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[cimi]

October 28
Wednesday


ALMOST-PERFECT
DISGUISE

READ:
Revelation 12:7-12
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The accuser of our
brethren, who accused
them before our
God day and night,
has been cast down.
__Revelation 12:10
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Radovan Karadzic, once the leader of the Bosnian Serbs and accused of genocide, had been of of the most wanted men in the world. By growing a long, white beard, carrying false papers, and practicing alternative medicine, he fooled everyone__for a while. After 13 years in hiding, he was finally arrested.

The Bible tells us that Satan is also in the business off fooling people with disguises. right fro the beginning of human history, he pretended to be an enlightened advisor, telling Eve that God was not honest with her (Gen. 3:4). He "masquerades as an angel of light" (2 Cor. 22:14 NIV), but the Lord Jesus Christ has unmasked him as "a liar and the father of it" (John. 8:44). People often err at two extremes in their view of Satan. Some dismiss him while others attribute more power to him than he deserves. Let us not be deceived. Satan is powerful as the "god of this age" (2 Cor. 4:4). But Christians need not cower before him in fear, because "He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4). The day is coming when Satan will be cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:10).

Until that day, let's not be deceived but rather live godly lives that reflect the image of Christ, for He is "a man of truth; there is nothing false about Him" (John 7:18 NIV). __C. P. Hia
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``````````````````````In our day-to-day existence,```````````````
````````````````````````Evil often wears a mask;````````````````
```````````````````Trust the Lord for true discernment--```````````
`````````````````He gives wisdom when we ask. __Hess```````````
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Satan offers nothing but tricks and deceit.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Revelatin 12:7-12***********

7 And war broke out in
heaven: Michael and his
angles foought with the
dragon; and the dragon and
his angles fought, 8 but they
did not prevail, nor was a
place found for them in
heaven any longer. 9 So the
great dragon was cast out,
that serpent of old, called
the Devil and Satan, who
deceives the whole world;
he was cast to the earth, and
his angles were cast out
with him.

10 Then I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven,
"Now salvation, and
strength, and the kingdom
of our God, and the power
of His Christ have come, for
the accuser of our brethren,
who accused them before
our God day and night, has
been cast down. 11 And they
overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and
they did not love their lives
to the death. 12 Therefore
rejoice, O heavens, and you
who dwell in them! Woe to
the inhabitants of the earth
and the sea! For the devil
has come down to you,
having great wrath, because
he knows that he has a short
time."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Michael and Gabriel are two angels named in Scripture (Dan. 8:16;
9:21; 10:13; Luke 1:19,26; Jude 1:9; Rev. 12:9). Gabriel appears
prominently in connection with Christ's first coming (Luke 1:19, 26-
38). Michael, the chief or archangel, led the fight against evil forces
in the spiritual realm (Dan. 10:13,21; 12:1); disputed with Satan
about Moses' body (Jude 1:9); and wil t

[Lani]

Yes, so true.

Awesome Post sis!!

A story of caution, a reminder to keep our focus on Him.



Peace and Luv in Christ,
Lani