“Satan Masquerades”

“And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.  It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve” (2 Corinthians 11:14-15).

“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:11-12).

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20)

Satan loves to disguise what is corrupt and harmful as “good.”  He takes what is good and perverts it just enough that it becomes clearly destructive on the inside, but still looks to be a “good idea” by others.  It’s like a delicious looking bacon and cheese burger that ends up making you sick all night.  And as we are approaching the end times, whether it be 10 years away or a thousand, we are seeing it more and more. 

Need examples?  What about sex?  Sex is a beautiful creation by our Lord, but Satan has found a way (many ways) to pervert and distort sex to such a degree that millions are engaging in that act without the commitment of marriage first, but yet we are told in an almost-convincing way, “What can be wrong about expressing yourself through sex with someone you are in love with?”  What about the family?  The traditional family is being torn apart at the seams because what was good (a husband and wife raising a child) has now been called “old-fashioned” and discriminatory, and is being threatened by those wanting an alternative family (two men or two women raising a child) to be fully acceptable, and anyone who wants to call that a perversion is labeled “intolerant,” at the very least.  It’s slipping into our culture, our everyday life, ever so subtly. . .or not so subtly. . .but make no mistake about the destruction it is causing. 

And now I see it here in a video full of some of Hollywood’s politically active. 

Now, let me preface, I am not saying anyone in the following video is evil.  I am not saying that the liberal agenda (or Obama) is evil or of the devil.  I am not saying that supporting the president is evil.  What I am saying is that the subtle (or not so subtle) destruction of the traditional family. . .the subtle (or not so subtle) allegiance to a human being over God. . .the subtle (or not so subtle) unwelcomed and intrusive indoctrination of our young and impressionable students with godlessness. . .is the work of the Enemy, and these Hollywood-ites are some of the pawns he is using.

And notice how it (socialism, idolatry, indoctrination) is disguised as community service, commitment, humanitarianism, and environmentalism in this video.  Satan takes what is corrupt and dresses it up with just enough appearance of good so that we are fooled.  It’s the old frog-in-the-kettle story.  We don’t know we are boiling to death until it’s too late. . .because the immoral is so subtle. . .and it looks so inviting.  Take this video for example:  What could one possibly have against helping others or working towards a better you, right (they will say)? 

So view the video and see what you think.  This was shown to elementary school students in a school in Utah and caused quite a stir.  Rightly so, in my opinion. 

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Make no mistake about it.  If you show/feel/voice any opposition to this video, you faced being told that you are just against serving others or want to squelch the inspiration of others.  See here if you don’t believe me.  But that’s not what we are opposed to, is it?

Twice during the 4 minute video, I heard these statements:  “I pledge to be a servant to our president,” and  “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama.”  Are you kidding me?!  Is it just me or would you be really uncomfortable pledging allegiance to our president, a human being?  Are we really being asked to be “a servant” of Obama?  I am not against community service–it is a big part of our life–but what I am against is giving any one man that much power, allegiance, and control over our individual life, and the spirit of this video is just that.  The true motivation for us loving others and serving others ought to be our love for God and what He has done for us, not our love and worship of Barack Obama.  Asking the country to care more about other people and lending a helping hand in unique and sacrificial ways does not have to turn into a video touting ridiculous political propaganda and hero-worship.  But did you see how that was slipped in?  Then again, what can we expect from Hollywood?

I pray for a day when those in Hollywood, so influencial in the United States (especially to our younger generations), will unashamedly stand for truth and espouse family values and a belief in God, rather than being used as pawns of the Enemy to destroy Truth by passing it off as good in whatever way possible.  And thank you to those few that already do.