Day 10 in the Wilderness: Don’t be fooled by the enemy’s false flag.

“Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),”

‭‭Exodus‬ ‭34:12-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In 1939, agents of the German government broadcasted anti-German statements from a radio station near the Polish border. They also murdered some civilians and dressed them in Polish military uniforms to make it look like Poland was aggressing against Germany. This was used as the pretext for Germany to invade Poland. In fact, it is believed that Nazi Germany used several “false flag” operations to create a pretext for already planned invasions of other countries.

But make no mistake, Nazi Germany wasn’t the first or last to use false flag operations toward a desired objective.

It is said that in same year that Germany did the above described operation, Soviet Russia bombed themselves on the border of Finland so as to be able to Invade that country.

Basically, a false flag operation is where one entity, does something against another entity, making it look like it was done by a third entity, for some desired end. Or, as we have seen above, an entity perpetrates something against its own interests to justify some sort of action against the “framed” entity. Whatever the case, the false flag operation works through deception.

It is said that the term, “false flag,” originated with the practice of pirates flying friendly (false) flags to lure other ships close enough to be attacked. It is that original application of the term which best suits our purposes for today.

You see, the devil is the father of deception and he well knows how to lure souls into very dangerous territory. Often, he even makes himself look like he’s on the side of light!

“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭11:13-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Jesus, when questioned about the Last Days, immediately responded with a warning about deception.

“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:3-5‬ NKJV

The New Testament church leaders often spoke of deception or subterfuge being used to lure people away from the truth.

“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Here, we basically see the apostle Paul telling the church at Galatia that if what is being taught, does not comport with the gospel that had already been preached, then they are being deceived.

Today we find the children of Israel being warned by the Lord not to follow after the gods of the countries into which they would be going. To do so, would be tantamount to aligning themselves with the enemies of God. The Lord also instructs that such alliances would bring a snare (a trap) just like the ships that unknowingly sailed toward a pirate ship to be plundered or worse!

Deception and false flags are a threat in any situation, but never more so than in a crisis situation, or a pressurized circumstance.

While navigating the wilderness of this world, we must never forget that any alignment with the kingdom of darkness, only serves to set a trap, putting us off course, ultimately leading us to destruction.

For today write this in your “wilderness journal”:

Don’t be fooled by the enemy’s false flag.

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