The Strong Delusion
by
Barry L Brumfield
The Strong Delusion is coming; the
strong delusion
will be sent by God, and the strong delusion will be directed
not only at those of the world that are lost in their sins, but
specifically at all lukewarm, undecided, and
corrupt Christians…
2Thesalonians 2:11: And for this cause
God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie
2Thesalonians 2:12:
That they all might
be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
Webster’s definition of “unrighteous”:
evil, guilty, immoral, unholy, unjust, sinful, unworthy, wicked
Author's note: As I write this to you, I'm trying
to be succinct,
but my fear for you and for others,
as well
as for myself, is
great and I may reiterate often in
an attempt to wake us all from our spiritual slumber.
Romans 13:11 And
that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep:
for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
My sole purpose in writing to you is
to bear witness of the seriousness of this issue. We must not
take our salvation for granted, but should work it out before God in
fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye
have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my
absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Not all will be saved that claim to be
Christians.
Consider: Are you secure in your walk with
the
Lord or are you basing your trust of your salvation in corrupted
Biblical
teaching under a false prophet? Do you have a personal relationship
with Jesus,
or are you dependent upon your pastor or priest to get you into heaven?
Christ has stated that many will come before His Throne of
Judgment believing they were saved, even holding up that they had cast
out demons and healed the sick, all in His name, yet
He will deliver to them
the most feared of all rebukes possible; “I NEVER knew you,
depart from me”.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day,
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have
cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
Why would God send a Strong Delusion
upon the
world?
Because lost (unsaved) people of the earth including those that
claim to be Christians “believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
II Thessalonians 2:7-12
God will send the strong delusion on those among us that are
guilty of not
accepting the truth of His Holy Word found within the Old and
New Testament Bible. Their
guilt also lies in their accepting and following after the
unrighteous
teachings perpetrated by false prophets within the Christian
church.
These false prophets are
controlled by seducing spirits; and while working under the
guise of end times preachers, pastors, teachers, elders, and church
laymen they are preaching, teaching and promoting doctrines of
devils.
1st Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaks
expressly, that in the latter times some
(Christians) shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
To clarify; the strong delusion will not be sent by God solely because
of the actions of the false prophets, or
due only to the blasphemous content of their false teachings,
but
also the strong delusion will be sent upon those that claim to
be Christian and are
proven apostate due to their acceptance of ungodly teaching.
The Strong Delusion will be sent upon the false teachers and
those that believe them.
Why
will lukewarm Christians be included in the strong delusion
curse from
God?
Those that claim to be Christians have been given much in
the
teaching and knowledge of God.
Luke 12:48 For unto whomsoever much is
given, of him shall be much required..
Lukewarm and undecided Christians
are
denying the deity of Christ by not bowing to His authority in
all issues
of life. They are not obeying the teachings of God in His Holy
Word, but
instead are following after false prophets that teach a new and
corrupted gospel.
Does God's Word speak to the issue of undecided and lukewarm
Christians?
Yes, Jesus states He will be
disgusted with
lukewarm Christians to the degree He will be nauseated by their
presence.
Revelation 3:15 I know your works, that you art neither cold nor
hot...
Revelation 3:16 So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor
hot, I will
spew you out of my mouth.
Revelation 3:17 Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods,
and have need of nothing; and know not that you art wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked.
Can Christians that profess to know the Holy God of the Bible be
lost
due to their wrong interpretation of scripture?
Yes. God has only one true
interpretive
meaning in His Holy Word. It cannot be rightfully interpreted
and taught
by false prophets that are under the influence of seducing
spirits, nor
can it be correctly espoused by Christians that have no personal
walk or
relationship with Jesus.
Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny
him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work
reprobate.
Is
there punishment for Christians that do not OBEY the gospel of
Jesus
Christ?
2Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus
shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and
that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ
Why
will atheists, those that say they do not believe in God, be
cursed?
There is no denying God's existence, for everything seen and
unseen
speaks of the majesty of His existence through His Creation.
Those that
deny that God exists do so solely in rebellion and refusal to
accept His
Kingship. They choose to deny their true King rightful authority
over
their lives.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of
the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without
excuse...
Luke 12:9 But he that
denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
What is the "LIE"
that God's Strong Delusion will cause people to believe?
First recognize that the "lie" is NOT a lie spoken or sent
by God. Also, do not confuse the "lie" with the "strong
delusion", they are two entirely different things, however,
combined
they will become a curse on the lost and also on the lukewarm in
the Christian
churches.
The false
doctrine being taught within the Christian churches today is the
"lie".
