Recognizing a need for Spiritual Warfare pt. 2 of 4

Satan Deceives Many                      pt 2 of 4

 

Matthew 7:21-29 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, (or not everyone that calls on the name of Jesus), shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 “Many will say to me in that day ,Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?”

Many ! Note the word many will stand before the judgment and say they prophesied in the name of Jesus, but they will ultimately perish.

The verse continues “and in thy name cast out devils?

Again the word many applies. Many will say that in the name of Jesus that they have cast out devils.

Yet they will ultimately perish.

The verse continues--”and in thy name done many wonderful works?”

Again the word many applies.

Many will say that they have done wonderful works in the name of Jesus, yet they will perish.

The word many applies three times. Many, many , many shall perish even though they prophesied, cast out devils, and did wonderful works in the name of Jesus.

Verse 23 “Then I will profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

They did these things in the name of Jesus but they did not fully repent.

They did works in the name of Jesus, but also practiced in sin.

Verse 24-29---”Therefore whosoever heareth these saying of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock (which is the Word and which is Jesus). And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”

Galatians 4:27 “For it is written, rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not, for the desolate (which is Satan) hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”

Many more people will go into hell than into heaven.

Luke 13:24 “Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” Many people shall desire to enter heaven, but will not be able.

Revelation 3:15-19 “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

This is the church age of being lukewarm. Nearly all professing Christians that are really Christians are, at best, only lukewarm. God clearly states that the lukewarm will be spit out. They will perish. They will not enter heaven.

Verse 17 “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.”

The people of this church age are blind and naked, yet they do not recognize their true condition.

They are blinded and are going to perish, and they do not know it, they are naked, and foolishly confident in their condition. They believe themselves to be clothed with Jesus, tragically they do not recognize their true condition.. They are not clothed with the righteousness required by God, yet have been told by those who are equally spiritually blind that they are on the right path.

Verse 18---”I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness does not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

Verse 19---”As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.”

The message of Jesus to the people of this generation is to repent.

The problem is that so few churches are teaching this anymore and the people needlessly perish!