Mary Mary Quite the Contrary

"Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your false church grow? With supernatural tricks that deceive the ignorant hicks who believe whatever the corrupt clergy crows."

Consider that more than half of the world's seven billion residents honor and worship the Virgin Mary as a religious figure. That includes nearly two billion people who identify as Christians and two billion Muslims.

What's so significant about that? Consider this: Biblical prophecy warns us of a coming global spiritual revival that's going to be so potent that millions across the world are going to be taken in by it.

And the Bible also reveals that supernatural signs and wonders are going to be the catalyst that drives this revival. Concerning spiritual deception in the end times, Jesus Christ himself warned: "For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect--if that were possible. So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time." (Mark 13:22-23)

A global spiritual revival that culminates with a one-world religion seems like a fantasy when you consider that religious disputes are one of the main factors that contribute to the strife that takes place between various nations.

And so, in order for a global religious revival to take place, two things must happen: (1) the manifestation of powerful supernatural events that will appeal to millions throughout the world and (2) the events will occur through a widely recognized religious figure that will have the power to bridge the differences between historically hostile religions.

Who would this religious figure be? That figure would be the Virgin Mary who is not to be confused with Christ's physical mother Mary or Miriam. The Virgin Mary is nothing but a modern manifestation of the ancient Babylonian goddess Ishtar who was worshiped as a goddess of war, sex and fertility. She was later embraced by the ancient Egyptians as the Queen of Heaven and she has also gone by other names throughout history such as Astarte, Asherah and Ashtoreth.

Mary is also venerated by Muslims as Fatima. And according to Islamic scholars, Mary is highly esteemed by Islam. According to Bruce Lawrence, an Islamic scholar and the author of The Qu'ran: A Biography: "Without a doubt, she (Mary) is the most spectacular female figure in the whole of the Koran." Robert Moynihan, the editor of Vatican Magazine concurs: "I would say that Muslims have more veneration of Mary--those who are believing Muslims--than most Christians today. That's because of the decline of Marion veneration in Christianity."

But not for too much longer. Many professing but biblically ignorant Christians are going to be taken in by the coming Marion apparitions when they begin manifesting throughout the world. And coupled with Islam's veneration of Mary, you have the spiritual recipe for a global revival that is eventually going to lead to a one-world religion and the worship of the Antichrist.

When is this counterfeit revival going to happen? The apostle Paul revealed this: "The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing." (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

So be warned and be ready. This revival is coming and it's going to be so potent that even many true Christians are going to fall for it. This is what makes the burgeoning Signs and Wonders Movement sweeping through a growing segment of Christendom so dangerous; because it ignores end time biblical prophecies that warn of this very event to chase after supernatural thrills sans biblical truth.

Be on your guard and be ready.