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Living inthe Ageof Signs
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Living in the Age of Signs
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Deepfakes
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Deepfakes
Nearly everything we buy and use can be counterfeited. Designer handbags. Cosmetics. Drugs and medications. Dollar bills. Websites. Sporting and theater tickets. Jewelry. And deepfake videos.
It’s all from Satan. In Revelation, we see him attempting to counterfeit what the Lord has done. He tries to create a false trinity with himself, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet (Revelation 12–13). He promotes idolatry and offers counterfeit gods. But while Satan can copy, his creations are only designed to trick us.
The Holy Spirit lives within us, and we are anointed with Him. One of His assignments is to guide us into all truth (John 16:13). It’s important to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16) and to be filled “with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives” (Colossians 1:9, NIV).
Ask God right now to keep you filled with His Spirit of wisdom and discernment.
A counterfeit god is anything so central and essential to your life that, should you lose it, your life would feel hardly worth living.
Timothy Keller
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).