Today’s Scripture…
1 John 4:1-3
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
Thoughts…
People have been claiming others are the antichrist since Jesus left this Earth. They claim that the end of the world is coming because they just know this guy is the antichrist. Well sit back and let me tell you my theory…
You see, the spirit of the antichrist is always around, says so in verse three. I believe it is because Satan has no idea about the end of time. He knows the date just as clearly as we know it. Yep, that means he is in the dark also.
So, he always has a “man in the wings.” He is ready for God to make that call. Then bang, he can put that spirit into action. Satan, in the mean time is going to do what he does best, spread lies. He will send out false prophets wherever and whenever he can to cause confusion.
Good news! We have a full proof plan in place to make sure we are not led astray.. Those so called prophets do not believe in Jesus and will not claim He came in the flesh.
The spirit of the antichrist is here, but no worries, just keep focused on Jesus!
Prayer…
