Ok, picture this. The Apostles go out, see others casting out demons in Jesus name, stop them, but later Jesus says no, if they're doing it in My Name then let them be. But later Jesus says there will be those who come to Him saying Lord Lord didn't we cast out demons in your Name, and He'll say be gone with you I know not who you are.
Comments?
We know from scripture you can't cast out demons without some legit spiritual authority behind you.
Acts 19
13 But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14 Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 16 And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
So I'm guessing this verse....
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many [n]miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
.. mentions people who are HIGHLY deluded and deceived in the first place.
Their claims of prophesying, casting out demons and doing miracles, doesn't mean they actually did them.
These are claims being made from people Jesus describes as people who are lawless and don't know God. I imagine people in this spiritual state can delude themselves in to thinking they are speaking, healing, casting out demons in God's name - yet in reality they're not doing a thing.
Think about it, we see it now days.
There are some who see a demon in every bush, so they yell at them in "Jesus name" Now a demon probably isn't there, but since they perceived it as there, they believe they cast a devil out.
There are some who claim God is speaking to them. Well they go out proclaiming it. So to them they ARE prophesying.
There are some now days who think they're doing miracles because they speak em in to existence and have enough faith. No one gets healed from this, but in their head they healed folks.
So yes, on the final day, I can imagine such deluded people making claims to Jesus, and Jesus simply sayin..uhh yeah...I don't know you.
