The Great End-Time Delusion (Part 3)
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In “The Great End-Time Delusion (Part 3),” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about faith, the authority of Scripture, spiritual deception. Drawing especially from Revelation 18, 2 Timothy 3, 2 Timothy 3:9, Matthew 24, the teaching emphasizes that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience.
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Odle focuses on spiritual deception while working through Revelation 18, 2 Timothy 3, 2 Timothy 3:9. The message argues that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on spiritual deception while working through Matthew 24. The message argues that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Revelation 61. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on biblical creation. The message argues that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that angelic activity is examined within the biblical passage and its prophetic sequence. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the wisdom of God. The message argues that God’s wisdom confronts human pride and teaches believers to judge life from an eternal perspective. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
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lift our voice and sing to you our King worthy you alone are worthy we lift our voice and sing till you are King holy is the Lord Of Glory we LIF our and sing to you our King worthy you alone are worthy we lift our voice and sing till you are [Music] King then the glory of the Lord is fing this place then the glory of the Lord is fing this place [Music] the glory of the Lord is fing this place then the glory of the Lord is filling this place the glory of the Lord is fing this then the glory of the Lord is filling this place then the glory of the Lord is filling his [Music] place the glory of the Lord is fing this place Hallelujah go ahead and give him praise this morning hallelujah praise you Jesus
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Glory To Your Name Lord glory to your Holy Name We Worship You Lord this morning we exalt you on high Lord you are the king of kings and the Lord of Lord and the God above all gods you are the one true God the creator of Heaven and Earth and everything that's in them Lord you are the Supreme Lord God Almighty we exalt you and we lift up the name above every name the name of Jesus this morning Lord we praise you today Lord I invite you here Lord we already did before we started praising worship but Lord we invite you again Holy Spirit move upon this today move upon this message this teaching move upon this Lord and take it to the whole world we pray in Jesus name amen and amen you may be seated this morning great to have everybody here on this hot Alabama day woo it's hot it's already hot I think we get a break next week though I think it drops into like the the 80s for a second like right it's G to feel like air conditioning all right uh got a lot to cover today this is part three and is I believe will be the end of this great end time delusion message um today I address the Roman Catholic church a little bit more than usual now let me just preface this message with this I know there are good and decent people that are born again that are in the Roman Catholic Church okay but as for an institution its leadership its doctrines it's uh rituals and sacraments and practices all of that is idolatry error and deception and it's always been which is why the Lord Jesus said in Revelation 18 come out of her my people well if there were none of his people in there he couldn't say come out of her my people she is the great mystery Babylon and I will demonstrate that today um I guess we need to get started on this it's only 79 slides we'll see if we can get through it I'm going to try you look our church is a little different the Lord called me to be a teacher first so this is kind of like a college class this would be like one of our ministry School classes more than it is a preaching but this is truth that you need remember teaching is information preaching is inspiration okay I'm trying to give you information today uh but this is the great end time delusion and if you've noticed here I'm talking about the alien UFO phenomena
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which is a demonic satanic deception for the end days I don't care what anybody else is because there's Christians out there that are going to tell you oh no it's okay there there can be aliens too no that's not what God's word says and it's going to come down to the point where you either believe God's word as a Christian or you're going to believe the world's system now part of the problem is that we've already adopted part of the world system but let's read through this chapter in the Bible real quick so nobody's going to accuse me of not giving you some scriptures before we get into all the other information all right but here's 2 Timothy 3 I I figured it'd be important I started to just give you part of it but we'll just read all of it he says uh 2 Timothy 3 he says this know also that in the last days somebody say last days last days perilous time shall come the word perilous means dangerous treacherous time shall come it says for men shall be lovers of their own selves Covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to parents unthankful Unholy without natural affection truce Breakers false accusers incontinent Fierce I love this one here despisers of those that are good traitors heady high-minded lovers of Pleasures more than lovers of God though they will have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof from such turn away for of this sort are they which creep into houses and Lead captive silly women Laden with sins LED away with divers lusts look at verse seven ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth that is our information generation right there now as Janes and jambes withstood Moses these are the Egyptian magicians as they withstood Moses with their Supernatural powers from the Devil so do these also resist the truth men of corrupt Minds reprobate concerning Faith remember as we get into this the resistance of the truth from Satan and his people is Supernatural manifestations the UFO alien phenomena is demonic Supernatural manifestations okay so you got to understand the Bible's warned us about this in multiple places in multiple ways I covered last week Zechariah that talked about the flying Scrolls or cylinders in the sky and that they would look like an epha which epha looks just like the UFO that we've seen the classic saucer shaped thing now I guess I ought to change it huh the rest of this this is still 2 Timothy 3:9 he says but they shall proceed no further for their folly or their foolishness shall be manifest or revealed to all men so what we're doing today and what I do as a minister a five-fold minister of the Gospel is to
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reveal make manifest their foolishness like we're on a flying spinning water ball that is foolishness we're going to address that some today too he says Paul says here but thou Hast fully known my Doctrine you know exactly what I teach from the word of God my manner of Life How I Live my purpose Faith longsuffering charity patience the persecutions and afflictions which came to me at an and Iconium and lisra what persecutions I endured but out of them all the Lord delivered me yay and all that will live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution here's a verse I wanted to get to but evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving and being deceived the word seducers here in the Greek is the word goas and it means wizard mutterer of spells practicer of magic uh basically a person who operates in witchcraft black magic the satanic power okay he said these men are going and the seducers the evil men and the Wizards are going to wax worse and wor deceiving and being deceived but then he says but continue thou in the things which thou Hast learned and been assured of of knowing whom thou Hast learned them and that from a child that Hast known the holy scriptures which were able to make thee wise un salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus now he tells you in the last days when all of this bad stuff and these evil people and these deceptions get worse and worse how do you keep from being deceived you go back to the holy scriptures that's the only thing that keeps you from being deceived and that means believing that the holy scriptures every single word from Genesis to Revelation is inspired by God every word you understand that it is the truth of God no matter what charades or whatever The Wizard of Oz does out here you know the truth because you know the word of God all right or you better or you will be deceived and then he says this go back to the holy scriptures they're able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine for reprove for correction for instruction and righteousness that the man of God or woman of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works if you stray from this you are in trouble if you stray from believing that every word of the Holy Bible is inspired by God that no man didn't write it down by his own mind or his own intentions if you stray away from that you're already you have already been deceived and it's because of this that
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01The Great End-Time Delusion
A Scripture-centered warning about strong delusion, counterfeit signs, the emerging alien religion, and the only sure defense: loving Jesus Christ, continuing in His Word, and testing every spirit.
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