SATAN’S MESSIAH
Hopefully this will give some of you some insight concerning the end times and the antichrist. Let me point out the fact that Satan wants to mimic and mock God in the process of carrying out his vindictive and deceitful plans in the soon coming future. In the second book to the Thessalonians the Apostle Paul points out the character traits of the antichrist.
(8) And then the lawless one will be revealed (whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of His coming);
(9) Even the one whose coming is according to the inner working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.
(11) And for this cause, God will send upon them a powerful deception that will cause them to believe the lie,
(12) So that all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but who took pleasure in unrighteousness. 2nd Thessalonians 2:8-12
Brethren, the deceiver is deceived thinking he is the savior of the world in his logic and mind; and that same deception is manifest in those who follow him. Paul wants to warn Christians who are caught up in error concerning the coming of the Lord and he makes it clear what will happen before Jesus raptures his bride.
(3) Do not let anyone deceive you by any means because that day will not come unless the apostasy shall come first, and the man of sin shall be revealed—the son of perdition, 2nd Thessalonians 2:3
It’s true today that so many of God’s children are falling away and turning from God to the perversities of the world. But it’s still not the “apostasy” which Paul is pointing out in this passage of scripture. The bible teaches us that the thief which is Satan doesn’t enter our lives unless it is to steal, kill, and destroy; so Jesus counters him; he comes to heal, reveal, and restore.
Take this into consideration; about three percent of the world’s populations are in the categories of gay, transgender, and pedophile; yet most Christians act and talk like the whole world is filled with those kinds of people. The present promotion of these people lies within corporations and the liberal media of which many of those CEOs and spoke persons are in fact gay themselves; so at present many are deceived into thinking it is more widespread than it actually is. Brethren, one day the earth will in fact by and enlarge be Sodom and Gomorrah again.
(7) For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one Who is restraining at the present time until it arises out of the midst. 2nd Thessalonians 2:7
We can definitely see the spirit of antichrist which is the spirit of lawlessness working in the world; but! The Holy Spirit is the one that is restraining the manifestation of the antichrist and the total annihilation of mankind through him. There is an appointed time when the Father will send the Son to destroy the antichrist and all the enemies of Israel and of God. We must be ready first and foremost spiritually.
(1) Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
(2) That you not be quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled—neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle, as if from us, saying that the day of Christ is present. 2nd Thessalonians 2:1-2
In the context of the above text; what is Paul saying! Number One: he’s talking about the rapture or in the Greek the “catching away”. Number Two: he’s telling the church not to be troubled. Number Three: he’s saying that the message concerning the Day of the Lord wasn’t coming from him; “as if from us”.
I don’t believe the bride of Christ will be present in the Great Tribulation. But I believe Christ is coming to rapture his bride and is taking them with Him.
(25) Husbands, love your own wives, in the same way that Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;
(26) So that He might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of the water by the Word;
(27) That He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it might be holy and without blame. Ephesians 5:25-27
The people in the body of Christ who are save, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost are the Bride of Christ. We stay that way through our personal relationship with God in prayer “talking with God” and by “the washing of the water by the Word” staying in the Word of God allowing it to daily cleanse us.
Brethren; don’t allow the enemy to trouble you concerning the end times. He wants you to be in fearful expectation of these last of the last days. God will always open a door of escape for his children whether it is a temptation, a sin, or fear. The more we know God the more which should trust and rely upon him! He is our Conquering KIng, our Deliverer, our Savior, our Healer, our Provider. He is all we need to meet our every need. The Day of the Lord is coming and Satan will be defeated and we will be a part of destroying the enemies of God.
I am reminded of the parable of the sower and its significance; the seed was the word of God. Satan also has seeds and the seeds of Satan are words that gender strife with our spirit. The spirit of the antichrist sows seeds that bring doubt in God or his existence and points those who are deceived to him. The spirit of the antichrist is a lawless spirit that will not adhere to any kind of moral or just laws. Only his deception blinds people into thinking they’re justified in their thoughts, actions, and deeds. We see this apparent reality being expressed in our own society through the so-called liberals of our times.
Human life is exalted only when it rebels against all that is good and godly. It is disposed of without love or compassionate to the benefit of self-serving demonized oligarchs. The spirit of antichrist is a lying spirit and the Anti-Christ will be a liar and deceiver and a self-serving, self-exalting, world leader who claims that he is himself God in the temple in Jerusalem and the religious among Israel will accept him as such because they do not know God in Spirit and Truth.
Brethren I pray that God opens the eyes of your understanding and enlightens you concerning the end-time scenario and all that it entails. God is revealing things which were previously hidden so that we might take the truth and proclaim it to the lost sinners of the world and those in error within the body of Christ.
