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Satan’s great plan is to provide counterfeits for the major End Times prophecies in the Bible. These counterfeits will allow Satan to deceive humanity in potentially damning ways in these End Times.
To better explain Satan’s great plan of counterfeiting, let’s present an example. One of Satan’s counterfeits concerns the abomination of desolation.
In our article titled “Mt Hermon And The Counterfeiting Of The Abomination Of Desolation” we showed that Satan may build a physical temple on Mt Hermon in an effort to deceive humanity about the abomination of desolation. The Book of Enoch describes Mt Hermon as the place where the fallen angels entered into illicit relationship with human women (Enoch 6:1-6). The Book of Enoch is a clever piece of Satanic propaganda which Satan uses to promote deceptions. Satan wants Mt Hermon to be associated with evil because he may plan on building a physical temple there in an effort to convince Christians that the abomination of desolation will happen within it. Notice the similarities of the mountain names: Mt Sion and Mt Zion (Temple Mount).
The fact that the names are so similar sounding implies that Satan may sieze this opportunity to build a physical temple on Mt Hermon (Zion), rather than Mt Sion (Temple Mount). The rebuilt physical temple, as shown in the article “Ezekiel’s Temple And The Counterfeiting Of The Abomination Of Desolation,” will be used by Satan to create a counterfeit for the abomination of desolation prophecy. The real abomination of desolation will occur in God’s New Covenant temple, which is the church.
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Salvation comes through faith in Christ, not works of the flesh.
Or it could be that one is a representation of the other. If you were to look at Canaanite myth, the god-type person of the region would live on the actual mountain, and the man-built temple would be actually on a hill named for the real mountain, in the capital city, and where people can access it relatively easily, and there would be some sort of presence that would manifest itself in the temple, making everything all good, at least in the minds of such people who have a propensity to build and operate temples for whatever reason.
The fact that the names are so similar sounding implies that Satan may sieze this opportunity to build a physical temple on Mt Hermon (Zion), rather than Mt Sion (Temple Mount).
Then you are talking about a redemption that I am unaware of from reading the New Testament.
I'm not talking about the process of sanctification, or the fruit of repentance but the process of redemption through Christ.
Some philosophy not based on the Bible but what looks to me as an attempt to circumvent the process described in the Bible.
First causes need to be addressed before intended consequences of said first cause can be discussed.
So this is just a hypothetical as far as your adopted philosophy is concerned? Some really week force incapable of any actual noticeable results? So that if you don't notice any change, then just overcome that doubt and don't worry yourself about it and just claim the prize without actually running the race?
A person who has been born of the Spirit doesn't desire to live the old life they had before Christ.
Right, there are preachers you can check out on YouTube that will tell you just that. To watch one, just click on the link in NOTurTypical's signature, where you can find heart warming claims like trying to be good is so much "religion", which we are then told Jesus was not about.
. . . Satan has successfully deceived most Christians into the belief that "all one needs to do to get into heaven is believe" Christians will mistakenly think that they can go on sinning . . .
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by Helper39
Right, there are preachers you can check out on YouTube that will tell you just that. To watch one, just click on the link in NOTurTypical's signature, where you can find heart warming claims like trying to be good is so much "religion", which we are then told Jesus was not about.
. . . Satan has successfully deceived most Christians into the belief that "all one needs to do to get into heaven is believe" Christians will mistakenly think that they can go on sinning . . .
Originally posted by jmdewey60
reply to post by Helper39
Right, there are preachers you can check out on YouTube that will tell you just that. To watch one, just click on the link in NOTurTypical's signature, where you can find heart warming claims like trying to be good is so much "religion", which we are then told Jesus was not about.
. . . Satan has successfully deceived most Christians into the belief that "all one needs to do to get into heaven is believe" Christians will mistakenly think that they can go on sinning . . .
Salvation is by faith alone, in the completed atoning work of Christ.
Only a fool would believe that one could go through life without sin.
I'm sure there are several reasons why Jesus' death was necessary.
Other wise why would he give his life and suffer the cross if we could be perfect but just choose not to.
You have a habit of making claims like this without substantiating them.
So according to you the Bible is incorrect that we can have assurance of our salvation through Christ?
I believe those verses you cited will support the statements I already made.
We cannot rest our faith in the promises of Christ, specifically John chapter 6, and Ephesians 2:8-10 and Romans 10:9-10 should not be in the Bible? Sorry, I don't agree with that.
I think you are supporting a philosophy which is something like 'the power of your own belief', where if you really, really, really, think you are "saved", then you are. The danger of that philosophy is that it sees a prompting of the spirit to do better as a sign of lack of faith, and something to be suppressed. Thus killing the spirit of conviction until you feel self-satisfied and complacent, the perfect trap set by the Devil.
I have faith that what Christ promises He will see to completion. I trust Him JM, not vain philosophy.
Jesus' work in his earthly ministry including his death, was sufficient for the purposes it was required for. Your future salvation is tied to an ongoing ministry by the risen Christ in heaven, which does not stop, for you, until your life is over.
His work at Calvary was sufficient for my salvation, and all who believe that and place their trust in Him are saved.