Environment Of Indulgence

What this episode covers

Environment of Indulgence Without a doubt this is one of the most personally challenging sermons this Pastor has ever preached. What is the environment of indulgence you are personally permitting in your life and in your Church to allow evil to enter and remain? How willing are you to accept responsibility for the environment you indulge? Matthew 24:3–5 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?  4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many….. Matthew 24:11–12 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Jesus here speaks of the time of the end. He answers the question related to the signs of his coming, what they should be.  He begins by highlighting deception. “Take heed that no man deceive you”. “Take heed lest any man deceive you” is seen in Mark 13 “Take heed that ye be not deceived” is recorded in Luke 21. The world shall be full of lies and many, far too many shall be deceived. It is in this environment that false prophets will arise and shall deceive many. Some of whom will even make the claim to be the Saviour of the world. A Saviour that clearly presents itself during a time when the world is in such turmoil it will need saving.  Turmoil that, as I presented last week, may very well be blamed on the Jews just as it was when the precursor of AntiChrist, Adolf Hitler came to power. A blame that will cause the entire world to come against them. Scripture is being fulfilled before our eyes today. Revelation 13 gives to us knowledge of that ultimate AntiChrist that will come. He will rule the entire world in that day, he will arise from the people of the earth, be given absolute authority, force all the people of the earth to take his mark, known as The Mark of the Beast, identified with the insignia 666 and imbedded “in the right hand or in their foreheads”. Revelation 13:17 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Those who love the truth will not be deceived, those who have no love for the truth will be damned through that mark. Revelation 14:9–11 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Such deception, such a false prophet, such a Heretic, THE HERETIC, cannot come out of a world that is filled with truth, but out of a world that has FORSAKEN it. A world that has rejected the entire concept of truth, will be the world that will embrace the father of lies, Satan himself. Turn to; 2 Thessalonians 2:7–12 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:  9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,