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Surely all genuine believers realize Satan has never backed away from his intent to overthrow God? The Bible says his insane plan will continue to be pursued until he is finally tossed into the lake of fire! He was soundly defeated at Calvary, but will continue the struggle as long as God allows him enough room to manuver. He is relentless and seeks to enlist the help of humans through seductive promises of hidden knowledge, wealth, and power. And only God knows how many living among us today have sold their souls to the devil trying to obtain those things.
Conspiracy? See if the following passage of Scripture does not define it as such:
"Why do the nations assemble with commotion [uproar and confusion of voices], and why do the people imagine (meditate upon and devise) an empty scheme? [2] The kings of the earth take their places; the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and His Anointed One (the Messiah, the Christ). They say, [3] Let us break Their bands [of restraint] asunder and cast Their cords [of control] from us" Psalm 2:1-3 (Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified, emphasis mine).
When rulers take counsel together to oppose God, does that not qualify as a bona fide conspiracy? And is there anything in Psalm 2 (or elsewhere in the Bible) that says the plot has ended? Those words were written hundreds of years before the Lord was born and are prophetic in scope--covering the entire span of human history. But the conclusion will not be reached until Satan is "loosed a little season" after the Millennial Reign of Christ (Rev.20:3). At that point he will be allowed to give it his best shot in a final and desperate attempt to replace God--after which he will be cast into the lake of fire to join the rest of the conspirators.
Today wicked men holding positions of great wealth and political power continue to work feverishly trying to implement Satan's plan to enthrone his "christ" as the supreme ruler of planet Earth. They obviously believe their efforts are close to bearing fruit because the arrival of the "Matreya" continues to be predicted by spokesmen within the occult world. While on the other hand, many Christians believe current events are pointing to the nearness of Christ coming for His Church. So for the first time in history both sides are expectantly waiting for something to happen!
The "Age of Aquarius" (a concept taken from astrology that I read about for the first time in reviews of the ungodly 60's musical Hair) is now upon us. Long associated with Christianity, the astrological house of Pices (the fish) has now moved to the house of the water bearer Aquarius which is associated with the occult. And only after many years had passed did I learn the actual theme behind that Broadway production. The lyrics to the song "Aquarius" clearly demonstrate the Illuminist goal of an occult Utopia in which war will be eliminated and equality will prevail: (See Cutting Edge article at http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1260.cfm for additional information on the astrology involved).
Aquarius
When the moon is in the Seventh House
and Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And
love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and
trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of
visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius! Aquarius!
When the moon is in the Seventh House
and Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And
love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!
As our hearts go beating through the night
We dance unto the dawn of day
To be the bearers of the water
Our
light will lead the way
We are the spirit of the age of Aquarius
The age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
Angelic
illumination
Rising fiery
constellation
Travelling our starry
courses
Guided by the cosmic forces
Oh, care for us; Aquarius
The central tenet of occult Gnosticism is spiritual illumination--receiving the hidden gnosis (knowledge) necessary for an elect human to ascend into the pleroma (becoming one with the universe--their concept of heaven). And, according to this devilish doctrine, the pleroma is made up of Aeons (the Greek word for "eternal")--which are pairs of beings (up to 30 pairs)--of which the lowest is Sophia (the Greek word for "wisdom") and Christ. The Aeons eminate from the "original unknowable God" and bring gnosis to the elect. But the "Christ" to which they refer is obviously not the Christ of the Bible. And the Utopia promised will be that of slavery under his "benevolent" dictatorship because they insist the masses of humanity are not sufficiently enlightened to govern themselves. Two thirds must be eliminated to achieve a proper balance with Gaia--mother Earth. But of course they will eventually be reincarnated as good citizens of the New World Order, so whatever inconvenience they experience in being exterminated will be worth it in the long run. And if any of this makes sense to you, we need to talk about some prime farm land at the North Pole I have for sale.
The word "Christ" in our English Bibles translates the Greek Christos--which literally means "The Anointed One" and also translates the Hebrew Masiah. We get the word "Messiah" from that Hebrew word for "The Anointed One." And the only individual who can legitimately occupy the Scriptural office of the Messiah is Jesus of Nazareth, "Who is called Christ":
Matthew 1:16 (KJV)
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 27:17 (KJV)
Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus
which is called Christ?
Matthew 27:22 (KJV)
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then
with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be
crucified.
Jesus Christ established His right to the throne of David by fulfilling to the very letter every Old Testament prophecy concerning the Messiah. And He is coming again to claim what is rightfully His. But before He does, God is going to allow the Gnostic Christ--the antichrist--to usurp that office for the duration of the Tribulation Period.
Satan is the great counterfeiter and his religion of Gnosticism uses terminology and principles that mimic those of the Bible. In them salvation is offered and a system of morality proclaimed, but the salvation is by works and the morality is a mirage. Deception of the unwary is its goal and it is working! A case in point involves the "Gnostic Gospels" which were discovered in Egypt at Nag Hammadi in 1945. These non-canonical writings continue to cause controversy and even the Reader's Digest is getting in on the act by offering them for sale. The History Channel on cable TV carries various programs that refer to them and their "hidden" messages. But we urge everyone to exercise great caution where they are concerned, because it should be obvious that God would have never allowed them to remain undiscovered for so long if they contained information needed by His people! And many of those who insist the writings are legitimate also claim the Apostle Paul "hijacked" Christianity and made it into something other than originally intended. That, my friends, is patently ridiculous!
