I had been speaking about antichrist coming through individuals in churches and I was making a recording, and the thought came, "You're wrong. Antichrist doesn't come through humans."
God reminded me of following scripture:
I John 2
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
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The Bible shows us antichrist coming through people in the church even in the days of the apostle John.
The object of antichrist is to cause us to depart from the Word of God and to set up doctrine contrary to the Word of God.
The object of the devil is to destroy the people of God, if we allow ourselves to be destroyed, following destructive thoughts of devils and our own flesh.
Therefore the apostle Paul instructs:
II Corinthians 10
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
(Making every thought obedient to Christ, THE WORD.)
As long as we live on this earth, we must deal with every thought to make that which "we think" conform to the Word of God, casting all thoughts contrary to the scriptures from us, establishing the truth and what we believe by the scriptures by the Holy Spirit of God.
As long as we live on this earth, we must deal with every thought to make that which "we think" conform to the Word of God, casting all thoughts contrary to the scriptures from us, establishing the truth and what we believe by the scriptures by the Holy Spirit of God.
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Devil comes to destroy us, if we will let him.
I Peter 5
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon Him; for HE careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you
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John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in MY word, then are ye MY disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
To those who did not believe in HIM, in HIS Word, Jesus said:
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
When devil brings something to our mind concerning a situation, it is exactly opposite from that which is true.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth.
We have to depend on God to show us which concept is truth so we will not be eaten alive by thoughts from devils.
I Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith.
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Make no mistake. It is a battle. Find a word that you can believe and hold onto that word.
When I was a new Christian in 1975, and was under serious Satanic attack, I just kept saying to God over and over:
"Praise God, thank YOU for my salvation ... Praise God, thank YOU for my salvation ... Praise God, thank YOU for my salvation."
(I didn't know much scripture then but I fought with that which I did have.)
(I didn't know much scripture then but I fought with that which I did have.)
In a few minutes, I went to sleep and the bombarding thoughts ended.
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James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Pray, asking God to help you. God will help you.
Hold fast to any word brought to you by the Spirit of God.
Resist the devil with any word brought to you by God!
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Our strength must not be in ourselves but in God.
Ephesians 6
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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If we choose to follow thoughts sent by devils, there can be a time God would turn us over to a reprobate mind because we failed to keep in mind those things shown us by God.
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
But why would anyone want to follow thoughts sent by devils?
Often the thoughts of devils appeal to desires of our own flesh.
I Peter 4:1
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
We suffer "in the flesh" when we refuse to let our flesh do what it wants to do.
Galatians 5
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
So the flesh wants to commit adultery or fornication. But the scripture tells us "flee fornication".
I Corinthians 6
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Each time we choose to go in the way of the flesh, we bring destruction upon our own flesh.
But when we refuse to allow the flesh to rule over us and we choose to go in the way of the scripture, putting down the flesh by the scripture, we cause our own flesh to suffer.
Ephesians 4
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
We want to say something to another person but we know if we said "that", it would not be edifying (building that person up in ways of God), nor would it minister grace of God to that person, so we refuse to allow our tongue to speak "that" thus causing our own flesh to suffer in order to go in the way of God.
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