Although many Christian leaders think we’ve just entered a golden age, I strongly disagree. Because Bible prophecy points toward a widespread false sense of security, then coming destruction. Let’s consider the realities we face as believers in the supposed peace in our time.
spiritual deception
In a culture full of half-truths, my truth, and no truth, believers need to live lives of clarity, authenticity, and spiritual boldness. Moreover, we need to live in a way that doesn’t obscure the good news and diminish the name of Jesus with tepid, religious, and hypocritical behavior.
This article isn’t meant to make sensational predictions but to take Jesus’ repeated warnings seriously, and consider how we would transform the way we live if we knew He was going to return tomorrow.
A person’s average attention span is 8.25 seconds. Jesus warns us about the days ahead getting so bad, that people’s hearts will fail them because of fear of what’s coming. God will get the world’s attention.
With technological advances and AI, the ability to deceive the masses with an image empowered by Satan seems like something that could happen at almost any moment.
Have we been so collectively swayed by the church growth gurus, vision casters, and directional teams that we’ve taken our eyes off the great commission? Looking at conditions in much of modern Christianity, the answer is yes.
Satan is using spiritual mass deception to fool the world, even many professing Christians. The cost of spiritual deception is far greater than being conned by counterfeit currency because it has eternal implications.
What I’m aiming for is a holy sense of urgency. Roughly 175,000 people die and go into eternity every day. People’s souls are literally hanging in the balance between heaven and hell. We don’t have a moment to waste.
Friends, anytime there is unity for the sake of the greater good and togetherness at all costs, instead of God’s glory, we are at Babel.