When you are born again in Jesus Christ and have become a new creation, you have been transferred from the darkness into the Kingdom of God. Every person that is not born again still lives in darkness in the bondage of the flesh in which sin and death reign. People can say they believe and call themselves Christians, but their walk testifies whether they truly believe in Jesus Christ and are born again in Christ or not. Gusti Yesus ngandika, there were many that believed and called Jesus their Lord but they didn’t do what He said. They didn’t do the will of the Father and therefore He didn’t know them. Iki isih ngono. The god of this world still misleads and has blinded the minds of people. Many Christians confess the Name of Jesus, Kangge, they listen to the god of this world and are led by him and do what he says. What does the Bible say about the god of this world and his mission? How has the god of this world blinded the minds of people?
Who is the god of this world?
Jesus spoke boldly and didn’t stay silent about the truth, but revealed the truth to God’s people. Jesus spoke openly about the ruler and god of this world, setan, kang uga diarani setan. He revealed the devil and his nature to them.
Yagene kowe padha ora ngreti pituturKu? merga kowé ora bisa krungu tembungku. Kowé kuwi asalé Sétan bapakmu, lan pepénginané bapakmu bakal koklakoni. Dheweke dadi tukang mateni wiwit wiwitan, lan ora manggon ing bebener, amarga ora ana bebener ing dheweke. Nalika ngandika goroh, kang ngandika saka dhewe: awit wong iku goroh, lan rama iku. Lan amarga Aku pitutur marang kowe sing bener, kowé ora pretyaya marang Aku. Sapa panunggalanmu kang bisa ngyakinake Aku bab dosa? Lan yen aku ngomong sing bener, Yagene kowe padha ora pracaya marang Aku? Wong sing asale saka Gusti Allah ngrungokake pangandikané Gusti Allah: Mulané kowé padha ngrungokake wong-wong mau, Amarga kowe dudu saka Gusti Allah (John 8:43-47)
Jesus made known to them, that the ruler and god of the world, the devil is an enemy; an adversary of God and His Kingdom. The devil is not only an enemy of God, but also an enemy of those, who belong to God and obey Him and do His will. Para putraning Allah (Iki ditrapake kanggo wong lanang lan wadon) have become enemies of the devil and his kingdom.
The devil is the ruler (prince) of the kingdom of darkness and is the father of sinners.
People that keep doing the pakaryan saka daging, sing ditulis ing Kitab Suci, and persevere in sin and are not willing to repent, belong to the devil.
They do what the devil says and have the same desires as their father and refuse to repent and submit to the will of God.
The god of the world has blinded the minds of people through his deceptive words. the devil keeps them in bondage and causes them to live in captivity, without they realizing that they live in the bondage of the devil.
The god of this world makes them believe that they are free, by removing the moral laws of God from the gospel, which represent the nature and will of God, and disconnecting themselves from the will of God. The devil promises freedom, which in reality leads to spiritual bondage.
As a result of the devil’s misleading words and doctrines, many Christians live as enemies of the cross in obedience to the god of this world, setan. Instead of getting rid of sin and removing the sin from their lives, they allow sin and persevere in sin and have pleasure in them and support the people, who keep living in sin and are not willing to repent.
What is the mission of the god of the world?
Misi setan yaiku nyolong, matèni lan numpes. He goes around as a roaring lion, Nggoleki sapa sing bisa ditindakake.
Dadi sregep, dadi waspada; Amarga mungsuh sampeyan setan, minangka singa sing nggegirisi, Mlaku-mlaku, Nggoleki sapa sing bisa ditindakake (1 Petrus 5:8)
maling ora teka, nanging kanggo nyolong, lan mateni, lan kanggo ngrusak: Aku teka supaya padha duwe urip, lan supaya padha duwe luwih akeh (John 10:10)
Amarga kasunyatan, that many Christians don’t read and study the Bible through the Holy Spirit themselves, Christians are misled by their enemy, who twists the words of God and mixes them with his lies, and stay ignorant about their enemy.
Jesus revealed the character and the mission of the god of the world, setan, and uncovered his works.
Gusti Yesus ngandika, that the devil is a murderer and the father of lies.
The devil is a liar and a thief and steals the words of God. Ya, the devil steals everything, which is Godly and holy and according to the will of God (menyang. Tandhani 4:15).
