Satan has for many years been subtly setting the stage for this last master delusion.  The Mary phenomena is just a prelude of what is yet to come. It is a John the Baptist spirit announcing the coming of Satan as the false christ.  THE CROWNING MASTER DELUSION OF ALL TIME WILL BE WHEN SATAN COMES MASQUERADING AS CHRIST before the second coming of Christ.  The enemy is carefully controlling events to make sure people's minds and hearts will be ready to accept him when he comes as Mary's conquering Son.  Sadly, those who accept the apparition of Mary as from heaven have taken the first step of several that will end by embracing Satan when he comes, but with what awful consequences.  But there is more to this scenario than just Mary and Satan's last delusion.

         Scripture indicates that between them there is to come demonically controlled human actors in the guise of prophets, christs, and apostles.  These ambassadors of the enemy will be responsible for deceiving many millions before Satan's final act.  They are already at work, for Mary's apparition has already arrived. These evil ambassadors use miracles, healings, and supernatural happenings to prove they are from heaven. Aside from these there is already on the scene false christs, prophets, and apostles.  As the spiritual battle intensifies, the miracle working power of these agents will become far more visible and numerous.
 
SATAN'S PLAN FROM 1531:

        Satan's plan has been a long time in coming.  The first act in this drama began in 1531 when Juan Diego was approached by the apparition to bring to his attention about the babies being sacrificed by the Indians.  This was followed almost 400 years later in 1917 when the apparition appeared to the three innocent children in Fatima By coming to children and then using great signs and wonders, the enemy totally disarmed the people of any fear or prejudice.

         Put yourself in the place of one of the many who over the years have experienced this spiritual power coming upon them, accompanied by visions and messages, and you can imagine how difficult it would be for anyone to tell you your experience was not from heaven. Many innocent children and sincere adults have had these experiences, which they neither looked nor asked for - it just happened.  Consider, what will you do, or how will you react when this will happen to you, and happen it will.  Will you give in to your senses and accept this most glorious being mankind will have ever seen as Christ, or will you, regardless of what your senses tell you, accept the Word of God which plainly tells us what is to come.

         Irrespective of the beguiling language used and the accompanying miracles and signs, we can know with certainty these happenings, when they come, are not from our Heavenly Father, for the Word of God has warned us well in advance, we need not be deceived.  But those without the Holy Spirit of discernment and the courage to take their stand under Jesus' blood-stained banner will be taken captive.
 
PROPHETS, CHRISTS, APOSTLES

         "For many shall come in my name saying, I am CHRIST: and shall deceive many." (Matt.  24:5) "And many FALSE PROPHETS shall rise and shall deceive many." (Matt.  24:11) "Then if any man shall say unto you Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.  For there shall arise FALSE CHRISTS, and FALSE PROPHETS, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.  Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matt 24:23-27) "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the APOSTLES of Christ.  And no marvel; for SATAN HIMSELF IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ANGEL OF LIGHT.  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (2 Cor.  11:13-16)

         The apparitions of Mary fulfill perfectly the above text, for Satan has in truth transformed himself into an angel of light.  Coming as Mary, the respected mother of our Lord, a beautiful woman, chaste, humble, speaking words of love and compassion and much truth, this lying spirit totally disarms those who are witnesses and participants.

         We will now look more closely to the three types of individuals (prophets, christs, and apostles) mentioned by Paul.  We will compare the false with the true and show the differences between them. Each of them plays a very important part in end time events.
 
PROPHETS:

Definitions Of A Prophet:

        The word prophet means "MOUTHPIECE" OR SPOKESMAN.  The work of prophets is to guide, instruct, and deliver messages from heaven about what is to come, or to foretell the future.  A true prophet receives instruction from the Lord God.  A false prophet receives instruction and messages from the enemy.  The Marian phenomena is a good example.  This evil spirit gives messages and visions to chosen ones to be its spokesman (prophet), to relay what they saw and heard.  These are the false prophets Paul was talking about.  More loosely defined as a prophet is ANYONE WHO INTERPRETS THE SCRIPTURES, whether through personal study, or direct impressions and suggestions either from above or below.  There are many individuals today, who fall under this category such as teachers, ministers, and evangelists.

         Another group are those who are moved upon more directly and dramatically.  These fit the picture of a prophet held by most people - someone who foretells the future.  Fortune tellers, tarot card readers, astrologers, and seers like Jeanine Dixon, which also includes the true prophets of God.  They all qualify as prophets because they all forecast or predict future events.

         If there are false prophets there are also true ones.  Today there is an increasing number of people moved upon by the Holy Spirit as God prepares for the final battle, and warns those who are His what is about to come.  We have mentioned Ellen White (prophet of the mid-1800's).  Today there are other true seers of lesser importance who the Scriptural tests of a true prophet of God - they speak according to the law and testimony, uphold Jesus as the Lamb of God, and their predictions come to pass.

         Later on in this chapter we will share what these seers were shown about end time events and Satan's activities. Ellen was shown that Satan was going to use two great snares to take the whole world captive - Sunday sacredness and immortality of the soul.  The latter being confirmed by the apparition of Mary over and over. The Sunday issue is developing and will come as an overwhelming surprise and deception to most.  Over 100 years later another seer has been shown the very same things, thus confirming what was shown to Ellen White. Since the 1980's messages have been received of repentance, reform (like the Marian apparitions), obedience to the 10 Commandments, and the news that God is currently judging the people of the earth.  Current events in the world strongly proclaim and confirm this truth. The following excerpts are typical examples of the kind of message a true visionary gives:
 
         By the opening of the seventh seal, Jesus opened the INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT in behalf of His Laodicean people.  Marriage is preparing in Heaven, before His coming back, for the wedding. He examined the guests to see if everyone was clothed with the wedding dress, the robe of righteousness of Christ.  I saw very few were clothed with it.  Very few have love, the spirit of humility and Christ's character. All the ones examined by Christ before the marriage, that were found without lamp and without oil will be excluded and cast outside.  The people chosen by the Bridegroom are persons who let the Holy Spirit penetrate in them.  They will be characterized by the beauty of their character and their inner being, as Christ, by the new birth, entered in their heart.  This choice of persons, separated by Jesus, the sinners from the righteous ones, is the INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT OF THE LIVING by which the Lord will achieve His work in the heavenly Sanctuary.

