That's right, the Lord knows who are His and He marks them with the seal of His Holy Spirit. But those who are not sealed by God and His Spirit are open to attack by that
Wicked.
1 John 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God
sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God
keepeth himself,
and that wicked one toucheth him not.
2 Thessalonians 2:8-12[SUP]
8 [/SUP]And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
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9 [/SUP]Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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10 [/SUP]And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that
they might be saved.
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11 [/SUP]And for this cause God shall send
them strong delusion, that
they should believe a lie:
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12 [/SUP]That
they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
That Wicked is "IN THEM" who have pleasure in unrighteous. A whole
wicked and adulterous generation.