The devil is a thief (robber), pembunuh, lan pangrusak, and kills every thing that lives.
He is a destroyer and he tries to destroy everyone, who opposes the devil and his kingdom. He destroys every work of God, saengga devil can execute his will and fulfill his purpose on earth through his sons.
The devil is not ancient history, but the devil still goes around as a roaring lion, nggoleki sapa sing bisa dipangan. Is still scaremongering? Ora, it’s the truth. It’s the same truth that Jesus preached and the followers of Jesus preached, but unfortunately has been covered up by many Christians, out of fear of the opinions and words of people and persecution.
But the truth is that the devil is still alive. Although he is judged, he still goes around as a roaring lion, Nggoleki sapa sing bisa ditindakake (menyang. John 12:31; 16:11).
Therefore the Word warns us to stay sober and alert and awake and keep watching and persevere in prayer and to not weaken in prayer (wong Romawi 12:12, Efesus 6:18, 1 Tesalonika 5:6-17, 1 Timotius 2:8, 1 Petrus 1:13; 4:7, Jude 1:20).
The god of this world has blinded the minds of people
The god of this world reveals himself more and more as the end approaches. He reigns in many people’s lives and has blinded the minds of the people that don’t believe in Jesus Christ and reject the Word of God and therefore are lost.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Korinta 4:3-4)
The devil controls many people’s lives, which is clearly visible when you look at the lives of people and the state of the earth.
The people are prideful and rebellious and live in obedience to the god of this world in the bondage of sin and iniquity.
Minangka asil, the earth is burdened by the sins of people and mourns and cries out to God and ngenteni manifestasi saka putrane Gusti Allah.
But most Christians are too busy with themselves and their own lives and the things of this world or remain stuck and bound to the past and keep struggling with traumas and/or identity problems.
Ana akeh wong Kristen, who don’t know who they are in Christ.
They don’t submit to Jesus Christ and don’t follow the Word. They don’t walk after the Spirit, but their flesh reigns in their lives. Therefore they are led by their senses, Emosi, raos, bakal, Tandha, and wonders in the natural realm and the earthly wisdom and knowledge, kang bodho marang Gusti Allah.
They assume they walk on the right path in life. But because they are blinded and darkened in their minds by the god of this world, they don’t see on which path they walk. They don’t see that in reality they live in darkness on the broad way of life.
Lan mangkono, the god of the world continues with his lies and temptations, nyolong, mateni, destroying, and devouring every person, sing lair ing bumi iki.
The world worships the devil
Through his deceptive lies, the devil established his throne on earth and is worshipped through (antarane liyane) worldly science, pagan religions, lan (wetan) filosofi, which originated through the influence of evil spirits, who have appeared as angels of light, lan pakaryaning daging.
Ing devil established his throne and is worshipped through all those people that rebel against God and His Word and live in disobedience to Him (Ing dosa) and/or move into the occult. And while the Christians are sleeping, the devil takes more and more territory and controls the lives of people, and establishes his throne.
Amarga kasunyatan, that many Christians are not spiritual and don’t renew their minds with the Word, but stay carnal and are led by their senses, raos, Emosi, and worldly mind and feed themselves with the words of the world, they don’t see lost souls, who are bound in life and are on their way to hell.
They are not moved with compassion about their state and don’t love their neighbor lan amarga iku, they don’t warn the unbelievers (unike), but they allow them in their sins and many times give them a helping hand, by building bridges and by allowing and approving and the nature and the will of the devil that expresses in sin.
They think they please God through their humanistic behavior, while in reality they please the god of this world and serve him, by walking after the flesh and doing his will, and he can continue his mission without being disturbed.
Let Christians wake up and arise and be witnesses of Jesus Christ!
The time has come for Christians to longer be blinded by the god of this world and no longer be indifferent towards sin and persevere in sin and/or approve sin and compromise with the world. But let Christians awake from their deep sleep and give their lives to Jesus Christ and become born again in Him. Let them renew their minds with the Word and be His witnesses on earth.
Let Christians arise and take their position in Christ and obey the Word and boldly preach the true gospel of Jesus Christ, Putraning Allah, and speak the words of God and call the people to repentance and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.
'Dadi uyah ing bumi'