2Thesalonians 2:11: And for this cause
God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie
The "strong delusion" is God's curse upon both those that teach
the false doctrine lie and those that believe the false doctrine
lie.
The Warning of Jesus
Jesus has warned emphatically that God will be so displeased
with people during the last days that He will cause them to believe a
lie in order that they may be cursed.
Consider: Is God speaking of sending a strong delusion on only
those that are lost due to their having not accepted Jesus as their
Messiah or is this warning for all people, including lukewarm
Christians?
Some of you may think the strong delusion is meant only for
unbelievers and
will not effect "Christians". If that is the case, then answer
this; why would God need another (additional) reason to condemn
those that
are already condemned due to their not accepting His only
begotten Son?
"He that
believes in Him (Jesus) is not condemned: but he that
believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in
the name of the only begotten Son of God." John
3:18
Are there really False Prophets teaching a 'lie" within the
end-time
Christian churches?
Yes, so much so that Jesus made a point of warning the disciples
(and
us) regarding them.
When speaking of false prophets, Jesus was not referring to the
common deceptions of the world that would mislead the
lost through out history. He was specifically warning His
Christian disciples, and us as His
Christian followers, to beware of False Prophets within the
Christian church family.
Seducers
versus persecutors:
Jesus was warning us that
seducers in our midst are of much more danger to the church (then and
now) than are the open and obvious persecutors. Jesus foresaw the false
teachers (seducers) that would be embedded within our Christian churches
today.
Who are the seducers within the Christian church today?
The seducers in the
Christian church today are those that have gained good
reputation, perhaps through pseudo Biblical teachings, but afterward,
having betrayed the Holy Word of Jesus entrusted to them, have turned
away from the Truth entirely.
Under the prompting of evil spirits these seducers have now
begun teaching heresy and error
compounded; of which Jesus said are "doctrines of devils".
Ignoring the clear scriptural warning of being cursed for adding
to or taking away
from God's Holy Word, today's false prophets are foolishly, and
to their own eternal
destruction, teaching a new and different gospel.
Stop for a moment and consider this; Do you realize that
God's Word says there WILL be
Christians leaving the true teaching of God and accepting the
teaching of evil spirits. If the dawning reality of that is not
enough to make you fall on
your knees pleading God's mercy in fear of this becoming your
own fate,
now consider that God also says that "doctrines of
devils" will be taught in the end time Christian churches? Is
your
Church allowing doctrines of devils to be taught?
Doctrine:
A belief (or system of beliefs)
accepted as authoritative by some
Devils: Spirits of evil and adversaries of God; tempters
of mankind; masters of Hell
Who
are those that are teaching the Doctrines of Devils
being taught in Christian churches today?
The seducing laymen, teachers, prophets, elders, deacons,
and pastors that have compromised,
omitted, changed, added to, and intentionally wrongly
interpreted the Word of God to
accommodate the cultural standards and desires of the lost
people of
today are teaching False Doctrines that God calls Doctrines of
Devils.
Do you know what is considered
to be a doctrine of a devil according to God's Word?
Examples given of doctrines of devils being taught
in today's churches include (but certainly are not limited to)
the
following;
Where as God’s Word calls an evil act done by man as being sin,
false prophets
within today's Christian churches call this same sin good and
acceptable..
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call
evil good, and good
evil; that put darkness for light, and light for
darkness...
Where as God states that He is God and there is no other god
beside Him.
The false prophets today teach that we are ALL gods.
Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD the King
of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am
the last; and
beside me there is no God.
Where as God says that if we pray we shall receive that which is
in His Will, these seducing false prophets now teach that we are
capable of receiving anything we desire regardless of God’s will, merely
through our OWN will power.
1John 5:14 And this is the confidence
that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing
according to his will, he hears us:
Where as God states that we are to seek first the kingdom of
heaven and
then all things needed for our care on earth will be given to
us. The seducers among us teach that we should
first seek after material gain, wealth, and prosperity, and of
course
give them a good share of it.
1Timothy 6:10 For the love of money
is the root of all
evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from
the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Where as Christ said that no man can come to the Father, but
through Him,
and that God draws mankind through Jesus that we may be purified
of our
sins before approaching God. Today’s
seducers teach that there are many ways to God.
John 6:44 No man can come to me,
except the Father which has sent me draw
him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Where as God demands that we honor and worship Him and Him only,
the seducers in the Christian
churches today demand that we honor and even worship them and
our fellow man instead.
Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be
wise, they became
fools
Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God
into a lie, and
worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator
Where as God says that effeminate and homosexual men are an
abomination
to Him, many of today's ministers teach that homosexuals and
effeminates are NOT
sinning and that God will go against His own Word and bless them
anyway
because He is a "God of Love'.
1Corinthians 6:9-10 Know you not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived:
neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortionists, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Leviticus 20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he
lies with a woman, both of them have committed an
abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be
upon them.
Jesus speaking of the signs and wonders that will deceive the
end times
Christians:
"Even him (anti-Christ), who’s
coming is after the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders"
Christ Jesus warned us in Mathew 24 that the “him” that shall rise up is the anti-Christ, and
will do so with direct empowerment from Satan, and will show great
signs and lying wonders that will be so grand and spectacular as to fool
many.
The great signs and wonders being done by the false prophets are
not true miracles, but are
instead, “LYING wonders empowered by Satan, and are NOT miracles
empowered by God.
These false prophets take advantage of men’s lack of knowledge
regarding God’s Holy Word.
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for
lack of
knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also
reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten
the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Surely, if men had read God’s warnings in the Bible they would
recognize these false prophets spoken of in end time’s prophecies. But,
sadly, yet it
is their due; they
are capable of being deceived by falsehood, trickery, magic,
lies, their
own arrogance, and other deceptions sent
on the world by Satan through seducing spirits.
For us as true Christians, that is, those of us whom have asked
with a broken and contrite heart for God to forgive us in the name of
Jesus, we must also pray that God would protect
and keep us from the great lie that Satan
is now inflicting on the world. Pray that our God would not send
the strong delusion upon us.
Will lukewarm Christians accept the anti-Christ as being Jesus?
Yes.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall
show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if possible,
they shall deceive the very
elect.
2Thessalonians 2:10
And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they
received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved."
Because they did not receive the love of the TRUTH; the TRUTH
being that Jesus is the ONLY way to God and is the true Savior, Lord,
King, and Ruler over all creation here on earth, God
is sending a Strong Delusion to curse them in order that those
that accept the lie shall remain in their sins.
A
Clear Warning
If you are lost in your sins without the freely offered salvation of
Jesus at the time of the rise of anti-Christ you will remain lost. If
you are a lukewarm,
undecided, corrupt Christian that has not accepted Jesus Christ
as your ONLY means of forgiveness before God, then you will receive the
strong delusion from God Himself and be cursed.
God has given you the opportunity to repent today; if you refuse
you will remain in your sins when the anti-Christ comes. If you believe
you will recognize the anti-Christ and will not accept him as the false
messiah, God’s Word says otherwise. God states clearly that because
they would not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness,
HE WILL cause them to believe the lie.
Never before in the history of the world has there been a time
of prophetic fulfillment such as this. Today all of the final prophecies
of Bible Scripture are coming to complete fulfillment quickly and with
an exactness of accuracy that is astounding. As a Holy Spirit filled
Christian with “eyes to see and ears to hear”, I am in awe at the
exponential rapidity toward completion in which God is bringing about
these promised end time events.
It is absolutely imperative that you accept Christ as your
Savior, your Lord, your King, and your Ruler now. Do not make the
mistake to think you will be “raptured” out of the world before the
tribulation, or that you can wait until tribulation begins and then
decide to bow your knee to Jesus as King. For those of you that are
undecided (lukewarm), make up your mind quickly; repent of your sins
before God almighty now, today, and do not wait for tomorrow.
God will soon send a strong delusion upon the people of this
world.
Are you foolish enough to think that God will fail to do that
which He has promised?
Prepare
yourself to not be deceived; follow
the teaching of God's Holy Word written in the Old and New
Testament
Bibles. Read His Word for yourself and pray that He would show
you His
truth as He meant it to be. Turn away from the lying false
prophets that
are within many of the corrupt churches today. Seek God our
Creator
through Christ Jesus and Christ Jesus
alone. Do not seek after wealth, materialism, and prosperity.
Seek God in
truth and spirit. Do not seek after power, self worship, and
attention
to yourself. Do not seek self gratification of perverse and
ungodly
desires by living your life vicariously through actors,
musicians, the
wealthy, sports icons, politicians, or your pastor. Hold no man
or
woman up as being worthy of your attention-turned-worship. Heed
the Word
of God Almighty ONLY.
Old
Testament prophecy of God's wrath on unbelievers:
Isaiah 66:4 I also will choose
their
delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because
when I called, none did answer; when I
spoke, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes,
and chose
that in which I delighted not.
May
God have mercy on us all.
A brother in Christ Jesus, Barry L. Brumfield
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