The Coming Strong Delusion - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2026

The LORD is near - Thursday, January 22, 2026
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

Details

The Coming Strong Delusion

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.
2 Thessalonians 2:11

The Coming Strong Delusion
“Have you heard the news?” Will be the query. “Christ has come!” The tidings will spread; the news will be gladly received of the advent of a wonderful Christ. The “Christ” has come, the world’s Christ, the Christ that men want, and there is no word about judgment; we may live as we like. Numbers of converts flock to the standard. They need not much persuasion; and, sinner, you, who might have been converted to the Christ of God, will be taken with the wiles and lies of a false Christ, the devil’s Christ. If men will not believe the truth, they will have to believe a lie, “That they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 Th. 2:12). This is God’s verdict, already gone out, against the hell-lured convert of Antichrist.

The coming of the Lord is the next thing for us who are saved; and then, if we are taken up, if the saints of God are called up, there is nothing but this dark terrible delusion left for Christendom’s Christless masses of unconverted professors of a Savior they never have known, and then never can know!

Do you suppose that if you have not believed God in the day of the Holy Spirit, if you have not believed the Gospel now, in the day when God is telling of His love, when the Holy Spirit is here working and pointing you to Jesus, if you do not receive the Gospel, and believe it now, when everybody is desirous for your blessing, do you suppose that, when every possible influence and power under heaven, and out of hell, and on the earth, is against you, do you suppose that you will believe the truth then? Listen. “That they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Oh, may God save you from this terrible, strong delusion. Far better to have the truth now. Christ is the truth!

W. T. P. Wolston

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives

Open Heavens
for Tuesday, December 17, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

HOW PERSUADED?

In 2 Timothy 4:10, Demas - a co-labourer with Paul was floored by his love for the world. He became a victim of comfort. Today, many people are also becoming prayerless and shifting their or trust from God to uncertain riches. They are now tending towards the belief that money can fix everything. If you are in such...More

Open Heavens
for Tuesday, January 21, 2014
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

A LESSON FROM GOLIATH

At the first sight of David, Goliath despised him. He was amazed that the children of Israel could find no other man to fight him than a young boy. As if that was not enough, Goliath did not see any conventional weapon of war on David. So he asked, "Am I a dog?" The first lesson we have to learn from this story as...More

The Word for today
for Sunday, January 31, 2016
by Bob and Debby Gass

Always Be Humble

Who am Ithat you have brought me this far?' 2 Samuel 7:18 (NIV 2011 Edition)
A MEMBER of parliament took his little daughter to visit Westminster Abbey. As she stood looking up at its magnificent columns, her father asked, What do you think, sweetheart?' With childlike candour she replied, I was...More

The Word for today
for Tuesday, August 12, 2020
by Bob and Debby Gass

Forgive And Move On (2)

Anyone who starts ploughing and keeps looking back isn't worth a thing to God's Kingdom!' Luke 9:62 CEV

If you're wise, you'll do four things:

(1) Focus on the road ahead. By looking in the rear-view mirror instead of what's up ahead, you'll end up in a ditch. Focus on the fact you've...More