James 1:14 states how each man is drawn away from God by their own lusts and desires. In light of the dream I mentioned the other night which I surely expect many think I am going off the deep end I have had time to consider it and realize that part of it probably stemmed from my prayer that the Lord could remove me or take me away from my current living situation in the Rapture. This led to the nightmare where I indeed did follow something and managed to get outside when before I left my own front yard things were taken from me and I realized that I was under the total control of the Beast system; although not having taken the mark.
Fear of death is something which we need to overcome; not by our own stength but by the Spirit. The opposite; of course is any delusion we have of our own freedoms which after the Rapture will be taken over by the Beast system. Those who are unredeemed will be basically like moths in the dark attracted to the one light bulb present in a room. This is what makes our current situation so frightening that somehow once God's judgments begin the enticement of the world and it's riches and allure will still be sufficient to drown men in perdition. Long after the food supply is cut to starvation levels; and the other seal judgments have transpired the deception of Satan will be so strong that men will willingly serve and worship him. This business of men being forced to take the mark simply doesn't hold water because those who ARE in the Book of Life cannot do such a thing.
Thus; for now we as Christians are targets for Satan's schemes to render us paralyzed and make us think we are also going to be caught up in the net that the rest of the world is going to suffer through. ( Luke 21:35). Let us realize that God as with Paul can use Satan to buffet us; in particular when we have a weakness in our armor due to sin; but as in this case; not always.
The war is won; the battles are fierce but we dare not rely on our own power.
Fear of death is something which we need to overcome; not by our own stength but by the Spirit. The opposite; of course is any delusion we have of our own freedoms which after the Rapture will be taken over by the Beast system. Those who are unredeemed will be basically like moths in the dark attracted to the one light bulb present in a room. This is what makes our current situation so frightening that somehow once God's judgments begin the enticement of the world and it's riches and allure will still be sufficient to drown men in perdition. Long after the food supply is cut to starvation levels; and the other seal judgments have transpired the deception of Satan will be so strong that men will willingly serve and worship him. This business of men being forced to take the mark simply doesn't hold water because those who ARE in the Book of Life cannot do such a thing.
Thus; for now we as Christians are targets for Satan's schemes to render us paralyzed and make us think we are also going to be caught up in the net that the rest of the world is going to suffer through. ( Luke 21:35). Let us realize that God as with Paul can use Satan to buffet us; in particular when we have a weakness in our armor due to sin; but as in this case; not always.
The war is won; the battles are fierce but we dare not rely on our own power.
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