The Delusional Among Us
1/31/2013
“…for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” 2 Thessalonians 2:11. The Greek word “energeia”
is translated into our English language as “strong”. Interestingly,
this Greek word is used in the New Testament only of superhuman
strength. God shall send them strong delusion. The English words “should and believe” stem from one Greek word “pisteuō” which means: to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in.
The
fact that there are people today walking around in a state of delusion
is obvious. Here’s an example of delusional: Many people right here in
America view their current president as the messiah – is that not
delusional? “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:5.
Our current president may not verbally claim to be the Christ, although
many others in positions of authority and the media here in the US have
done just that, he nonetheless has deceived many – and he never refutes
those delusional declarations promoting his deity.
The Greek word for delusion is “planē”
and it means: a wandering, a straying about, one led astray from the
right way. Metaphorically speaking it means: mental straying, error,
wrong opinion relative to morals or religion, error which shows itself
in action, a wrong mode of acting, that which leads into deceit or fraud
– deception. The Greek word “pseudos”
is translated into our English as “lie”. The actual meaning of the
Greek word is: conscious and intentional falsehood. Last year at the
Democratic convention our Creator God was overwhelmingly booed, thus
forcefully removed from that gathering. But the liar (the current
occupier of the Oval Office) was hailed as god. Is that not a conscious
and intentional falsehood – is that not essence of delusional?
Who are “they” that Paul is speaking of in 2 Thessalonians 2:11? “That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” 2 Thessalonians 2:12.
They are those who’ve been presented with the truth of God’s word and
yet they’ve rejected it as false. This verse then takes us a step
further in describing these truth rejecters. They had pleasure in
unrighteousness. The Greek word translated into English as
unrighteousness comes from a Greek root word that actually means
deceitful; in other words, besides having no reverence for God these
folks take pleasure in being deceitful.
The
delusion which God has sent cannot be of any human origin, nor will
“they” be able to resist this delusion. It is supernatural and it is of
such power that those who will not believe the truth will stand before
the White Throne Judgment seat of Almighty God – they are condemned. “…he that believeth not is condemned already…” John 3:18.
“For
the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because
that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed
it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the
world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” Romans 1:18-20.
This strong delusion has not been lying dormant but has been active for
quite some time now. This God sent delusion has been spreading over the
nations of this world and is taking its toll on those who live their
life as though there is no God. They are quite delusional, and even
though they can produce an abundance of excuses as to why they don’t
believe, God sees them wholly without excuse.
“…there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” Romans 13:1.
In other words, those who are in authority over any populous in any
nation have been placed in those positions by God Himself. We are told
we should obey the powers that rule our land. This holds true with
paying our taxes and being in obedience to the laws of the land.
However, nothing can supersede God’s precepts. We follow our God first
and if we are told to vary from God’s ways we must respectfully decline
to do so. The strong delusion that God has placed over this planet will
only affect the unbelieving, and that includes the unbelieving who are
ordained by God.
Those
with the propensity to believe a lie because they’ve refused the truth
are being led into what can only be referred to as the great abyss.
Those who see the current leadership in America as well as other nations
as benevolent are delusional. To the true “in Christ” believer there is
no doubt as to the direction this nation is heading via its current
leadership. As I’ve pointed out previously, the word of God tells us
that He is the power that decides who will fill the positions of
authority in every nation. Believing that God has only benevolence in
mind towards the nations of the world when ordaining such persons for
authority is an erroneous assumption; He loves us all, and occasionally
He chastises those who love Him. That being true, how does He perceive and deal with those who love Him not? Judgment!
“Because
that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart
was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And
changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to
corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.” Romans 1:21-23.
Some of these foolish people (pagans) spoken of in Romans chapter 1
above have recently been elected to Congress. Are they there to do God’s
will? Yes! But the question must be asked “Why would God place these
foolish, ungodly people into offices of authority over Americans?” Could
there be judgment in store for the good ‘ol US of A? Certainly the enemy’s agenda, to place Christians under persecution and even destroying us, is now nearing fulfillment.
