May 21,2011,Judgement Day, 2012 or What? Part 2

To all of my friends around this planet,
   Please read part 1 if you missed it, before reading this blog:-)  Part 3 will be about signs of Christ's coming.  2012 mania had made a lot of people wonder if the end of the world is near.
  Before Jesus comes, satan will appear as Christ, trying to make people believe he is in fact Jesus Christ, come the second time. 2 Corinthians 11:14 says, "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."  In Matthew 4, satan appeared to Christ, in the wilderness, as a dazzling angel of light, when in fact, his reason for doing so was to tempt Jesus into disobeying His Father, and to receive worship, if he could get it.
  I am reminded of a story in John 12, where the Jewish chief priests were plotting the death of Jesus and also Lazarus, who Jesus had raised from the dead.  The chief priests acted all religious and righteous, but murder was in their hearts. Inspired by satan, they were insanely jealous of Jesus because of all of the miracles he had performed for the people, and they were afraid of losing the following and acclaim they were used to receiving.  This is the same spirit of rebellion in satan's heart.  He wants worship, so he will appear as a benefactor, when death and destruction follow.  In Egypt,  God sent Moses to Pharoah and told him to throw his rod down, and it became a snake.  Pharoah's magicians did the same, but then Moses' rod ate the other snakes, and turned back into a rod.  God showed that satan made it look like there was a miracle, but he was actually powerless before God. When God sent the plagues to Egypt, none of Pharoah's magicians could stop them.  They cried out to their gods, but they were powerless to help them. Satan leads people to worship him by appearing wonderful and harmless, and when they follow, he allows calamity to come upon them, and blames it on God.  His light is darkness. 
   

Revelation 16:14 says, "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."  Why would they go to the leaders and people of the whole earth, using false miracles to actually lead them in a rebellion against God?  Because it is a way for satan to receive worshp, although very temporary, on a grand scale.  He knows God loves you and I eternally, and He wants to hurt the heart of God. Many will be unprepared and taken in by the delusion because they have not read the scriptures for themselves and searched for the truth.  They will see supposed miracles and their emotions will get in the way of the Bible and the Bible only.  Jesus has told us how He's coming, so there's no reason to be deceived.  Every eye will see Him. we'll meet Him in the air and the dead in Christ will be resurrected, after the trumpet blast!  Praise God!           Someone who I believe to be inspired wrote the following, "We are approaching the end of this earth's history, and Satan is working as never before. He is striving to act as director of the Christian world. With an intensity that is marvelous he is working with his lying wonders. Satan is represented as walking about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. He desires to embrace the whole world in his confederacy. Hiding his deformity under the garb of Christianity, he assumes the attributes of a Christian, and claims to be Christ Himself.--Ms 125, 1901, p. 6. ("The Unchangeable Law of God," December 9, 1901.) {8MR 346.1}      Satan himself will personate Christ, declaring that he is the Son of God. One will say, "Christ is here;" another, "He is there;" and still another that He is somewhere else.--Ms 110, 1901, p. 12. ("The Christian Hope," Sermon, October 5, 1901.) {8MR 346.2}      Satan will work . . . wonders before men to make the world believe him to be Christ, come the second time to our world. He transforms himself into an angel of light, but while he bears the appearance in every particular as far as appearance goes, he is not Christ.--Letter 46, 1889, p. 2. (To "Brethren in Healdsburg," January 10, 1889.) {8MR 346.3}      The mighty angel from heaven is to "lighten the earth with His glory" (Revelation 18:1), while he cries mightily with a loud voice, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen" (Verse 2). . . . {8MR 346.4}      We would lose faith and courage in the conflict if we were not sustained by the power of God."   Friend,  it is high time to give your heart to the One true Creator God who loves you, not to the liar who hates you, and wants to break your life in pieces.  Don't let satan rip you off.  He hates you, but Jesus loves you much more, and died for your sins.   He offers His righteousness in place of your sin.  If you haven't, please give Him your heart and worship.