Anything that is not true is a lie and by its mere deceptive nature can be credited to Satan.
(See the LIAR in the image to the right?)
Hallucinations are false or mistaken ideas; a delusion.
My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry. If you are angry, you cannot do any of the good things that God wants done. You must stop doing anything immoral or evil. Instead be humble and accept the message that is planted in you to save you. Obey God's message! Don't fool yourselves by just listening to it. If you hear the message and don't obey it, you are like people who stare at themselves in a mirror and forget what they look like as soon as they leave. James 1:19-24
They do not believe, because their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world. He keeps them from seeing the light shining on them, the light that comes from the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. 2 Cor 4:4
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44
God purposely chose what the world considers nonsense in order to shame the wise, and he chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful. 1 Cor 1:27
Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.1 Peter 5:8
Hallucinations is the way of referring to what believers within the body of Christ experience when their hearts harden or what is commonly referred to as backsliding. This condition goes beyond catchy terms. This is a blatant attack by the enemy (Satan) to steal your peace, joy and promises that are yours through our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the book of John verse 10:10 we clearly read Satan's purposes.
He comes to steal, kill and destroy.
- He will try to steal what you believe. This happens when what you have worked for begins to make you feel you deserve blessings in your life. You give the enemy the authority to attempt to steal your belief in Him (God), when you begin to believe that you deserve, or should receive a blessing. Blessings are God's to give at His discretion through His omnipotent sovereign authority in placing persons or circumstances in your path that bless you. We do not determine blessings, God does.
- He will make an attempt to kill your hopes and desires. This total disregard of your future is the enemy's nature. We again give and welcome this evil nature to enter our lives when our hope and desires are centered around our families, our children, our jobs, our toys and any other of our own priorities that do not make the center of our lives the Lord Jesus Christ. This may sound drastic but the enemy would have you believe just that. The fact is that we are clearly told; If we follow our desires, we cannot please God.(Rom 8:8) Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalms 37:4) To delight yourself in the Lord is to align your desires to God's.
- His motives are destruction and the enemy will destroy what you have built up for your own sake. So if he is not given authority or welcomed and you find destruction in your horizon then realize that the enemy is clearing your path. Unfortunately, we do not always see the destruction coming. It hides itself in the form of what we perceive to be in our benefit, which brings us back to Hallucinations. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. (Gal 6:7)
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