Does God Use Deception to Further His Intentions for the Human Race? (2)

[Rebbe]

Shalom Aleikhem to our Guests!

Those who have been associated with the BRI/IMCF and my teachings for some length of time already realise why the Lord Yeshua needs to be "revealed" by the Spirit, "disclosed" by the Spirit, and "unveiled" by the Spirit. It's primarily because Satan has performed his clever work of deception very well indeed! The Scroll of Revelation itself depicts Satan as having "deceived the entire world" (Revelation 12.9). Notice, WE ARE ALL deceived. ALL of us! That is what the text candidly states. The "entire world" means the whole world, and that must -- by virtue of our participation in this world -- INCLUDE us. What makes the deception of the world somewhat different to the deception we experience? It's merely a matter of degree!

Truly, the world does not realise it is deceived. We know that there is darkness because of the Spirit of Light that indwells us, and reveals the depth of that darkness within. The holy Spirit (the Ruach HaKodesh) IS the Spirit, not only of Light, but of TRUTH, the Spirit of right knowledge (John 14.17; 16.13). To the degree the Spirit reigns in each of us is the degree to which we are free from deception. Make no mistake! The world is deceived in matters regarding warfare, and in the pursuit of peace, and entertainment, and in education, in science, in politics, in arguments of morality, in ethics, in economics, in medicine. You name it. Satan has saturated the world with his various and sundry philosophies catering to all tastes, and with demonic activity utilising the platform of rotten human nature with its pursuit of greed, lust, hate, prejudice and self-obsession to launch humankind further and further into a great yawning insatiable abyss that is the opposite of all that can be termed "the Kingdom of God."

Please feel welcome to access: Messianic Journeys in Scripture: Does God Use Deception to Further His Intentions for the Human Race?

http://www.bripodcasts.com/MessianicJourneys/MessianicJourneys_02.MP3

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Rebbe