The Fall Of Deception

“Now as Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’

“And He answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.’” (Matthew 24:3-6)

The question asked by the disciples was couched in very broad terms – Jesus could have highlighted anything as the most important issue as He opened His reply.   He could have talked first about wars and rumors of wars, He could have drawn attention first to pestilences, famines, and earthquakes in various places.

But He did not. His first priority was Deception.

If ever there was a time of deception on a massive scale, it is now: deception is being served up for breakfast, lunch and dinner by the mainstream media and Big Tech.  Remember how on the night of 3 November the media was trying to announce a win for Biden early on before counting stopped?  How did that happen?  Trump clearly had a majority at that stage.

It happened because the media knew there was going to be a jack-up in the results.

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have come out in brazen censorship.  Google censors and tweaks search results all the time – under cover.  Big Tech giants like Amazon are trying to squelch Parler.

The media are not only serving up a false narrative, they are doing all they can to force you to read it!

Deception in the news has has continued unabated since the run-up to the 2016 election – and if you have not been seeking other sources of information, you will be none the wiser.   I have linked alternative sources of news in most of my recent posts. To catch up with those sources, click HERE and scroll to the bottom.

Stand By The Word

God comes at midnight – that much we know for sure from many passages in scripture. We also know He is not bound by our concepts of time and what we with our tiny minds consider to be appropriate action on His part. If there was one thing I would say to anyone flailing about right now in uncertainty and disbelief – it would be this:

Stop trying to Second Guess the Lord!

Accept that we do not have the depth of understanding, power, or wisdom to figure out what He is going to do – so trying to figure it out and inject our own weak perceptions into this situation and getting bitter over it when they do not come to pass, is the height of PRIDE against our all-knowing, merciful heavenly Father.

And pride is a sin that calls for repentance.

Already Big Tech moguls are learning their pride will meet its recompense.  Twitter stocks are falling (by 12% some days ago), and it’s estimated the Twitter-Facebook conglomerate has lost approx US$51 M.  Their censorship of freedom of speech stands condemned by leaders of nations across the globe.  People are waking up at last – and it’s not before time!   The depth of the swamp is being revealed.

Realize this: It is taking time partly because so many have just not WANTED to see it.  But God is thorough. He will sort the wheat from the chaff.

God Remembered His Covenant

When the Israelites were in bondage in Egypt, the Bible says, “God remembered His covenant.” This is not saying He forgot it in the intervening years. He had His reasons for taking action at the time He did.

It is even so now.  He made a covenant with the American nation that is enshrined in the US Constitution.  Do you think He will not honor that?  Even though many ‘woke’ (ie Leninist) people in your nation are refusing to honor it?

I urge you to watch this discussion just released on Flashpoint. You will be encouraged – especially by the words of Hank Kunneman and Lance Wallnau – and by the salvation work being done right now by Mario Murillo in California.  If you are short of time, the action starts at 18.00.

Those that walk by faith and not by sight will be richly rewarded.

“God’s eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”  (2 Chronicles 16:9)

Where will He find YOU?

I Will Heal their Land

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”  (2 Chronicles 7:14)

A much-quoted scripture, very much needed right now.  We have all heard this, time and time again.  But the real problem is that in their minds, many people rush over the “If…” portion of the quotation, to get to the “heal their land” part.

The Real Message

BUT – it is the “If” part that carries the most important message of the scripture.  Repentance must happen – and it must be real.  And contrary to what may be being preached in the pulpits of apostasy at the present time, we all need to repent seriously, both for ourselves and for our nations.

The ‘Feel Good, God Loves You No Matter What’ messages of such ‘churches’ as Progressive Christianity, New Age, Prosperity Gospel – to name just the tip of the iceberg – is leading believers away from the teachings of Christ and into End Times apostasy.  Jesus, though He preached a gospel of love, never said that following Him would be an easy path:

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”  (John 16:33)

Needs – Not Desires

Though He spoke powerfully of the Father’s care, we should note that care is couched in simple terms:  In His memorable message against worry, He certainly did not place the focus on endless material wealth.  His message is about meeting needs, not desires.   Look at these words:

 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;  and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6: 28-34)

Jesus’ life’s focus was always on the Father.  His ministry pointed His hearers to the same path:

“Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’“  (Luke 9:23)

The Twisted Message

This is far from some present pulpit messages that paint God as some kind of Sugar Daddy, doling out sweets to children.  Indeed, we are told in the writings of Paul that we must get off milk food and become mature.:

“I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.”  (1 Corinthians 3:2)  It is worth noting that the Corinthian church in ancient Greece, surrounded by cosmopolitan values, heathen gods, and worldly desires, was the closest to what we find in the world and many churches today.  That church was an unending trouble for Paul.

Old Testament History – Relevant Today

SO – we have a promise from the Father that dates back many thousands of years.  On top of that, we have The Word, which faithfully and without compromise records the history of the people to whom that promise was initially given.

If we take the trouble to look into that history, we can see clearly the outworking of this promise in the lives of the people of Israel.  The ups and downs, the victories, defeats and almost annihilations.  Back and forth – defeat, exile, restoration, apostasy;  defeat, exile, restoration, apostasy, over and over again.  And always, the forgiveness of the Father – conditional on repentance.

Make no mistake, we are no better than they were. If we want our land healed, we need to look seriously at the history recorded in the Old Testament of the Bible: it is a dereliction of duty that many of today’s churches teach only from select passages of the New Testament.  Their congregations could do with learning a thing or two about Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God.