SIGNS AND WONDERS, WILL NOT BE THE DISTINGUISHING MARK OF GOD'S REMNANT PEOPLE IN THE LAST DAYS.
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What is the distinguishing mark of God's remnant people? Signs and wonders? No. They are those who keep the commandments of God and HAVE the faith of Jesus Christ. They are those who walk in the truth (3 John 1:4).There is no guile in their mouth and through Christ they are without fault before the throne of God (Revelation 14:5). Just like the prophet Daniel, whom when his enemies sought to find any wrong in his life, they could find none, for he walked in the truth of God's law. And why is it that the world and the apostate churches and Christians will fall for Satan's deceptions, signs and wonders? Because they do NOT have a love for the truth:

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ...'And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.'

Do you see why truth is so important? Do you see why truth will be the distinguishing mark of God's end time remnant people? The reason why this ecumenical movement can exist today with the Roman Catholic Church, is because the churches are doing away with truth, making it of little importance, which is setting them up for Satan's final delusions, which God will ALLOW them to fall for, because, as Paul confirmed above, they don't have a love for the truth. But John tells us in 1 John 2:5 that we may KNOW if God is in any movement or people. How? If they LOVE and KEEP God's Word and commandments (1 John 2:3-5).

Now we are not saying that God's remnant people will do no miracles at all, because we know that the Holy Spirit is going to be poured out soon as the 'latter rain', and who can stop the Spirit of God from doing miracles? What we are stating here, is that miracles and signs will NOT be the distinguishing mark of God's true people. But why? Because the main feature of Satan's deceptions in the last days will be signs, wonders and miracles, look:

Revelation 13:13-14 ...'And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 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; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.'

Do you see why signs and wonders cannot be the distinguishing mark of God's people in the last days? It is because signs and wonders are going to be the very thing that Satan uses to DECEIVE the whole world.

Just look at what it says in Revelation 13 above. How does Satan deceive the world? BY the miracles he had power to do. And as 2 Thessalonians 2 confirms above, just before Jesus returns, Satan is going to work with all power and signs and wonders. So what is going to happen to all those in the churches who live by 'feelings' and 'miracles' instead of the truth? They are going to be taken in by Satan's deceptions. Which is why the distinguishing mark of God's remnant people CANNOT and will not be signs and wonders. So what will be the distinguishing mark of God's true people? We will get to that, but first take a look at WHERE and BY WHOM Satan's miracles, signs and wonders are performed:

Matthew 24:24 ...'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.'

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ...'For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.'

Oh friends! We need to understand what is being said above. Who will Satan use in the last days to deceive the whole world and even if possible, the very elect of God? Satan will use the churches. He will use the ministers, church leaders and professed Christians to perform signs and wonders, making them "appear as ministers of righteousness." But what will be the ONLY way to determine whether they are of God or not? By testing what they preach and do with the TRUTH of God's Word. So do you see why signs and wonders CANNOT be the distinguishing mark of God's people? Now let me say again, God's true remnant people, when filled with the Holy Spirit WILL do miracles, if those miracles bring glory to God and lead people to the TRUTH. But miracles, signs and wonders CANNOT be the distinguishing mark of God's remnant, because Satan will also be performing them to DECEIVE.

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