COUNTERACT THE COUNTERFEIT
For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many.--Matthew 24:5
The conflict is not yet ended, and as we draw near the close of time, the battle waxes more intense. As the second appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ draws near, satanic agencies are moved from beneath. Satan will not only appear as a human being, but he will impersonate Jesus Christ, and the world who has rejected the truth will receive him as the lord of lords, and king of kings.
He will exercise his power and work upon the human imagination. He will corrupt both the minds and bodies of men, and work through the children of disobedience, fascinating and charming as does a serpent. What a spectacle will the world be for heavenly intelligences! What a spectacle for God, the Creator of the world, to behold!
The form Satan assumed in Eden when leading our first parents to transgress was of a character to bewilder and confuse the mind. He will work in a subtle manner as we near the end of earth's history. All his deceiving power will be brought to bear upon human subjects to complete the work of deluding the human family.
So deceptive will be his working that men will do as they did in the days of Christ, and when asked, Whom shall I release unto you, Christ or Barabbas? the almost universal cry will be Barabbas, Barabbas. And when the question is asked, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? the cry again will be, Crucify him. (Manuscript 39, October 4, 1894)
REFLECTION: Satan is at work to deceive the very elect, and now is our time to work with vigilance. Our books and papers are to be brought before the notice of the people; the gospel of present truth is to be given to our cities without delay. Shall we not arouse to our duties? (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, 63)
For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will deceive many.--Matthew 24:5
The conflict is not yet ended, and as we draw near the close of time, the battle waxes more intense. As the second appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ draws near, satanic agencies are moved from beneath. Satan will not only appear as a human being, but he will impersonate Jesus Christ, and the world who has rejected the truth will receive him as the lord of lords, and king of kings.
He will exercise his power and work upon the human imagination. He will corrupt both the minds and bodies of men, and work through the children of disobedience, fascinating and charming as does a serpent. What a spectacle will the world be for heavenly intelligences! What a spectacle for God, the Creator of the world, to behold!
The form Satan assumed in Eden when leading our first parents to transgress was of a character to bewilder and confuse the mind. He will work in a subtle manner as we near the end of earth's history. All his deceiving power will be brought to bear upon human subjects to complete the work of deluding the human family.
So deceptive will be his working that men will do as they did in the days of Christ, and when asked, Whom shall I release unto you, Christ or Barabbas? the almost universal cry will be Barabbas, Barabbas. And when the question is asked, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? the cry again will be, Crucify him. (Manuscript 39, October 4, 1894)
REFLECTION: Satan is at work to deceive the very elect, and now is our time to work with vigilance. Our books and papers are to be brought before the notice of the people; the gospel of present truth is to be given to our cities without delay. Shall we not arouse to our duties? (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, 63)
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