Satan Prepping

[The Hammer]

No, I can’t prove anything to you, especially since I don’t know you except on this forum. It will be up to God to show you, if you desire to know the truth or possibility satan or more likely some demonic being will push you too far and you’ll start questioning.

Doubtful. But thank you for your concern.

I've got the divine protection of my Gods to keep me safe.

 

[Windwalker]

The Apostle Paul describes its leader as the "man of lawlessness" ....

Do we see evidence today of Satan's minions preparing the way for the antichrist to enslave humanity? Absolutely!

I agree. They elected him the President of the United States in 2016, and excuse his lawlessness everyday, willing to put him in absolute control of this country in 2024, all the while claiming to be followers of Jesus Christ.

Yes, Satan has been preparing Christians to accept the antichrist ever since Jerry Falwell Sr. sold his soul to him for political power.

 

[Windwalker]

How does one prep against Satan?

Salt. That and garlic.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Salt. That and garlic.

Clearly Satan is not a foodie. And no salt or garlic? I guess Hell is real after all

 

[Trailblazer]

So, He left the world as a humble servant when His mission, work on the cross and resurrection was finished. He didn’t say anything, nor deny returning again in His glory to establish the Kingdom of God and rule the world from Jerusalem.

Jesus did not have to deny what He never said. Jesus never said that He was returning again in His glory to establish the Kingdom of God and rule the world from Jerusalem.

Jesus never claimed to be a king, and He never said He was coming to rule. Jesus came to bear witness to the truth about God and sacrifice His life on the cross for the sins of humanity. Jesus accomplished both of those things so His work was finished here and He went to heaven.

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Who is the Son of man who will come in the clouds of heaven?

 

[Trailblazer]

Except the previous verses refer to Jesus, the Lamb, and the Word. Clearly the passage is about Jesus coming in His glory.

You can believe that if you want to but it is only your personal interpretation of the verses.
I consider it sad for Christians to continue waiting for Jesus to return when Jesus never said He was going to return.
When they get to heaven and see Jesus, if they are that lucky, Jesus will ask them why they did not recognize Him when He returned with a New Name. Then what will they say?

Isaiah 62:2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.

Revelation 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

Revelation 3:12-13 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The new name means that the return of Christ would be another man with a new name. Sadly, Christians do not bother to think about what these verses actually mean -- let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches -- yet they have completely disregarded what the Spirit said because they STILL believe that the same Jesus is going to come down from heaven on the clouds.

 

[InChrist]

Jesus did not have to deny what He never said. Jesus never said that He was returning again in His glory to establish the Kingdom of God and rule the world from Jerusalem.

Jesus never claimed to be a king, and He never said He was coming to rule. Jesus came to bear witness to the truth about God and sacrifice His life on the cross for the sins of humanity. Jesus accomplished both of those things so His work was finished here and He went to heaven.

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Who is the Son of man who will come in the clouds of heaven?

Jesus told His disciples when they asked that He would come again in power and glory.

And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:25-27

As John was also told in Revelation…

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! ( 22:20)

 

[InChrist]

I agree. They elected him the President of the United States in 2016, and excuse his lawlessness everyday, willing to put him in absolute control of this country in 2024, all the while claiming to be followers of Jesus Christ.

Yes, Satan has been preparing Christians to accept the antichrist ever since Jerry Falwell Sr. sold his soul to him for political power.

The final Antichrist will be ingenious and hailed by the world as a great man of peace. Certainly someone with greater capabilities than the likes of Trump or Falwell. Besides, according to the scriptures it doesn’t seem it will be anyone from the U.S.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Jesus told His disciples when they asked that He would come again in power and glory.

And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:25-27

As John was also told in Revelation…

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! ( 22:20)

He also told them that at least some of them would still be alive when he came back.

 

[sun rise]

Do you see Satan prepping the world for the arrival and acceptance of the antichrist?

I don't believe in satan nor the anti-christ. I do believe we're in the ending of the old world and the birth of the new but not according to Christian theology.

 

[Heyo]

It's not Jesus.
I believe it was Baha'u'llah.

Except the previous verses refer to Jesus, the Lamb, and the Word. Clearly the passage is about Jesus coming in His glory.

You are aware that you are talking about the rider of the apocalypse known as "War"?
Jesus or Baha'u'llah as waging war, dressed in a robe dipped in blood?

