"LYING WONDERS" BY JOSEPH CHAMBERS
Many different manifestations previously known almost exclusively to the occult are sweeping the church world. Is it the Holy Spirit or is it "psychic activity?" You will eventually have to answer that question for yourself, hopefully after you finish this article. Sharp division between the real and the false will soon be a requirement for Christian living and church attendance, if not already. For too long the church has drifted like a ship without a rudder. In many congregations, Biblical truth has been treated lightly, while social and emotional matters have demanded attention. This closing hour does not allow for such carelessness, neither does it allow a light treatment of the "spirit of discernment." Those who do not have a firm and conscious hold on Biblical values and Biblical truth will not be able to survive.
A few proof texts of Scripture are not enough for this unprecedented hour. Jesus said, "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." (Matthew 24:5). Because someone says all the right things about Jesus does not prove that the truth is being spoken. Even if the teacher, pastor, evangelist, or so-called prophet can prove that some of his prophecies have come to pass, that does not prove anything about his standing before God. Psychics, like Jeanne Dixon and Edgar Cayce, have prophesied certain events that came to pass, but their lives and beliefs attest to the absence of the Lord Jesus and His Spirit in their lives.
Over and over the Holy Scripture warns us of these last days. Apostle Paul, speaking specifically about the Antichrist, said the following. "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10). Years ago when I read the Biblical statement made by Jesus, "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matthew 24:24), it made no sense to me. Deceive the very elect if possible? I thought, how could that be? The great Christians that I served the Lord Jesus beside were as solid as a rock. The real church world did not tolerate false doctrines or questionable activity that passed the points of acceptable order. That day is gone.
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