In Ezekiel 28:11-14 we see
that Satan (Lucifer, etc.) was created a very beautiful angel
and was close to
the Heavenly throne. Verse fifteen tells us that wickedness was found in him,
and all creation has been suffering since that time. In true fashion,
everything this wicked one touches is tainted by his lies and deeds.
I’ve been thinking for some
time now about all the things Satan has touched that are good and that he has
worked hard in defiling. I’ll give some examples.
· The word “gay” has always meant to be happy and
carefree. Now, if you look it up, the first definition that pops up is
“homosexual.” In years past parents would name their daughters “Gay.” I doubt
any parent would do so today. It sickens me to see an innocent word made into
something filthy, but that isn’t all. Let’s proceed.
· Genesis 9:12-17 tells us that the rainbow that God
puts in the sky is a covenant between Him and all life on earth. Every time we
see the rainbow we are to be reminded that a flood will never destroy all life
again, as it did in Noah’s day. Then here comes Satan using it for a logo for
homosexuals. Again … sickening.
· Take the word “conservative.” It means “holding to
traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically
in relation to politics or religion.” Sounds fine to me, but Satan tries to
demonize anyone classified as “conservative, and he does this through his
followers, primarily the liberal to ultra-liberal of mankind.
· A “fundamentalist” is “a person who believes in the
strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion.” Uhmmm. Works for
me. I’m a Bible believer, and the entire Bible is “God-breathed.” (2 Timothy
3:16-17) Therefore, EVERYTHING God said is true, just the way He said it. When
Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me,” (John 14:6) then that is EXACTLY what He means. He
is the only way. Period.
· Another word is “Christian.” “So Barnabas went to
Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had
found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church
and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called
Christians.” (Acts 11:26)
True
Christians are legitimate followers of Christ. However, many today say they are
“Christian” for political reasons, convenience, etc., etc., but they are not.
Many others define Christians as hate mongers. So Satan is at it again, trying
to confuse the true definition of a Christian, and he’s doing a pretty good job.
· What is true “love?” Whether it’s love between husband
and wife, parents and children, siblings, friends, etc., true love is putting the
other person before you. It is even sometimes “loving the unlovely.”
Today’s
world continues to push the idea that love is a “roll in the hay... sex.” “Let’s
make love,” they say, but love is far more than a physical act of passion. True
love will wait. Satan has had a field day with misconstruing what love is
really all about.
· Another word we might consider is “marriage.”
“Therefore
shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)
There
is much on marriage in the Bible, and it is clear that it is sanctified by God
between a man and woman. It is a holy institution, but yet again, Satan has
worked hard to defile it as he does everything else. He has duped our ever
‘wise’ leaders that men with men and women with women can also be married.
· I talked about “sex” when speaking about love, but
just briefly has not Satan again made filthy something God designed and made
holy between a husband and wife? Let’s make this real simple. Sex between
husband and wife is holy and undefiled before God. Anything, I repeat ANYTHING
ELSE is a sin before God and will be judged by Him.
· One of the greatest tragedies in the last 50 years is
the destruction Satan has done to the “family.”
“According
to HUD, a family is simply one or more individuals who live together. Members
of the family do not need to be related by blood, marriage or in any other
legal capacity. Family members who are away from the household for a certain
period of time may be considered part of the family. Live-in aides are also
considered a family member. HUD’s definition of family is broad to help make
sure decent and affordable housing is available to every type of family.”
(Department of Housing and Urban Development)
This
is what our government tells us that a family is, but this isn’t what God had
in mind for a family. As far as God is concerned, if you don’t have a man and
woman coming together in marriage, you don’t have a family.
Divorce
rates are around 50% in this country. Many don’t even bother with getting
married.
Children
today are suffering in many “families,” because of the garbage going on with
the adults in the same dwelling.
Satan
has ripped apart the family structure.
· I’ll give one last example, and that would be “drugs.”
There’s nothing wrong with drugs per se. God has given us the means to make
drugs in order that we can be healed from diseases. However, Satan has used
drugs to addict millions of people and thereby destroy families. The illicit
use of drugs is destroying this country.
The point of all this is that
we just take a moment and consider all the good that God has given us, and then
notice what Satan is up to. He is destroying our very way of life by taking
what is good and smearing his garbage all over it. I guess you could call it
Satan’s graffiti.
Satan has taken a country
that was founded on Biblical principles, a country that once gave God the
credit and due respect, and turned it into a cesspool of evil. I believe Satan
is getting desperate knowing his time is running out, and I for one, look
forward to his demise.
Grant Phillips
Email: grantphillips@windstream.net
Pre-Rapture Commentary: http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com
