You must not be deceived in this end time!

Welcome to our weekly message! Every week we seek the Lord for the timely revelation in the Word to be released to you.

This is what the Lord has spoken for this week: "Focus on My calling and plans in your life, not the enemy's plans or conspiracies. Set your mind on the things above, and not on the things of this earth that is passing away. Be anxious not of the works of the antichrist, because I am still the God who is in full control and I have the final victory. Seek Me with all your heart, and I will show you the way forward. There is so much more that I want to show you and do in your life!" 

People of God, in times like these, in these last days, it is so important to set your mind on the things of God. There are so many distractions all around us, whether in the social media, in the world around us, or even in the news. But this is the time the Lord wants us to stay focused on Him, on the things above, and not on the things of this earth that is passing away. 

Colossians 3:1-2 (NKJV) says, 'If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.' 

You know why? Because the things of this earth are temporary. They will all pass away. But the things above, the things of God, are permanent and forever. So stay focused on the Lord. Stay focused on the things above, the things of God, God's calling and God's plans in your life. And that's how you are going to reach your God-given destiny! 

Right now, let the Lord release His anointing on you. This anointing of the Holy Spirit destroys every yoke and every bondage, and you are now set free! And you shall receive the Spirit of the Lord that will always lead you and guide you into all truth!

And that's what 1 John 2:20 (NKJV) says, 'But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.' It means the Spirit of the Lord that dwells in you and fills you, will teach you to be wise, especially in these last days. 

1 John 4:1-4 (NKJV) says, 'Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.'

Notice the capital letter 'A' here for the Antichrist. There are many antichrists (small letter 'a'), but there is 'the Antichrist' (capital letter 'A'). And this spirit of the Antichrist does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, and does not confess that Jesus Christ is God's Son, the True Light.  

1 John 2:18-19 (NKJV) says, 'Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming (capital letter 'A', the Antichrist), even now many antichrists have come (small letter 'a'), by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.'

In Greek, this word 'Antichrist' here is 'Antichristos'. Now, what does 'anti' mean in Greek? It can mean 'opposite, contrast'. In this context, it means 'opposite of Christ' or 'contrast to Christ'. It can also mean 'instead of' (i.e. trying to take the place of the real Christ), or 'substitution' (i.e. trying to be a substitute of the real Christ).

In other words, the spirit of the Antichrist tries to deceive people of this world to turn away from the true Christ! And you know it very well, whether you are in the western world or the eastern world, there are many who have been deceived. That is why you need the anointing of the Holy One! You need the wisdom of God. You need the Spirit of God living in you, so that you will not be deceived by whatever lies or even lying signs and wonders of the enemy!

Notice in the Scripture here, it says there are many antichrists (small letter 'a'), but there is one Antichrist (capital letter 'A'). So now you know many antichrists have come. They have infiltrated all over the world. That's why all the more you must be vigilant and watchful. Do not slumber in your spirit, but be alert in your spirit, because they are like those 'roaring lions seeking whom they may devour'. But they will not be able to devour you if you are watchful and vigilant; and strong, founded in the Word of God. Remember, Word and Spirit. These are the two pillars that you must build and keep building in your life till Jesus returns. 

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NKJV) says, 'Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.'

Now, 'the man of sin' or 'the son of perdition' here speaks of the Antichrist (capital letter 'A'). 

How about 'the falling away'? Has this part started to happen already? I believe so. I believe the falling away of believers has already begun. It means the end is near. 

But has 'the man of sin', 'the son of perdition' been revealed yet? The answer at the moment is 'No'. Because you don't see someone who 'sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God' yet, at the time of this writing. 

2 Thessalonians 2:6-8 (NKJV) says, 'And now you know what is restraining that he (the Antichrist) may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.' 

By the way, who is this who 'restrains'? The Holy Spirit! And when He is taken out of the way, all hell break loose! And that's when the Antichrist will be revealed!

So the question here is "Has the Antichrist (capital letter 'A') been revealed?" From the Scripture here, the answer is "Not yet" (at the time of this writing). But the time is very near. Be ready. Be prepared. Live your life as if Jesus is returning tonight. Yet continue to walk faithfully in His calling and in His plans for your life. Allow the Lord to cleanse you. You are the Bride of Christ, supposedly holy and unblemished. Cleanse yourself. Cleanse, church, cleanse yourself!

