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Our Furious Foe

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  2 Timothy 3:1, 13

 

Is the world getting worse? Is the devil working more furiously today than ever before?

To many observers this certainly seems to be the case. Take the record of the last century: two world wars and other conflicts that killed more people than all previous wars combined; six million Jews mercilessly killed in the Holocaust; millions more innocent civilians slaughtered by evil atheistic despots; more Christians martyred for their faith than at any other time in history.

In the verse above, Paul called the final days before Jesus' return "terrible times"; Jesus Himself declared that we "will hear of wars and rumors of wars . . . . Nation will rise against nation" (Matthew 24:6-7).

Why will it be like this? The reason, the Bible says, is because Satan will lash out in one final burst of fury, seeking with all his might to block Christ's victory.

Does this alarm you? Don't let it--because Christ, not Satan, will be victorious. In the meantime, be "rejoicing in hope,  patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer" (Romans 12:12).

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.