in their lamps or reserves.<\/p>\n God is calling, if they will hear: \u201cWake up, O sleepers! Otherwise, take your rest! \u00a0However, it will not be My ‘Sabbath Rest’. \u00a0The eternal night is rapidly falling and the door to the sheepfold is closing, but you are sleeping outside the gate. \u00a0You are not outraged; neither can you blush at the encroachment of hideous sin that ravages even the youngest generation. \u00a0Your hearts are filled with excesses. \u00a0You are ashamed of Me.\u00a0 You refuse to defend My honor. \u00a0You do not love My truth. You allow the most wicked to defile My truth, and you are afraid to speak.\u00a0 You are comforted in the multitude of your deceptions. \u00a0Although you claim to be sons and daughters of the Most High, your fruit is diseased with unfettered desire for the world system. \u00a0Can you endure to the end when you cannot tolerate the voice of His prophets? \u00a0Can you survive the flood of evil when you disdain the washing of water by the Word? \u00a0Will you pass through the fire (and God is a consuming fire) when you refuse to feed the smoldering embers of your dying passion for Him? \u00a0You chase after everything demonic, but run from the Holy One. \u00a0A multitude of sorceries is your attraction, complacency and apathy is your covering, and deception is your food. \u00a0When you call to Me in the Day of My wrath, I will not answer. \u00a0You were blind and I healed you. \u00a0You were naked and I clothed you. \u00a0You were bound and I unchained you. \u00a0You were filthy and I washed you. \u00a0You were rejected and unloved, and I loved you. \u00a0Now you have rejected Me, the fountain of living water, to drink from the broken cisterns polluted with all manner of unrighteousness. \u00a0I did not forsake you, but you have forsaken Me. \u00a0Repent and return! \u00a0Come and receive forgiveness while there is still time. \u00a0If you linger, you will die in your sin. \u00a0If you refuse, when time is no more, you will remain eternally in your fallen state.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Truth. \u00a0The very mention of the world brings dread to the hearts of the compromising professing Christians and the subjects of the world system. \u00a0They fear exposure. 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