A recent best-seller entitled The DaVinci Code introduced the public at large to blasphemous occult concepts long believed and taught by Illuminists. At the very heart of it all is the Satanic lie that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross, but married Mary Magdalene and raised a family. Their heirs are said to be the Merovingian lineage of European kings and someday secrets that have remained hidden for over two millennia will be revealed when "the christ" (antichrist) is crowned. And I have no doubt that the "signs and lying wonders" of the following passage will be fulfilled when that takes place:
"But relative to the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and our gathering together to [meet] Him, we
beg you, brethren,
[2] Not to
allow your minds to be quickly unsettled or disturbed or kept excited or
alarmed, whether it be by some [pretended] revelation of [the] Spirit or by word
or by letter [alleged to be] from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has
[already] arrived and is here.
[3] Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come
except the apostasy comes first [unless the predicted great falling away of
those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom (of perdition),
[4] Who
opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that
is called God or that is worshiped, [even to his actually] taking his seat in
the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.
[5] Do you not recollect that when I was still
with you, I told you these things?
[6] And now you know what is restraining him
[from being revealed at this time]; it is so that he may be manifested
(revealed) in his own [appointed] time.
[7] For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden
principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the
world, [but it is] restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the
way.
[8] And then the lawless
one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the
breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His
coming.
[9] The coming [of the
lawless one, the antichrist] is through the activity and working of Satan and
will be attended by great power and with all sorts of [pretended] miracles and
signs and delusive marvels—[all of them] lying wonders—
[10] And by unlimited seduction to evil and
with all wicked deception for those who are perishing (going to perdition)
because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be
saved.
[11] Therefore God
sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion
to make them believe what is false,
[12] In order that all may be judged and
condemned who did not believe in [who refused to adhere to, trust in, and rely
on] the Truth, but [instead] took pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thes. 2:1-12
(Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified, emphasis mine).
However, I must strongly disagree with the bracketed insertion of [pretended] in verse 9 by the Amplified Bible translators. They put it in brackets to denote "justified clarifying words or comments not actually expressed in the immediate original text" and expresses their opinion. But I respectfully submit that the words "great power" rule out any need for pretense where the miracles are concerned! The Greek word translated "power" is dunamis, doo'-nam-is; from Greek 1410 (dunamai); force (literal or figurative); specially miraculous power (usually by implication a miracle itself) :- ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), power, strength, violence, might (wonderful) work. (Strong's Concordance).
Additionally, W.E. Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words has this to say about the "lying wonders":
",,,lying wonders' is, lit., 'wonders of falsehood,' i.e., wonders calculated to deceive (cp. Rev.13:13-15), the purpose being to deceive people into the acknowledgement of the spurious claim to deity on the part of the Man of Sin." (page 334, under heading of "LIE" A. Nouns, 1. PSEUDOS, emphasis mine).
Satan is the most powerful supernatural being God created and as I tried to point out in an earlier article about his affliction of the patriarch Job (www.cuttingedge.org/articles/p220.htm)--it is obvious that he can perform any miracle God will allow! So I am convinced the antichrist--Satan incarnate--will perform stupendous miracles to "reel in" all the fish who have been conditioned and programmed by Gnostic concepts. The deception will be so strong that, if possible, the very elect will be deceived (Matt.24:24). And my contention continues to be that failure of an elect child of grace to clothe themselves in the spiritual armor of Eph.6:10-18 will make such deception not only possible, but probable.
This world is currently awash with occult literature such as The DaVinci Code and the Gnostic Gospels. Extremely expensive television programs about UFO's and many other occult themes are being aired during network prime time because they know the audience is ripe for the picking. Charismania is growing by leaps and bounds as a counterfeit spirit leads them in hot pursuit of anything perceived as being miraculous. Recent emails I received from Africa insist that God is raising the dead there! Visions of the Virgin Mary by Roman Catholics continue to make the news and the supernatural as a whole--long dismissed by a secular society--has now achieved an aura of respectability among movie stars and other notables. Madonna is studying the Kabbalah and John Travolta (along with a host of his Hellywood peers) are immersed in Scientology--the brain child of the late L. Ron Hubbard. A mass hypnosis is taking place before our eyes and the evidence is overwhelming.
The conspiracy has proved to be so successful that Christendom is now fragmented into countless denominations and factions, with Church splits taking place right and left. Brethren who truly love one another in Christ cannot agree on Bible doctrines and have to agree to disagree. But praise the Lord, one day soon we will all be on the same page! Spiritual perfection awaits us when we meet Him in the air and I long for that blessed day.
If you have been born again and received Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, but have been very lukewarm in your spiritual walk with Him, you need to immediately ask Him for forgiveness and for renewal. He will instantly forgive you, and fill your heart with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Then, you need to begin a daily walk of prayer and personal Bible Study.
If you have never placed your trust in Jesus Christ as your Savior, but have come to sense His reality and the approaching End of the Age, and want to receive His FREE Gift of Eternal Life, you can do so now, in the privacy of your home. Once you truly believe in Him as Lord and Savior, you are spiritually Born Again, and are as assured of Heaven as if you were already there. Then, you can rest assured that the Kingdom of Antichrist will not touch you spiritually. If you would like to become Born Again, turn to our Salvation Page now.
We hope you have been blessed by this ministry, which seeks to educate and warn people, so that they can see the coming New World Order—Kingdom of Antichrist—in their daily news.
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