The Word of God is under attack as never before. There appears to have been a renewed interest, especially in the media, regarding subjects pertaining to the Bible. As you can imagine, this attention is not favorable; its general tenor is to undermine the authenticity and credibility of the Scriptures. It seems as if Satan is making a final push — using all means and methods at his disposal — to lay an axe to the root in the hope of once and for all destroying the Bible’s authority and influence. In the Western world, at least, he is succeeding, and one might say that in certain circles he has succeeded.
We, who believe the Word of God, know what the sad outcome of this onslaught will be. For all the tremendous advancements in technology and scientific understanding, for all mankind’s proclaimed intelligence and rationalism, the Western world will ultimately succumb to an incredible delusion. “Then shall that Wicked be revealed ... whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” (2 Thess. 2:8-11). Whenever the truth of God is rejected, people will receive that which is false and give themselves over to gross immorality. It happened after the flood when idolatry took hold on man (Rom. 1:21-32), and it will happen again, though perhaps in a more sophisticated guise, before the second coming of Christ.