         Jesus said that this generation will not pass before the Son of God will come in the clouds of heaven, that a few more years are granted to this generation, that there is no more way out for them, no more future except to get ready for the return of Jesus.
 
A DIFFERENT MESSAGE:

         Notice that the content of the messages of the scriptural prophets is far different from the unscriptural ones. Notice that unlike the true prophet, the false one never mentions a FINAL JUDGMENT, or the CLOSE OF PROBATIONARY TIME.

         2) There is never any mention of ETERNAL DEATH of the wicked.  Rather the wicked dead are portrayed as presently being punished for their sins in purgatory, with the living praying and paying their way out, after which time the sinner can be accepted into heaven.

         3) The false prophet presents Jesus as coming to set up a temporal kingdom here on earth.  Good people who die are taken to heaven.  The wicked are put in purgatory or hell, which is considered a permanent placement for the unrepentant.

         4) False prophets always mixes truth and error.  Often only the time frame is wrong.  They talk against the devil and Satan and his wicked ways, sin, and sinners.

         Mention is made about communism, spiritualists, the heathen, murder, and abortion, etc., and truth and error are continually intermingled.  It is often hard to recognize from what is seen and heard, who is behind this lying spirit - SATAN, the author and instigator of all evil, posing as an angel of light to especially try and deceive, if possible, those who would be the children of God.

         We know without question that the Lord has many honest in heart yet in the world who are deceived, believing a lie.  How God will bring truth to them and call them out we do not know, but we know this will happen in God's way and time.  All His sheep will hear His voice and come when He calls them.

         It is time to know and understand, to prove these experiences by the word of God, whether they be of Him or from the enemy.
 
FALSE CHRISTS:

         In the above texts Jesus warns us that there would come false christs in the last days claiming to be the true Christ.  It is easy to tell the true from the false, for there is ONLY ONE TRUE CHRIST. It can be said without risk of making a mistake that anyone who claims to be a christ is not controlled by a spirit that is from above.  There are those today who make this claim.

         One example is the so-called lord Maitreya, who in 1980 was announced in papers all over the world to be coming soon and again in 1982.  He is considered by some to be the New Age Christ who is biding his time. Although human, he has been seen to appear and disappear before peoples wondering eyes.  This alone indicates that he is satanically controlled.  Since then there are others who claim to be Christ.  All these false christs' are helping to set the stage for the enemy's final delusion.
 
APOSTLES:

         Most people confuse an apostle with a disciple, but an APOSTLE, as mentioned by Paul in 2 Corinthians is not the same as a disciple.  The twelve began following Jesus as disciples, which means in the Greek "a learner or student." All Christians are disciples who are learning about their Lord from the Word.

         A true apostle is a person who sits at the feet of Jesus and studies to know His ways, learning by unction of the Holy Spirit.  He is a mature Christian who spends much time in prayer and study and in communion with the Lord just like Jesus and the apostles.  But there is more to being an apostle.  This is the highest calling a person can have, higher than that of minister.

         The word "apostle" in Greek means: "one who is commissioned and sent by God." He has the gift of miraculous powers, including the spirit of prophecy.  God communicates with apostles directly.  A good example of this is Paul when the Holy Spirit came to him on the road to Damascus.

         Though he became a learner and student of Jesus by virtue of his anointing, he went on to be an apostle, exactly as did the other disciples when they received the Holy Spirit.  It is the calling and a special infilling with the Holy Spirit that makes one an apostle.

         The "false apostles" mentioned by Paul in 2 Corinthians, are those who claim to have direct communication with Jesus and claim to be Holy Spirit filled, but are not.  They can be identified because they did not speak according to the law and the testimony, for there is no light in them.  They do not teach Bible truth.  Their communication is NOT with heaven, but Satan (even though they call him God, Lord, Master, or Jesus) This describes the visionaries who receive lying instruction from familiar spirits and the apparition of Mary.  Comparing their messages with those given to a true prophet shows the sharp contrast between them.
 
EXAMPLES OF TRUE MESSAGES:

          The following are examples of messages given to a true prophet (Ellen White of yesteryear), and shows how Satan works in these end times: "Satan has long been preparing for his final effort to deceive the world.  Little by little he has prepared the way for his masterpiece of deception of spiritualism." The Great Controversy, p. 561.

         "The miracle working power manifested through spiritualism will exert its influence against those who choose to obey God rather than men.  Communications from the spirits will declare that God has sent them to convince the rejecters of Sunday of their error, confirming that the laws of the land should be obeyed as the laws of God." Ibid 590-1.

       "Papists who boast of miracles as a sign of the true church will be readily deceived by this wonderworking power." Ibid 588.

         "Satan works through the elements also to garner his harvest of unprepared souls.  He has studied the secrets of the laboratories of nature and he uses all his power to control the elements as far as God allows.

         "...He will bring disease and disaster, until populous cities are reduced to ruin and desolation." Ibid 589.

         "When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principal of its constitution as a protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, THEN we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near." 5 Testimonies p.  451.

         This union (New World Order) predicted by Ellen White over 100 years ago is formed already, and the personal freedoms guaranteed by the constitution of the United States are constantly being curtailed.  It will get worse.  Religious schools are continually requesting public funds by various legal means and initiatives.  Unscriptural doctrines will be taught widely with public money and used as the standard of right by the courts, and then enforced by the law.  Then it will be time for the marvelous working of Satan of which we now have visible evidence in the apparitions.

         "It is the lying wonders of the devil that will take the world captive.  He will cause fire to come down from heaven in the sight of men. He is to work miracles.  This wonderful miracle working power is to sweep the whole world.

         "We are warned that in the last days, he (Satan) will work with signs and lying wonders.  He will continue these wonders until the close of probation, that he may point to them as evidence that he is an angel of light and not of darkness.

         "Wonderful things with which Satan will be closely connected will soon take place.  God's word declares that Satan will work miracles.  He will make people sick, then suddenly remove from them his satanic power.  They will then be regarded as healed.  These works of apparent healing will bring [all people] to the test." "The enemy will work through his agents who have departed from the faith. They will seemingly work miracles, even to the bringing down of fire out of heaven in the sight of men." Selected Messages Book 2 pp 51-54.

