Timothy Williams - Insanity in the Church: A Powerful Delusion Sent by God

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2019 by Timothy Williams.

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Dedication

Dedicated to those who love God more than the pleasure of the Powerful Delusion.

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion. (2 Thessalonians 2:11)

Contents

1. The Lie

H einrich Himmler, the organizer of Hitlers SS Army and overseer of the extermination of millions of Jews, studied agriculture before the war. He wanted to be a farmer. If Himmler had never joined Hitler, the world would never know the monstrous heart he possessed. Hitler himself dreamed of becoming an artist, but the conditions in Germany provided fertile ground to work the seeds of destruction. The same is true for us. The opportunity to sin may not yet present itself, but that does not mean we too do not have a monster hidden inside our hearts.

A time fast approaches when the door will open for the wickedness in each man to come to life, if he has not died to self. The opportunity comes in the form of a lie invading the church and sweeping the world today. This lie penetrates every aspect of the church and the right circumstance will allow the monster to arise. This hidden lie, deceiving the Christian world, is the Powerful Delusion that Paul warns us about.

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. (2 Thessalonians 2:11)

This book does not focus on the errors of a specific revival movement, church, denomination, ministry, or person for two reasons. First, none of us can stand before God innocent and declare we are untouched by the delusion. Secondly, Scripture should motivate us to repent without the need to point out the faults of another. It is far too easy to build a church or ministry, or to sell a book by pointing out the faults of another. There are always objectors to any group or person. Using lurid gossip to get individuals to side on an issue does not kill the monster in our own hearts. In other words, it is easy to look at others and think we are not like them. That is why Jesus bids us to look at our own lives, rather than someone elses. The words of Jesus telling us no carry even more weight as we approach the last days. For unless we repent we will also perish.

Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on themdo you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. (Luke 13:45)

God Sends the Delusion

Unless we repent by hating our own life and suffering with Christ, which we will talk more about later, God will make sure we believe the lie. Right now God, not Satan, sends the Powerful Delusion. Look again at 2 Thessalonians 2:11; For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.

God allows and permits rather than hinders the work of Satan so that circumstances arise that expose each mans heart. Like Himmler, who only needed a Hitler, God will bring about a situation that reveals the wickedness in our hearts. There will be no gray areas and no doubts about where a man stands. There will be no lying words that cover up mans heart. Each man will be shown for who he really is. Whether religious or atheist, the heat will be turned up so that the evil in a man will rise to the surface for all to see. If you have been fooling yourself about your relationship with Jesus, you will find out the truth.

A Powerful Delusion is a powerful lie. It is faith, strong faith in something false. Right now, as you read these words God is causing a strong faith in a false Jesus to take place. In this book we will look at the true Jesus in order to expose the lie. Genuine faith can only happen by loving the Truth. And a love for the Truth can only happen as we die to self. It is the message of the offensive cross that crucifies self so we might have a sincere love for the Truth.

The Lawless One

The delusion or lie comes with great power and authority. Believing in the false Jesus is easy. Outward circumstances make it seem as if the lie stands on a firm foundation. Yet, in reality its foundation is the lawless one spoken about in 2 Thessalonians. Hitlers regime looked like it had a strong foundation, but it crumbled when the truth was revealed. The Hitler for our hearts will be the lawless one. Just like Hitler promised freedom and prosperity, a form of Christianity based upon a false freedom will allow man to abandon the restraints of holy worship. The false Jesus will come with all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders. There will literally be all kinds of manifestations, feelings, and confirmations preparing the way for the lawless one. Right now on any given Sunday, preacher after preacher talks about new freedom in Christ. But such freedom is a lie and has nothing to do with the true and holy Jesus.

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:910)

They perish because they refused to love the truth, is the explanation God gives for allowing the Powerful Delusion to work within the church. Instead of loving the Truth, they at best only give lip service to itthey are mockers. The Powerful Delusion comes with every sort of evil. From those who love the emotional worship to those who embrace a calmer style, the lie still works its magic. Even among those who talk of the cross, the offense is missing.

Unity

This lie sweeps the world today. It is a lie that both Christians and non-Christians believe without realizing it. This falsehood brings all men together in unity. All half-truths and full-blown heresies, all subtle compromises in the church converge together under a single banner. But the change is so slow and gradual that few honestly realize what is happening. Yet, the entire world will unite when the anti-Christ comes on the scene. Men will look at each other in amazement, suddenly realizing they have been believing and preaching in agreement with one another for a long time. In ever so subtle ways, the same message is embraced throughout the world and in the worldly church. Whether atheist or Christian, there is unity under one lie chanted by all. Pulpits by the thousands preach it while the world promotes it. Even those at odds with each other are taken in by the same single lie.

For the first time in the history of the world a great confirmation of a lie on a global scale is occurring. When the evidence is weighed and the facts established, the world and the church will conclude and agree that this lie is really truth. If it were not for the grace of God in the small remnant of the elect, everyone would believe the lie. A gift of healing will manifest in a powerful way, and the whole world will be astonished. So astonished, that everyone in the world, except for the elect, will be persuaded to follow the beast.