“Watch out that you are not deceived.” – Jesus in Luke 21:8
The secular world in the midst of which we are all living today is for believers an atrocious world. That is true for nonbelievers too, although many do not realize that.
The rampant deception and delusion of so many is now obviously apparent. Were it not for our faith and understanding of what is soon to come, we believers would be screaming like the person in the painting THE SCREAM that was on our last newsletter. But we do know what is to come, we do know who we are in Christ, we do know the joy of having the Kingdom in us now and we will soon know the joy of having the Kingdom all around us.
Not so for the mass of humanity that populates the planet and produces the ghastly behaviors and gross deceptions we see every day. There is not space to list them all but just look at some major examples of massive lunacy – and massive deception:
THE NBA (National Basketball Association) CHOOSES TO SUPPORT COMMUNIST CHINA OVER PERSONAL FREEDOM
The NBA official organization as well as many of its biggest stars has just shown the world that it is money and money only they are all about. They have thrown America under the bus. They have supported this communist dictatorship that commits and has committed overwhelming gross human rights violations for decades. It is astounding what money – and spiritual and intellectual blindness and basic ignorance – can do. Because one of the staff of one team had the audacity to support those in Hong Kong demonstrating for personal freedoms, the entire league came out in support of this murderous regime, ignoring what it is and has been. Just consider:
Remember now that basketball was invented in America. Basketball is an American sport. The NBA has grown and prospered in America, the land of opportunity. This professional league has made multi-millionaires of hundreds of athletes. The NBA has now thrown its support to the horrible government described above. Americans can and should react by dropping all support to the league. Whether they will is not likely, for remember so many Americans are deceived themselves.
THIS “IMPEACHMENT” of the PRESIDENT
Regardless of your political preferences, you must recognize the terrible deception playing out in Washington and on the news channels: Ever since the election of the current president in 2016, and even before, large numbers of people have somehow blindly ignored the election and have sought to overturn it. This is unlike all previous elections in our lifetime. One of the examples of American’s greatness has been the peaceful passing of authority over time.
These opponents of the government proceed in all avenues and take extreme behaviors. Lying, breaking rules, interfering as much as possible in normal government operations – important issues of the day are ignored so that this crusade might continue. For two years we were all subjected to a sham story of Russia collusion that turned out to be nothing. So now the group has moved on to pressing for impeachment. All of this is an overwhelming example of both deception and delusion. We who know the Lord and are able to discern truth recognize this for what it is, but millions do not.
I do not know how this will all play out. There is so much to say and so much to write. We are so close to the Lord’s return. So many leaders and even so many institutions long highly regarded have now been brought into this deception. Maybe the disarray that is Washington and the national media is indeed America’s lot for the end time period. Maybe not. We can still hope and pray. But I remind you that America is not anywhere to be seen in Scripture in these last days.
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND THE BEHAVIOR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
This has been going on for some time but it is too important not to include here. It is a disaster for American culture, our system of government, and individual freedom and rights. Over and over again all types of accomplished persons from various fields of activity are brazenly stopped from speaking on these campuses by deceived, intellectually blind students and professors. Freedom of speech is trashed. The idea of listening to various points of view in order to come to a wise decision on an issue is not understood and totally ignored. This behavior is the complete opposite of the concept of America that was forged through so much effort and sacrifice by the original founders so many years ago.
AND HERE WE ARE:
These are the last hours. I do not know specifically when the Lord will return but I know it is soon. Very soon. Sometime between now and a few years. Keep your eyes on Jesus. Always. And use all the tools God has given you to protect yourself. Put on his armor as described in Ephesians 6. Thank God for his angels and for their protecting you (see Hebrews 1:14). In his name cast out demons, evil spirits always, especially before and after you are around persons and places that surely have many nonbelievers present. For example, going into and out of a hospital, shopping in a mall, anywhere you go in this secular world.
Please send copies of this article or forward the email to all you would. How are people who do not know Jesus or do not know of his imminent return to come to the truth without someone telling them? You can and should be part of that.
It is all as Jesus said about our day, that it would be just like the days of Noah and Lot. What of those days? Highly sinful, with people going about normal activities – marriage, business, and so on. They were oblivious of what was about to happen. So too with so many today.
Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you always in all encounters and all situations. Represent the Lord as possible and as the Holy Spirit leads you in every situation. To the extent possible, seek to help God the Father lead others to Christ. And always pray for the lost. Pray that God will draw them to Jesus. Remember, you cannot make anyone believe. But you surely can help in all this.
(October 2019)
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