So much for peaceful religions ...

 

[Heyo]

Do you see Satan prepping the world for the arrival and acceptance of the antichrist?


“There is one, however, who is doing a different kind of prepping. And he is doing so at breakneck speed. We can see his handiwork in that regard by simply observing the times and watching headlines unfold. It is as if he knows that he has a short time to prepare in consideration of his biblically forecast destiny.

I’m talking about, of course, Lucifer the fallen one. Satan is in an all-out phase of prepping, as I believe I and others who are watchmen and watchwomen can discern in these increasingly troublesome times.

The devil observably has his collars and chain around the necks of the dogs of government, military, economy, science, entertainment, and especially religionists.”

Satan's Prepping Continues :: By Terry James

The theological concept of "the endtimes" always brings out the most creative writers. The Norse have their Ragnarök, the Christians have Armageddon. Revelation is thought to have been penned under the influence of ergot poisoning which induces dreadful and absurd hallucinations.

This one fever dream of a single author, backed up by nothing else in scripture sure has had some influence on the minds of men who want to see the world burn. The violent phantasies of war and destruction, perpetrated by their "peaceful" heroes clicks with their lack of confidence and sense of powerlessness.

There have always been people seeing the world going to hell in a handbasket but in times when there are real threats like war and climate change, these thoughts become more popular, "doom-scrolling" a favourite pastime.

Those who survive the existential dread then start "prepping" for the imagined end. This wouldn't be so dangerous (except for the believers themselves) if this mindset wasn't historically connected to crazes like pogroms against Jews and witch hunts. If people feel threatened by an imagined enemy they find people who are real and can be blamed to be in cohort with the "devil".

Beware of doom sayers, they might want to actively make their nightmares come true.

 

[Trailblazer]

Jesus told His disciples when they asked that He would come again in power and glory.

And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:25-27

Those prophecies have all been fulfilled, and then the Son of Man came.

Who is the Son of man who will come in the clouds of heaven?

As John was also told in Revelation…

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! ( 22:20)

That was not Jesus speaking, it was John who beckoning Jesus to come.

 

[Trailblazer]

You are aware that you are talking about the rider of the apocalypse known as "War"?
Jesus or Baha'u'llah as waging war, dressed in a robe dipped in blood?

So much for peaceful religions ...

Revelations is symbolic.

 

[Rival]

I wish people would stop calling Satan "Lucifer".

 

[Colt]

Do you see Satan prepping the world for the arrival and acceptance of the antichrist?


“There is one, however, who is doing a different kind of prepping. And he is doing so at breakneck speed. We can see his handiwork in that regard by simply observing the times and watching headlines unfold. It is as if he knows that he has a short time to prepare in consideration of his biblically forecast destiny.

I’m talking about, of course, Lucifer the fallen one. Satan is in an all-out phase of prepping, as I believe I and others who are watchmen and watchwomen can discern in these increasingly troublesome times.

The devil observably has his collars and chain around the necks of the dogs of government, military, economy, science, entertainment, and especially religionists.”

Satan's Prepping Continues :: By Terry James

Johns term "anti-Christ" referred to anyone who denied or denies Jesus is the Christ. It wasn't a single individual.

Jesus defeated Satan, he was taken away along with those who joined his cause.

John seemed to believe that Jesus would "soon return" 2000 years ago. He was wrong.

Every generation thinks it's in the worst times.

The Jewish Messiah remains MIA and the apocalyptic prophecies associated with a Messiah never came true.


18Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.20You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.c 21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth. 22Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son. 23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

There are anti-Christ's on this forum.

 

[Colt]

I wish people would stop calling Satan "Lucifer".

Good point, Satan was Lucifers assistant. He went about doing the bidding of the fallen administrator.

 

[Rival]

Good point, Satan was Lucifers assistant. He went about doing the bidding of the fallen administrator.

No, Lucifer is Jesus.

 

[Colt]

No, Lucifer is Jesus.

Well no, that's apples and tunning forks.

 

[Rival]

Well no, that's apples and tunning forks.

No, in the Book of Revelation Jesus is the Morning Star, that is, Lucifer. He's also called this in the Exsultet.

Flammas eius lúcifer matutínus invéniat:
ille, inquam, lúcifer, qui nescit occásum.

That is,

May this flame be found still burning
by the Morning Star:
the one Morning Star who never sets,
Christ your Son,