If anyone has placed their trust in a leader because he can get them secure borders, a better economy, peace in the world and even support for Israel will be fooled by the antichrist when he declares himself "the Christ." The antichrist will be for Israel, appearing to be for them, but will be against Israel.
The antichrist will promise all kinds of wonderful things even doing lying wonders and miracles to fool people. He will sound so good to superficial people that they will follow him no matter how often he violates the scriptures. Because these people do not intimately know the Bible or have the Spirit of Christ, they will be easily dupped into excitedment about him and alegience to him.
Believers are in support of Israel but not in the way unbelievers support Israel. We support the country because God said to do it and for the sake of the gospel getting to the Jewish people in the very last days.
Because God loves Israel believers stands with her. Unbelievers support Israel for different reasons even if they do not know God, these will be those who will support the antichrist who will claim to be the Christ and will make a false treaty with Israel and then break it.
I am astonished at those who think we should never judge anyone, that we should merely believe whatever they say and base our trust in them because of things they do for us.
God said that born again believers walk by faith in Christ not by sight. We do not follow people because of what they can do or how well they speak. We look beyond their words and actions to the fruit of the Spirit of Christ Who lives in believers.
If someone does not have the fruit of Christ, they do not belong to Him. That fruit is the character qualities of Christ that produce proper attitudes, actions and words, but even these outward signs can be counterfeited. It is the character qualties that can only be seen with Spiritual eyes that we watch for in anyone.
Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
2 Timothy 4:3
"3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
Our modern day is rampant with false teachers and even believers who have fallen into false teaching. Rather than asking God to show them truth they are listening to false teachers and "new knowledge" even listening to those who twist the Bible to make it say what they love to hear.
1 John 4:4-5 "4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. 5 They are from the world, therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them."
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!!
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