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“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 24:24 KJV).
Welcome! And this will be a blessed day from above, with our Father in Heaven sending us enlightening messages of comfort and security. Friends, let’s not delay…
I. The Age of the Spectacle:
Every generation longs for revelation. In ours, revelation comes in pixels and press conferences; a photograph from space, a headline about “non-human craft,” a healing caught on camera, a light in the sky over the desert. Each new wonder whispers, “See, the impossible is here.”
Yet Christ’s warning echoes louder than the news cycle. He said false wonders would multiply before His return. The human eye, hungry for proof, becomes the enemy’s favorite instrument. The devil has learned that if he can control what we marvel at, he can steer what we worship.
II. The Old Desire for Signs:
From Pharaoh’s magicians to Simon the sorcerer, Scripture records a long rivalry between authentic and counterfeit power. Moses cast down a rod; the magicians did likewise. Peter healed by the Spirit; Simon offered to buy that ability. The pattern is ancient: humanity confuses performance for presence.
The Antichrist will not win by logic but by awe. Paul wrote that his coming would be “after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.” (2 Thessalonians 2:9) A spectacle can silence discernment faster than a sermon ever could.
III. UFO Disclosure and the Cult of the Unknown:
In recent years governments and scientists have spoken openly about “unidentified aerial phenomena.” To the secular world, these discussions feel thrillingly humble—at last, we admit we are not alone. To the spiritually alert, they may also reveal the groundwork for delusion.
‘Friends, whatever their origin, such revelations reshape belief. If humanity is conditioned to expect saviors from the sky rather than a Savior who will appear in the sky, the heart is prepared to welcome the wrong arrival.
(Revelation 13), > describes a beast whose power descends “from heaven” in sight of men, performing wonders that make the world bow. Deception often borrows the symbols of deliverance.
IV. Miracles for Sale:
Televised healings, social-media prophecies, and glittering “manifestation” seminars turn the hunger for transcendence into a market. The phrase lying wonders does not mean every marvel is false—it means truth is mixed with performance until discernment drowns in applause.
When Jesus healed, He charged many to tell no man. When charlatans perform, they charge a fee. The difference is humility. True miracles point beyond the minister; false ones point back to the brand. A faith addicted to spectacle becomes a faith allergic to silence.
V. Holograms, Illusions, and the Technology of Vision:
Light has always been a language of faith; “The people which sat in darkness saw great light.” But the twenty-first century has learned to speak light artificially. Lasers paint saints in the air; augmented reality merges dream with daylight; deep-fake images resurrect the dead for entertainment.
None of this is sorcery by itself. Yet the capacity to fabricate presence readies the world for a final illusion. (Revelation 13:14), foretells an image of the Beast that seems alive, demanding worship. For the first time in history, such an image is technically plausible. When mankind can project divinity at will, the line between God revealed and god rendered blurs fatally thin.
VI. Why the Heart Hungers for Wonder:
People crave the supernatural because they sense the world is more than matter. That intuition is holy. But when the Creator is forgotten, creation itself becomes a counterfeit altar. Psychology calls it projection. The Bible calls it idolatry.
The danger of false signs is not that they exist but that they fill the vacuum left by unbelief. A generation that refuses prophets will rent prophets from Hollywood. A culture that neglects prayer will chase phenomena. The mind that no longer bows before mystery will kneel before marketing.
VII. The Coming Convergence:
Technology, entertainment, and ideology are converging. Artificial intelligence writes sermons; holographic preachers address stadiums; virtual reality hosts “metaverse revivals.” Meanwhile disclosure movements hint that other intelligences watch from above. Each thread alone is curiosity; woven together, they form a stage.
The Antichrist’s genius will not be cruelty but coordination. He will unite spectacle, science, and spirituality into one coherent counterfeit of redemption. Where Christ bore wounds, he will bear wonders. Where Christ offered truth, he will offer proof. And the world, weary of chaos, will accept peace without purity.
VIII. Testing the Spirits:
John’s counsel remains the defense: “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God.” (1 John 4:1) Discernment requires intimacy with truth, not obsession with evil. The counterfeit loses power when the genuine is known.
Here are the “Practical guardrails:”
- Compare every message with Scripture, not sentiment.
- Question any wonder that glorifies its performer.
- Measure revelations by their fruit—humility, holiness, compassion.
- Keep fellowship; deception thrives in isolation.
‘Friends, miracles still occur; God still acts. But He will never compete for ratings.
IX. Hope for the Watching:
The same chapter that warns of false wonders ends with hope > “As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” (Matthew 24:27) The counterfeit cannot counterfeit that. When Christ returns, He will not need approval ratings or press briefings. The glory will be self-authenticating.
‘Friends, until that day, believers are called not to paranoia but to purity—living proofs that truth still heals and light still reveals. The antidote to the great delusion is simple obedience to the One who never lies.
Author’s Note:
I wrote The Counterfeit Coming because our age confuses visible with verifiable. We equate evidence with enlightenment, forgetting that deception often looks dazzling. Jesus did not warn of no wonders; He warned of lying ones—events persuasive enough to tempt even the faithful.
Modern culture stands at a prophetic intersection. Science expands what can be simulated; religion expands what can be monetized; politics expands what can be televised. Somewhere among these expansions, wonder itself has become a commodity. That is why discernment must mature from curiosity to character.
The Christian’s task is not to catalogue conspiracies but to cultivate clarity. We discern not by guessing motives but by bearing fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. A wonder that destroys these is false, no matter how bright it shines.
For seekers and skeptics alike, I offer this encouragement; test everything, fear nothing. Light does not need censorship to remain bright. Engage the world’s marvels with open eyes and anchored hearts. Technology can serve truth when truth remains its master.
When the final deception arrives, it will feel familiar—efficient, inclusive, irresistible. But those who know the Shepherd’s voice will hear the dissonance. The same Jesus who warned of false Christs also teaches them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, >
“Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matthew 28:20). His presence, not our prediction, is the believer’s safety.
‘Friends, May every reader trade spectacle for substance and prepare for the “True Coming,” the appearance of the Lamb who shines brighter than any light. Amen!
Author and Servant:
Norman G. Roy III
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