“The coming [of the lawless one] is based on Satan's working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders, and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. [They perish] because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved. For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false, so that all will be condemned-those who did not believe the truth but enjoyed unrighteousness”
1 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The puzzling thing about these verses is that God who is by His very nature "Truth" sends a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false. Why would God support falsehood with a delusion? Remember that Jesus said that He was the Way the Truth and the Life. So a rejection of Truth is a rejection of Jesus. If you want to reject Jesus, God gives you plenty of "evidence" on which to base your stand.
God created the desert so that the hottest, driest, and most threatening desert will appear to have water in it. It is called a mirage and God created the desert of death so that it will have the delusion of life.
When you wander into the desert of sin and reject the truth you will often see delusions that bring you hope for a little while.
The only way to get out of the desert is to repent and turn back to a life of loving the TRUTH.
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