E V I L D O E R S !
"I NEVER KNEW YOU"
Matthew 7:22,23
22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'
23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
"On that day" refers to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, when He returns to earth in power and great glory (Matthew 24:30) to reign as King for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:4,6).
At that time, many non-believers will call Him "Lord" out of fear or because it will be apparent to them that He is the Christ. But it will be too late then. The time is up. They should have believed earlier. They can't be saved now by calling Him "Lord" since faith is no longer required -- they can see with their own eyes that Jesus is Lord.
Therefore, Jesus will tell these people that He never knew them and to depart from Him. After all, they never had a personal relationship with Him, and calling Him "Lord" then will just be a vain attempt to start one.
But how can we be sure that these people are not Christians who had, at some point in their lives, lost their salvation (assuming that it is possible for a Christian to lose his salvation)?
The clue lies in the word "never" when Jesus says, "I never knew you". If Jesus is addressing Christians who had "lost their salvation", He would be lying if He said "never" because He would have known them at least once -- perhaps the first 10 years of their Christian life before they "lost their salvation".
So, who are these people who prophesied, drove out demons and performed miracles?
It must be noted that the "evildoers" themselves are making these claims, not Jesus. It sure sounds like they are saying those things in a desperate attempt to gain the Lord's recognition and acceptance.
Perhaps it will be a President or Prime Minister of a nation or the "false prophet" or a cult leader saying those things "on that day", with a misguided belief that they had performed all those counterfeit miracles in the name of God, whom they now realize is Jesus.
Today, such non-believers do have demonic power to sort "heal" the sick, "tell" the future and "drive out" another demon if the demon whom they serve holds a higher authority in Satan's kingdom.
Such exorcists often invoke a higher spirit to get rid of a lower one. But a demon's retreat which draws attention to another of Satan's servants would only be a strategic retreat. The "deliverance" is thus not long-lasting and worse, it usually comes with a price -- the demon doing the job will want something in return.
Chaim, least
Matthew 7:22,23
22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'
23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
"On that day" refers to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, when He returns to earth in power and great glory (Matthew 24:30) to reign as King for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:4,6).
At that time, many non-believers will call Him "Lord" out of fear or because it will be apparent to them that He is the Christ. But it will be too late then. The time is up. They should have believed earlier. They can't be saved now by calling Him "Lord" since faith is no longer required -- they can see with their own eyes that Jesus is Lord.
Therefore, Jesus will tell these people that He never knew them and to depart from Him. After all, they never had a personal relationship with Him, and calling Him "Lord" then will just be a vain attempt to start one.
But how can we be sure that these people are not Christians who had, at some point in their lives, lost their salvation (assuming that it is possible for a Christian to lose his salvation)?
The clue lies in the word "never" when Jesus says, "I never knew you". If Jesus is addressing Christians who had "lost their salvation", He would be lying if He said "never" because He would have known them at least once -- perhaps the first 10 years of their Christian life before they "lost their salvation".
So, who are these people who prophesied, drove out demons and performed miracles?
It must be noted that the "evildoers" themselves are making these claims, not Jesus. It sure sounds like they are saying those things in a desperate attempt to gain the Lord's recognition and acceptance.
Perhaps it will be a President or Prime Minister of a nation or the "false prophet" or a cult leader saying those things "on that day", with a misguided belief that they had performed all those counterfeit miracles in the name of God, whom they now realize is Jesus.
Today, such non-believers do have demonic power to sort "heal" the sick, "tell" the future and "drive out" another demon if the demon whom they serve holds a higher authority in Satan's kingdom.
Such exorcists often invoke a higher spirit to get rid of a lower one. But a demon's retreat which draws attention to another of Satan's servants would only be a strategic retreat. The "deliverance" is thus not long-lasting and worse, it usually comes with a price -- the demon doing the job will want something in return.
Chaim, least
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