Never in the history of the world has there been the level of deception that we are now experiencing. Never has there been so much power available to governments, corporations and political parties. The spreading of lies and deception through media outlets and the internet should awaken us to the fact that we are racing toward the end of all things.
Is this just some sort of societal advancement? Is this just the natural progression of humanity, the advancement of technology? Or is it God removing his restraining hand? We are told in the story of the tower of Babel, that God confused their languages because he basically wanted to restrain the people from being able to accomplish whatever they put their mind to. Genesis 11:6-7 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language, they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other”. I clearly see that as God restraining them. But the advancements in all areas of our lives, it seems that man can accomplish anything he puts his mind to, His restraining hand is being removed!
We see from 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 that Paul acknowledges that even in those days, there was a “secret power of lawlessness at work” and that there was someone “restraining the lawlessness”, I believe that it was God who was doing the restraining, by whatever means He chose.
In these days, with the advancements in technology and the increasing deception that is coming with it, is God removing His restraining hand? I believe that He is! We also know from 2 Thessalonians that God Himself will send a strong delusion on the earth. That is frightening.
The “mystery of lawlessness” is ever increasing in our modern world. Are we aware of it? Do we see it? Or are we just enamored by the ever-increasing technology and the possibilities of AI? Do we see the danger of these new technologies? Do we see that governments, corporations and political parties will control all of these technologies? Do we see that these tools can and will deceive us if we are not wholly walking by the Spirit? Lord help us!
We have to realize that God does control all of what is happening these days. He warned us about it and there is great comfort in that! Knowing that all things are in His hand. He chooses when to restrain and when to remove His restraining hand! We know from scripture that He will send a delusion, let us not be surprised by that. We have to believe that we can avoid the delusion and avoid the deception. We have to be discerning and study our Bibles that we may have insight into these days. I urge you, spend more time in your Bible! Pray the Lord’s prayer, “lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil”. As the Lord for more of His Spirit!
2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. And then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. And for this reason, God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they might believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth but took pleasure in wickedness”.
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