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The time just prior to Jesus’ return is typified as a time of unusual deception and that’s the reason we so need to learn how to be guided and alerted by the Holy Spirit! Learn to listen within you when you hear anything from any source – news media, Facebook, Reels, Instagram, websites, podcasts, magazines, newspapers, YouTube, Twitter. If your spiritual nature is trained and full of the Word of God, you will be able to sense deception when you see or hear it! We are surrounded by deception today! Listen to the these passages: Isaiah 5:20- NKJV Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Matthew 24:4 – NKJV And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you . 1 Timothy 4:1-2 – Passion Translation The Holy Spirit has explicitly revealed: At the end of this age, many will depart from the true faith one after another, devoting themselves to spirits of deception and following demon-inspired revelations and theories. Hypocritical liars will deceive many, and their consciences won’t bother them at all! 2 Timothy 3:13- NKJV But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. John 8:44 – NKJV You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. Revelation 21:8 – NKJV But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers [occult practitioners, witchcraft], idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. Matthew 24:24 (NKJV) For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Listen to Daniel Webster’s 1828 definition of deceive: 1) To mislead the mind; to cause to err; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose on; to delude. 2) To beguile; to cheat. 3) To cut off from expectation; to frustrate or disappoint; as, his hopes were deceived. 4) To take from; to rob. Deception is first seen with Satan tempting Eve by distorting truth in Genesis 3: Genesis 3:2-5 (NKJV) And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Today, deception and truth twisting have permeated the world. And this is a precursor for what is coming. *Ok, are you ready for me to be tough with you for a moment? Prior to 2020, we were a society that could voice our opinions, disagree with others without recourse, and generally believe media outlets and government officials. And we trusted much of what we saw and heard on social media. Now over 4 years later, censorship of information has become a mainstay with the news media , social media, and now selective information is given out by our government that must be checked and verified before it is believed! In October of 2020, thousands of accounts were banned from Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook. Factcheckers began to censor inappropriate content on social media sites that did not agree with a certain vein of thinking. In an eerie way, the mainstream legacy media began to say exactly the same words and use the same phrases to explain what was happening during the Covid-19 lockdowns and the riots that blanketed major cities in America. It was as though someone or some entity was giving out a script behind the scenes that was being read! (6 or so families own world media). – See The Killing of Uncle Sam by Rodney Howard Browne. Unless you were alerted or were looking at other information sources, you may not have noticed. I noticed, and let me share with you how and why I noticed. When you decide to seriously get into the Word of God and to pray, you alert the Holy Spirit in your life and He will manifest Himself to you when you need it! Let me use the Covid-19 as an example of deception and false reality that is beginning to permeate so many areas of life. And, let me again mention the WORD God gave me about Corona on March 13, 2020: Nefarious: extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot. OTHER WORDS FOR nefarious: heinous, horrible, odious, outrageous, shameful, vicious, vile, abominable, atrocious, base, corrupt, criminal, degenerate, depraved, detestable, dreadful, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foul, glaring gross, infamous, infernal, iniquitous, miscreant, monstrous, opprobrious, perverse, putrid, rank, rotten, treacherous, villainous, wicked. When I heard that one Word from the Lord to me – I knew He was seeking to make a point and get my attention about what was happening with Covid. There was an undercurrent with it that was more than about a physical virus. As the weeks, months, and now years progressed, information has become twisted with partial truths and many times outright false information and lies! The Holy Spirit showed me that what was happening was not truth. It was twisted and had a motive to it. The motive is to ensnare people into believing something that is not true by making it believable through repetition! We’re living in a time right now that a false reality is being created by those who control the public narrative. We are a generation that is undergoing what some call 5th generation warfare, that is pointed towards swaying the public belief a certain way – either for or against a certain thing. The end result of this is the control of a group without a shot being fired. Quote Robert Malone – 5th Gen Warfare Terms And Tactics The most effective 5th Gen warfare strategies employed by those lacking integrity are not purely based on pushing false narratives, mis or dis information. The most effective strategies mix truth with fiction, and act to increase confusion and disorder in the thoughts and minds of those being targeted, so that they are not sure what or whom to