In regard to God sending a strong delusion to beleive the lie I would ask does he perform that in Christians .If so what would be the difference between one who has faith and one who has not? The disciples believed the lie many times.Did he send them a strong delusion to keep believing the lie or did he act differently with His chosen ones?
Did Paul addressed this as pertaining to a falling away from the faith?
2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,[SUP] 2 [/SUP]That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.[SUP] 3 [/SUP]Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first,
That means the pre trib rapture is God judging His House first to deal with the falling away from the faith first before He comes back with the pre raptured saints to deal with Satan & the world's armies at the end of the great tribulation.
Then we go to that iniquity which has that mind set of new ageism where one opens themselves up to receiving spirits after a sign as it was at work even in Paul's day.
2 Thessalonians 2:[SUP]6 [/SUP]And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.[SUP]7 [/SUP]For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
Think about it. If a believer falls away from the faith by believing the lie that you can receive the Holy Spirit if not for the first time apart from salvation then again with a sign of tongues, then the restraining will be taken out of the way ( the Holy Spirit will still be in them but not restraining any more ) and God will permit the strong delusion to occur in that way by receiving another spirit and a tongue that NEVER comes with interpretation because it is not the real God's gift of tongues.
Try to understand the problem with tongue speakers insisting that tongues can be used as a prayer language by the Holy Spirit.. which He cannot use God's gift of tongues for personal use when He cannot speak for Himself as John 16:13 says in ALL Bibles because He can only speak what He hears.
This practice does not stop there with tongues. They will continue on saying that you can receive the Holy Spirit again and again and again in the bring "slain in the Spirit" and being "drunk in the Spirit" and the "holy laughter" movement and the Toronto's Blessings and the "Pensacola Outpouring" and "Ernest Angeley's Healing Crusades" and others...
So when does it stop? How can tongue speakers say.. those are not of God at all when tongue speakers ignore that is how they got that kind of tongue by which never comes with interpretation by receiving the Holy Spirit apart from their salvation.. or so they had assume when they had believed that lie?
So that is why Paul reminded believers when they had received the sanctification of the Spirit and the belief of the truth at the calling of the gospel of Jesus Christ so that by citing that tradition, it exposes the lie for what it is.
2 Thessalonians 2:[SUP]13 [/SUP]But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:[SUP] 14 [/SUP]Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.[SUP]15 [/SUP]Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
The obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ is to be a vessel unto honor in His House.
The damnation awaiting believers that have gone astray ( unless they repent ) is to be left behind and be received later on after the great tribulation as vessels unto dishonor in His House for not departing from that iniquity.
Paul went on to the third chapter talking about those whom have gone astray.. not having faith, being wicked and unreasonable men that follow not after the tradition taught of us that we are commanded by the Lord as touching us to help us to withdraw from them. but not to treat them as the enemy, but to admonish them still as brothers. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-7,14-15
And they are still brothers even for having fallen away from the faith as the foundation can never be removed, but his first inheritance.. he can lose his place at the Supper table of the King as giving it up for wild living like the prodigal son.
So those whom have gone astray... best not be found out at the market like the foolish virgins seeking to be filled still when the prudent ones know they are filled and thus ready & waiting for the Bridegroom when He comes.
Those whom have gone astray should lean on Jesus Christ as their Good shepherd at that throne of grace for help to depart from chasing after seducing spirits, return to their first love and stay there, shun vain & profane babbling and pray normally so as to give the Father's thanks in Jesus's name for answered prayers which is the will of God for all of us.
1 Thessalonians 5:[SUP]17 [/SUP]Pray without ceasing.[SUP]18 [/SUP]In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Anyway.. that is the strong delusion which comes for believing the lie that a believer can receive the Holy Spirit again apart from salvation, if not for the first time apart from salvation after a sign of tongues with no interpretation. The lie goes on from there in receiving the Holy Spirit again and again after other signs too.