Seven Lies of Satan, Lie #3

Seven Lies of Satan, Lie #3

September 12, 2008 by LizAnn

1. All churches are God’s church
2. Satan was once in heaven
3. An anti- Christ is coming
4. Jesus is coming back here
5. Once you are saved, you will always be saved
6. We are all sinners
7. Baptism washes your sins away

An Anti-Christ will Arise and Take Over the World

Over the centuries, since Christ set up his church, the enemy has worked his most powerful deception on the souls of humanity in the form of counterfeit religion. Jesus warned us implicitly that in the last days the deception would be so great that even the very elect, the saved and sanctified, would be deceived if possible. Jesus left us with a huge warning that wasn’t placed there lightly, but to help us understand that we must stay close to God and read and study his word.  “…Take heed, that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many…And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many…For there shall arise false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if possible, they shall decieve the very elect.” Matt 24: 4,5,11,24

Throughout the years since Christ set up his church, we have seen scores of tyranical leadership and thousands, perhaps millions, of saints have been martyred by these beastly, usually religious men and women. In every age people have pointed to different ones as being the “Anti-Christ” that is going to take over the world. Hitler was among them. Many believed he was the “Anti-Christ” and for them, he had taken over their world. The way things are going in our time, we may face evil men overtaking the world. Indeed, all of these are the “Anti-Christ”, because the Bible teaches very plainly that the “Anti-Christ” is a spirit. This anti-christ spirit has been in the world since Christ first made his appearance. It is any spirit that opposes Christ. “Little children, it is the last time: and ye have heard, that anti-Christ shall come, even now there are many anti-Christ; whereby we know that it is the last time…Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is anti-Christ, that denieth the Father and the Son” 1 John 2:18, 22  “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try (test) the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know we the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not the Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of anti-Christ whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is in the world.” 1John 4: 1-3  “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ  is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an anti-Christ.”  2 John 1: 7

These are the only scriptures in the Bible that speak of “anti-Christ”, and it is very plain to see that they are speaking of a spirit in man. We all have a spirit. If we have not the spirit of Christ, then we have an anti-Christ spirit. This is not a futuristic prophecy. The anti-Christ has already come and has been here since the time of Christ.