Prophecy
Satanic activity in all forms is experiencing a dramtic increase all over the world. This is right in line with what the Bible has predicted would happen in the days prior to the return of Christ. Here are just four passages out of many.
II Thessalonians 2:9-12
There will be "..activity of Satan, with all power, signs, and false wonders, and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. And for this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they might believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness."
I Timothy 4:1
"But the Spirit explicitly says that in the latter times some will fall away from the truth, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons."
II Timothy 3:1-4
"But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God."
Revelation 9:20-21
People who were not killed by the plagues of the Tribulation Period, "did not repent of the works of their hands so as to not worship demons...and they did not repent of their...sorceries..."
Notice the key words and phrases in these passages that relate to the activity of Satan: deception of wickedness, deluding influence, deceitful spirits, doctrines of demons, without self-control, brutal, reckless, worship of demons, and sorceries.
Now, let's look at some news stories that line up with this.
Recently in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, 70,000 people gathered in what was considered to be the largest occultic fesival in America. The gathering included nudists, palm readers, withches, sorcerers, satanists, and New Age gurus, along with a lot of sex and drugs, and reckless animal behavior. In the words of journalist Michael Synder, it was 8 days of "unrestrained hedonism." There was a gigantic effigy of a "wickerman" but without actual burning. (Michael Synder, 9/1/16, "Burning Man: America's Largest Occultic Festival Is 70,000 People At Nevada's Black Rock Desert)
Mysticore is a new activity that is pervading the culture. It combines magic, mysticism, and the occult. (There are pages of this on the internet.)
Recently the Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted a "Witches Brew Film Fesival."
(Article by Laura Bolt, dated August 22, 2016)
September 16, 2016 was the opening of the first physical headquarters for the Satanic Temple. The international office is located on Bridge Street in Salem, Massachusettes, in an old white house zoned as an art gallery. Talk about deception.
(Boston Globe, September 20, 2016)
"The number of people who take part in occult and Satanic practices... is constantly rising," according to Victor Cascioli, a leading expert on the occult. According to an article in The Telegraph News, these satanic practices include speaking in tongues, levitation, and vomiting nails.
WND reported on 9/27/16 in an article entitled "Surge in Satanism, Black Magic," that exorcists are in high demand, and described by the Catholic Church as an "emergency." Father Gary Thomas has reportedly performed 50-60 exorcisms in the past 10 years. Speaking of the Catholic Church brings us to the city of Rome where, according to an article by Thomas Williams, tens of thousands of Italians are requesting excorcisms each year, with as many as 30 people a day, and even an excorcism hotline has been established. The article states that one priest claims that there are 10 million Italians who have consulted wizards, witches, fortune tellers, and astrologers.
In a related note, Rome now has a winged bull with a human head, and a piece of the ancient temple of the god Baal on display at the Coloseum. An article by Michael Snyder makes the case for both having a direct link to Bablyon and Nimrod. According to the biblical historian, Josephus, Nimrod was the one responsible for initiating the construction of the Tower of Babel as an act of rebellion against God. Some bible scholars also believe that Rome is the "Mystery Babylon" mentioned in Revelation. Could it be more than just coincidence, then, that Italy has such a huge problem with satanic activity?
Monuments that have a direct link to satanic activity are going up all over the world, and people who are possessed by the devil or involved in events reflecting a total disregard for God, is seeing a dramatic increase.
The Bible has the explanation to all of this.
II Corinthians 4:3-4
"And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
Who is the "god of this world?" Satan. However, the Bible also tells us people don't have to be deceived because "...greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world(I John 4:4). Hallelujah! Who is in us? Each and every person who has invited Jesus Christ into his or her life has God's Holy Spirit abiding in them, who is more powerful than Satan. Hallelujah!!
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