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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 349
cannot bestow wisdom and knowledge on humanity. Those who communicate with spirits
claiming to be spirits of the dead are actually communicating with Satan’s demons. This is why
God forbids us to contact spirits of the dead and he calls it an abomination.
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This is the
strongest condemnation that God gives in the Bible. When he says that something is an
abomination, it is extremely disgraceful or disgusting. God commanded Israel to put to death
those who were mediums.
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God takes these deceptions very seriously.
The second type of deceiving spirit that is possible to encounter is a demonic spirit that
poses as the Holy Spirit or as an angel of light. The Apostle John warns us: “Beloved, believe not
every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God.” John gives us a test to use; he writes:
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world. (1 John 4:2-3)
The key to this test is that the spirit must confess that Jesus Christ is come; this is the
present form of the verb. The original Greek word is “erchomai.” According to The New
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Of The Bible, “erchomai” is used only in the present tense.
Satan freely admits that Jesus Christ came to earth but he won’t admit that he rose from the dead;
that he is come. Unfortunately, most Bible translations have used the past tense of come, which
is of no help in identifying a deceiving spirit. John reiterates his point again; we writes: “For
many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh.
This is a deceiver and an antichrist.” (2 John 1:7)
Today you don’t have to look far in America to see all the deception the Bible has
warned us about. There are deceivers everywhere. There is every type of false religion; people
who claim to be Christians are rejecting God’s word and his commandments; pastors are catering
to what the people want to hear, they are teaching fairy tales; there are false Christs; there are
psychics and mediums in almost every town; and millions of people have their own demonic
spirit guide. There is an ecumenical movement; a movement to bring about the worldwide unity
of the Christian church. This ecumenical movement has embraced the pagan religions of the
world and has rejected the solid Christian foundations found in God’s holy word.
Satan's Servants Masquerading As Believers
Many years ago I was listening to a Christian radio talk show called Talk Back With Bob
Larson. A man called in and identified himself as a servant of Satan but said that he taught
Sunday school at his local church. He said that in the beginning he exclusively relied on the
Bible for his teaching. But as he gained the confidence of those in his class he began to twist
scripture. He said that he eventually stopped using the Bible altogether and nobody noticed. He
said he is now instructing these believers in the doctrines of devils. This is not an isolated case
there are deceivers among us and we need to protect ourselves from them by knowing God’s
word.
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