        "Satan, surrounded by evil angels and claiming to be God, will work miracles of all kinds to deceive, if possible, the very elect.  God's people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought." 9 Testimonies p 16.

         "When the enemies of Christ by the instigation of Satan request them to show some miracle, they should answer them as meekly as the son of God answered Satan - 'It is written.' If they will not be convinced by inspired testimony, a manifestation of God's power would not benefit them.

         "Unbelievers will require them to do some miracle if they believe God's special power is in the church. Christ's followers should imitate the example of their Lord.  Jesus with His divine power did not do any mighty works for Satan's diversion, and neither can the servants of Christ." 4 Spiritual Gifts p 150-151.

         "The last great delusion is soon to open before us.  Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight (now beginning). So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them, except by the Holy Scriptures.  By their testimony every statement and every miracle must be tested." The Great Controversy, p.  593.

         "The apostles (one who walks and talks with God personally), as personated by these lying spirits, are made to contradict what they wrote at the dictation of the Holy Spirit when on earth.  They deny the divine origin of the Bible." The Great Controversy, p.  597.

         "The Bible will never be superseded by miraculous manifestations." 2 Selected Messages p. 48
 
COSMIC CHRIST - FINAL DELUSION  
 
         Prophecies foretell the antichrist - the cosmic christ, who is not Jesus of Nazareth - will soon come upon the scene of action (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7).  This most diabolical and deceptive illusion will deceive literally billions of individuals, for their senses of sight and sound will tell them that Jesus has truly come.  The meticulous and carefully planned supernatural manifestations of Satan will pay rich dividends as the whole world, with the exception of a very few, the remnant believers, will come to worship at his feet as he personates Jesus the true Christ.
 
GROUNDWORK ALREADY LAID:

         Through deadly delusions foisted upon the laity through false teachers, prophets, and apostles, the most precious and blessed doctrines fundamental to salvation have in the past been violently assailed: the incarnation of Christ and His retention of humanity forever; the fall of man and personal salvation in Christ; communion with Christ through the continual presence of the Holy Spirit; having faith in Christ's power to keep us from sinning in the future and clearing our sins of the past; the Creator-creature obligation, which is the basis of worship on the 7th-day Sabbath.

         Christianity, has for almost 2,000 years been systematically eroded away by false doctrines and principles, and is in its final death throes as the enemy applies the coup de' grace.

         In this final act Satan is using his two big guns - New Age infiltration and the false holy spirit movement to accomplish this.  Thus Satan has set the stage for his coming as the cosmic christ, his last master delusion which will sweep the whole world into his grasp.
 
DETAILS REVEALED:

        God in His infinite love and mercy has allowed the details of Satan's plan to be uncovered so that none need be deceived.  The evidence is here for all to see.  However, it is important to understand that, even though this is the enemy's plan, he can only go as far as God will permit, for it is God who is in control of everything, and who will have the last say as to how this last act of the drama will be played out as the titanic struggle between good and evil comes to a close.  The final scenes will end as God ordains.  The enemy's plans will not be realized.  The following is a brief sketch of how THE PLAN has evolved, where it is going, and how it would end if the enemy has his way.
 
THE NEW AGE CONNECTION AND
THE PLAN - GLOBAL 2000
 
         "The Plan," which originated in the pit of hell, outlines how the New Age of Aquarius, ushered in by the cosmic christ will come.  It is the enemy's blueprint of what he plans to do, and a guideline by which to measure his progress.

         This plan called Global 2000 is in full swing and has been proclaimed by the Pope and newagers to be the year for beginning again, the Age of Aquarius.  The final act of this drama will be when the enemy will set himself up as the ruler of this earth.

         The key to getting the whole world to acknowledge him as king is to emulate the coming of his adversary Jesus Christ as closely as he can.  He hopes to accomplish this as the cosmic christ.  In order to deceive them, he will breathe on all who are not Christ's true followers his evil spirit.  All who are unprotected by the Holy Spirit will be ensnared. This is the Spirit of Evil discussed earlier in this book.

COSMIC CHRIST NEW AGE CONNECTION:

         Probably the most influential figure in the New Age movement, is a Jesuit named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, calls the cosmic christ the "third nature" of Christ, meaning that it takes us beyond Christ's human and divine natures into a third realm, "neither human, nor divine, but cosmic."

         Teilhard de Chardin believes that "besides his mystical body, Christ also has a cosmic body spread throughout the universe [not a personal Redeemer, but a vague universal force]." This cosmic christ is the christ that Alice Bailey, high priestess in the New Age movement, describes as "the force" behind the movement.  The forces of evil are now in preparation for the transition to the new age.

         Bailey, an new age priestess and author wrote: The aspirants and disciples of the world must realize that the hour has struck, and that the forces of the Christ [Satan] are being marshaled for a supreme endeavor.  These forces include both the human and the angel evolutions....  The work of pouring out the principle of love (which is the Christ principle) [total compromise of personal beliefs] and of lifting the masses in their consciousness to the pitch where they can understand and welcome that love principle [coercion by any means] is the main work of the new age, and it will inaugurate the age of brotherhood and mold humanity into the likeness of the Christ [Satan].  (Bailey, Externalization, pp.  503,4)

         Bailey goes on to say that the churches must be permeated "with the idea of the coming, and bring to a sorrowing world the true vision of the Great Helper, the Christ [Satan]...."

         "The activity of the astral plane is being much intensified, and the angels of devotion [evil angels], in whom the aspect of divine love is pre-eminent, work with the astral [spiritual] bodies of all those who are ready to strengthen and redirect their spiritual aspiration and desire.  They are the angels who guard the sanctuaries of all the churches, cathedrals, temples, and mosques of the world...." [This is a good reason for the Christian to bind up and cast out the demons in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ before entering a place of worship.

         "It might be of interest here to point out that when He comes Whom angels and men await, and Whose work it is to inaugurate the new age and so complete the work He began in Palestine two thousand years ago [that work was the crucifixion of Christ Jesus our Saviour; Satan worked to kill God then, and now he will try again], He will bring with Him some of the great Angels [evil], as well as certain of the Masters [demons disguised as the spirits of great ancient spiritual leaders, such as Mohammed, Krishna, and Christ]." (Bailey, Externalization, pp. 505-508)

         In the face of these diabolical exploits, our Lord gave us some very pertinent instruction. "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" (1 John 4:1).]

