You might have noticed something lately. All around us there are signs of evil but lately there has been a particularly heinous type of evil that has come to light. One only has to read the news stories to know that the work of the devil is rampant and that, “these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all things that have been written” (Luke 21:22 YLT). There are mothers killing their families and then killing themselves. There are so-called “zombies” killing and eating the flesh of their victims – or even themselves. There is infanticide, alarming suicides and terrible stories wherever we turn. It is almost so depressing that Christians can be tempted to despair.
I want to remind all of us of this verse:
1 Timothy 4:1 (NASB)
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
We have known for some time that many have fallen away from the faith in Jesus Christ. The reason is because they get disenchanted with the legalism that is taught in the church. The truth is that Jesus doesn’t have anything to do with legalism. He fought against it. However, when people are separated from Jesus Himself, they are left to fend for themselves all alone. This is how they come under the influence of deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons. When we fail to learn from Jesus, we invariably learn from someone – and that someone is the devil.
If God has a plan for us, the devil has one for us too. God’s plan for us is good. The devil’s plan is evil. It is as simple as that. This is the plan of the devil: to erode the love of Jesus in the eyes of man. This is what it says in Matthew 24:12 (YLT): and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold. As Christians, we know that is impossible so he has to go to the unbelievers and make them think that it is true.
Once the devil deceives a person into letting their love for God grow cold, this is what happens next:
- For years – in some cases 2-3 generations in a family – a large segment of people have not been raised in a Christian belief system.
- Their “faith system” becomes a mixture of different religions or personal beliefs but not based on the truth of Jesus Christ.
- Because there is no covering from Jesus, there is no spiritual protection from demons.
- Because there has been no teaching on prayer, no leaning on God in faith in hard times, no leaning on the fellowship of like-minded Christians, no teaching on the love of Jesus and how to accept and share it, there are no coping skills to deal with the outside world.
Instead they fall prey to a belief system – a doctrine – that was instituted by demons for the sole purpose to spiritually and physically destroy and enslave the human race.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
We know full well that right now things are going from bad to worse. Evil men are getting worse and those being deceived are getting worse. None of this is a surprise. It just confirms that the days of prophecy are upon us. The Tribulation is right around the corner. There is no reason for Christians to despair though. Jesus is coming soon for us in the Rapture. That is good news for us and it helps us to remember to focus on what is important right now, in this moment: Saving souls. If the time is short, unbelievers are caught in this evil, like a spider in a web. They are in desperate need of saving.
The devil knows that his time is short too. So this is the word that the LORD has given me:
Since the beginning of March, the devil has sent his demons into the world out “of vengeance” to wreck havoc in particularly heinous ways within these specific areas:
Murder/Suicides
Breakdown of marriage and or family
Accidents
Mental issues
Repeated Illnesses
Financial breakdown
This is a specific, planned attack by the enemy, particularly on the weekends - a "special" evil anointing from the devil - sent out throughout the world.
We have to recognize it for what it is, know how to deal with it, pray against it before hand and neutralize it with the power of JESUS. If Christians claim that no weapon that is formed against our cities, children, police forces, churches, families, etc shall prosper in the name of JESUS, we will see breakthrough. We will see the devil defeated and we will take back our territories for Jesus.
How to overcome
2 Timothy 3:14-15
14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
You, however, continue in the things you have learned. How important that is! We have been taught the truth. We have what is pure and what is right inside of us in the form of Jesus Christ. What a comfort that is!
When we hold to the truth of Christ, and when we hold onto the One from which we’ve learned it, we are safe. We will see more and more hideous, heartbreaking things but God is so good that He never gives a warning without giving us the tools to overcome. Verse 14 says to continue on in what we have learned which will bring us the supernatural wisdom that we will need during this time. Keep doing the right things and that foundation of faith and power will continue to hold firm.
We will always have the grace covering and the protection over us as Christians throughout any kind of end-times situation. God will provide wisdom and discernment in all types of challenges. Good news!
~Anne
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