Love the Truth
June 8th, 2008 — Sidharth Mohandas
by PJ Sorensen
I have always heard about the deceptions of the end times but until now I never knew the magnitude surrounding us. The Spirit of the L-rd is speaking loudly to the people of G-d that we MUST guard against deception. ha’satan/satan has always been a master deceiver and counterfeiter.
What precisely is deception? Webster’s Dictionary says deception is: “That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.”
Who would want to cheat or give a false representation in the end times and what would be it’s purpose? ha’satan/satan would want to cheat and give a false representation because he hates G-d and since he can’t get to G-d, we are the next best thing. What is the purpose of the deception? To keep people, G-d’s favorite creation, from following G-d to life everlasting. ha’satan/satan rather take us all to eternal damnation rather than allow G-d to fulfill His dream.
Yeshua/Jesus warned in Matthew 24 that deception would come in the last days. Let’s hear what He had to say. “Yeshua/Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you (deceiving you and leading you into error). For many will come in (on the strength of) My name (appropriating the name which belongs to Me), saying, I am the Christ (the Messiah), and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Matthew 24:4-6) In verse 11, Yeshua/Jesus continues, “And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.”
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” (2nd Corinthians 11:13-15)
ha’satan/satan is busy for he knows his time is very short. He’s deceiving humanity all over this planet. He’s out to deceive you and your loved ones. ha’satan/satan is so crafty that he has even convinced some people that he doesn’t exist. There are many religions which teach that ha’satan/satan does not exist at all. For example: The Wiccan religion. There are already an estimated 4,000,000 Wiccans according to the witches themselves, and their religion is growing by leaps and bounds because of Harry Potter. Teenager girls especially are drawn into Wicca because of it’s feminist nature (worshipping the goddesses). The New Age religion also denies the existence of ha’satan/satan and is even more popular than Wicca. Howbeit, just because someone says there’s no wicked one doesn’t make it so.
I’ve recently had a friend tell me about a youtube video where a man is pretending to be Moshiach/Christ in Brazil. I’ve had another friend tell me about a man claiming to be Moshiach/Christ in Arkansas. I cannot tell you the number of young adults I have run into online that have confidentially told me they believe they are the Moshiach/Christ. It’s absolutely rampant.
Now a certain female television personality out of Chicago with a following of more people daily than most ministers speak to in a lifetime, is denying that Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. But what is the TRUTH?
The Word of G-d proclaims that there is ONLY one way to get to heaven — through faith in HaShem, Yeshua HaMashiach/the Lord Jesus Christ. Yochanan/John 14:6 declares...”Yeshua/Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” The TRUTH is that there is only ONE WAY into heaven, and that is through Yeshua/Jesus (Yochanan/John 10:1,9).
All end time religions share common denominators. They all teach that there are multiple ways to the light. They all deny the existence of an evil being called ha’satan/satan. They all deny the exclusive deity of Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ (that He alone is Almighty G-d - Hagilu Natan Elohim/Revelation 1:8).
The Word of G-d clearly warns that we are to have NO COMPANY with the ung-dly…“And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed”(2nd Thessalonians 3:14.) Now if G-d doesn’t want us to fellowship with a backslidden believer, then He certainly doesn’t want us to fellowship with unbelievers. 2nd Corinthians 6:14-15 teaches “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Moshiach/Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”
When the Bible says that Yeshua/Jesus was “a friend of sinners,” it simply means that He cared enough about the poor and outcast to talk with them about the things of heaven.” The religious leaders of Yeshua’s/Jesus’ day were just as sinful, but they were self-righteous. Yeshua/Jesus declared that He didn’t come to save the righteous, but to call sinners to repentance…Ur/Luke 5:32, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Do not be deceived….you cannot hang out with people living in mud and stay clean. It just does not happen dear ones.
G-d said that He would send strong delusion to those who receive not the LOVE OF THE TRUTH (2nd Thessalonians 2:10) The ONLY sure way to avoid believing a lie is to LOVE THE TRUTH. My friend, you don’t have to dig deep to find the truth…it is right in front of our faces. The Old Testament book of Mashali/Proverbs declares that wisdom cries out in the streets for people to listen…”Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets”(Mashali/Proverbs 1:20)
The Word of G-d must be our FINAL AUTHORITY. If we stick with the inspired, infallible, inerrant, preserved Word of G-d, we won’t go wrong.
