Sat.’s Devo - The End.

Read: Jeremiah 23:21-25:38; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-1; Psalm 84:1-12; Proverbs 25:15
Jeremiah mourned for the prophets and the priests who were both corrupt and evil. They caused Israel to sin, so they would be held responsible. They lied to the people and told them that their words and dreams were from the Lord when they were false and did them harm and not good. They should have warned them to turn from their sins but the leaders were doing worse sins than the people.
They didn’t believe that God could see them in their secret places doing hideous sins. This shows us that they didn’t understand God at all. They didn’t know him as the Omni-present God.
They didn’t believe the prophets God sent them like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, and Hosea just to name a few. God had given them plenty of chances to repent and they refused them. So God would send Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon to come against them and destroy their land, take their joy and hold them captive for 70 years. After that 70 years, God would punish Babylon and repay them for their evil.
Paul ends his teaching on the end of time. Since before the world was created there has been an Anti-Christ and his name is Satan. He has put his spirit in man and in every generation he rises up all over the world. After the church has been taken, he will appear on earth embodied in the last Anti-Christ and he will hate God and deceive man. We are called out of darkness to share in Christ’s glory so we have nothing to be afraid of.
Lord, encourage our hearts and strengthen us in every good deed and word.