         Bailey continues: "The angels have ever been active in Biblical history [here she refers to evil angels and demons - see Rev.  9:1-3,16], and will again enter into the lives of human beings with more power than has lately been the case.  The call has gone out for them again to approach humanity, and with their heightened vibration and superior knowledge unite their forces with those of the Christ and His disciples for the helping of the race....  When what they have to impart is apprehended by the race, physical ills and sickness will be offset [Satan will heal the diseases he has caused]." (ibid.)

         These statements show that the enemy is hard at work setting up the masses for his master deception. Bailey admonishes her readers:

         "Your spiritual goal is the establishing of the Kingdom of God [Evil Spirit residing within]. One of the first steps towards this is to prepare men's minds to accept the fact that THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST IS IMMINENT.  [emphasis Bailey's] You must tell men everywhere that the masters [evil angels] and their groups of disciples [all spiritualists and Satanists] are actively working to bring order out of chaos.

         "You must tell them that there IS a PLAN, and that nothing can possibly arrest the working out of that PLAN....  You must tell them above all else that GOD IS LOVE, THAT THE HIERARCHY IS LOVE, AND THAT CHRIST IS COMING BECAUSE HE LOVES HUMANITY" [a lying distortion of truth].  (Ibid, p.  701.)
 
PERSONATING THE SECOND COMING:

         Satan is this cosmic christ who will come preaching love and the brotherhood of all mankind, BUT HE WILL DO SO FROM A PLATFORM BUILT ON DISOBEDIENCE TO AT LEAST ONE OF GOD'S COMMANDMENTS - ESPECIALLY THE FOURTH.

         When he appears as a being so dazzling, so beautiful, so loving and kind, healing all manner of illnesses, those without the Holy Spirit of discernment will be unable to resist him (Rev. 13:13,14).  He will truly mesmerize and captivate the whole world. The climax of this appearing will be when he says he has changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday.  A hundred years ago Ellen White was shown the following scene.  (We have added emphasis and a few scriptural texts.)

         Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons [Rev.  16:14].  The spirits of devils will go forth to the kings of the earth and to the whole world, to fasten them in deception [Rev.  18:2-5], and urge them on to unite with Satan in his last struggle against the government of Heaven [Rev.  16:13,14].  By these agencies, rulers and subjects will be alike deceived.  Persons will arise pretending to be Christ Himself, and claiming the title and worship which belong only to the world's Redeemer. They will perform wonderful miracles of healing, and will profess to have revelations from Heaven which will contradict the testimony of the Scriptures.  As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate Christ.  The church has long professed to look to the Saviour's advent as the consummation of her hopes.  Now the great deceiver will make it appear that Christ has come.  In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of God given by John in the Revelation (Rev. 1:13-15).  The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld.  The shout of triumph rings out upon the air, 'Christ has come! Christ has come!' The people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands and pronounces a blessing upon them, as Christ blessed His disciples when He was upon the earth.  His voice is soft and subdued, yet full of melody.  In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same gracious, Heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed character of Christ, HE CLAIMS TO HAVE CHANGED THE SABBATH TO SUNDAY [Dan.  7:25], and commands all to hallow the day which he has blessed.  He declares that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are blaspheming his name by refusing to listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth.  This is the strong, almost overmastering delusion.  Like the Samaritans who were deceived by Simon Magnus, the multitudes, from the least to the greatest, give heed to these sorceries, saying, This is "the great power of God" (Acts 8:10).  But the people of God will not be misled.  The teachings of this false christ are not in accordance with the Scriptures.  [Please see Ex.  20:8-11; Deut.  5:12-15; Lev.  23:3; Heb.  4:1-11.] His [Satan's] blessing is pronounced upon the worshipers of the beast and his image, the very class upon whom the Bible declares that God's wrath shall be poured out [Rev.  14:9,10].  And, furthermore, Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of Christ's [second] advent [Acts 1:9-11].  The Saviour has warned His people against deception upon this point, and has clearly foretold the manner of His second coming.  "There shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect....  Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth: behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe it not.  For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be" (Matt. 24:24,26,27).  [See also verses 30,31; 25:31; Rev.  1:7; 1 Thess.  4:16,17.] This coming there is no possibility of counterfeiting. It will be universally known - witnessed by the whole world.  The Great Controversy, circa 1892, E.G. White, pp.  624-5.

         The following message was written by a young Christian writer inspired to write out the following thoughts. We reprint it here not to give an exact prophecy of what will be, but rather to show how subtle the deception will be.  This revelation may turn out to be shockingly accurate.

         As you read Satan's conversation, notice how carefully he twists scripture and psychology to get you to agree with him.  Without comparing Scripture with Scripture, it is impossible to know which of these statements are lies and which are truth.  Scripture is our only safeguard.

         Like Jesus, we must answer Satan with "It is written," a "Thus saith the Lord." In the following narrative, because of the enemy's extensive use of Scripture to prove his point, it is necessary to know what the Bible says about Satan and the great controversy going on between him and Christ to prove these arguments are nothing but craftily woven tapestry of lies.
 
I AM THE CHRIST!

        "Jesus answered: Watch out that no one deceives you, for many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many." Matt. 24:4,5 The dreaded LAST DAYS began in 1990 [other prophets say 1988].

         Actually, I don't know that anyone pinpoints the day when they started, but there is definitely a heightened sense of expectation among most American Christians, that the horrible events of Daniel and Revelation have already begun to unfold around us.
The newspapers daily report the warning signs that we are headed towards the terrible and final collapse of all that is in the Earth.

         There is, however, one more passenger that needs to be picked up before the Earth reaches its final descent into hell, and that is the antichrist.  Because we are fast asleep in this Laodicean church age, most of us will just mumble as we twist in our chairs, looking for more comfortable positions to continue our naps.  The problem is, our train ride so far has been with some passengers who claim they are the Christ.  We clever Christians immediately saw through their pathetic facade, such as all the Maharishis from India, and the Shirley MacLaines, filled with their "Christ Consciousness."