How do you get yourself ready? Be strong in the Word and in the Spirit! 

Will you still be hungry and thirsty for more of God's Word and God's Spirit (even when many others lose their passion for God)? Blessed are you, if you are! My prayer is you will stay strong, and even stronger and stronger, till the day when you meet Jesus face to face. Amen! 

2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 (NKJV) says, 'The coming of the lawless one (the Antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.' 

You see, if you think only God can do signs and wonders, the Bible is clear here that even the Antichrist or the spirit of the Antichrist can do signs and wonders. But their signs and wonders are lies. There's a precedent here. Remember in Moses' days, do you realize that the Pharaoh's magicians initially did what Moses did? Whatever Moses did, they did it as well. Moses turned the rod into a snake, and all these magicians did likewise. Moses turned water into blood, and all these magicians did likewise too. But if you look at Moses' days, all these magicians could only match what God did through Moses to a certain extent, but not in the later plagues. You know there were ten plagues. And they couldn't match all the way. And that's good news for us! Our God is greater!

2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 (The Expanded Bible) says, 'So, brothers and sisters, stand strong [firm] and continue to believe [hold fast to, grasp firmly] the teachings we gave you in our speaking and in our letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and through His grace gave us eternal comfort [encouragement] and a good hope, encourage [comfort] you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.' Amen!

Prayer: "Father God, we thank You for these words that You have released to us today, that we are to focus on our callings and plans that You have given to us. We are to set our minds on the things above and not on the things of this earth that is passing away. We do not want to be anxious of whatever that the enemy throws into this world, because we know You are a God who is in full control and You have the final, ultimate victory. Therefore, we seek You with all our hearts. We receive Your Spirit of truth. You will lead us into all truth. And we want to stand firm in the Word of God. We want to stand firm, founded, rooted, built up in Your Word. And nothing can deceive us, not even signs and lying wonders of the enemies. In Jesus' name. Amen."

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I saw vision of torchlight shining in the cave

Every week, we seek the Lord for the timely revelation in the Word to be released to you. 

In the past week, while I was praying and seeking the Lord, I saw a vision of a powerful torchlight being switched on and shining into a dark, pitch-black, deep cave. 

I asked the Lord what this vision meant, and the Lord said, "This is a time to let Me search your heart and your soul. For My Spirit is like a 'torchlight' that shines through the darkest cave. Look to Me, My people, and let Me bring 'light' to these areas of your life and bring fresh hope in your life, be it your past hurts, wounds, shame, or failures."

Some of you recently have been having dreams about certain not-so-nice situation or happenings in your past. Do not fear. Because God is shining His light into that time of your life, or that area of your life, in order to set you free, restore you, and give you a fresh new hope. 

I'm bringing you now to a psalm of David, Psalm 139. I believe this is a time for us to meditate on this whole Psalm 139. I start from the very end part of Psalm 139, which is verse 23 and verse 24. It says, 'Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting.' 

The word 'search' here is 'chaqar' in Hebrew. It means 'to penetrate', like the light penetrating into the darkness, even into your darkest past, wounds, hurts, shame, or failure. Maybe your darkest days happened during your teenage years, or your early 20's, or anytime in your past. Maybe it's a certain bad experience that you have wanted to let go, but it just kept haunting you again. Maybe for some of you, it was a sexual abuse, or for others, you have been a victim of terrible bully. Let the Lord shine His light, or penetrate ('chaqar') into those time (or areas) of your life. Why? Because the Lord wants to set you free, restore you, and give you a fresh new hope, going forward! 

So, there's a release right now. This is your time of being set free, so you can look forward and look ahead in your life!

Now, let's read Psalm 139 verse 23 and verse 24 from another Bible version, The Expanded Bible. It says, 'God, examine [investigate; search] me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any bad thing [hurtful way] in me. Lead me on the road to everlasting life.' 

