It only takes a minute to sign up. The unregenerate are eternally lost, not because they did not hear or understand the truth, but because they did not love it. He who refuses to receive the truth will at last believe lies. Get the answers your looking for and save with code SPRINGSTUDY15! After Michael casts Satan and his angels out of heaven they will appear physically on earth (Rev. God's strong delusion, that they may believe a lie, will be the lie of false promises associated with the taking of The Mark of The Beast and the worship of the Antichrist. What did the apostle John reveal when he said: It is the last hour? 2:9). It is the law of human nature. Sign and wonder working TARES do their powerful works by another Spirit (2 Cor. In this case, unbelievers choose to reject the truth but believe the lie that the man of lawlessness is the Messiah. Subscribe to the CompellingTruth.org Newsletter: What does the Bible say about a strong delusion in the end times (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)? 13:6) claiming they are a competing faction of ELOHIM, but as he is a hybrid Elohim-human seed of Satan he is above God Himself. (John 8:24, 4547), Because the unredeemed did not receive the love of the truth they do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus (1:8). Similarly, Jesus spoke in parables not only to reveal spiritual truth to believers but also to conceal it in judgment on unbelievers (Matt. 12:7-9) claiming to be the Elohim Creators of life on earth. The evil spirits telepathically assuage the fear of contactees claiming Extraterrestrials want only peaceful coexistence humankind. D. Miall Edwards We addressed that question in APJ 1801. Dr. Greer lies when he claims no one has been harmed by CE5 events. Adonikam and every shaman, prophet and ufo contactee will declare the Dragons coming as the arrival of the Kingdom of God. (Jas. The Coming False Christ and His Followers Revealed. Satan will, through Antichrist and the false prophet, delude the world into believing the lie that Antichrist is God. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. Scientific Atheism, Ancient Alien Theory sheds light on how the Son of Perdition can oppose everything called God or worshipped today, yet exalt himself as God in the Temple of God the church. "A strong delusion" should be "an effectual inward working of error"--no longer a mere indifference to truth, but a real influence of error upon their hearts. Only God the Holy Spirit has the power to "restrain" Satan, only what He ordains restrains Satan's signs and wonders on earth. 23 And then I will declare to them,`I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! (Matt. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. 2:11-12), the miracle working man of sin is the Christ and later Ancient Alien Theory (aka Scientific Atheism) claims God and Angels are just another race of Extraterrestrial beings, nothing more. Here you have the Satanic deception for those who are perishing. a power that deludes people so that they believe what is false, NJB Their antipathy to the truth is not intellectual, but moral, and their self-imposed blindness leaves the unredeemed under a damning level of satanic deception. Basic Bible Prophecy: Essential Facts Every Christian Should Know by Ron Rhodes. (3) For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 New Living Translation (NLT) 30 `Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matt. Strong delusion is insidious and pervasive and it is preparing the world to receive the son of perdition, the Antichrist. The Bible clearly teaches that those who go to hell do so because they reject the truth. NET But rather than bring peace and prosperity, Satan sends forth three other riders causing war, famine pestilence and death on a scale never seen before (Rev. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 2:13). It's not them. Oh, how delectable is selfishness and self-exaltation and pride. The Coming False Christ and His Followers Revealed, In the last days, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. The Strong Delusion At the end of time, Satan's greatest lie, his crowning deception, will be when he impersonates Christ. CEB. They willfully choose to love their sin, believe Satans lies, and hate the gospel and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2:22-23; 4:3. And for this reason God will send them strong (1753 energeia) delusion, that they should believe the lie, (2 Thess. Whats surprising is the way pleasure figures into this text. Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical analysis of biblical texts. Isaiah 29:9-14 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink, 1 Kings 22:18-22 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? (11) Speak not evil one of another, brethren. 11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: Psalm 81:11,12 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ for a limited time! When Satanists, Sorcerers, Spiritualists, and non-Christian religions successfully exorcise demons, its not accomplished by the power of the Devil because Satan never works against himself, therefore it is impossible Satan casts out Satan (Mt. 2 Thessalonians 3. Working inwardly, demonic energy excites the production of endorphins etc. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! (2 Thessalonians 2:1012), Now, lets see if we can put some of these pieces together. Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. 12:7). 24:24 NKJ). If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. This passage only traces unbelief back to the resistance of the human heart to welcome a love for the truth. Judges know who or what is good and evil. So both Deborah and David are asking about the meaning of Gods sending a strong delusion on people at the end of the age, in connection with the man of lawlessness and the great deception that Satan worked through him just before the Lords coming. They were totally resistant. You felt secure in your wickedness and said. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 2:7-12) versus the mystery of Godliness (2 Thess. The princes of Zoan have acted foolishly,The princes of Memphis are deluded;Those who are the cornerstone of her tribesHave led Egypt astray. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. The lie: you shall not surely die (a peace and safety message). 11And (A)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (B)that they should believe the lie. Remember in the book of Lamentations oh my goodness, this is encouraging. 