SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/16/2014
10:52 PM
My Worship Time Focus:
Do not be Ignorant PT-3
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference:
2Thessalonians 2:9-10a
Message of the
verses: 9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord
with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the
deception of wickedness”
This is the third SD under the heading of not to be
Ignorant and this section is entitled “His Power” and we will see where the
Antichrist receives his power from, and it is not a surprise that it comes from
Satan, for Satan had desired to be worshiped ever since he sinned as we can see
from the following verses: “12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O star
of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who
have weakened the nations! 13 "But
you said in your heart, ’I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above
the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of
the north. 14 ’I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’” (This comes from Isaiah 14:12-14 and it tells
of Satan’s fall or Lucifer’s fall as he became Satan, and when he says that he
will become like the most high then we can see from that statement that he
desires worship.)
We see in our verses that Antichrist’s power will be in
accord with the activity of Satan and John MacArthur states the (activity) is
the word Energeia which is the root
of the English ‘energy,’ and this describes the power in action.” This word is usually describing the power of
God, but in this case it is describing the power of Satan. Next we see that this power will bring about
signs and wonders which are false signs and wonders, but there will be many
people who will fall for these thinking that they are from God. In the book of Revelation we see that
Antichrist is supposedly raised from the dead, and some think this will happen
and others think that it is a cover up. John
MacArthur writes “Pseudos (false)
modifies all three terms; Antichrist’s miracles, signs, and wonders are false
not in the sense that they are fakery but that they lead to false conclusions
about who he is.”
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: I am glad that
the Holy Spirit lives within me so that I will never be fooled by any false
sings or wonders.
My Steps of Faith for Today: Continue to trust the Lord to guide my path.
Answer to yesterday’s Bible
question: “A shout.”
Today’s Bible
question: “ Who said ‘"This man
might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar?”
Answer in our next SD.
10/16/2014 11:18 PM
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