We’re Being Groomed for the Antichrist
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August 30, 2022 at 8:19 pmFather, Ready us by Your Holy Spirit to withstand the temptations of anti-Christ paganism. Thank You for Your Word that keeps us on the narrow path. I earnestly pray in Jesus Name! 🙏🏻♥️🕊
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August 30, 2022 at 8:21 pmIntercessors recognize anti-Christ actions — and even anti-Christ persons — in every era and among the nations. Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler murdered millions of God’s people in pursuit of their own exclusive claims to sovereignty.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:22 pmWhen most Christians consider the Antichrist, they think of an individual — because of the beast from the sea depicted in Revelation 13 or the man of lawlessness described in 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4. This figure uses satanic power and charisma to globally gain nearly total political, governmental, societal, and economic power. He will even compel worship of himself and of the satanic forces empowering him. A false prophet who will sculpt and enforce the official narrative will aid the Antichrist.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:22 pmI agree that the Antichrist as he is discussed in Revelation 13 will arise in the end times, though I used to wonder how any one person or entity could subdue the entire world.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:23 pmI do not wonder anymore. Governments today shut down entire nations on the pronouncements of global health agencies. Media of all sorts have stirred up fear and crushed dissent, even cowing usually independent people. Watching how quickly and thoroughly a virus has conquered the world, I see now how a single leader or a consortium of leaders with a shared satanic goal could indeed gain the power associated with the biblical Antichrist.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:23 pmGlobal Grooming The worldwide reaction to the Covid-19 crisis served, I believe, as a “global grooming” for the advent of the Antichrist. Seeing the Church’s response, I have wondered if we — the people of Jesus — are ready for the real deal.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:24 pmHow many of us donned a piece of cloth across our faces whenever mandated? How many of us submitted reluctantly to uncertain medical treatment to keep a job? How many of us locked ourselves away in our houses, hoping someone else would deal with the ailing and suffering ones?
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August 30, 2022 at 8:25 pmEven worse, how many of us allowed the belly of the beast into our corporate worship services — by agreeing to governmental meddling? “The days of seclusion have not been generous,” the Lord told me directly in March 2022. “And indeed, much evil has been done … because of the demonic ‘lockdowns.’”
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August 30, 2022 at 8:25 pmI do not mean to condemn; I was one who did some of the things cited above. Given how easily I caved to the restrictions associated with this medical emergency, how will I fare under greater persecution? What about when the Antichrist really emerges? When Christ returns, will He find me faithful?
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August 30, 2022 at 8:26 pmSpiritual Readiness The letters Christ commanded be sent to the seven churches in Revelation provide spiritual direction. The Apostle John, who received the visions in the book, pastored these churches of Asia Minor. Their context and spiritual conditions yield important principles and prayers for our battle-readiness.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:26 pmMost of John’s churches were being squeezed between the established religion of Judaism and the powerful pagan Greco-Roman government and culture. The Romans enforced an imperial cult of worship. Conquered peoples were forced to make offerings to the emperor and his image.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:27 pmBecause of the exclusive nature of the worship of the Lord, Jewish people were exempt from official worship of the emperor. Instead, they were allowed to make offerings to the emperor’s health.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:28 pmInitially, Rome was ignorant of the difference between Judaism and Christianity. But when Jewish leaders began to denounce the nascent churches and their beliefs, Christians were plunged into danger.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:28 pmFor this article, I have relied upon several resources for my study, including Derek Prince’s The Beast and the Lamb and the film series The 7 Churches of Revelation (www.7Churches.com).
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August 30, 2022 at 8:29 pmEphesus Christ commended the church at Ephesus for good deeds, hard work, perseverance, adherence to the truth, and rejection of false doctrine. That church seemed to be a high-functioning one, in a culture dominated by the worship of Artemis, a fertility goddess.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:29 pmSadly, though, its people had lost the vitality of their relationship with the Lord. Jesus urges them to return to Him with their initial passion. They needed to repent, lest they slip away entirely.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:30 pmLord, we repent of taking You for granted, neglecting our first love. Forgive us and return us to the passion and the full-orbed relationship we had with You when we first believed. In Jesus’ name.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:31 pmSmyrna Jesus gives an encouraging word to Smyrna. Significant persecution is impoverishing the believers there, and Jesus encourages the church — where Polycarp ministered — to remain faithful to the point of martyrdom. When Christ refers to the synagogue of Satan, He is not talking about the Jewish people as a whole. He is talking about those Jewish people who “outed” Christians to the government. Lord, help us to remain faithful to You even when everything is against us, even to the point of death. In Jesus’ name. Pergamum Pergamum was a center for imperial worship and witchcraft, which is why Christ refers to it as the place of Satan’s throne. Scholars believe that Antipas, who is mentioned by name in the letter, was burned alive in the belly of a brazen bull used for witchcraft. Beyond his refusal to worship the emperor, Antipas may have been targeted because his prayers drove many demons away from the region. Commending that church for its faithfulness, Christ nonetheless calls its members to repent for embracing false teachings that deceived some into sexual immorality, idolatry, and gnosticism.