         These christs are pathetic imitations of him who will be the GREAT AND FINAL HORROR, his insides filled with the wretchedness of hell, but clothed in angel white.  You say you know that too? But here is what you do not know: I HAVE SEEN THE COMING DECEPTION, AND IT IS TOO TERRIFYING TO EVEN CONTEMPLATE.

           Here is the great and evil lie that will sweep the whole world into the Devil's waiting arms - Satan will claim that: Jesus and Satan are the same! I am loath to even put those two names on the same line, but from my study and the hints of the Holy Spirit, this will be the FINAL LIE that brings our Earth to its swift and final end.

         "He opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." Rev. 13:6-8.

         Satan's lie will be so convincing, that the WHOLE WORLD will believe it! That includes Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Baptists, Adventists, Jews, Atheists, Communists, Socialists, New Agers, Republicans, Democrats, TV anchormen, Millionaires, and EVERYONE, EVERYONE, EVERYONE! Everyone will believe it and call it wonderful - except for true Christians, those whose spirits are filled with the Holy Spirit, which Spirit is Jesus Himself (1 Pet.  1:10,11; 2 Cor.  3:17).

         The Jesus that is within them [Holy Spirit] will be totally repulsed at this heinous blasphemy.  So how will Satan get away with this lie? How can he claim to be the same as Jesus and yet remain credible? To start with, he will use your own Bible to prove it! You don't believe me? Open your Bibles now and see how SATAN WILL WEAVE HIS SPELL OF EVIL:
 
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SATAN
 
        AN EPISTLE FROM HELL! "Greetings my children! I bring you love and forgiveness from the Father, who is even now making preparations to come and dwell with you forever, as it says in Revelation 21:1-4.  I, as his beloved Son, have been sent to prepare you to receive him.  As you know, 'No man comes to the Father except by me' (John 14:6).

         "I am hearing it said that some religious people have been disturbing you by claiming that I am the Antichrist. 'Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid' (John 14:1).  "The religious people called me a DEVIL the first time I came, and now they are doing it again (Matt.  12:22-24)!

         "My little children, do not be frightened or troubled by these reports.  I love them dearly, just as I love you.  Remember they are the church of Laodicea, and I am about to vomit them out of my mouth (Rev.  3:14-21).

         "However, because I am Love, I am giving even them the opportunity to repent.  Behold, you who call me SATAN, I am standing at your door and knocking! Won't you let me come in? Remember, the religious people like you also called me Satan, and they refused to let me into their hearts.  DON'T BE LIKE THEM! Let my perfect love cast out your fear (1 John 4:18).

         "Now my children, I will reveal to you a mystery.  JESUS AND SATAN ARE THE SAME.  Do not be frightened by this.  I will show you from the Scriptures that this is true:

JESUS IS A SNAKE:

         "In the Old Testament is a story of how Jehovah God punished Israel with poisonous snakes (Num. 21:4-9).  As the people were dying, they called out to Jehovah God in repentance, and he instructed Moses to make a snake on a pole, and lift it up. EVERYONE WHO LOOKED ON THE SNAKE LIVED! Of course, you know that when I first came as Jesus, and spoke to Nicodemus, I told him that story was a symbol of my crucifixion on the cross for you (John 3:9-14).

         "I now say to you, my dear children, LOOK ON THE SNAKE AND LIVE! Jesus was not afraid to call himself a Snake! And neither am I! You also know that Satan is a snake (Rev. 12:8,9).  You see, Jesus is a snake and Satan is a snake.  You see, Jesus and Satan are the same!

         "I know this is a mystery to you. It is one of the mysteries that I, Jesus, wanted to reveal to my twelve apostles, but they were not able to receive it (John 16:12).  You, my blessed children, have greater understanding than they, so now I reveal this to you.
 
MORNING STAR:

         "I know this is shocking to some of you, but do not be so alarmed and dismayed.  There is plenty of proof for you who are willing to receive it. Let me show you another: The great prophet called Lucifer the Morning Star (Isa.  14:12).  The Beloved Apostle John promises the Morning Star to those who are overcomers in the Church (Rev.  2:26-28).  You already know that Father God would not give you something evil (Luke 11:11-13).

         "Don't you see? If Lucifer is the Morning Star, and Jesus is the Morning Star, then you have to conclude that Jesus and Satan are the same!
 
THE LIGHT BRINGER:

         "I know this is quite a shock for you! But I know that you are but children, and I am gracious and longsuffering towards you.  'I know my thoughts towards you, says the Lord, and they are thoughts of peace, and not of evil' (Jer.  29:11).  As my name, Lucifer, I am the Light-bringer, and what I am bringing to you today is more light.
 
         "Remember, my children, the nature of Jesus is to be a revealer of God.  That is why you see Jesus called Messiah, Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Rock, Strong Fortress, Hen, The Amen, the First and Last.  In fact, there are an infinity of names that Jesus uses to reveal God to you. Jesus called himself the Light (John 9:5), and my name as Lucifer means Light-bringer.  Just as Jesus revealed God to you with a variety of names, I am here to reveal another aspect of God to you.  You see, Jesus and Lucifer are the same!
 
THE REJECTED BRANCH:

         "My lovely children, you know that when I came as Jesus the first time, I came as the Branch (Isa.  11:1-5; Jer.  23:5), the Branch that was rejected and slain (Luke 9:21,22). You know that Jesus was the Rejected Branch, but behold, now I reveal to you a mystery! I, Satan, am also called the Rejected Branch! (Isa.  14:9-19).  You see, Jesus and Satan are the same!
 
I DWELL IN DEEP DARKNESS:

         "Oh my beloved friends and followers, you whom I call my own.  You have known me as the Prince of Darkness, and you are afraid to draw near to me.  Do not be afraid! Yes, there is darkness within me, but it is the darkness of mystery.  You see, 'It is the glory of God to hide a matter, but the glory of a king to search it out' (Prov.  25:2).

