Since
the beginning of time up until now there have been five great
deceptions taught by the father of every lie, Satan himself. |
What will happen
in the last days? What kinds of things will be destructive and
lead people down the wrong path? The Bible is clear that in the
last days there will be such a strong delusion that if it were
possible even the elect would be deceived (Matthew 24:24). What seems white
will actually be black and what seems like the truth will be a
lie.
There will be
countless deceptions in every area of life that will continually
lead people down the wrong road. The wrong physical road causes
much bitterness, unhappiness, hopelessness and destruction, as
so many are unfortunately living with today. |
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But
to be led down the wrong spiritual road is even far more dangerous.
This leads to spiritual darkness and the loss of a persons eternal
soul. |
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The
Bible warns us about this spiritual darkness; "Woe unto them that call
evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light
for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"
(Isaiah
5:20) |
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We
clearly see this happening in the days that we are living in.
God and his followers are mocked and martyred (many are being
killed in some countries). Christianity is considered a "hate
religion", when in reality it is just the opposite (Luke
10:27).
It
is being called evil, when it is good. |
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Jesus
Christ in His great love for us has told us in advance about
these deceptions in His word (Matthew 24:25) so we would not
be deceived. He wants us to always be prepared and to trust and
look to Him for guidance in every area of life. |
As you
proceed through this book, I hope to show you that every one of
these lies of Satan are all pieces of a gigantic puzzle that he
eventually wants to piece together to make the whole. These deceptions
have been designed by Satan himself to continue his war against
God and destroy as many lives as he possibly can along the way.
The Bible says that Satan has
the ability to deceive the whole world! This deception will be
very powerful and people will follow the beast wherever he goes (Revelation
12:9). |
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So how
do we tell the difference between what is truth or what is a lie?
This is the reason this book was written - to turn people from
darkness to God's truth and light. We will be looking at countless
lies and deceptions throughout this book. When you have finished
this, we hoped that you will have learned much about how to discern
in these last days and will understand the battle that is going
on between these two kingdoms.
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