Why Will the World Worship the Antichrist?

Andy C · Wednesday at 5:29 PM

Why Will the World Worship the Antichrist?
The Time When (If Possible) Even the Elect Will Be Deceived…
By Britt Gillette

While John the Baptist was in prison, his disciples came and told him about Jesus, His miracles, and what He was saying and doing. So John sent them to find Jesus and ask Him this, “Are you the Messiah? Are you the one we’ve been expecting?”

What Jesus said left no doubt as to His identity. Jesus told them:

“Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard – the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” Luke 7:22 (NLT)

This satisfied John. Why? Because John’s disciples saw and heard these miracles. They didn’t just take Jesus’ word for it (although they could have).

They were eyewitnesses.
John knew the Messianic prophecies. So when he heard about these miracles, he knew who Jesus was. He knew they signaled the Messiah’s arrival. He knew hundreds of years before Jesus walked the earth, Isaiah said about the Messiah:

“And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.” Isaiah 35:5-6 (NLT)

So in John’s mind, this settled the question. Jesus was the Messiah.

But what about everyone else?

Many other people witnessed the miracles of Jesus firsthand. Around Jesus, it was common to see the following:

The mute could speak,
The deaf could hear,
The paralyzed could walk, and
The blind could see.

Because of these miracles, many believed in Jesus. But others refused to believe, even though these miracles verified His identity as the Son of God. What did Jesus say about these people? He said:

“I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.” John 5:43 (ESV)