         In the darkness I have hidden my treasures, which it will be your glory to search for all eternity to find. So welcome the darkness! In it you will find the glory I have destined for you.  "I know that you have been taught that God is Light, and in him is no darkness at all (I John 1:5).  The Apostle John spoke the truth, but your understanding is incomplete, because Jehovah God does dwell in darkness.  When Jehovah God came to Abraham, he cloaked himself in horrible darkness (Gen.  15:12-18), and when he gave you the blessed Ten Commandments, Jehovah God was dwelling then in deep darkness (Deut.  5:22).  "You see, Jehovah DOES dwell in thick darkness for your own protection! Otherwise, to be in his presence would be like you standing in the center of a nuclear blast - your flesh would be instantly incinerated by his glory! It is out of his great love that he cloaks himself in thick and dreadful darkness, for your sakes! So my children, welcome the darkness, and welcome your God! "It's OK to be afraid of the darkness, but you must make yourselves as brave as Moses, who overcame his fears and entered into the darkness to talk with his God face to face (Heb.  12:18-21; Num.  12:4-8).  You, my listeners, are the most favored generation in all the Earth, for Father God is offering you ALL the blessed privilege and opportunity to enter into his darkness.  Each one of you can now be as Moses and see your God face to face! Enter into the darkness of this truth: Jesus and Satan are the same! "Beloved children and listeners, you have known me as Tempter, and you have blamed me for your ills, your sins, your sufferings, and your pain.  You are afraid to welcome me as Satan because of those temptations that brought so much misery in your life.  But I am here to reveal to you that it is part of God himself to tempt you.  Let me show you that this is true.

         "The great prophet Samuel wrote that the Lord tempted David to sin, which caused the death of 70,000 people (2 Sam. 24:1-15).  This same story is repeated in Chronicles, only there it says that it was me, Satan, that tempted David to sin! (1 Chron.  21:1.) You see, I as Satan am just another revelation of God, even as Jesus was! Don't you see? Jesus and Satan are the same.
 
A THOUSAND PARTS LOVE:

         My fellow brothers and sisters, you who are called the Treasures of Heaven, do not be so alarmed at this. God truly is love! That will not change, now or forever! But I as Satan was sent to reveal to you the wrath portion of God's character.  You see, the Lord Jehovah is 'four parts wrath to 1,000 parts love.' I as Satan was the Revealer of God's Wrath, just as Jesus was the Revealer of God's love. I am just as much a part of Jehovah God as Jesus is!

         "And rejoice in this, my loved ones! The 'four parts wrath' is now past, and the 'thousand generations of love' is now about to begin! Just as Jesus was highly honored by Jehovah God because he became The Curse for you (Gal.  3:13), so Jehovah God is honoring me as Satan, because I became The Wrath for you! Therefore, It is my great joy to present to you the Millennium you have so longed for, and my joy to wipe away all your tears (Rev.  21:3,4)! Rejoice in this, that Jesus and Satan are the same!"
                        Signed: HIS SATANIC MAJESTY

HOW SATAN PREPARES THE FLOCK FOR SLAUGHTER:

         The man who received this awful communication continues with an explanation:
         The Devil is not so foolish to spring such a very big lie as Satan being the same as Jesus without first "preparing the flock for the slaughter." This lie has already been among us:

         The Mormon religion teaches that Jesus and Lucifer are divine brothers, equals in the Godhead.  The New Age Movement teaches that Lucifer is Light, and should be welcomed.  The Buddhists teach the principle of Ying and Yang, which means the Good must be balanced with the Evil; the Light must be balanced with the Darkness. Both, they claim, are essential in the universe.  For the secularists, science fiction is smoothing the path for those who aren't religious.

         A popular science fiction novel of the 1970's, Childhood's End, had as its premise alien beings coming to Earth to save mankind from destruction.  The aliens were devils with red skin, horns, cloven hooves, and forked tail. They looked evil, but they were in reality man's benefactors! [Movies such as E.T. and Ninja Turtles do the same.  All the horror/psycho/violent shows teach that we have nothing to fear in reality.

         Daily the TV hit series, "Star Trek" is viewed throughout the world.  A Science fiction evil versus good fantasy, "Star Trek" confuses the minds of its viewers, influencing them into the New Age thinking, [which has no moral absolutes based on the Bible.] More recently we have the book and movie, 2010. In the story, a second sun appears in the sky which banishes night from the earth.  Its name is LUCIFER.  At first man is unsure whether this is a good thing, but later rejoices that this new star has appeared in their earthly heavens.

         Even more frightening, is the true story, Deceived by the New Age, Will Baron tells how he was part of a group that was regularly visited by spirit beings (actually demons).  One evil being claimed to be JESUS! Then four years ago, another Spirit being came, warning them all that they had been deceived by demons.  He told them to renounce the demons, destroy all their occult books, and start reading the Bible.  (Used with permission of Eugene Borg, Riverside, Calif., December 1990.) 
 
RANDALL BAER'S TESTIMONY:

         Randal Baer was a young man who had a meteoric rise in the New Age Hierarchy of America.  He was the New Agers strongest speaking tour proponent.  Thousands of New Agers flocked to hear him.  His books reached the best seller list and he soon became an international expert in crystal power.

         A New Age magazine called him, "Light years ahead of all other entries." He was into astral travel, scintillating psychedelic experience, etc., but then something happened.  This is his story:

         "One night I was in the 'Ascension Chamber.' My spirit was roaming the farthest reaches of heavenly light that I had ever perceived.  That night I had an experience that would change my life forever.   

         "Waves of bliss radiated through my spirit.  Suddenly another force stepped in...  what I saw was the face of devouring darkness.  Behind the glitter and facade of beauty lay a massively powerful wildly churning face of absolute hatred and unspeakable abominations.  The face of demons filled with the power of Satan.  This devouring force was now closing in on me."

         Randall goes on to tell of unspeakable anguish of soul, then continues about what happened.

         "My wife Vicki suggested that I pray the prayer as the Christians do.  This possibility had not yet crossed my mind.  So, with sincerity born of deep need, I prayed an S.O.S. prayer something like this: 'Jesus, I really need your help.' I continued to pray for several weeks and then one night I was watching the 700 Club.  Pat Robertson called on the unsaved viewers to pray with him.  A deep conviction came over me.  I got up from the bed and knelt on the floor with my hands on the T.V.  set.