You see, the word 'search' here isn't just regarding your past, i.e. your past wounds, past hurts, past shame, or past failures; but it's also regarding your present spiritual condition or spiritual state of your life. Let the Lord search that as well. 

As you allow the Holy Spirit to search you even in your current situation or current condition of your spirit and soul, some of you may even suddenly have this realization, "Wow, how can I be so wicked in this area?", or "How can I think such wicked thoughts against so and so?" 

God is also searching (like the torchlight) any hidden motives, hidden intentions, or hidden desires, especially fleshly desires that are not from the Lord. For example, to have more fame, to want to be known by many more people, to have many more followers so you can flaunt it, etc. Now, this applies for some of us ministers of God as well. What is your motive when you say you want to have a bigger ministry, a bigger church, or a bigger stage? Is it because you really want to be a blessing to others, to many lives? Or is it because it feeds your ego?

You see, there are many areas in our life that God is in the midst of shining His 'torchlight' (into our spirit and soul). Why does God want to do that? Because He wants to prepare us for a greater future - both here on earth and also in eternity!

I'll go right up to the beginning part of Psalm 139 now, from verse 1 to verse 4. Notice this psalm begins and ends with 'search' (the same word 'chaqar'). It says here, 'O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.' 

In other words, God knows when we sit down and God knows when we stand up. God knows our thoughts even before we think them. God knows everything we do. Nothing escape His eyes. Even before we say a word, He already knows it. Why? Because He is the Omniscient, All-knowing God. And one very interesting thing about this statement 'God knows your sitting down and rising up' is that even such insignificant thing as you taking a seat or standing up at any time of the day, God takes notice. No, it's not to restrict you, but to watch over you. 

From Psalm 139 here, we know that God has perfect knowledge of you and even your future! You know what this means? There's nothing to fear if you have Him in your life! Jeremiah 29:11 says His thoughts for you are thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. So, be rest assured that even if the world falls apart or the world falls into deep trouble or tribulation, still there's nothing to fear! Because God knows all and God sees further. God will know how to make a way of escape for you! Because His thoughts for you are always thoughts of peace, of future, and of hope! The Word of God says so!

David has this revelation when he wrote Psalm 139. David acknowledged that nothing could escape God's eyes. And one thing for sure is David was a worshiper of the Lord, and he has a close and personal relationship with his God. You see, David knew very well that this God of his, whom he worship, isn't just a Creator of all things, of heaven and earth, including his own life; but this God also cares for him enough to search him. No, not to find fault or to accuse him of wrongdoing, but so that God could guide him and lead him into the right ways! David knows God wants the very best for him! 

'David' means 'Beloved'. You too are a beloved of God, and God wants the very best for you too! So, be like David. You can present your life before the Lord and say, "God, search my heart. Show me if there's any area that You want to correct me or change me." And God will surely come in, like a torchlight that shines into one's life! And you are blessed, because the Lord will begin to guide you and lead you, even the way forward!

So, be prepared. This is the time God wants to go deeper in your life. God wants to go even more personal in your life. There's nothing to hide from God. You may be hiding things from your friends, from your associates, or from people around you, but with God, don't hide! Just let God shine His light into any area of your life, and the more you allow Him to shine His light into your life, the better! Remember, God will never lead you into trouble. God will always lead you into better things, if you allow Him. Amen!

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Does God still heal even in times like these?

The Lord says: "There's a release of healing anointing right now, both in the spiritual realm and physical realm. Tap into it and receive by faith! Do I still heal even in times like these? Yes of course!"

So, does God still heal even in times like these? The Lord answers with a resounding "Yes!" You know why? Even though all the things on this earth have expiry date, the Word of God is eternal, and has no expiry date! And when He speaks about divine health and divine healing in the Scripture, His words stays and remains - past, present, future!

The Lord says further: "My Word is Spirit and My Word is life! Remember by Jesus' stripes, you were healed! I am the same yesterday, today, and forever! And I am still the God who heals, and I am still the God your Healer! Healing not just in the physical body, but healing and opening the spiritual eyes of many." 

In John 6:63, Jesus says, "It is the Spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life."

