End time Deception - a podcast by Hari Rao

End Time Deception

This week’s teaching will cover the power of deception. The Word of God tells us that in the end times many will be deceived. That is why we must become intentional about asking the Lord for discernment and to lead us into all truth. Our desire is that through this we may help people to build lives that are deception proof, and protected against the lies of the enemy.

When Jesus was asked about the end of the age, before responding directly to the question He warned, “Do not be deceived.” He wasn’t making a loose statement, it was a clear warning to the Church to steer clear of the lies of the enemy so that the soul, body and spirit might be preserved.

The tricky part is that nobody makes it a goal in their life to be deceived. How is it then that people are led astray? The challenge is that those that are deceived are never aware of it. A deceived person is convinced that they are in the truth. Unfortunately, that leads to more and more errors by the day.

Deception is not a matter of being in the right Church, you can be in the perfect Church and still be deceived. We can see an example of this through the life of Judas. He was sitting and eating with the Lord Jesus Himself, and somehow the enemy found a way of deceiving him.

Someone who thinks they are deception proof is a prime candidate for deception. If that’s true then we must be all the more sober minded and vigilant. We must be able to test the times and seasons, and the spirits of our time.

Matthew chapter 24 extensively describes the characteristics of what the end of times will be like. These verses describe how there will be many false prophets. The reality is that someone can possess the title of a prophet and not be sent by the Lord. We recommend that you read and study the whole chapter for yourself.

How to Avoid Deception

The best way to stop yourself from being deceived is not to walk around with a lie detector. Neither is it about having a false christ radar. The best way to avoid the false is to become acquainted with the original/genuine/authentic. Your knowledge of the authentic is what will make you understand what is fake and what is false. How can you estimate something to be false if you don’t first possess the knowledge of the authentic? Those that have a real relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ have tasted the truth to such a capacity that they can easily identify false Christs. Your experience with the authentic sets off a radar in your spirit.



Many have dedicated themselves to only talking about the false, and such people don’t take the time to teach the truth. They focus on telling people what not to do instead of what to do. We are meant to spend the maximum amount of time amplifying the truth. The only way to do that is to become intimately aware of the truth. Spend your time understanding the truth and testing what is true. Spend your time with the Lord Jesus Christ.

When Culture Hijacks the Church

"I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments." (Colossians 2:4)

"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8)

Whatever you believe, and whatever philosophy you subscribe to, you will become captive to that. Culture has the power to imprison you. Sadly, culture of this world creeps into the Church as well, and then it is no longer dictated by the Word of God.

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