2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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Comments by Joan Boney:
On Friday night, June 18, 2021, on PBS TV, American Masters ... they presented the story of Itzhak Perlman, an Israeli violinist.
I recorded the performance and tried to watch it but found I could only watch about 5 minutes.
I saw such great delusion coming from those persons on TV, including Perlman and his wife. Some of the things they "made over" were totally non-understandable to me! They attributed these things to be of very great importance while I know only one thing is truly important: Believing in the Word of God, Jesus Christ.
And I thought of them at their Synagogues, as I thought of people today at their churches, where the Word of God is cast aside in part.
I considered the "great delusion" from God which causes people to think things will be important while leaving their own souls unattended in their fame.
Though sad, I rejoice that God chose me and allowed me to experience salvation.
When we have God in us, we have everything. Otherwise we have nothing at all worth having!
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There is a very strong delusion concerning going to church.
It certainly seems like that is what we should do as the elect of God.
(And we want to be at the gathering of the elect of God, but sadly that is not what we find in churches today where they omit portions of scripture to allow sins to reign and please people to gain large numbers of people to themselves.)
When we get to a church meeting, so often we find they have changed the doctrines of Christ into other doctrines.
Paul said of such: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal. 1:8-9)
So many at churches handle the Word of God foolishly, eliminating the instruction given by the scripture or completely omitting those scriptures.
When Jesus returns for the elect of God, those people in churches who mishandle scriptures will be destroyed by Jesus. (2 Thess. 2:8)
Make no mistake: Jesus will gather "the elect of God" to Himself, not those apostate church groups.
Matthew 24:31 And HE (Jesus) shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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People follow all sorts of "wonders" which they think to be something but they are only delusions.
Mark 8:36 Jesus said: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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John 14:6 Jesus said: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME (The Word).
Salvation is by God by the Word HE speaks to us who are the elect of God, chosen by God, changed by God by HIS Spirit who lives in us.
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 16:13 Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
John 3:3 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
I Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
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