Discern The Spirits!
“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.” 1 John 2:18
One of the central figures in the book of Exodus is the Egyptian King Pharoah. The Hebrew spelling for “Pharoah” (“peh”-“resh”-“ayin”-“hey”) literally means “the mouth or voice of Rah”. Rah is the ancient Egyptian sun god. But the word “rah” in Hebrew can also mean “evil”, “wicked”, or “bad”. Adding this meaning describes someone who speaks with “godlike” authority, yet is evil. This is similar to the “beast” of Revelation 13:5, as this “beast” was given a mouth to speak blasphemy against God.
The apostle John warned that antichrists are already here among us, and while we may be aware of the various manifestations of the antichrist spirit all around, we also are expecting a final revelation of a “Man of Sin” known as “The Antichrist”. His way is being prepared that the whole world may receive and worship him.
“The whole world”, but not true believers in the Lord Jesus. Yet, not to be deceived as the Lord warned us, [Matthew 24:24] will require spiritual discernment.
Only the Almighty God can speak with authority over your life, and His thoughts towards you are always good and never evil. Jeremiah 29:11.
We must therefore test the spirits, as the Apostle John instructed us: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God…” [1 John 4:1]. Our spirits and our minds must be informed by the Word of God, according to the simple and true gospel of Jesus’ death for sin, and resurrection from the dead