believe. https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/5th-gen-warfare-terms-and-tactics?r=1v3jki&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post Listen carefully – if all you listen to is the main media outlets and their opinions, then you are most probably a deceived person. CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Tic-Toc, Twitter has come alive with balanced, free speech since Elon Musk bought it last October!! I have added to my sources of information the following sites because you can no longer trust that what you are hearing is truthful! Rumble.com, MeWe.com, Telegram.com, Gab.com, CitizenFreePress.com, Whatfinger, Populist Press, Join1440.com, Are you awake and aware of the deceptions all around us? If what I am saying to you today is new, then you just may be deceived and not know it. 3. Refuse to be a delusional person! Another characteristic of the days just prior to Jesus’ return is delusion. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 – NKJV The coming of the lawless one 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. Delusion: 1. An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. Example – masks. Micron – 1/25,000 of an inch. Holes in a mask. 60 to 80 microns. Corona – 5 microns. 2. A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts. Mass formation psychosis. Why is censorship necessary today if what is being said over and over is factual? The truth needs no help. It will always reveal itself! 3. A delusion is a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary. The results of misinformation – lies that are spoken over and over again are delusions! People begin to believe what they hear over and over… The AntiChrist is typified in Scripture as a deceptive person that will create delusional living. The spirit of antiChrist is preparing the entire world for a future of global deception. The antiChrist will one day rise to power in the Middle East, and will aid Israel with some kind of treaty. This person will be a deceiver par-non! Listen to the scriptures: Daniel 8:25 – NLT He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 – NKJV The coming of the lawless one 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. 1 John 2:21-23 – NLT So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies. And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist. Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 1 John 4:1-6 – (Modern English Version) Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world, and therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are of God, and whoever knows God listens to us. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 1 Timothy 4:1-2 (Passion Translation) The Holy Spirit has explicitly revealed: At the end of this age, many will depart from the true faith one after another, devoting themselves to spirits of deception and following demon-inspired revelations and theories. 2 Hypocritical liars will deceive many, and their consciences won’t bother them at all! When was the last time you knew that you heard something that you know is false? If it is not really recent, like today or yesterday, you are probably a person vulnerable to being deceived. This is not just with spiritual things. This is stuff you hear in the world all around us. The spirit of antiChrist is setting the stage for the world to be controlled. Misinformation abounds! 2 Timothy 4:1-4 (Passion Translation) Timothy, in the presence of our great God and our Lord Jesus Christ, the One who is destined to judge both the living and the dead by the revelation of his kingdom—I solemnly instruct you to 2 proclaim the Word of God and stand upon it no matter what! Rise to the occasion and preach when it is convenient and when it is not. Preach in the full expression of the Holy Spirit —with wisdom and patience as you instruct and teach the people. 3 For the time is coming when they will no longer listen and respond to the healing words of truth because they will become selfish and proud. They will seek out teachers with soothing words that line up with their desires, saying just what they want to hear. 4 They will close their ears to the truth and believe nothing but fables and myths. The real truth of God’s Word is sometimes tough to hear! It will challenge you! If you are not challenged by your pastor’s preaching then you’d better wake up and check it out! So, are you going to stand strong as a believer when it is not convenient? Are you going to stand strong when it goes cross grain to what is popular? If not, then you are open to being deceived and deluded! And, you may be one of those who will fall away from God when the going gets tough and persecution is at the door. This may come quickly. Are you willing to be persecuted for what you believe? Here is a list of behaviors that the spirit of antiChrist motivates: Lying, abortion, same sex marriage, pornography, living together without marriage, relative values or values that change from person to person and in different situations, socialism, communism, control, atheism, lawlessness, fear, godlessness, amorality, homosexuality, lesbianism, transgenderism, binary and fluid sexuality, pedophilia, polyamory, polygamy, divisiveness, inequality, rioting, violence, racism, borderless nations, compliance without questioning facts, and a one world government. The spirit of antiChrist is already prepping the world for deception and delusion. Will you resist or will you be one the gives in to it? 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