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Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience -Ephesians 2:2
UFOs, crop circles, aliens, cattle mutilations, etc. Could all these be part of the multi-faceted Great Falling Away?
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition -2 Thessalonians 2:3
As we saw earlier in this Black Thread series, Satan is the great counterfeiter and deceiver. He counterfeited the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 with the Mystery Babylon religion. That religion spread throughout the whole world, and is practiced everywhere, under different names. This religion has a false Christ - that being the child from Semiramis. In certain religions, it also has one on a throne, a prophet, a special speaker, or "ordained" person, claiming himself to be in the place of Christ. In a certain religion, this person is called the vicar of Christ. He is in fact an anti-Christ, anti meaning "against, opposite, instead of" - from Dictionary.com. Vicar - "a person who acts in place of another; substitute." - from Dictionary.com. Some other religions claim to have a prophet that speaks for Christ. (We don't need vicars or cult prophets. We have the Word of God - the Bible - the Sword of the Spirit.)
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. -Matthew 24:24
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. -1 John 2:18-19
The Prince of the Power of the Air is the god of this world, in its current fallen state:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. - 2 Corinthians 4:4
When Christ comes back, the curse will be lifted, and this world will be Christ's Kingdom.
Those who are deceived by Mystery Babylon, but who don't consider themselves "religious," may consider themselves spiritual. The Prince of the Power of the Air has his plans for them, too, and part of that is to deceive/distract them. Perhaps this is what the purpose of UFOs, crop circles, aliens, cattle mutilations, etc. are. After the rapture occurs (which I think will be mid-trib, BTW) I think some people will think the disappearances were due to massive alien abductions.
When Lucifer/Satan/The Devil and his 1/3 fallen angels were kicked out of heaven, I believe they were only kicked out of the third heaven. Satan is still allowed to appear in the third heaven to accuse the Brethren to God (see the book of Job), but I think that is the extent to his limited access to the third heaven.
During the tribulation, we read of how the devil will be cast to the earth, I believe at this point, he will not have any access to the third heaven, but will also lose access to the first and second heavens as well - trapping him on earth to play his crucial part in the tribulation and the wrath of God.
The three heavens - (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 6:18; 2 Corinthians 12:2)
The first heaven - Clouds (Genesis 1:8-9; Job 26:8; 38:9; 25-34; Psalm 77:17-18; Matthew 24:30)
The second heaven - Outer space (Genesis 1:14-19; 15:5)
The third heaven - the heaven of heavens, where God dwells (Genesis 1:1; 2:1; Psalm 8:3; Isaiah 42:5; 45: 12-18)
As "god of this world," Satan deceives those who are not saved. As "prince of the power of the air," he can create false UFOs, aliens, and other new age phenomena. He can also have large control over the air waves - the media, TV, radio, etc. TV programming really can program us. If we watch the wrong things, (even certain commercials) we can become quickly desensitized to sin, and start seeing many things of sin as the norm, and not for the filth they really are. The prince of the power of the air is at work in many forms, spinning the Black Thread in religious, spiritual, and secular persons. Even Christians have to be on the look out:
I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. -1 Timothy 5:14
"Speak reproachfully" = gossiping. Gossiping is a form of giving occasion to the adversary - the devil.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour - 1 Peter 5:8
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. -Matthew 26:41
Ephesians Chapter Two - a warning against the black thread
1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
When a person becomes a saved, born again Christian, they become dead to their old selves, who were sinful, and born again as children of God. "Quickened" = made alive again - born again.
Before salvation, the person follows the fallen ways of this world, whose god is Satan. They walk about, finding various ways to fulfill the flesh. They have a void in their heart that they are always trying to fill. Often, they'll turn to sinful pleasures for relief, but the relief never lasts, and often there is no relief. The only true relief comes in filling that void. There is only one thing that can fill it, and that thing is a person - Jesus Christ.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
The unsaved are dead in sins - spiritually dead and hell bound. They are the 'walking dead,' so to speak. The saved have been quickened (brought back to life - born again) via Christ, saved by grace. Christians are made to "sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Therefore, the prince of the power of the air (Satan) loses his power over those who walk in the Spirit, and not in the flesh. "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." - Galatians 5:16
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
The born again Christian is saved by grace through faith, and not by any works or rituals. It is a gift from God, given to any who will receive it. Have you received this free gift? If you have not, or you are not sure, click here.
When a person becomes a born again Christian, they are under God, and are (re)created in Christ "unto good works." The saved Christian does good works NOT to be saved, but BECAUSE he is saved and heavenbound. "Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." - James 2:18
Salvation is not of works, but of faith. The works come after a person is saved, and does not save the person.
11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Circumcision = Jews. Uncircumcision = Gentiles. Both Jews and Gentiles are welcome to become born again Christians through Christ's spilt blood. God is not a respecter of persons, and will accept both alike - "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances" - The Old Testament/Old Covenant law, commandments, and ordinances have been abolished through Christ. Neither Jews nor Gentiles are under the law when they are saved. Instead, they are under the Blood of Christ.
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The church is built up of born again Christians. It's not a building; it's a people. Christians are God's holy Temple, and His Holy Spirit literally and truly lives within every saved believer.
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? -1 Corinthians 6:19
The Black Thread would have the religious to believe that they must attend a church building, in which to practice certain rituals and traditions, and that they have a person on earth who sits in the place of Christ - whether a vicar or prophet of some sort.
The Black Thread would have the spiritual to believe that there are aliens leaving us messages, and are coming to enlighten us. Oh, they are coming, but they are not aliens, but are the fallen ones. They are the fallen ones we learned about here.
Notes
1. Satan is the prince of the power of the air, and the current god of this world under the curse.
2. Born again Christians are in this fallen world, but walk in the Kingdom of God. Christ will establish His kingdom on earth when He comes back, and reclaims this world as His.
3. Part of Satan's power of the air may include UFOs, aliens, and the air waves, such as TV and radio. Keep watch; don't become deceived or desensitized.
4. For the unsaved religious, Mystery Babylon comes to the rescue with her adulterous, counterfeit religions.
5. For the spiritual, the fallen ones step in as the "enlightening ones."
6. For the unsaved religious, the spiritual, the secular, and all others, the prince of the power of the air may utilize programing via the media, TV, radio, etc. - programing people's minds to think the way the false god of this world wants them to think.
