Political orientation has no connection with SPIRITUAL REVIVAL, which simply overrides human Wisdom/understanding.
I agree, we need to listen to the apostle John, his ministry overrides human wisdom.
Are you certifiably nuts?
1John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
Instead of worrying about who "the" antichrist is, take a look at the many antichrists. Nero was one of many antichrists. He wanted some land, the people wouldn't sell it to him, so he burned down their homes and then bought the land for a fraction of the price. Recently we have seen several fires in prime real estate in Hawaii and California. If you examine these events you will see we still have many antichrists in our midst who learned from and are imitating Nero. Hitler was another antichrist, he stirred up world war with his rhetoric. He wanted to bring in the third Reich to Germany, make them a mighty nation again after their ignominious defeat in WW1. Study all the examples of antichrists we have seen in human history from Nero to today and you will be much clearer at seeing the Antichrist when he comes.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Atheists and agnostics are not the problem. The problem is not even pagans, those in the occult and satanists. No the problem is those who were Christians and have gone out from us. They are like Balaam, they know how to coach the unbelievers in combatting the church. They are also like Judas betraying believers to the unbelievers.
20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
What we need to do more than anything is focus on the anointing we have from the Holy Spirit. We need to learn to listen to and heed that still small voice. The examples of antichrists and false prophets all go out from us and get caught up in politics.
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
If you are confused the issue is not that you don't know the truth, you do. The issue is that no lie is of the truth. You have embraced a lie along with the truth. Let me give you one possible example. You are a young believer, absolute for the Lord, you want to get involved in ministry, you feel led by the Lord, but then you see this powerful ministry and think, it would be better if I joined them. They have money, they already are effective, I can help with this ministry. The problem with joining another ministry is you must obey the person running that ministry. One minute the Lord is leading you and now you have switched horses and are going to let this Christian minister lead you. This might be where the Lord is leading you, but if that is so then don't try to sell me on how you can do more because they have money, a podcast, or any of that other stuff. For example, I was at the Charlie Kirk memorial sitting up in the nosebleed section of the stadium. I am looking out over this massive stadium that was filled to capacity. They told us that it was 100k people. 700k people have read my blog, so I am thinking that is 7x what I am looking at. Granted, millions of people have watched Charlie Kirk's podcast and memorial service. But Turning Point has about 500 people on staff. So I have not impacted as many people as that ministry, but if you divide the millions they have impacted by 500 I have done as well if not better. I have no money. I have no TV show, no advertising, no political backers. I also don't have anyone other than the Lord Jesus telling me what to do. And trust me, Jesus tells me what to do. Usually it is a small voice, but if I ignore it, if I keeping trying to put it off then He puts His foot down. This ministry is fully consecrated to Him so He steps in and says "This is my ministry, I want this" and there is no arguing about it. But if I was working for Turning Point the orders would come from them, not necessarily from the Lord. We don't need money to have a ministry, that is a lie. What we need is to be tuned to the Holy Spirit, that is the only thing you need for a ministry.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the king. The antichrist is like King Saul, 'I have the army, I have the money, etc.' Yes, King Saul had that, but he didn't have the anointing. David had the anointing. If you think you need anything other than Jesus the Christ for your ministry you have denied the Father and the Son. They are omnipotent and omniscient. They will not share their glory with anyone. Be like Abraham who told the King of Sodom he would not take so much as a shoe lace from him.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
What you need more than anything in a ministry is God the Father and God the Son. Just look at the apostles after the resurrection. They had nothing, and yet their ministry has stood strong for two thousand years.
24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
The apostles ministry is what we have heard from the beginning. What more could you possibly want for your ministry than to have a ministry like Peter's or Paul's.
25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
What exactly is the promise they are giving you, here you can work for us, we have a nice building, a TV show, a parsonage and a good salary. All those things will perish in the fire. Why would you trade eternal life for things that will go up in smoke?
26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
FreeMasons are seducing Pastors, preachers and evangelists. Don't fall for their honey pot trap.
27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Oh, you need to go to seminary. Really? Did Peter go to seminary? Who taught Peter? The anointing did. Why on earth would you want a different professor from the anointing? You have been given the single best teacher there is, don't trade in the anointing for some poor excuse of a professor.
28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
Abiding in Him is equated with doing righteousness. What that is, you need the anointing to tell you. Imagine at the time of Noah there was someone who had a soup kitchen. He might have thought he was doing righteousness, and he might have thought Noah was off his rocker, but in the end Noah was the one obeying the Holy Spirit. That is what it means to do righteousness. Likewise with Gideon and 300 men going up against a huge army. Likewise with David fleeing from King Saul. Doing righteousness is always contrary to our natural concept. The natural man does not understand, to him David is supposed to submit to Saul, Gideon is a fool and will get those 300 men killed, and Noah, he is certifiably nuts.
Do you realize the natural man had the same opinions about the 12 apostles?