Prominent Christian influencers today such as Steven Anderson, Roland Rasmussen, Kent Hovind, James White, John MacArthur, Paul Washer, Ray Comfort, James Knox, Ed Pfenninger, David Cloud, Fundamental Baptists, Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the majority of Christian churches promote false doctrines that put believers in danger of being deceived by the antichrist.
We must turn to dispensationalism to help us fight against these false doctrines to not fall into these deceptions.
Calvinist covenant theology is the enemy camp of dispensationalism. The covenant of grace is a teaching that salvation is by grace ever since the fall of Adam until today. This is what the majority of fundamentalist Baptist churches teach! They say that people were saved by grace even in the Old Testament, just that it was administered differently. They claim that this salvation through grace was administered through promises, circumcision, sacrifices, etc. but were all still pointing to Jesus Christ in the Old Testament. That is not true! That eliminates works, which we see throughout different eras, was precisely how people found salvation in God, especially in the Old Testament era.
The Catholic church takes advantage of this type of theology because it works to their advantage. They see the works they do as a means of administration of salvation through grace. They use it to further their heretical ways of doing things. They believe their constant works and traditions will save them when all they truly need is grace.
The Mosaic covenant was a covenant of works of not of grace! Believing anything else is a grave error. This type of heresy has led to infant baptism and many other heretical practices that have no part of the faith of true Bible-believing Christians. If you believe in grace alone from beginning to end, you are endorsing Catholicism.
Jesus warns the disciples about false teachers who would lead Christians astray.
Matthew 24:3,24: “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
Paul also speaks of those times when the antichrist will appear.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12: “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
If false doctrines seduce you, you will be deceived by the antichrist during the tribulation and consequently lose your soul at the great white throne judgment! That’s why it is so important to hold on to the right doctrine, and use dispensationalism to interpret it.
2 Corinthians 11:3-4: “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”
Paul is expressing his fear that true believers will be led astray by false doctrine just as the serpent deceived Eve! The deceitful preachers will preach Christ but the wrong doctrine! That’s how they’ll deceive.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15: “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Matthew 7:21-23: “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
The heresy of the antichrist will be disguised as Christianity and the Gospel. Isn’t it possible for Satan to disguise as a Bible-believing, KJV only Christian?
We believe that there is a difference between your salvation and your walk with Jesus Christ. You gain salvation when you accept Jesus as your Lord and repent of your sins. But that doesn’t come with a guarantee that your life will be changed instantly. Those changes in your life that produce fruit take time as you further your relationship with Jesus and continue walking with Him.
Do you think without the Christian walk that you will avoid sin? No. You have to go to church, you have to read your Bible, and you have to be baptized. If you don’t, you will surely fall into sin. But this is your Christian walk, not your salvation.
The devil is trying to bring about one-world government and one-world religion. Barack Obama shows how this is happening. He said that while America is predominantly Christian, we must take EVERYONE else’s path to salvation and give it the same level of respect we give our own because that’s what makes our country what it is. And people believe that he’s a saved Christian when he is leading this way! Just looking through YouTube comments shows what the public thinks, and it’s shocking. The public wants to whitewash all religions together, as Obama is saying.
This New World Order, led by the antichrist with one world religion, will be used to deceive the masses and give them the mark of the beast! They will do so in the name of Christ. This is precisely why the ecumenical movement is so dangerous. So many people will try to claim that the differences between religions are not big deals and not worth being divided over, but the Bible says differently. The Bible tells us that the antichrist will use this type of mindset to lead people into heresy and away from the Gospel’s truth.