November 3
"For Satan himself transforms himself
into
an angel of light…"
2nd
Corinthians 11:14
Think on this a moment. Do you understand
this? It's vitally important to thoroughly understand
it.
Why?
Because the common image people hold of Satan
is that he is evil and is the cause behind all atrocities, so people
associate him with all that is evil.
But there’s more to it
than that, far more to it. When the military plans an assault on the
enemy, it studies the enemy’s ways. You can’t defeat an enemy
you’re unfamiliar with.
Satan does NOT come as Dracula. He
does not appear ugly or evil. If he did, people wouldn’t fall for
it.
The Word of God tells us that Satan transforms himself and
appears as an angel of LIGHT.
What does that mean?
It
means that when you see him, you won’t see hatred or murder or rape
or lies, or as any other kind of evil perpetrator, although he is all
of that. But he appears as LIGHT. As something good. As desirable. As
pleasure.
That is how he appeared to Eve when he purposed to
bring down the human race. He told her that the fruit of the
forbidden tree was actually good, and that if you partake of it your
eyes will be opened and you’ll become as God. She fell for it.
Do you think
you would have done differently if that had been you in the Garden of
Eden?
When he comes to you, his temptation will seem like
something good.
But hear Jesus’s characterization of
Satan:
"When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own
resources,
for
he
is
a
LIAR
and the father of it."
John
8:44
There is only one way to be protected from his deception.
You must thoroughly know and commit to ...the Word of God. It is the
TRUTH.
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