And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.
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… And then it's also deceptive. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 11, verse 14, for Satan himself, this is amazing, transforms himself into an angel of light. He can do that. By the way, I think that's what he did when he talked to Eve. Somehow, yes, obviously he used the serpent, but we don't understand all that went on there. That's a weird deal. He's got the power to transform himself into an angel of light. Listen, if some angel spoke to you and said, I've got a revelation for you. I've got a new testament for you, another testament. Or I'm going to give you this new religion. Isn't it interesting that the Bible, listen to this, the Bible already announced, had already been available for people to read, not in the Gutenberg Bible printed manner, but in scrolls and in writings, The Bible said from the Apostle Paul, if an angel or any one of us or anybody preaches to you a different gospel than that which Christ gave us, let them be accursed. …
… second Corinthians 11 Paul said they are false apostles they are deceitful workers transforming themselves into apostles of Christ and no wonder for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. You remember when Jesus in Revelation wrote the little, the seven letters to the seven churches, he wrote to Philadelphia. He spoke of those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews but are liars. Well, likewise, there are churches throughout our city and our country controlled by demons, perpetuating error and falsehood. John MacArthur wrote this, Satan is most effective in the church when he comes not as an open enemy, but as a false friend. Not when he persecutes the church, but when he joins it. Not when he attacks the pulpit, but when he stands in it. so Jesus is teaching, and as truth is being disseminated from the lips of the Son of God, a demon shrieks. That's why I say it was an interesting service. I've always given this analogy. You know, I always say, you know, when you turn on a porch light in the summer, the bugs come. Maybe it's a better analogy to say when you turn on the lights in the kitchen, the cockroaches flee, right? The light freaks them out. So let me throw something out that you may have never considered before, but I think it's going to help you understand what is happening. In the entire Old Testament, all of Old Testament history, there is not a single …
… clap and give him a praise today. Oh, I love, I love the way Paul, Paul describes him. Second Corinthians 11, 14, and no wonder for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. He's dressed up like Halloween, like he's for you and he's with you and he wants you to have fun and relationships and freedom. But all the while he's promising bondage. He's promising brokenness. He's selling you a lie. God wants you to be really free and really redeemed and really whole and really excited and really confident. And so you got to be careful not only of that, but people in your life that masquerade like they're for you, but they're against you. He doesn't come with a huge force. He comes in the seed of doubt. Have you seen on social media, these people that keep going to national parks, like they'll be in Montana and they're messing with bears. Have you seen these people? This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Like if you want to talk to a squirrel and like, you know, feed a squirrel. So I'm good, but bears, I just think let's, let's call them off limits. …
… hey, just want to let you know, we're charlatans. now he says that it's no wonder for satan himself masquerades as an angel of light it's not surprising then his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness but their end will be what their actions deserve who was coming against Jesus. At the end, the big battle, it was Gog. Remember that? And Magog. Gog. Weird, I know. But I was thinking about it. Just almost God. almost God so close And what we're gonna need more than ever in our pocket at the end of the age is discernment. discernment, discernment, discernment. So many times he said, look, look, I looked and I saw, well, I'm telling you the same God. He's not bringing a different word. He's not adding to the word. We read that at the last paragraph. He's not taking away from the word, but he is continuing to give insight into the word to everyone who is awake and who is looking. He's perpetually showing the way of light, the true light. …
… INTO THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST. THAT IS, THEY ARE WEARING SHEEP'S CLOTHING. AND NO MARVEL, FOR SATAN HIMSELF IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ANGEL OF LIGHT. SATAN IS THE CAPTAIN OF CAMOUFLAGE. HE IS THE MASTER OF DECEIT. AND SO AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN THE BIBLE WARNS US OF FALSE PROPHETS. THE, OUR LORD JESUS SAID IN THIS SAME BOOK OF MATTHEW THAT WE'RE STUDYING IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 24 AND VERSE 24, FOR THERE SHALL ARISE FALSE CHRISTS. THAT'S WHAT DAVID KORESH SAID THAT HE WAS, THE MESSIAH. THERE SHALL ARISE FALSE CHRISTS AND FALSE PROPHETS AND SHALL SHOW GREAT SIGNS AND WONDERS INSOMUCH THAT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE THEY SHOULD DECEIVE THE VERY ELECT. YOU KNOW EVERY NOW SOMEBODY WILL SAY, OH, THE BIBLE IS NOT TRUE. THE BIBLE IS A BUNDLE OF BLUNDERS. THE BIBLE IS A BOOK OF LIES. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY IT IS, THEY SAY. THEY SAY THAT THE BIBLE IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE OF ALL THESE FALSE RELIGIONS, ALL OF THESE FALSE PROPHETS, ALL OF THESE FRUIT LOOPS. …