The anti-Christ spirit of mind or attitude of heart perceives, worships our Heavenly Father as a Great Fiery Dragon in Heaven. Therefore, this anti-Christ spirit of mind or attitude of heart is bent on "pleasing God" out of fear; so as to be rewarded for its performance or obedience, and not punished for any slightest disobedience. This mentality, however, degenerates into such an unhealthy state of self-awareness, self-absorption, self-love (really, self-worship) that it doesn't realize it is not pleasing unto God, not even "seeing God" clearly; but rather, living only to serve itself of the things of God, in a vain attempt to use God and His Word to create the life and/or lifestyle it wants for itself, the life and/or lifestyle which is pleasing unto itself. It is a spirit of self-preservation and self-promotion. In
The Parable of the Two Prodigal Sons, the Older Prodigal views his own Father the same way; and therefore, reacts toward his Younger Prodigal-Brother as a wounded animal would react while hurt and in a corner, despite someone reaching out to offer help unto it. Apostle Paul saw and warned of this "Beast" not only in the world, but also in the churches he established. Paul writes unto the Galatians, "But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another." But you see, today, this isn't considered "a good faith confession"! Yet, we can rest assured, if we are making this whole thing "all about me and my personal fellowship with my Father/God", and "my obedience unto what my Father is saying specifically unto me"; then no doubt, we ARE treating one another like a bunch of wounded animals... withdrawn and separated from one another... contributing next to nothing, at all, unto the whole... always taking, but never giving much of anything other than "our own two cents". And in the midst of all this, we are audaciously claiming "Grace"... and that, "My Father loves me, no matter what!" What about your brethren, who are starving for the love of God in you, and whom you have been starving to death? What, they were precious enough for Jesus to die for, but not valuable enough for you to love... to gather and fellowship with, to contribute or impart something (anything) unto? So, I guess we're just all going to sit around, "spinning on our thumbs"... waiting for "the Rapture", and/or for the right political candidate of our own preferred ethnicity and/or gender to become the next President of the United States? It is truly amazing what we use for excuses, so as to avoid gathering and fellowshipping with the Christ in one another... and loving on one another. And for all of this, we still don't believe that judgment should begin at the House of God??
Revelation 13: 3, 4 (KJV)
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Galatians 5: 13-15 (KJV)
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
