Worthy Brief - 5/4/2020
Friend, don’t be fooled.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
During 1941 the United States and Japan were in negotiations to resolve their difference as the rest of the world was at war. The special delegation of Japanese ambassadors, ostensibly sent on this “peace” mission, arrived shortly before the massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in which 2,403 Americans were killed, 1143 were wounded, eighteen ships were sunk or grounded, and 300 planes destroyed or damaged. President Franklin Roosevelt called it a “date which will live in infamy.”
The ambassadors from Japan must have been good actors, carefully trained to set the Americans at ease and completely assuage any suspicion of their nations' true intentions, thus to disarm their enemy with subtle subterfuge.
So, we wonder, how does a serpent, or a dragon, appear as an angel of light? Or how does a self-centered charlatan or a brilliant narcissist transform himself into a "Christian" preacher or a modern "prophet"? Or, how does a power-hungry government official, or a billionaire philanthropist, or a "qualified" medical professional present himself as a servant of mankind, with a comprehensive program for benefitting humanity? ...when in fact, they are bent on destruction...
1 Thessalonians 5:3 warns us of Last days deception: "For when they shall say, "Peace and safety" then sudden destruction shall come upon them as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape." In the end, the deceivers will deceive themselves, but meanwhile...
Friend, the devil may have horns, but he will somehow adorn them to look like halos. Beware. Yeshua said, "I am sending you out as sheep among wolves; Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." Remember, the enemy may pretend to be your friend, but his deception may have devastating consequences.
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah
Baltimore, Maryland
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