(2) THE SEDUCING SPIRITS ARE INCREASING.
Paul refers to them as a last day influence. They did their work in the early church, but Paul foresaw the day when their powers would be increased and their work more deadly and destructive.
-The Bible specially refers to the falling away in the last days as a result of the increased powers of evil.
-When you read your Bible you can see that they worked in the early church!
a. Judas was persuaded by the seductive influence of the devil to betray the Lord.
b. Ananias and Sapphire were deceived by the same power and lied to the Holy Ghost.
c. Hymenaeus and Philetus were influenced by seducing spirits and erred saying that the
resurrection was passed already.
d. Many other heresies and doctrines of devils invaded the church soon after Pentecost and these
seductive powers made great inroads into the church causing divisions in the body of Christ.
-Seducing spirits are the greatest last day threat to Christianity.
2 Tim. 3:1-5 “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!"
“Perilous” means “dangerous. There is danger of being deceived by wicked influences. The longer the world stands, the more contaminated it becomes. It’s harder to live right now than it was years ago because the devil has more methods and means by which to deceive people with.
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