I could quote more scriptures in context to the text that verifies why I believe what I believe; but I will settle for what I have presented thus far. Selah
Bishop D. Ray Ritchie
Hopefully this will give some of you some insight concerning the end times and the antichrist. Let me point out the fact that Satan wants to mimic and mock God in the process of carrying out his vindictive and deceitful plans in the soon coming future. In the second book to the Thessalonians the Apostle Paul points out the character traits of the antichrist.
(8) And then the lawless one will be revealed (whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth, and will destroy with the brightness of His coming);
(9) Even the one whose coming is according to the inner working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are perishing because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved.
(11) And for this cause, God will send upon them a powerful deception that will cause them to believe the lie,
(12) So that all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but who took pleasure in unrighteousness. 2nd Thessalonians 2:8-12
Brethren, the deceiver is deceived thinking he is the savior of the world in his logic and mind; and that same deception is manifest in those who follow him. Paul wants to warn Christians who are caught up in error concerning the coming of the Lord and he makes it clear what will happen before Jesus raptures his bride.
(3) Do not let anyone deceive you by any means because that day will not come unless the apostasy shall come first, and the man of sin shall be revealed—the son of perdition, 2nd Thessalonians 2:3
It’s true today that so many of God’s children are falling away and turning from God to the perversities of the world. But it’s still not the “apostasy” which Paul is pointing out in this passage of scripture. The bible teaches us that the thief which is Satan doesn’t enter our lives unless it is to steal, kill, and destroy; so Jesus counters him; he comes to heal, reveal, and restore.
Take this into consideration; about three percent of the world’s populations are in the categories of gay, transgender, and pedophile; yet most Christians act and talk like the whole world is filled with those kinds of people. The present promotion of these people lies within corporations and the liberal media of which many of those CEOs and spoke persons are in fact gay themselves; so at present many are deceived into thinking it is more widespread than it actually is. Brethren, one day the earth will in fact by and enlarge be Sodom and Gomorrah again.
(7) For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one Who is restraining at the present time until it arises out of the midst. 2nd Thessalonians 2:7
We can definitely see the spirit of antichrist which is the spirit of lawlessness working in the world; but! The Holy Spirit is the one that is restraining the manifestation of the antichrist and the total annihilation of mankind through him. There is an appointed time when the Father will send the Son to destroy the antichrist and all the enemies of Israel and of God. We must be ready first and foremost spiritually.
(1) Now we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
(2) That you not be quickly shaken in mind, nor be troubled—neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle, as if from us, saying that the day of Christ is present. 2nd Thessalonians 2:1-2
In the context of the above text; what is Paul saying! Number One: he’s talking about the rapture or in the Greek the “catching away”. Number Two: he’s telling the church not to be troubled. Number Three: he’s saying that the message concerning the Day of the Lord wasn’t coming from him; “as if from us”.
I don’t believe the bride of Christ will be present in the Great Tribulation. But I believe Christ is coming to rapture his bride and is taking them with Him.
(25) Husbands, love your own wives, in the same way that Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;
(26) So that He might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of the water by the Word;
(27) That He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it might be holy and without blame. Ephesians 5:25-27
The people in the body of Christ who are save, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost are the Bride of Christ. We stay that way through our personal relationship with God in prayer “talking with God” and by “the washing of the water by the Word” staying in the Word of God allowing it to daily cleanse us.
Brethren; don’t allow the enemy to trouble you concerning the end times. He wants you to be in fearful expectation of these last of the last days. God will always open a door of escape for his children whether it is a temptation, a sin, or fear. The more we know God the more which should trust and rely upon him! He is our Conquering KIng, our Deliverer, our Savior, our Healer, our Provider. He is all we need to meet our every need. The Day of the Lord is coming and Satan will be defeated and we will be a part of destroying the enemies of God.
I am reminded of the parable of the sower and its significance; the seed was the word of God. Satan also has seeds and the seeds of Satan are words that gender strife with our spirit. The spirit of the antichrist sows seeds that bring doubt in God or his existence and points those who are deceived to him. The spirit of the antichrist is a lawless spirit that will not adhere to any kind of moral or just laws. Only his deception blinds people into thinking they’re justified in their thoughts, actions, and deeds. We see this apparent reality being expressed in our own society through the so-called liberals of our times.
Human life is exalted only when it rebels against all that is good and godly. It is disposed of without love or compassionate to the benefit of self-serving demonized oligarchs. The spirit of antichrist is a lying spirit and the Anti-Christ will be a liar and deceiver and a self-serving, self-exalting, world leader who claims that he is himself God in the temple in Jerusalem and the religious among Israel will accept him as such because they do not know God in Spirit and Truth.
Brethren I pray that God opens the eyes of your understanding and enlightens you concerning the end-time scenario and all that it entails. God is revealing things which were previously hidden so that we might take the truth and proclaim it to the lost sinners of the world and those in error within the body of Christ.
I could quote more scriptures in context to the text that verifies why I believe what I believe; but I will settle for what I have presented thus far. Selah
Bishop D. Ray Ritchie
