This know also, that in the last days perilous
times shall come. –
2Ti 3:1
We live in the age of information; the age of Google
search engine, of “Facebook Live”... and of FAKE news. The audacity and impact
of ‘Fake News’ today is nothing short of overwhelming. It has taken over the
entire Internet and hardly a day passes without you receiving a ‘Fake News’
article on WhatsApp or Facebook. From bogus cures for cancer, to unfounded
claims of the “7 Black presidents before Obama”, to posts about the deleterious
effects of drinking cold water.
And while we’re at that, ‘Bishop Oyedepo’ and
Pastors ‘Kumuyi’ and ‘Adeboye’ (with the occasional input from ‘Joyce Meyer’)
never cease to send us lurid, salacious revelations and visions of Heaven,
Hell, the Rapture, etc. just for you to forward to all of your contacts, lest
you be considered a bonafide child of Satan.
‘Fake News’ and its religious cousin, ‘Fake
Revelations’, are more than just harmless pranks by people preying on the fear,
ignorance and prejudices of others; they’re marks of a demonic spirit of lies
and falsehood being unleashed on the world today.
God is a God of Truth, (Dt 32:4; Ps 31:5);
Jesus IS Truth and was full of Truth (Jn 14:6; 1:14); and the Holy
Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth (Jn 14:17). The Devil, on the other hand,
is not just a liar but the father of it; Jesus says when the Devil lies, “he
speaks his native language” (Jn 8:44 NIV).
Therefore, when someone sits down in his room
sending out “evangelism posts and prophecies” in the name of ‘Kumuyi’,
expecting you to “share after you type ‘Amen’”, you can tell which spirit is
indwelling that person.
Beloved, these are the Last Days of which the
Apostle Paul warned about (1Tim 4:1). Many are “giving heed to deceitful
spirits, and doctrines of demons” and calling it evangelism. We’re being
inundated with lies all over that it’s hard to believe anything anymore; which
is actually the object of it all: our Faith.
So, let’s be aware of this infernal propaganda
machine, and guard our hearts with all diligence; for out of it (our hearts)
are the issues of life. (Pro 4:23).
AMEN.
More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss
them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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