         "As the prayer progressed, I felt the hand of Jesus reach deep into my innermost being with an almighty power that was both piercing to the core and yet completely gentle.  "By the end of the prayer I was so filled to overflowing with the power of His presence...  a powerful but gentle quaking in the spirit happened in every fiber of my being.  Weeping uncontrollably I dropped to the floor...  I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit pierce my heart -- continuous prayer powered from my lips in repentance and praise of His majesty and saving grace.  I had never prayed like this before....  It was like an effortless stream of sweet water pouring through me in rejoicing and honoring Christ Jesus as my Lord and personal Savior.

         "The Lord had cut through the horrific Satanic bondage and set me free as He received me into His Body, and washed my scarlet sins as white as snow.  I was captive but now I was free.  With an absolute certainty I knew this was what I had been looking for all of my life and had never found until now.  This made even the most powerful mystical New Age experience completely pale in comparison to our heavenly Father's infinitely greater power and glory.  Satan's glowing counterfeit fineries are as cheap filthy rags compared to the truth.

         "A prodigal son had returned home, destitute and unworthy, but was met with loving arms and a wonderful feast. It was hard to fathom the greater love of Jesus that could forgive so much sin.  Continually that passage in John 14:6 kept coming to my mind, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh to the Father but by me.'

         "I could not bear the thought of the multitudes of well intentioned New Agers who I knew were walking the path of destruction.  Who would warn them? In fifteen years as a New Ager I had come across only one person witnessing to me of Jesus Christ.

         "Satan is the author of the New Age.  The saddest part of all is that millions of New Agers today haven't a clue to the fact that they are caught up in a masterful powerful delusion that leads only to the Lake of Fire.  Today my heart breaks when I think of all the people, young and old, who are flocking toward the false light of the New Age like moths to a flame." Randall Baer, Inside the New Age.

         Just before he began a speaking tour of television appearances Randall Baer's car was found in a mountain area of Colorado.  The car was 330 feet down over a cliff and there were no skid marks at the top. Randall gave his life that you might have this testimony.  (Taken from "The World's Last Dictator," Dwight Kinman pp 123-124)

THE NEW AGE AND CHRISTIAN'S:

         "Alice Bailey, (New Age High Priestess), wrote, 'A violent streptococcus germ, an infection, makes its presence felt in infected areas in the body of humanity.  A surgical operation must be necessary...to get rid of the fever. It is no disaster, but it has to go.' She was talking about all who believe in the Lord God of heaven.

         "Benjamin Creme speaking in San Francisco, California said: 'There are two major enemies of mankind -- fundamental Christians and Jews.  These must be removed if civilization is to survive.  All who refuse the Luciferian initiation will be given the sword of cleavage.'

         "There is only one thing standing in the way of the New Age religion, and that is the church of Jesus Christ.

         "Hal Lindsey said on TBN, 'The church of Jesus Christ is about to come under attack, as at no time in history since the first century.' "Jose Aquellos, who designed the Harmonic Convergence Day in 1987 (but behind the scenes he called for the removal of all Christians from the planet in order for Lucifer to return and so Gaia [the earth] could be healed), stated, 'This is war--the moral equivalent of war.'

         "That war has already begun. The New Age religion of the Antichrist has declared war on the saints.

         "In America now they are blaspheming the name of our God.  The national endowment for the arts gave a man first prize for his portrayal of the pure Son of God, my Savior, in a bottle of urine.  Christians protested to the Congress, and the answer of the American Congress was to give the N.E.A.  a raise of three million dollars.

         "A national cartoon depicted Christians as rats pulling the G.O.P.  on a cart into a gospel mission in a downtown building, and over the mission were the words 'Jesus Saves.' The rats were depicted as fundamental, Bible-believing Christians....  If they had done that to Jews or blacks there would have been race riots across America.  But they do it to Christians because they know that they can get by with it.

         "Dr.  M.  Scott Peck of Harvard University, who supports the New World Order, said of Christians, 'There are negative forces--the Christian church and nationalism--these threaten to destroy the world.  They are standing in the way of the giant leap forward in the evolution of man's global consciousness (a world community of nations).'

         "This plan of the New Age religion has been articulated well by Barbara Marx Hubbard, executive director of the World Federalists Society.  In her book The Apple of Eden's Eye, she states, 'People who do not accept the New Age teaching (including Bible believing Christians) are an evolutionary drag on humanity and must capitulate or be killed.'

         "Alice Bailey wrote, 'All the people of the Book must go...this includes all those who believe in the Lord God.'

         "In The Satanic Bible The keys of Enoch, they make it clear that the removal of Christian will be a holy act. 'The death and passing from the scene of the unbelievers (Christians) in the New Age, will open the earth up for a higher spiritual frequency.  This will allow a new communion to occur as the higher angelic beings (demons) join and merge with the holier race of humans who have become gods.' (Ibid, pp 126-128)

         Thus it is that Satan is setting up Christians for the slaughter.  The death decree for them will come as he personally comes as king and as Jesus Christ.  This will be at the time of the international Sunday law and the seven last plagues.  He will call for the extermination of all who will not take the mark, and who refuse to break the Sabbath commandment and worship on Sunday.  How will one be able to tell the difference between Satan's staged counterfeit of Christ's return and the real second coming of Jesus Christ?
 
DISTINGUISH THE LIE - PROOFS OF THE COUNTERFEIT:

         Regardless of the visually stupendous glory and power displayed by Satan and his evil cohorts, his persuasive lies and distortions, and his effort to turn the masses against the Sabbath keepers, the true believer will not be deceived.

         ONE OF THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE THAT SATAN'S LYING WONDERS ARE NOT THE REAL EVENT IS THAT THEY ALL PRECEDE THE TRUE MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD.

         The following points show the difference between the false and true events:
 
1) THE COUNTERFEIT WILL PRECEDE THE REAL:

         Satan's personation will come before the second coming of Christ.  If the real came first, there would be no opportunity for deception, and Satan would cry "Unfair!" If it came at the same time, all would easily see the difference, and again, Satan would be deprived of his full opportunity to work on the hearts of men.