You see, it is the Spirit who gives life to you, even to your physical body! And His words are spirit, and they are life! In other words, when you release (declare) the Word of God into your body, it is the Spirit of God, i.e. the life-giving Spirit of God that is being released into your body and heal you! 

Psalm 107:19-21 (NKJV) says, 'Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!'

What are your troubles at the moment? What are your distresses at the moment? Maybe it's a certain illness that you may be battling, maybe it's a pain, or whatever that afflicts you. The good news is the Lord has the answer for you! See what the Lord says here in Psalm 107? He sent His word and healed you! His Word!

You see, the Word of God is not like a story book. Reading a story book is such that, after reading one round, you know the story, and it becomes boring if you read it again. But not so for the Word of God! Even if you read it again and again, there is depth there, and there is power there! It is life! It gives you life! It gives you healing! So, as you declare the Word of God into your body or your situation, as you meditate on the Word of God, as you speak it out aloud into your body or your situation, you are going to see things begin to change. Why? Because the Word of God works! The Word of God is not any kind of story or any kind of myth, but the Word of God is real. The Word of God is the reality in the spiritual realm! It is eternal! And it has no expiry date! 

Proverbs 4:20-22 (NKJV) says, 'My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.' 

In the context of our study here, give attention to whose words? God's words! It means to incline your ear to hear what God says in His words, instead of hearing the bad reports or hearing what other people say about you or your situation. And see the words 'life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh' here? Notice the word 'all' here? Every part of you and your body! It means there's no part of your body that God cannot heal! There's no part of your body that God cannot touch with His divine touch and make you whole! 

Isaiah 53:4-5 (NKJV) says, 'Surely He (Jesus) has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes, we are healed.'

The word 'griefs' here is 'choli' in Hebrew, and it means any form of sicknesses, diseases, illnesses. And yes, even those sicknesses that have not yet happened before on earth! But Jesus has carried them all. Jesus has borne all your 'choli', i.e. all your sicknesses, diseases, illnesses. Therefore, you shall not be afraid of whatever fiery darts, or whatever virus or sickness that may affect the world. 

How about 'sorrows' here? The word 'sorrows' here is 'makob' in Hebrew, and it literally means pains or sufferings. Not only Jesus has carried away all your sicknesses, diseases, illnesses, but He has also carried away all your pains and sufferings, even sufferings in your body, physical body! Any part of your body!

Maybe you are saying, "It's too good to be true!" 

But the Word of God (as you've read all the Bible verses above) says so! And the Word of God is the Word of truth! It is a matter of do you really believe it and receive it by faith? As for me, I believe and I receive with all my heart. I take God at His Word! And I know God's words and God's promises cannot fail. God's Word is life. God's Word is Spirit. God's Word is not like any story book or newspaper, because God's Word is full of His life-giving Spirit! That's what Jesus says! John 6:63! 

Let's read Isaiah 53:4-5 from The Expanded Bible now. It says, 'But He took [bore] our suffering on Him and felt our pain for us [carried our sorrows/sicknesses]. We saw His suffering and thought God was punishing Him. But He was wounded for the wrong we did [our transgressions]; He was crushed for the evil we did [our iniquities]. The punishment, which made us well [brought us wholeness or peace], was given to Him. And therefore we are healed because of His wounds [lacerations, stripes]. 

By the way, 'lacerations' means 'wound that is produced by tearing into the body tissue'. When Jesus was whipped, the wound was deep, tearing into His body tissue. He was stricken, smitten, and crushed; so that you are made whole and well. It is so important to remember what Jesus has done for you on the cross. And every time you partake of the Lord's supper, every time you partake of the bread and juice, remember that His body has been broken for you in order to make you whole; and His blood was shed for you so that you are forgiven of all your sins. And when there's forgiveness of sins, there will be healing and health! 

Prayer: "O Lord God, we thank You today that You have released Your healing anointing. We want to tap into it and receive by faith. This anointing destroys every yoke, and destroys every burden. We therefore receive Your wholeness, wellness, health, and healing. You are still the God who heals, and You are still the God who is the Healer. We want to remember that by Jesus' stripes, we are healed - for our physical body, for our situation, and for our family as well. In the name of Jesus. Amen."

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