How to Know Your Enemy (2)

6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.” 8 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’ ”

I can just hear the devil whisper to the want to be rich man, offering all could be his, if only you worship me-by denying Jesus

Jesus certainly knew his enemy! Jesus also knew exactly what to do and say!

Jesus also warns us, in the bible through the words of the Apostle Paul, that a day is coming, and most definitely- has already arrived, that people will not put up with sound doctrine, but instead look for people who will say what they want to hear

2 Timothy 4:3–4

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

Let’s face it, anyone, who doesn’t put their faith in Jesus Christ are considered the Antichrist 2 John 7 Sound doctrine in their case, is worldly, what they see on the News or hear other people talk about what they see on the News or other world means. Their teaching is what school has taught or the Media as their life line to truth-this is their source of information and in most causes their truth, their gospel, their belief system.

2 John 7

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.

On the Other hand, what is sound doctrine for the Christian Faith? It is, everything Jesus, the Word of God John 1:1-2 about Jesus ; about knowing Jesus; who gives us breath; He gives us life; He is our compos, a gauge to a moral and spiritual life -that gives guidance through His Word the Bible- toward well being, here and after this life-Sound Doctrine starts with knowing Jesus is God, our Creator; Maker of all thing’s in Heaven and on earth. Jesus is all- in all, over all! This is what sound teaching; sound doctrine has for our ears to hear. Rev 1:3 says you will be blessed for hearing sound doctrine, hearing the Revelation of Jesus Christ for one thing is a doctrine of things to come. Much of the Book of Revelation are doctrines that haven't happened yet

John 1:1–2

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

Our world, today, is being challenged by many false teachers, teaching things that ought not to be taught, yet, what people want to hear! In fact, I hear a lot of teachers called Expects & Media news casters, teaching things today, things like;

Wars and rumors of wars

How to get rich schemes-How the rich are doing, what they own etc

People protesting for freedoms, Truckers Convoy-Covid-19 pandemic lock downs, mandates etc.

Governments say, ‘doing for the good of peoples safety ‘ -Covid-19 vaccines, boosters and more boosters

The UNVaccinated are bad and should be put to death or at least imprisoned for their choice

Biden, Pelosi, Trudeau, Putin etc. leaders of Tyranny

Racistism, Woke, Marxism, New One World Order, LGBTQ, Chislam, One Religion

Big Brother, Facebook policed visit homes, Censorship, tracking Surveillance

Austria vaccine mandates are brutal, Canada following etc

Trumps insurrection Jan 6th/Voter fraud

Covid counting over and over/brain washing over and over/fake News over and over/wear Mask/Brush fires/misdirection etc.

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Soros, Emmanuel Macron, Pope etc. big tech, big money rules

Meta, Tik-Tok, Censorship, Big pharma, Stay at home save lives, 6m apart, Transgender, Woke, LGBTQ, One World Religion, Greta thunberg and her millions, Go Green, The Great reset, Chrislam,

Israel started the intense Covid rules/vaccination etc./Iran wanting to destroy Israel/Israel still un repented and still not turning to Jesus/The 7 Year Tribulations looms that will choose 144,000

Is Gog and Magog about to happen/Russia at war/China & Russia/Eze 38-39 world war 3

Fauci -doctor death/CDC/W.H.O./FDA

Jan 17th is probably the start of the anti-truck convoy. Canada set a mandate that was specifically directed at the truckers https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/vaccine-mandate-is-now-in-effect-for-cross-border-truckers>

Jan 19th a article came out From <https://www.raptureready.com/category/rapture (Web view) Christianity being OUTLAWED in Canada; Pastors will be imprisoned while the government promotes LGBT —the so called Conversion therapy is now banned in Canada, and thousands of churches across the country are being

Obeying sound doctrine, is to see clearly how Satan comes only to destroy through Lie’s and deceit.

Habakkuk 1:5

“Look among the nations! Observe!

Be astonished! Wonder!

Because I am doing something in your days—

You would not believe if you were told.

We are living in a time I believe Habakkuk spoke about

Before I go any further, what am I looking to say here? I mean, my study is about-how to ‘Know Your Enemy’

But, I can’t help but see what is happening in our day,’the apostasy spoken in 2 Thess 2:3 and if my sense is right, then we are very close to the Tribulation. What I see as being the biggest contributor is having the ability to communicate Globally. It’s so easy today to be swede into believing the lies of Satan

I must go back to Babel. God had to divide the people because He said,”

The reality today, so many have given their lives over to Satan in order to have it all!

Yes, today- So many people getting what they want even to the point of many self Made Billionaires, Millionaires etc. The Devil is promising all can be theirs, as long as your’re willing to denounce Jesus Christ. Yet, in the end, is death & hell- the bible is clear, people will believe the lie the Media, the Governments, the world is selling

2 Thessalonians 2:11

For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,

I am reminded of John 15:19 that the worldly governments, Media go hand & Hand with striving worldly gain, but also reminded what it means to stand firm as a christian

John 15:19

If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

I quest, in some way, people getting what they want, and willing to denounce Jesus --only helps Satan’s cause in ushering in the New One world Order ran by Satan’s two buddies the Antichrist and the False Prophet as they both do Satan bidding in creating a system that one can only buy and sell if they are willing the take the Mark of the Beast.

Revelation 13:16–17

And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

They take this Mark because Rev 13:15 tells us that if you don’t take the Mark you will be dis-follow-shipped from the world and kept from having the means to survive, even killed for your choice of not taking the Mark of the Beast

Revelation 13:15

And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

We Just might be seeing the prelude of what is coming. 2 Thess 2:3 tells us about the Apostasy has to happen first

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

Take Note; I want to keep 2 Thess 2:3 in the for front of this study, specially the word Apostasy!

