The Seduction of the End Times

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Topic: “The Seduction of the End Times”

Text: Revelation 13:11-14

11. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, having two horns like a lamb and speaking like a dragon. 12. And he exercised all the power of the first beast before him, and made the earth and those who dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13. And he performed great wonders, so that he made fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14. And he deceived those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound by a sword and did live.

Let us remember:

The malice that accompanies seduction infiltrates our understanding to the point of sowing confusion to baffle our discernment. The beast had all the outward appearance of a lamb. This is enough to pervert sensitive souls who would confuse the beast with the lamb. Instead of worshiping the lamb, people will worship the beast under the effect of confusion. As such, let us not stop at the primary form of the message that we follow. Let us not stop at what we see with our physical eyes; let us use discernment to see if it is not a simple simulation. With a little attention, we can understand that the beast can never have the humility that the lamb possesses. It will never have the love that the lamb manifests. Its character will betray its true nature; to detect it, we must discern well without distraction. The language of the beast contrasted with that of the lamb: it spoke like a dragon, like a serpent (Revelation 12.9). The language of the beast is full of trickery and lies. This is its trademark, lying to advance in destruction. The beast never holds on to the truth. Rather, it likes to seduce by introducing a deadly venom into our souls. Through its seduction, the beast works great wonders, even to the point of bringing down fire from heaven to earth. Again the false and always the false. This fire, these miracles and wonders only serve for diversion, perversion, destruction, in short, it is pure and simple seduction. Let us be vigilant and not disconnect our discernment. Excellent Wednesday. Amen

Alain Louz.-