The Ragged Edge Radio ....with Russ Dizdar

5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things? 6 Now you know what restrains him that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already working. Only He who is now restraining him will do so until He is taken out of the way. 8 Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth, and destroy with the brightness of His presence, 9 even him, whose coming is in accordance with the working of Satan with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all deception of unrighteousness among those who perish, because they did not receive the love for the truth that they might be saved. 2 Thess. 2

6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (which is his name by interpretation) opposed them, trying to divert the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him and said, 10 “You son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, full of deceit and of all fraud, will you not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now, look! The hand of the Lord is against you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.”Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed and was astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

6 When they had gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (which is his name by interpretation) opposed them, trying to divert the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him and said, 10 “You son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, full of deceit and of all fraud, will you not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now, look! The hand of the Lord is against you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” · Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed and was astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. Acts 13

Elijah the prophet came near and said, “The Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, so that this people may know that You are the Lord God and that You have turned their hearts back again.”38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and licked up the water that was in the trench.39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!” 1 Kings 18 2 The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”And he said, “A rod.”3 He said, “Throw it on the ground.”And he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent. Then Moses fled from it. 4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Put forth your hand and take it by the tail.” And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand. 5 “This is so that they may believe that the Lord, t

He presented Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, appearing to them

the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be marveled at by all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed. 2 Thess. 1

19 Jesus did not let him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how He has had compassion on you.” 20 So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis[a] what great things Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed. Mark 5

1 John 4 Modern English Version (MEV)Test the Spirits4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world.4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world, and therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are of God, and whoever knows God listens to us. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

THE SPIRIT OF ERROR AND THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH 16 I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Counselor, that He may be with you forever: 17 the Spirit of truth, John 164 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world.4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world, and therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are of God, and whoever knows God listens to us. Whoever is not of God does not listen to us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of

4 When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days. Then I fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, Nehemiah

14 But solid food belongs to those who are mature, for those who through practice have powers of discernment that are trained to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His.21 It is He who changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings;He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.22 He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.23 I thank and praise You, O God of my fathers; for You have given me wisdom and might,and have made known to me now what we asked of You, for You have made known to us the king’s matter.” Daniel 2

Romans 12 The New Life in Christ12 I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

3 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God said, Genesis 3 Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.Matthew 4 31 Then the Lord said, “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you to sift you as wheat. Luke 22 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us. For we are not ignorant of his devices. 2 Corinthians 2 4 The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them 2 Corinthians 4 3 But I fear that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve through his trickery, so your minds might be led astray from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11 For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light… 2 Corinthians 11 18 that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened… Eph 1

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence.4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall find protection; His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;6 nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness, nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday.7 A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.8 Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling,10 there shall be no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come near your tent;11 for He shall give His angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways.12 They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;6 nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness, nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday.7 A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.8 Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling,10 there shall be no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come near your tent;

Psalm 911 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence.4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall find protection; His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall.

And even to your old age I am He, and even to your graying years I will carry you;I have done it, and I will bear you; even I will carry, and will deliver you.5 To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal, and compare Me that we may be alike?6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver on the scales;they hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god; they fall down and worship it.7 They lift it on the shoulder, they carry it, and they set it in its place, and it stands; from its place it does not move.If one shall cry to it, it cannot answer nor save him out of his trouble.8 Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it to mind again, O transgressors.9 Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me,10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying,“My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My good pleasure,” Isaiah 46

2 Chronicles 33:6 6 He even made his sons pass through the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom; and he had conjurers, and practitioners of divination and sorcery, and necromancers, and mediums. So he did a great amount of evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that God was provoked.15 He was allowed to give breath (release a spirit into) to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. Revelation 13...

but they mixed among the nations and learned their deeds;36 they served their idols, which were a snare to them.37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,38 and poured out innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. Psalm 106

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence.