1 John 2:15–20 (ESV) —
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
NOTE: The warning about the antichrist and the antichrists was written almost two millennia ago. We still have many antichrists teaching against God's word: multiple genders; different definitions of marriage; pride in sin instead of guilt; being their own gods versus serving the one true God; and many other forms of sexual immorality. These antichrists have fooled many people and have prepared the way for the final antichrist which will coincide with the tribulation period, seven years of hell on earth. It sounds like some of these antichrists got their start in the church showing that the church does have room for birds (people who take away the word of God from people).
PONDER:
- What do I believe, the bible or the culture's values?
- Do I need to repent of my rebellion from God and pursue him?
PRAYER: Father, help us to see these antichrists. I pray we will turn from evil and turn to you.
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