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Another indication of the powers of Satan knowing the plan and purposes of the Lord is seen in the statement, ìTHERE IS NO SECRET THAT THEY CAN HIDE FROM THEE.î Eze. 28:3b This is particularly true of the secret and hidden sinful actions of Christians. He accuses them day and night before the Lord. Rev. 12:10 Lucifer, because of his access to the very throne presence of the Lord and his knowledge of the plan of the Lord, knows the time element involved. For instance, when he will launch his attack against the perfected church, the bride of Christ, He knows he has but a short time. Rev. 12:12 Briefly, before she is transported into her place prepared for her for the duration of the great tribulation, the dragon, Satan, will persecute the church. Rev. 12:13.
It is remarkable that among the fundamentals of the downfall of Tyre we find two outstanding achievements which speak to the cause of its downfall. Wisdom and riches. Both are outstanding desires of those in the church world of today. The irony of it is in the fact that the wiser the world becomes the greater we manage to create confusion and difficulties. We are right in the midst of Bible prophecy. The ability to ìrun to and froî has greatly increased, we fly, cruse and vacation with great ease because of the many inventions of mankind. Knowledge has increased to such a degree that our feeble brains cannot contain it all. So, we ask the computer, we go on line and there we find a vast warehouse of wisdom and knowledge. In spite of it all, we live in a tired world because we try to cram so much into each and every day, both work and leisure. We are on the run. Dan. 12:4.
Riches, it is absolutely fitting that one of the doctrines taught by the church in the last days would be the doctrine of prosperity. The harlot church is extremely rich. When the Lord judges her, all of her riches will be destroyed in one hour. Rev. 18:17 The recent failure of the financial systems of the world should open our eyes to the fact of the uncertainty of the riches of this world. Trillions of dollars, world wide, perished overnight. James 5:2 Do we need more of the same to convince us that the riches of this world are of the most uncertain kind. 1 Tim. 6:17 The Lord gives to His own, richly, in abundance, all things to enjoy. Jesus said that the riches of this world are deceitful and choke out the good seed to such a degree that there is no fruit, the Word of the Lord becomes ineffective. Mt. 13:22 When the Lord is first and uppermost in our lives, all the needs and necessities of life here and in that which is eternal will be supplied. Mt. 6:33 Try it, it works.