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from Beauty & The Gospel ISSUE NO 1 VOL 6

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from Beauty & The Gospel ISSUE NO 1 VOL 6, page 29

Article from: Beauty & The Gospel ISSUE NO 1 VOL 6

FAITHFULNESS IN FORGOTTEN PLACES

written by : Tsakani Mhlongo

Key Scripture

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect Matthew 24

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast. Revelations. 13

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11

Beloved it is when we read these living scriptures, we are warned to be careful because not everything we see or hear in the natural are actually of God. Just like not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter into the Kingdom of God

This article was inspired by the trending news of a ''revival' that started on the 15th of February 2023 at a Chapel service in Asbury university, Kentucky Where it is reported that, what was planned to be a normal Wednesday service turned into a 24-hour nonstop worship service which led to over 150 hours into that.

Where youth have come to partake in the service by going to altar calls, tears, worship, lifted hands etc Which then has been labeled a REVIVAL

I must say when I came across this news at first, I was so impressed and really moved at this significance but never really asked questions like:

Is it really the move of the Holy Spirit?

Is the Holy Spirit a part of it?

Is there true repentance, teachings and preaching on repentance?

Is sin talked about and the importance of being born again?

Is there true conviction and thereafter conversion?

Will they after this event, go out, live holy, pure and righteous lives?

Will they go ye therefore and make disciples teaching others to observe the commandments of the Lord Jesus or it stared at the church, and all will end there and will need to depend on that move to carry on?

These are some of the questions I started having during my prayer in the morning that the Holy Spirit downloaded this in my spirit, and it hit me!

Is the Holy Spirit a part of the "revival" that people are saying He is Does He know it?

With that being said, I'm not here to say YES or NO, I don't know but what I have are these questions. And these are questions that we should be asking before we saints decide to go anywhere We need not forget that we are bought with an expensive price and do not belong to ourselves but to the Lord Jesus.

There are places that seem right to the optical eye but are not in the true essence (the spirit) Just like there are some people who seem full of the Holy Ghost but are not but are full of the replica or acts of the Holy Ghost

Even the Bible warns us that the false prophet will call fire from the sky performing false miracles and signs, why, all for the purpose of deception

Deception will not come in a manner you expect NO, that's why its's called deception It will seem right, innocent and normal but will have the real deal under that is there to destroy your soul FLEE Rather be called holier than thou, boring, BUT protecting your soul by God's grace and power! NOTHING IS WORTH GOING TO HELL FOR!

I'd always think this verse 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not, Matthew 24:23, spoke about a literal Christ in person but it's when I read it preparing to write this article that, it's like these moves that are given labels that seem of God but are not.