Under
this current administration’s many new directives, Christians are being
discriminated against. The persecution most American Christians at one
time believed would never materialize here in the land of the free and
the home of the brave has done just that. Why does it seem this
particular administration is different than the last few
administrations? Simple, America is in the way. In the way of what, you
might ask. Prophecy being fulfilled – which includes a one world order.
America
was originally established to be self-sufficient in the governance of
its populous; we needed no interference from outsiders. Indeed we would
not even tolerate interference of any kind. With our Constitution and
our Declaration of Independence we hold exclusivity, and that
exclusivity is not conducive to a one world anything, especially not a
one world government. Therefore something must “change” or America
remains a stumbling block to the power elite. In this instance it is the
laws of the land which will be diverted to promote a more worldly
order, thus allowing the greatness of America to diminish while a one
world regime arises on the scene.
Many
Americans and foreigners alike now see the above scenario as the
necessary ingredient for moving humanity into the utopian existence they
perceive is currently waiting just out of sight. These folks are
delusional. The strong delusion that God has already sent to confound
the unbelieving populous of planet earth is so strong that these people
are now horribly blinded and they may never see the light of truth
again. They will follow any lie which is perceived as truth. This is
because the ability to distinguish the difference between truth and lies
has been removed by God’s strong delusion; all because of their
unbelief.
At
this point you might be asking “What lie is it that you are referring
to which will lead the masses astray?” It’s not one lie but a whole
mindset of confusion. The strong delusion that God has sent leads the
unbelieving world into the realm of delusion. Think about it like this.
Have we not become painfully aware over the past four years that the man
who occupies the Oval Office is a notorious liar? Did God not place him
in that position over us – twice? It shouldn’t be too difficult for the
truly born again to recognize a narcissistic, consummate liar. But
those who’ve rejected the truth of God’s word find him irresistible.
Why? The lie, the strong delusion, is upon them, while being completely
devoid of godly discernment. Remember this, the antichrist will promote
and build his agenda on “a lie”.
What
can we do about all this delusion taking place? God has sent a strong
delusion so that the people who would not believe His truth would in
turn believe “a lie”. There is nothing we can do about this God sent delusion except continue to be the light in a dark and unbelieving world.
We
are living in the last days, and soon Jesus will take His Ekklesia
home. Therefore should we not be about our Father’s business? Here in
America, as well as around the world, there are already many who are
completely delusional. The longer we stand on the sidelines waiting to
enter the game, the more delusional people will take the field before
us. Get in the game. All the unbelieving Christ rejecters in this world
are without hope – give them that hope. The Holy Spirit is always at work. Shouldn’t we join Him?
The
children of God should find great distinctions between the delusional
and themselves. We can plainly see that the delusion that has gripped so
many can only be of supernatural origin. But lest we ever forget,
Christian’s have been given a mandate from their King. We are to love
one another, we are to help our brethren in need, we are to love our
enemies, we are to be the light in a dark world while proclaiming the
Gospel message to the lost, we are to hold fast to the faith, and we are
to occupy ‘til He comes. Although the delusional are among us today in
great numbers, and growing at an exponential rate, none of the mandates
in the list above should ever be eliminated simply because people are
turning delusional. They are God’s mandates for His children and nowhere
in His word does He tell us to cease spreading His Gospel.
We
are living in very exciting times in which we have been given the
opportunity to witness the beginnings of the birth pangs Jesus speaks
about in Matthew chapter 24. Christians can sojourn in
this world ignoring the signs that indicate the lateness of the hour,
and put off until tomorrow the spreading of the Gospel of Christ. Or, we can be everything our God and Saviour is expecting from His children – today. Your choice.
God bless you all,
Ron Graham
All original scripture is “theopneustos” God breathed
Please
continue your prayers for my health. My eyesight has become a major
problem, and the Myasthenia is worsening, none of the treatments have
been successful. I’m in stage 2 diabetes which is caused by the steroids
I’m taking as a treatment for the MG. The prostate cancer is back and I
have begun hormone treatments again. Through all this “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
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