Realities of Deceit

realities of deceit

“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you”
–Mark 13:3-5

It is fairly well-known that the end times are a time of great deceit.

And so we find ourselves living in a time when the deceit is so great, man does NOT know he lives in an artificial, constructed reality.  This reality is a prison and has been constructed for him by those who wish to enslave him.

“There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship without tears, so to speak, producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies, so that people will in fact have their liberties taken away from them, but will rather enjoy it, because they will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda or brainwashing, or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this seems to be the final revolution”
—Aldous Huxley, Final Revolution speech at Berkeley, California – 1962

In fact, modern man–due to his constant immersion in his captor’s propaganda–resists the very notion that he might not be free–even though the evidence is nearly overwhelming and surrounds him on every side.

Modern man is so deceived, he not only believes himself to be free, he also enjoys his deception; his servitude; his captivity.

“The nature of psychological compulsion is such that those who act under constraint remain under the impression that they are acting on their own initiative. The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free. That he is not free is apparent only to other people. His servitude is strictly objective.”
—Aldous Huxley, Brave New World/Brave New World Revisited

Again, modern man’s deception begins with his living in a completely false reality which has been constructed for him in order to more effectively control him.

That this deception is recognized by some is apparent by the number of words written on the topics “Everything you know is wrong” or “Everything you know is a lie.”

Google one topic and the search engine returns 1.42 million results. Plug the other topic into the search engine and it returns almost 1 million results.

So, it is not like modern man does not know he is deceived.  Rather, modern man is deceived and enjoys his deception because it allows him to do that which he would prefer to do.

This is not far from the same attitude man exhibited over 2700 years ago in the time of Isaiah.

“That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits”
–Isaiah 30:9-10

The methods of deception used today are the methods of mass communication. These are the same methods used to construct the reality which surrounds modern man and which envelops him in a cocoon of lies.

“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
―- Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda – 1928

Once upon a time, these false realities were largely constructed by using books, magazines and newspapers and reading for enjoyment.

But the drawback to that strategy is that it mostly only works on those who read.

As mass communication means grew, the number of strategies for constructing false reality grew. Radio, movies, television, video games, computers, smartphones: all helped lay the bricks of the prison in which modern man finds himself trapped.  With each new propaganda delivery system, more have become snared because the amount of time and attention grew less.  Meanwhile,  the enslaved were increasingly persuaded that the means used to enslave them was FUN! or entertainment.

“The American motion picture is the greatest unconscious carrier of propaganda in the world today. It is a great distributor for ideas and opinions. The motion picture can standardize the ideas and habits of a nation. Because pictures are made to meet market demands, they reflect, emphasize and even exaggerate broad popular tendencies, rather than stimulate new ideas and opinions. The motion picture avails itself only of ideas and facts which are in vogue. As the newspaper seeks to purvey news, it seeks to purvey entertainment.”
— Edward L. Bernays, Propaganda – 1928

And modern man is increasingly ensnared by false realities of which the Bible warned.

These false realities glorify those practices the Bible calls “abominations.”

These false realities present murder and other sin as “moral dilemmas.”

These false realities tout the satanic (elves, dwarves, pagan gods, devils, dragons) as the “heroes.” In order for this to take place, new and more evil “villains” have been invented. Zombies (the undead) are one of the most popular of these new “villains.”

As the climax of human history (the return of Jesus Christ) grows ever nearer, the number of false realities constructed for modern man will increase.

These false realities will also increasingly call “evil” GOOD and “good” EVIL.

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”
–Isaiah 5:20-21

But tragically, the more false realities constructed, the more modern man will participate in, chase after and embrace such lies.

It is but one more thing which must come to pass according to a book which few believe: the Bible.

DOES the reader structure his life around the little things offered by the world as proof he is a reality-based person?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: December 28-30, 2018.]

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