Yes, Satan will tempt us with everything to make us believe God has abandoned us but we must not despair. We must get mentally as well as spiritually ready for what is to come.
I see those stories of the martyrs, of young teen girls getting their breasts cut off, of little children thrown into fires, of lions tearing at their flesh...and they sing songs of praise to God and die with smiles on their faces!
How easy it would be to despair and think that God abandoned them, but of course we know it was quite the contrary.
Jesus Himself and Sacred Scripture elsewhere said it would look like this...sending a grand delusion...wolves in sheep's clothing...shepherd struck and sheep scattered...will I find the faith on earth...cashless society...
It's all coming true so that strengthens my faith actually!
"And I saw seats; and they sat upon them; and judgment was given unto them; and the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus " Apoc 20:4