As I tried to go back to sleep early this morning, I heard the spirit of the Lord start talking to me about the antichrist spirit. I hesitated to listen. This time of year has been difficult for the past decade or so, which means these past two weeks have felt dark in my spirit. No, it’s not related to the end of Daylight Savings Time. That’s a natural thing. Although, now that I type that, there may be a spiritual equivalent to DST, but that’s a sermon for another day.

Not being able to fall asleep, I got up and began to type. The thoughts below are random and unstructured. I listened as I typed. It may seem a jumbled randomness of thought, but if you listen with your spirit ears, you will hear what the Lord is saying.

The antichrist spirit is real. I have been saying for many, many years that it is going to get worse in America. People scoffed or refused to believe me.

I couldn’t see how it would happen, I just knew in my spirit that persecution was coming to Christians in America. No, this isn’t about politics. This is about what the Church has allowed to happen because of distraction. Distraction of the world, distraction of politics, distraction of so many things that have no eternal value.

These “random” thoughts are the result of this morning’s encounter with God.

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Why are so many celebrities, politicians, and countries speaking out against the people and state of Israel? The spirit of the antichrist rules and reigns over them. It has become the norm to speak out on social media and calling out “genocide”. It has become the norm to protest against the establishment of what people perceive as Jewish influence in high places. Never mind the fact that much of government today is based on Greek history. Math, language is built on Greek principles, but that makes no difference. It is the Jews who are at fault…according to the antichrist spirit.

Why is that?

The Jews are God’s chosen people. That’s it. That’s the story. Although some are deceived into thinking that God no longer is in covenant with the Jews, they are looking at it from their own human perspective. People may break covenant with God, but God does not break covenant with us. His covenant is still going strong, to borrow a human phrase. Psalm 89:11 in the KJV says, “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”

God has always provided a way of redemption. Whether through the law or grace, both are still active today. How can anyone deny there is a God when the state of Israel exists despite being surrounded by her enemies? And it is that very thing that is at the core of the antichrist spirit.

Eliminate the Jews and the existence of Israel. And that is at the core of the antichrist spirit, and the core of radical muslim views.

Recalling the early days of Twitter, I can recall power-users who longed for America to be more like Europe. Modern, civilized, open thinking was the idea. Everyone could live the way they wanted to live; being free to be who they are. Laws of love and freedom of expression became the ideal for some Americans.

The UK was of a particular fancy. Somewhat progressive, yet with a monarchy. Much like Israel, Americans were crying for a king. They wanted someone who made America look good as a progressive king. They got President Obama. He proclaimed to be a Christian, yet like those “Christian” presidents before him, there was no acknowledgment of God the Lord as King. He, just like the other presidents before him and even Israel’s King Saul, did things his own way without seeking God.

Christians were outraged, fearful even, of what they saw as an attack on Christian values. So they began crying for a king too, only it wasn’t King Jesus. President Trump was elected. America was looking nothing like Europe, but it wasn’t looking like a Christian nation either. Joe Biden came and went and Trump returned. Christians continue to look at Trump as a savior of Christian values, yet not realizing that they are blinded by the antichrist spirit themselves.

See, deception is part of the antichrist spirit. 2 Corinthians 11:14 even says, “And it is no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light’. Many today are deceived into thinking they are standing for righteousness with their social media posts and videos. I’m not just talking Christians here. Progressively-minded people are deceived into thinking their beliefs are about the greater good. Helping and welcoming all people no matter their background.

How is that working out for Europe right about now?

Yes, the spirit of the antichrist is alive and well in Europe. Protest after protest against the government, the establishment. It is only a matter of time before the radicalized thinking takes it too far. Lives will be lost. Businesses, homes will be destroyed. The very livelihood that Europe once enjoyed as Christian-based nations, the one that drew people to the region – to engage with the peoples and cultures, is about to be lost forever.

Europe cried for a king. Not in a person. No, Europe wanted a king called freedom. Open borders (no questions asked because hate is not welcome there), love is love (giving the finger to not religion, but God); just don’t be like the Americans with their Judeo-Christian-foundation any longer. “We want what we want.” They welcomed other religions, other ways of thinking which led them down a path of compromise. They eliminated God, their Creator, from their every part of their lives.

Europe has their king alright. And it’s called the antichrist.

The antichrist spirit doesn’t just lead people down a path of compromise. It leads people down a path of hate veiled in ‘doing what’s right’.