ANGEL LIGHT - Fire and Ice Ministries River of Life Fellowship

Deception Prelude
The one thing that will mark the end times will be deception. In Matthew
24:4 Jesus states, concerning the end times, “see to it that no one
deceives you.” In reading all the predictions in the New Testament
about the days to come, the word “deception” is used a great deal. I
believe this will be one of the greatest dangers of the end times. Deception
is in every form of government, society, and even the church.
We must guard ourselves against this great evil. I will try to lay a foundation
in this book hoping it will keep many from the deceptions that
are here and those that are coming.
One thing I will try not to do is make great predictions about what is
going to happen in the near future. Many great Bible teachers have
fallen into the error of trying to read into Bible prophecy current events.
God has given us a blue print but the details will unfold in his timing.
We can get insight into some relevant current events, but they will always
be looking through a prophetic glass dimly (1Corinthians 13:12).
One of the greatest guards against deception will be humility. One who
is humble is able to admit he is wrong, and he is also very teachable.
Traditional views of the end times have some holes in them. Many of
our fathers in the faith have done a great job of laying a foundation, but
could only see in the light given them during their day. We walk in a
greater light today, and those who come after us will walk in a greater
light than we do now. The Bible says the path of the righteous grows
brighter and brighter. Also, Peter makes a prophetic statement when
he says, “until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your
hearts.” The closer we get to the Lord’s coming, the greater the light of
revelation will be. Therefore, we need to be open to new revelation as
long as it lines up with sound doctrine. We must be walking in the present
light we have been given without trying to see more than the Lord
is showing us right now. This is a reason for many misinterpretations
of prophetic scripture in history and today. I heard a great Bible teacher
I love and respect say that he is absolutely certain that the antichrist
will be Muslim. The way he was speaking would indicate that he believed
Islam would be the world religion of the revived Rome. It seems
to me he might be reading current events into Bible prophecy. Let me
be clear that I am not saying he is wrong, but I am making a point that
current events need to be evaluated but not read into scripture. Many
believed Hitler was the antichrist. He was obviously not even though
there are similarities. I have met people who take a road of thinking
and even though it proves to be very wrong will defend it to the death
because of their pride. We must be humble to avoid being deceived
today and in the days to come.