[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by Frie...

Isn't that time now? Here in Germany, in the new government, more than half of them left out the sentence "with God's help" when they were sworn in. And evil, sin is called good, and good evil.

And every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
(1 Jn 4:3)

I find postulating about future prophesies really fascinating, but if taken too far or emphasized too much in common ministry, it can be a distraction from what we as Christians are facing in the here and now. It may seem like a small thing for these German politicians to leave out "with God's help" (many American government officials have been trying to get "In God we trust" removed from our money for decades) but how much further of a step is it to officially deny that Jesus is from God?

Brothers and sisters, the spirit of the antichrist is in the world already. In fact, the spirit of the antichrist has been given at least a two thousand year head-start before the actual antichrist hits the scene. I fear that if God's people do not recognize the spirit of the antichrist, they will be easily deceived by the actual antichrist. Here is a chilling passage from Daniel that should give us a good idea of what we are up against:

And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done. He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.
(Daniel 11:36,37)

Everywhere we look today certain people "speak astonishing things against the God of gods". Certain people are magnifying themselves above all. Yes, the spirit of the antichrist in now already in the world. And this spirit of the antichrist has already taken up arms against God's people. The battle is here. The battle is now. Yet the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. And our battle is not against the actual people speaking the astonishing things, or even against the people who deny the Jesus is from God, but against the principalities and powers behind them.
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