2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 NKJV
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (I have made certain words bold for emphasis.)
I am amazed at the amount of people who believe obvious lies right now. Then I think about how the scriptures predicted that one of the end-time signs would be deception. Paul told the Thessalonians that the anti-Christ would present lying wonders. Because they reject the truth, God will allow people to believe delusions. I know of many lies that have been spread by people in the political arena and the news media (which is not really about news at all). However, the old lies could be believed if you were unaware of the facts. Now, the lies being told CANNOT be believed with a sound mind. You just have to know simple things like snow is white and two plus two equals four to see that what we are told is a lie - a deception. Yet too many have “drunk the kool-aid.” People in government have repeatedly said that people who are not “vaccinated” need to be “vaccinated” to protect the “vaccinated.” There is not one tiny bit of logic in that. It’s just as bad as saying “the snow is black” or “two plus two is seven.” This type of nonsense is not only ludicrous, it’s dangerous. If I can convince someone that he/she needs to protect him/herself with something that could not protect those who did it from anyone else who didn’t do it, I can convince him/her that putting on a coat will keep other people from freezing who already have on a coat. If you believe the nonsense being passed around you have lost your mind - literally. If you believed the lies but you understand what I just said and change your mind, there is hope for you. If you believe so strongly what you have been told and cannot understand what I just said, it’s too late for you. I’m sorry. You will not be able to think for yourself anymore. You will now need the people who took control of your mind to lead you from here on out. They will tell you one lie after another and you will believe all of it. You will wait to hear from them before you decide what to believe. In most cases the liars are wicked and ungodly people. That makes it more sad if people who claim to be Christians are following them. It is more important than ever before that we are led by the Holy Spirit, we follow His leading and walk in truth. It is important to be around people, including church groups that are living in line with the Word and are not walking in fear. If we are led by fear, we are led by the devil. We must never make decisions based on fear. For those of us who still have a sound mind, we need to thank God for it and keep our sound minds by accepting the truth of the Word and staying around like-minded believers as much as possible.