This is the message Jesus is giving to His elect disciples in Mark 13 dealing with being ‘delivered up’ to the ‘synagogue’ of Satan, and is but another proof that Satan is coming to earth in the near future. Continuing with Mark 13:
Mark 13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Jesus quoted the words in bold from Micah 7:6. This verse does not literally mean everyone killing one another. Remember that ‘Death’ is another name for Satan?
It means that even those loved ones closest to the ‘elect’ will have them ‘delivered up’ to ‘Death’ or Satan. Satan will deceive many upon his appearance, for he will come in similar manner like Jesus Christ, proclaiming to be Jesus; and the ‘whole world will wonder after him’, thinking he is the True Messiah.
Let’s say that a father in a household is ‘sealed’ with God’s Truth in his mind, and he knows that this 'another Jesus' of 2 Cor.11 who comes is Satan disguising himself as Jesus, and this father has a son. Also, this son has been going to a different Church down the street which teaches traditions of men, instead of teaching the True Word of God, and the son is fooled into believing that this 'another Jesus' is the True Lord Jesus Christ. The son, etc., will go to this fake Jesus and say something like, "My father is a good and loving man and studies your Word daily, but he just doesn’t believe that you’re Jesus. Please take him and see if you can help him Lord, because I know you can." (See also
Luke 21:12-19
Don’t believe this can happen? Remember why Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were delivered up to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and put them in the fiery furnace heated seven times hotter (spiritual completion) than necessary? They refused to worship the ‘golden image’ set up by Nebuchadnezzar. He is but a type of the Antichrist, and a symbol for the Babylonian captivity of the last ‘world government’, that is nearly upon us. The main difference is that it is Satan as king of Babylon this time. Also, Satan will not repent as Nebuchadnezzar did.
See Daniel 3 to find out what happened to Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego.
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for My name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
People like the father in the previous example, will be hated because they won’t accept the false Messiah, and worship his image,
As the Book of Daniel was an example. Ever been in a group where you were the only one that disagreed, with good reason, but everyone ‘sneered’ at you, and ‘brow beat’ you, trying to make you change your mind? The elect will withstand the ‘fiery darts of Satan’, putting on the ‘Gospel Armour’ and will worship the True Christ, Who comes after Satan.
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