Wednesday 23 January 2013

Snares of Satan Part 1

    We live at a time when Satan bids his angels lay their snares especially for those who are looking for Christ's second appearing, and keeping all the commandments of God. Satan tells his angels that the churches are asleep. He is increasing his power and lying wonders, so as to hold many in deception. He hates especially true Sabbathkeepers who continually work against him, taking from his army subjects, to keep the hated law of God. He makes the possessors of lands and money drunk with cares. He makes them place their affections upon these things. They may profess what they please, but provided he can make them care more for money than for the success of Christ's kingdom or the spread of the truths he hate, its fine with him.
He says to his demons, "We must keep in our ranks all the means of which we can gain control. The more means the followers of Christ devote to His service, the more will they injure our kingdom by getting our subjects. As they appoint meetings in different places, we are in danger. Be very vigilant then. Cause disturbance and confusion if possible. Destroy love for one another. Discourage and dishearten their ministers; for we hate them. Present every plausible excuse to those who have means, lest they hand it out. Control the money matters if you can, and drive their ministers to want and distress. This will weaken their courage and zeal. Battle every inch of ground. Make covetousness and love of earthly treasures the ruling traits of their character. As long as these traits rule, salvation and grace stand back. {CET 171.2}

While Christ used miracles to break people away from error, Satan uses the same and even mightier miracles to hold many in error. Revelation 13:14 "And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live." Its Jesus Christ who said in Mathew 24, "take heed that no man deceive you"

Its my prayer that God will help us wake up and see the great deception on going around us
Hosanna in the Highest ever be our prayer and Cry!
Part 2 coming very soon

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