2 Thessalonians 2:11. And verse 11 says, God sends a strong delusion because they refuse to love the truth. New King James Version (NKJV). Which one of you convicts Me of sin? How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling (Matt. Spiritwordletter as if from us (2 Thess. 11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned who From pseudomai; a falsehood. Since the fall, none of us by natureexcept Christcan love the truth. . O God, do anything do whatever you have to do to take out my heart of stone. So I will choose their punishmentsAnd will bring on them what they dread.Because I called, but no one answered;I spoke, but they did not listen.And they did evil in My sightAnd chose that in which I did not delight.. It is a Biblical teaching that the more revelation one has received and rejected, the less likely it is that that person will later come to faith. an influence that will mislead them so that they will believe the lie. . 8:15, 32; 9:34; 1 Sam. I stumble over this text. God Will Send a Strong Delusion: Therefore, God the Holy Spirit is "He" who restrains. Its not hopeless to cry out, O God, I cannot change my heart. 13:38). Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? Nelson compares the two in his video, The Great Delusion. That is how the Antichrist opposes the historic definition of God (Dan. Ultimately, I dont think it matters whether Satan is deceiving or God is deluding. 1:7). Unbelievers will be confirmed in that belief because they will choose not to love the truth, but rather to take pleasure in wickedness. Working, action, productive work, activity; in the NT, confined to superhuman activity. NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. 11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life (John 5:3840). So, here are the few verses: The coming of the lawless one [that would be the final manifestation of antichrist just before the return of Christ] is by the activity of Satan with all power and lying signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception [of unrighteousness] . Therefore, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done (Romans 1:28). The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. The Nephilim Kings of the sunrising are unbound and the symbolic boundary of the Euphrates separating our realm from theirs is dried up (Rev. It says that Satan, in the form of this lawless one, comes with deception of unrighteousness for the perishing. And then it says, because they refused to love the truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10). Verse 12 says that the reason people are condemned is because they did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. What an interesting contrast: believing versus pleasure. Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; The princes of Zoan have acted foolishly, Those who are the cornerstone of her tribes. Your eyes shall be opened is saying that you shall be seen as wise. That picture of the Church is exactly as Christ predicted: 24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Handed Over. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. Now, thats not yet the strong delusion from God, but rather the deception from the lawless one, because we havent even gotten yet to Gods kicking in with deception. Men must be strongly deluded to believe such doctrines, and it is mentioned as a great judgment of God upon them to believe such lies, as it is a great mercy to believe the truth, especially if we consider what follows upon it. What positional accuracy (ie, arc seconds) is necessary to view Saturn, Uranus, beyond? And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,But trusted in the abundance of his richesAnd was strong in his evil desire.. Particularly from two listeners. Second Thessalonians 2:9-12 speaks of a strong delusion God will send in the end times: "The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Go and do so., He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. 3:16). The satanic counterfeit works in the flesh, body and brain with physical sensations and telepathic messages (Luke 8:12; 2 Cor. Its as if love for truth is being offered, and the human heart says, No, no. Do you wonder why no one else sees them, in some cases, . 2:1; Rev. 7:22-23 NKJ). Thats the same way people pray in Jeremiah 31:18: Bring me back that I may be restored. Same thing in Psalm 80:3: Restore us, O God.. Those who reject the truth of the gospel will be given over to believe a lie. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Unlike previous exorcisms, the demon chose not to leave and the man it possessed attacked the exorcists physically (Acts 19:13-16). The secret power of lawlessness inspires heresy and false prophecy: Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, (1 Tim. The truth includes both the word of truth, the gospel (Col. 1:5), and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is truth incarnate (John 14:6; cf. (2 Thess. 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, ISV. From pistis; to have faith, i.e. 14:14) inspires rebellion against Gods law. "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." (2 Thessalonians 2:11, NKJV) The Bible speaks with remarkable clarity of one of the chief characteristics of the last days: Deception.. 2 Thessalonians 2, among other passages in the Scriptures says . Its as if God would say, Okay, if you want to love falsehood and love unrighteousness instead of loving the truth, Ill see to it that your delusion is overpowering.. 11:8), God said to Isaiah, Go, and tell this people: Keep on listening, but do not perceive; keep on looking, but do not understand. Render the hearts of this people insensitive, their ears dull, and their eyes dim, otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and return and be healed. God told Isaiah that He would sovereignly prevent hard-hearted rejecters of the truth from responding to his preaching. Here is a fascinating summary of the history and trends of UFOlogy by cult expert and award-winning journalist Bill Alnot. Simply put, God sends a strong delusion to those who choose not to believe the gospel of Christ. The Mystery of Godliness is the secret power of the Holy Spirit inspiring lawfulness, the working (1753 energeia) which works (1754 energeo) in me mightily (Col. 1:29) to obey the word of God, which also effectively works (1754 energeo) in you who believe (1 Thess. (28) And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. History testifies God forbade Satan and his angels from appearing physically on earth after the flood. 2Th iiTh ii th). Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search.