DCLM Daily Manna 1 April 2025 — Beware Of Deception

TOPIC: Beware Of Deception (DCLM Daily Manna 1 April 2025)

Key Verse: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition” (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

TEXT: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 (KJV)

1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Message

A newspaper reported on April 25, 2022 that a pastor in Nigeria had convinced members of his church to relocate with him to a camp in another state to “prepare for the end of the world.” Each qualified member paid the pastor the equivalent of $3,000 for “access to go to heaven.” Eventually, the waiting became a nightmare for the members, and the pastor was arrested and charged to court for fraud. The second coming of Christ has been used once again to deceive the unwary.

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The early disciples were passionate about the second coming of the Lord Jesus. When Jesus ascended heaven from Mount Olivet, an angel announced to the disciples, “Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). The return of Christ is a prominent topic Paul covered in his two epistles to the Thessalonian church. In today’s reading, Paul addresses believers’ need to prepare appropriately.

Paul warns the Thessalonian Christians to watch out because of the erroneous teachings of some people about the imminent return of Christ. These false teachers, like the incident reported above, were telling people to do away with productive Christian living because of the impending return of the Lord. Paul, with great passion, dismisses such irresponsible falsehood. He states unequivocally that the Antichrist would not breach the divine agenda. The Antichrist would manifest after a time of great apostasy, and his identity would not be mistaken.

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Every believer should prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus. We should, however, not allow ourselves to be deceived by unscriptural expectations and desires. The signs of His coming are clearly stated in the Scriptures, and extra-biblical manipulations should be avoided like a plague. We should seriously heed the warning that the Lord Jesus gave His disciples on His second coming: “And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch” (Mark 13:37).

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Every deceiver has something going for him. Shun him totally.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
John 4-5

Deeper Life Daily Manna For Today 2025 was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)