        Not having anything to compare with the personation, it will come as an awesome inspiring event, like nothing the world has ever witnessed.  There is noised about in UFO circles that so-called aliens have said that their master will arrive in a UFO (See the book
Comings, elsewhere on this Website, which is a detailed account of how this may happen).   That would be a dead giveaway.  Then too, Satan may come more than one time on different occasions. But if you remember the next clue, you will not be deceived.
 
2) JESUS' FEET WILL NOT TOUCH THE EARTH:

        Another important clue that this will not be the real Christ is, that Jesus will not walk on earth when he comes (that is walk on earth going from place to place) However, even coming first is not foolproof, for he may come more than once. Other events will confirm the truth.  But a person's acceptance of others claiming to be Christ, such as Maiytrea, will make them far more vulnerable to Satan's personation and overmastering delusion.
 
3) NATURE WILL NOT BE TURNED OUT OF ITS COURSE ON A GLOBAL SCALE:

        At our Lord's return there will be earthquakes so violent that whole islands will disappear and mountains will be wrenched out of their sockets (Rev.  16:18-20).  "The earth is moved exceedingly.  The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage" (Isa.  24:19-20).

         The earth could even change axis, creating catastrophic destruction never before experienced since the flood. Revelation tells us that he (Satan) will bring fire down from heaven in the sight of men (Rev. 13:13). Satan will bring plenty of violence, but the destruction from these plagues, which are caused by the wrath of Satan, will not compare with the seven last plagues which are physical manifestations of the wrath of God.
 
4) GOD WILL MANIFEST HIS POWER DIRECTLY PRECEDING HIS COMING:

        When the Satan comes, the firmament (vault or expanse of the heavens) WILL NOT appear to open and shut, nor will the glory from the throne of God be seen, or islands disappear into the sea, or the earth heave and swell like the waves of the seas ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
 
5) SATAN WILL APPEAR TO RAISE THE DEAD

         But the resurrected ones will be only demons impersonating real people.

         To all appearances these people will look real, but their false messages of disobedience to the law of God will give them away as counterfeits (Rev. 13:14).  With Satan there will be no worldwide opening of graves and the dead being resurrected.  Only a sporadic resurrection here and there.

         Satan will also perform other miraculous feats such as healing the sick, but when our Saviour comes in the clouds there will be no need of that kind of healing, for instantly the elect will receive their new, perfect, eternal, glorified bodies.
 
6) THE FALSE CHRIST WILL COME BEFORE THE LAST BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON

         Satan will come sometime before the sixth plague which is the battle of Armageddon, which the Lord has shown will be a global nuclear holocaust.  The seventh or last plague of hail will end this battle when God rains down the great hailstones, which will weigh about a talent (60-70 lbs. each) (Rev. 16:21). True seers were shown that this hail will be huge chunks of ice which will pulverize skyscrapers in America.
 
7) NOT EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM:

         When the false christ comes, it will be by word of mouth and the news media that the world will hear about the counterfeit coming.  When the real Jesus Christ comes in the clouds of glory, every eye will see Him at one time because He is omnipresent (everywhere at once) (Rev. 1:7).

         Satan on the other hand, because he is not omnipresent (cannot be everywhere at once), will only be seen by those who are near where he will be.  True, through television he may be seen by many millions, but not everyone has a TV.  But only the second coming of Jesus Christ will be eye-witnessed first hand.
 
6) THE FALSE CHRIST WILL WALK UPON THE EARTH.

        As mentioned above, one of the two major signs when our Lord returns, is that He will not set foot on the earth.  "This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).

         Paul tells us "...we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them [the resurrected dead] in the clouds, to meet the Lord IN THE AIR: and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:17).  (The reason for Christ not setting foot on the earth is that it is not yet purified.  He will walk on it later, after it is recreated, after the 1,000 years.)

         When the false christ appears and sets foot on earth, walking and talking with people, purporting to set up his kingdom on earth in Jerusalem, you can know that this is the impostor, for Jesus, in John 18:36, said that His kingdom is not of this world.
 
7) DISOBEY THE PLAINLY STATED COMMANDS OF THE BIBLE:

        Satan when he comes as Christ will urge men to worship and be disobedient to our true Redeemer's instruction.  Obedience versus disobedience, loyalty to God versus loyalty to Satan, will be the key feature.

         Satan, trying to simulate God's love, will speak words of love and comfort to those who DISOBEY God. God, on the other hand, shows His love and voices His approval of the faithful, obedient ones.

        Filled fully with the Holy Spirit of discernment and truth, the elect will know without question that this impostor is not their Lord.  Only those who do not have the Holy Spirit will be deceived by the counterfeit (Deut.  11:16; Luke 21:8; 1 John 2:26,27).  To them this will be the overpowering delusion that will spell their doom.

        The difference between the true coming of Jesus and the false coming of the antichrist should be easily recognized by the reader.  The following summary will make the distinction so clear between the two that none need be deceived.
 
THE TWO COMINGS COMPARED
 
SATAN'S COMING:

        1.  WILL PRECEDE THE REAL COMING OF CHRIST
 
        2.  NO GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE WITH DEAD RAISED
 
        3.  WILL APPEAR TO RAISE A FEW OF THE DEAD
 
        4.  WILL COME BEFORE LAST BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
 
        5.  NOT EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM - WILL NOT BE SEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD AT ONCE
 
        6.  WILL WALK UPON THE EARTH
 
        7.  WILL COMMAND EVERYONE TO WORSHIP ON SUNDAY
 
 
CHRIST'S SECOND COMING:
 
        1.  WILL COME AFTER SATAN'S COUNTERFEIT
 
        2. UNPRECEDENTED WORLDWIDE NATURAL DISASTERS.  HEAVENLY BODIES - STARS AND SUNS - AND THE EARTH WILL BE SHAKEN ON A SCALE UNIMAGINABLE.
 
        3. GRAVES OF ALL RIGHTEOUS WILL OPEN AT ONE TIME FROM GREAT WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE AND RAISED TO IMMORTAL LIFE.
 
        4. WILL COME AT THE END OF ARMAGEDDON
 
        5.  EVERY EYE SHALL SEE HIM COME AT ONE TIME.
WILL NOT SET FOOT ON THE EARTH.
 
        7.  GOD'S TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAYED WITH THE 4TH SABBATH COMMAND EMPHASIZED.