“Rash Foolishness powered by demons performing signs means deception for a generation given over to lawlessness”
By the Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: frogs, folly, demons, signs, Israel, prophets, Lord, God,
Words: 2985
I remember the words of David Wilkerson years ago talking about the ‘folly’ that would become inherent in Christian churches. One of those ‘follies’ was nudity! While preparing for one of our news shows I came across a church that heralded ‘complete nude Christian services’. There was even a segment where the ‘Pastor, nude himself’, proceeded to defend their idea as the interviewer listened to his response. I believe over the years I have seen almost everything in the church. Today, though, the slime and rebellion in the pulpit, meetings, and gatherings we call Christian take the cake. In other words, deception is bad and those attending are even worse at discerning what they are watching and experiencing.
If you could see in the spirit and look at the person performing in some of these meetings, you would see “unclean spirits like frogs, demons coming forth from the mouths of these people”, performing signs before a generation of people who are given over to lawlessness. It is the ‘utter folly’ being repeated today, a ‘folly’ that occurred in Israel’s day and is prophesied to occur again in the end times. It is here!
I will not mention names, but those to whom I speak in regards too, are there, none the less! I don’t know them all, don’t follow what they do! What I do is seek the Lord! When he gives me a word and a message to put forth, I do that! This is the generation of lawlessness! A people who so take ‘Gods grace’ as to twist it into anything they desire, all the while ignoring the Word of God. They do not fear the LORD, nor do they honor him!
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Of course, we only think of demonic spirits working with signs to convince people to follow their leader in terms of the the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. But these demonic spirits, who like frogs, come forth out of the mouths of those who they enable in their lawlessness.
We see this same evidence in scripture from Second Thessalonians. It is here we find that the ‘working of Satan’ is with all ‘power, signs, and lying wonders.’ This is what equips those who are found in the church, but are not of the Lord. Do you think that Satan musters his power only for the endtime battle in the above verses in Revelation 16? No, of course not! We find his deception throughout scripture. In this verse in Thessalonians, it mentions him, the son of perdition is after the working of Satan! In other words, he uses the same method, work, and arsenal as Satan. It comes with the whole package designed to deceive the one who in their own
‘Folly’ are walking in rebellion, sin, and lawlessness!
2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
In connection with this, John writes directly to those he calls ‘beloved’, saints of the Lord, who he was warning. This warning sternly tells them that ‘many false prophets’ are gone out into the world! They will come as ‘from God’, but they are full of spirits alright, the wrong kind! That is why, he says to try the spirits! The best inspection you can do is be a fruit inspector!
1 John 4:1 ¶Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
You line up what they say, what they do, and who they are against the Word of God! Speaking to King Saul, Samuel the Prophet said to him that “to obey is better than sacrifice”. Meaning he had not obeyed the Word of the LORD, in fact, he had rejected it! This was the result of rebellion, which Samuel said was as the ‘sin of witchcraft’ and their own ‘stubbornness was as iniquity and idolatry’. Saul wanted forgiveness and to be re-instated, but Samuel flatly told him the LORD had rejected thee from being King. His successor was David, the shepherd!
1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
We must take note from what occurred in Israel. Why? Because in Israel much folly was wrought in Gods name! It was a people whose heart was far from the LORD. A people who did not honor God! A people who continually sought other Gods!
Deuteronomy 22:21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.
In Deuteronomy the law concerning damsels that are wed is found in chapter 22. What is interesting here, it is noted that if that damsel who is wed, is found not to be a virgin, she was to be stoned with stones that she die. Why? Because she had wrought a folly in Israel, she had played the whore in her fathers house. It was an evil. Today, of course, we do not stone women or men for such behavior. But this law in Deuteronomy gives us a type and revelation into an important point! The damsel to be wed, is a bride. That bride is to wed another, given by her father. This is a portrait of the Father, the Son, and the Bride of Christ. The bride today gather in his name and we have used the term, “our Fathers house”, from the Gospels. That being said, if that bride is not a virgin, totally given to her LORD, her God, and to her husband [Christ], then she has wrought folly in Israel [spiritual Israel, both Jew and Gentiles in Jesus Name, under the blood of the covenant]. That means, the bride, even the prophets, the priests, the ministers, if they have given themselves over to another, then they are no longer virgins of the LORD, before him blameless, covered in the blood. They are whore’s in their fathers house because they have given themselves over to another lover.
