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“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. [*2 Corinthians 4: 3-5 (KJV)]”
“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? [*Revelation 13: 2-4 (KJV)]"
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. [*2 Thessalonians 2: 3, 4 (KJV)]”
In America, and around the world, we have always loved money, the false sense of power and control it grants unto us; not only, over “our lives,” but also, over the lives of one another, and others. In America, and around the world, the true god we have always worshiped is the false god of “Self”. “Self,” with its ginormous, raging, wounded ego, is the god of this world; the god operating within people, that makes us feel as if we are “lost”… that makes us think we have something to prove unto ourselves, unto one another, and even unto God Himself… thereby blinding us unto the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the true image and likeness of our Father (The Lamb), and who is shining unto us… even from within us, from within our very hearts where He now dwells through His Finished Work. Because of our ignorance of these things, we have traded deep, meaningful, heartfelt relationships and fellowship with one another… for computer screens, dumb-phone screens; and let’s not forget that shallow, superficial, artificial, narcissistic “social media”; where everyone can continually attempt to impress one another with their works, vain accomplishments, achievements and “expertise” opinions. Yet, “social media” is not relationship, much less, fellowship! We’re as superficial, artificial as the “intelligence” we’re worshiping…
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