2 Thess 2:3 Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains

: to rise up in open defiance of authority, with the presumed intention to overthrow it or to act in complete opposition to its demands—‘to rebel against, to revolt, to engage in insurrection, rebellion.

To put in context 2 Thess 2:3 is when the Apostle Paul was trying to reassure the Thessalonians around A.D. from a doctrinal error concerning Eschatology [Last Things] that had found it’s way into the Thessalonian Church. This may of started in

1 Thessalonians 5:2

For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

Here Apostle Paul teaching the Thessalonian Church about-how The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Remember, the Apostle Paul was well trained in O.T. Scripture, remember, he was a Pharisee of pharisees. Paul, lets say, was like if Trudeau excepted Jesus and preached Christ instead of mandates etc.

Paul must of taught the Thessalonian church from his knowledge of the O.T. Scriptures- verses like Isa 13:6, 9, Zeph 1:14-16 besides N.T. Scriptures that haven't been written yet, but well versed in it’s activities of the day as he lived them out day to day..

the Rapture hasn’t happened yet Besides, evil seems to be going from bad to worst these days -just today I had a driver come at me with evil intent-people, with-out Christ can be very scary. Imagine, the New One World Order ran by lots of scary people. Since 2020 I can now see how Satan can actually have people denounce Jesus and worship him. Resulting-That eventually cause people to must be Marked either on the Hand or the Forehead as we see the stage being set before our very eyes these days

Note, This Mark will be the only means of buying and selling-no Mark -no food-no live

My 1st question then, ‘where do I find in the bible about the whole human race must be marked to be able to live and must worship the beast?’

Rev 13:16-18

16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Interesting, at that time, people will have a choice, either have the Mark put on their Right Hand or on their Forehead.

More interesting, concerning this Mark--- people will have another choice, to either wear the Name of the Beast or his number 666 in-scripted on the Mark?

I can’t help but to marvel at these days we are now living in-since 2020 began and when reading about the Last Days in Revelation or just bible Eschatology as a whole. It seems so obvious that we are in the prelude of this Mark of the Beast.

Things like, People are actually being forced to get VAX or pay the price of losing many privileges. There’s even a division happening between the human race VAX or UN-VAX. The whole world seem’s to of gone mad!

Today, as I write this, there are Conveys of Truckers and mobs of people are all protesting the mandates-made by our Governments Masks and social distancing are more rules.

The economy collapsing-- there’s great Tyranny happening through-out the whole world today. Again, the World seem’s to of gone Mad

I want to keep 2 Thess 2:3 in the for front of this study, specially the word Apostasy!

2 Thess 2:3 Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains

My 2nd question is, being the Mark of the Beast hasn’t actually started yet--- what are some of the signs the bible foretells are going to happen before the actual Mark is demanded of the human race?

Just as a side note, if you don’t know much about the Last Thing’s the bible predicts---my second question has to do with what will happen before both the Rapture and the Tribulation period. Both these events will in-fact happen-but I’m very interested in finding out what the bible has to say about just before these two major events?

Anyway, More on these two topics in another study.

Right now -lets look at 2 Thess 2:3 chapter and Verse--- I believe is in fact what will happen prior to the Rapture church and after that, the start of the seven year Tribulation period spoken of in Dan 9:26-27 Lets read here as Paul is reassuring the Thessalonians that the Rapture hasn’t happened yet 1 Thess 4:17 and that before it does here in 2 Thess 2:3-12 has to happen first

2 Thess 2:3-12

3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; 9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, 12 in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

2 Thess 2:3 to start with, this is a very very interesting verse-some context-again, here in Thessalonians, we know Paul was dealing with the people of his day, thinking the rapture had already happened 1 Thess 4:17 , so he made it clear that wasn't the case. In-fact, he said,”

Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of Lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction [that is Satan Rev 12-13 , to be clear]

What I find very interesting is the word ‘Apostasy’

Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains

Greek [Apostasia]

to rise up in open defiance of authority, with the presumed intention to overthrow it or to act in complete opposition to its demands—‘to rebel against, to revolt, to engage in insurrection, rebellion

The word Apostasy, in other bible translations are as follows;

ESV-Rebellion

NIV-Rebellion occurs

AMP-Apostasy

KJV-a Falling Away

I am completely floored as I study about worldly events events- before that great amazing day the Church being caught up and then the coming Tribulation.

We can now know that these unprecedented events happening today are in fact the prelude of the soon to come rapture, followed by the Tribulation spoken by the prophet Daniel 9:26-27 . I am confident that the up raise, the falling away, the opposition -all these protest, truckers convoys, people standing against Tyranny

The Greek =Apostaisa= to rise up in open defiance of authority, with the presumed intention to overthrow it or to act in complete opposition to its demands—‘to rebel against, to revolt, to engage in insurrection, rebellion

Finally, be in encouraged, our Redemption is Near!

Give no power to the noise of the enemy as he is today staking his clam of this temporary world. We may have some troubles today, as we see the masses going up again’st the tyranny of the mandates and restriction put before u by our Governments and how the Media has contribute to the mass Hypnosis through the consent bombardment of at least 5 brainwashing tactic's

Fear & Anxiety

Isolation from each other

Authority figures [Government & Expects] give solutions

Repetition of constant, controlled message of why people should be afraid/anxious -coupled with the constant narrative of the elite’s agenda and Solution

Censorship {creating a one sided narrative] Hear no evil, speak no evil see no evil-good is bad and Bad is good

This will all end!

Rev 19:20

20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

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