If the Devil ( Satan ) is a powerfully archangel ( or Guardian Cherub ), then he would understand the Bible and God's plan for the ages better than any short lived human.
And if he is the "god" of this age, and influences what some people do and think, then he might just be getting the world ready to believe his lies.
See, Ezekiel 28:12 - 18, I Timothy 3:6, Luke 4:5,6 , John 14:30 , Revelation 12:10 -12 and others ),
Lies about the catastrophic events that are foretold in the Bible ( especially the book of the Revelation ). That they are merely "natural" consequences of man's activities ( pollution, and global warming effects ), and not a divine judgment upon the Earth by it's Creator.
I believe many forces have been, are now, and will continue to prepare the people of the world to dis-believe the two witnesses ( prophets, see Rev. 11:1 - 13 ), and others who will be speaking out for God in the last days. This period of preaching is stated as 1260 days ( almost 3 1/2 years ) and before the physical return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives ( See: Acts 1:4 -12 and Zech. 14:1 - 9 ).
Jesus of Nazareth was seen by his disciples and by groups as large as 500 persons (1 Cor. 15:6) during the 40 days between his resurrection from the dead and his ascension to the "right hand of the Majesty on High." Then instructing his disciples to wait for the promised arrival of the Holy Spirit, he departed this earth from the summit of the Mount of Olives, just East of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
"...he presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' So when they had come together, they asked him, 'Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?' He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.' And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men [angels] stood by them in white robes, and said, 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.' Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. (Acts 1:4-12)
A number of passages in the Bible describe the glorious second coming of the Messiah Jesus to save our beleaguered planet from total destruction, and to set up his kingdom on earth. Zechariah tells us that the place of Jesus' return to earth will not be Zion, Illinois, but the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel:
"Behold, a day of the LORD is coming, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in the midst of you. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women ravished; half of the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle."On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that one half of the Mount shall withdraw northward, and the other half southward. And the valley of my mountains shall be stopped up, for the valley of the mountains shall touch the side of it; and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD your God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
"On that day there shall be neither cold nor frost. And there shall be continuous day (it is known to the LORD), not day and not night, for at evening time there shall be light. On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea; it shall continue in summer as in winter. And the LORD will become king over all the earth; on that day the LORD will be one and his name one." (Zech. 14:1-9)
This "grooming" of the minds of the lost has been happening for a long time. With the help of modern means of communication, the false messages are being spread farther and faster than ever before.
The movies of Hollywood and most popular TV series are seen World Wide! The news is relayed from every corner of the global and presented within hours ( and sometimes LIVE ).
And now we have the Internet. It is growing in it's reach. It links us globally. It also has provided a way for an average person to reach the whole world with a message ( or idea, or product, etc ).
Who controls what you get to see? And hear? Who are you to believe?
Now, the reason for this entry is something I read in an editorial from the Cox News Service today. Tom Teepen writes about the United Nations Final Report on Climate Change ( or Global Warming ). He had many interesting things to say, but what caught my attention was his statements that the report claims "Grave Effects ... could begin showing up by 2020.... long-run damage will be catastrophic and irreversible."
So, if the Second Advent ( Return ) of Jesus Christ is to occur approximately 2,000 years after his ascension in 30 A.D. ( see other posts about Date theories, and supporting scriptures ), then the Tribulation Period ( either 3 1/2 or 7 years worth ) should occur before 2030 A.D. It seems as though "the media" and other "authorities", are getting the general public mentally and psychologically prepared to see events to unfold as "natural" results of climate changed. Of course a few things are going to fall out of the sky, but we have all seen enough "end of the world", comets, or asteroids, hitting the earth ( or almost hitting ) in the Movies to expect this to happen.
Speaking of Asteroids, I'm still going to keep an eye out for 99942 Apophis (previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) when it is scheduled to make a close approach ( inside the orbit of the Moon ) on April 13th, 2029. Concern of about an impact was very high at first, but later "experts" determined it would not hit the Earth or the Moon. Despite the "fact" that there is no longer any significant probability of an Earth impact, the Planetary Society is offering $50,000 in prize awards for a few of the best plans to put a tracking device on or near the asteroid. For more details, see:
In conclusion, it should be expected that Satan understands events that are foretold and he is playing his part by trying to control the world ( and the people in it ). Presently through lies, and later through the false prophet and anti-christ. As children of the King, and in the Light ( not in darkness ), we should be able to see what is coming, and not be fooled by the wiles of the devil.
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