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August 30, 2022 at 8:31 pmLord, show us where we entertain ungodly practices, thoughts, and behaviors. Forgive and change us. We decree that “witchcraft will not thrive over a people born free!” In Jesus’ name. Thyatira While commending the church of Thyatira for its love, faithfulness, service, and perseverance, Christ harshly reproves those who entertain false teachings from “Jezebel.” This historical queen and the wife of Israel’s King Ahab is one of the evilest figures in the Old Testament. She murdered most of the Lord’s prophets and established Baal worship and witchcraft in the land. Christ deliberately evokes her evil by applying her name to the one who was deceiving many in Thyatira.
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August 30, 2022 at 9:46 pmDear Lord Jesus, we are awaiting Your return. If it happens before we leave our “earth suits” behind, help us to prepare for it so we may fight the good fight. If our generation is already in the Father’s presence, please help us to teach the next generation how to stand strong. In Your precious name, amen!🙏🙏🙏
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August 30, 2022 at 11:04 pmLord, show us where we entertain ungodly practices, thoughts, and behaviors. Forgive and change us. We decree that “witchcraft will not thrive over a people born free!” In Jesus’ name.
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August 30, 2022 at 11:06 pmThyatira While commending the church of Thyatira for its love, faithfulness, service, and perseverance, Christ harshly reproves those who entertain false teachings from “Jezebel.” This historical queen and the wife of Israel’s King Ahab is one of the evilest figures in the Old Testament. She murdered most of the Lord’s prophets and established Baal worship and witchcraft in the land. Christ deliberately evokes her evil by applying her name to the one who was deceiving many in Thyatira. This church’s false prophetess taught accommodation with the culture, leading many into idolatry and sexual immorality. Christ had warned her, but she refused to repent, so He would now judge her and her followers. Lord, show us where we have tolerated false teaching, immoral behaviors, and ungodly cultural accommodation within our churches. Convict, forgive and change us. We would not be among those deceived, led astray, and destroyed. In Jesus’ name.
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August 30, 2022 at 11:07 pmSardis Christ sounds an alarm to Sardis, calling this church to repent of spiritual deadness. Suffering no obvious persecution, the church nevertheless seems sluggish as a result of the wealth and luxury the city enjoys. That city had a history of lethargy. Sardis’ king thought the city was unconquerable because of its fortress acropolis. But legend has it that Persia did breach its defenses by observing where a soldier had crept out of a secret entrance to retrieve the helmet that had fallen from his head. Christ warns this church against a similar lack of vigilance. Lord, wake us, quicken us. We repent of complacency and deadness. Forgive and change us. Help us strengthen what is about to die in our relationship with You. In Jesus’ name.
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August 30, 2022 at 11:07 pmPhiladelphia Philadelphia was in an earthquake-prone part of Asia and had been leveled at various times in its history. To this day, the region experiences regular tremors. In contrast, the steadfastness of this little church is notable. Jewish leaders denounced the church members, and the government persecuted them. As a result, they were not among the city fathers whose names might be inscribed on temple columns. In view of that ostracism, Christ’s promise of making them pillars — inscribed with God’s name — in the Lord’s temple is particularly poignant. Lord, help us remain faithful, standing firmly upon the Rock when the world shakes around us. We want to be pillars in Your temple, inscribed with Your name.
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August 30, 2022 at 11:08 pmLaodicea Laodicea was a populous banking, medical and textile center. It also revolved around entertainment, having two large amphitheaters with sun exposures that enabled their continuous use. Lacking a fresh spring nearby, Laodicea relied upon the cool runoff from the mountain snows and from the rivers to its south. These waters mingled with aqueduct-ferried waters piped in from the thermal hot springs in Hierapolis and Pamukkale in the north. The resulting water was lukewarm. Many people reacted to the mineral content of those waters with vomiting. Against this background, Christ warns the church of Laodicea against its spiritual arrogance stemming from wealth, ease, and self-sufficiency. Lord, forgive us for our arrogance and self-sufficiency. Change us, cleanse us of unclean waters, fill us instead with the fresh, cool waters of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Lord, thank You for giving us these letters as a warning, as an encouragement, and as direction for spiritual preparation. Establish us firmly in relationship with You through Jesus Christ and in the truth as a guard against deception. Convict and forgive us of compromise, ungodliness, complacency, and arrogance. Fill us with the Holy Spirit and change us so we remain faithful and undeceived through persecution and the days of the Antichrist. In Jesus’ name.
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