The Example of Eli, Phineas, and Hophni!
1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13 And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
1 Samuel 2:22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’S people to transgress.
25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.
The prophets all dealt with this issue, but Jeremiah in chapter 23 speaks of both the prophet and the priest being profane. They were profane in ‘my house’ the LORD said. This is a replication of Eli, and his sons, Phinehas and Hophni, who did not honor the LORD. Phinehas and Hophni were called “priests of belial..” Those who do these things make the ‘people who do seek the LORD’, actually become to ‘abhor’ the things of God because of what these ‘priests of belial’ do!
Jeremiah tell Israel that her prophets and priests are profane and the Lord will bring evil upon them, it will be the year of their visitation! Jeremiah also speaks of the folly in Samaria for the prophets there prophesied in Baal, causing Israel to err! The prophets who prophesied brought lawlessness to climax in Israel. It was so bad the Lord said they were all of them unto me [LORD] as Sodom and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. The Lord then said he would feed them ‘wormwood and gall’. This small phrase reminds of the ‘Wormwood’ during the tribulation that comes upon all the earth for their rebellion against God. The Prophets caused profaneness to go into all the land. These prophets did not call the people to repentance, to walk in obedience to the LORD, to keep his ways. These prophets spoke of visions, and prophesied to the people. Visions out of their own heart and prophesies from their own imaginations. They spoke of peace, all will be fine, no evil shall come. It was a people who walked in their own imaginations, borne out of ‘lawlessness’, ‘rebellion’, ‘pride’ and was nutured by prophets who did the same.
Jeremiah 23:11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
Today in America we have Prophets, Priests, Ministers, Deacons, Teachers, and many others all who walk in the imaginations of their own hearts. They prophesy falsely, and give visions from their own hearts. They do not speak out of the Mouth of the LORD. They do so by ‘demonic spirits, going forth to deceive’ those who do not honor the Lord! There are many today that are and will be cut off. The day of their visitation is coming and so is the day of visitation for those who walk in these ways of rebellion. These who do such things, leading the people astray are sinning ‘grieviously’ because they are ‘sinning against the LORD’ in their actions. They are taking his name in vain, his Word in disobedience, and mocking his Holiness!
1 Samuel 2:25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them
Thus shall they say, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many mighty works?
He shall say, “I never knew you, depart from me you that work inquity [lawlessness]”!
For these are those who did not hear the sayings, keep his word, or obey his commandments! They did not honor him! They did not obey him!
Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 ¶Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
They went out from the Church, the midst of the believers, but they were not one of the church, nor of the believers. Thus they have become manifest they are not of the Lord! Even as in Eli, Hophi and Phineas who ministered as Priests of the LORD in the temple in Shiloh, the church today has many who minister as ‘priests of belial’. These are people who bring the last days ‘workings of Satan with all power, all signs, and lying wonders’ to bring the people to the one who can appear as an ‘angel of light’. There is indeed and has been a ‘great falling away’ as written about in 2 Thessalonians!
1 John 2:18 ¶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.
19 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
2 Thessalonians 2:3 ¶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;
Finally, the Apostle Paul spoke of such as we have today. We indeed have false Apostles, prophets, and deceitful workers. It is also a reminder that even Satan is ‘transformed into an angel of light’. Indeed, his ministers also appear as ministers of righteousness. But their end shall be according as their works!
2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 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.
Be aware, be alert, let the Word be your truth, seek the LORD! Watch the fruits! Be careful of the accompanying signs and dubious nature of certain so called ‘ministers of righteousness’!
Originally posted 2010-03-07 07:29:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
