Satan's Four-fold Attack

If there is a God, and I most certainly believe there is, then there must also be a Devil.  And if there is a Devil, then he most certainly is against God, and he must be conspiring against God.  So what is the Conspiracy of Satan?  How is it exactly that the Devil works to try to undermine God's power and authority?

The answer to that is very easy to answer, as we find Satan has always worked in the same way throughout history to deceive the masses.  Let's look at his four-fold attack.

1.  Attack on the Scriptures through EDUCATION.

The Devil has always sought to look smart in the eyes of others.  He's always desired to "teach" people his ways.  But rather than speak with authority, as God does, in complete statements of truth, like: "Thus saith the Lord," the Devil rather seeks to teach people through the method of "questioning" everything.  If you look at the scriptures, you find the first thing the Devil ever says is "Yea, hath God said?"  In other words, he questions God and God's words.  He seeks to put doubt into man's head and desires man to think for himself, rather than trust in and obey God's word.  So his way of reaching mankind is with the all so-powerful question of "Why?" 

As we look through history, we find Satan has always been in the education business.  But rather than giving a true education (which is teaching known FACTS like history, science, a trade, etc.), the Devil has chosen PHILOSOPHY.  His followers are not true believers and Bible followers, rather they are revered as "thinkers" who think outside the box.  Yet they can never tell you what "truth" is, as they don't know any truth, claiming it's only "relative." 

The first of Satan's educated idiots were the Greeks, who set up their own schools, eventually gaining much popularity in Alexandria, Egypt.  Their school of thought came from Socrates, and his Socratic method of "questioning all things"  (just as Satan does).  And this school of thought has seeped into all higher education throughout the centuries, eventually even gaining access into Bible Colleges in the late 1700s.  German Rationalism then became the rage, as it "questioned" the miracles of Jesus Christ and the history of the Bible.  Later, Satan got into "scholarship" as he got people to question the authority of the manuscripts behind the King James Bible.  And he chose his minions like Westcott and Hort to choose two perverted manuscripts which constantly attack the diety of Christ, and make their won version of the Greek New Testament. 

Without delved further into this, as this is an entire blog in and of itself, we find the fruit of Satan's education, his line of thinking, and his own line of Bible texts are what have deceived millions who claim to be Christians, leaving them ignorant of what the Bible truly says.  And Satan's attack on God and truth continues today in colleges and universities of higer education, which teach such ridiculous things like evolution, all of which go against God and the Bible. 

2.  Attack on man's Minds through the medium of ENTERTAINMENT. 

All throughout history Satan has worked hard to get people's minds off of the truth and onto fantasy and fiction.  Through books, he's given them myths, and strange tales in place of Bible stories.  He's also sought to entertain man with plays, skits, parades, and festivals.  And who can forget the many gladiator games in ancient Rome in which people by the thousands would come to see in droves.  Sports became one of the Devil's main ways to keep men occupied and get their eyes on things that don't matter rather than on God.  Nowadays, he has baseball, football, basketball, hockey, car racing, horse racing, dog racing, etc.  And has even gotten men to learn how to wager on the outcome of such frovolity. 

Then Satan learned he could also use the silver screen, and he began to produce movies by the thousands, in which he could fill people's minds with violence, witchcraft, sorcery, and even the occult.  Books like Harry Potter, the DaVinci code, and others were all well used by him to endoctrinate people into his system of hierarchy and to occultic practices.  Through movies like Rosemary's Baby, and The Omen, he prepared people for the antichrist.  And, through the Internet and live online video he is now even prepearing people for the mark of the beast.

Satan's desire is to do all he can to get man's mind off of God and on entertainment, and his job is to control that entertainment to teach what he wants taught to others.

3.  Attack on Man's morals through EMASCULATION.

The Webster's 1828 dictionary defines emasculation as:  "The act of depriving a male of the parts which characterize the sex; castration.   The act of depriving of vigor or strength; effeminacy; unmanly weakness."

All throughout history, Satan has attacked the gender roles that God set up.   It was God, the Creator who made male and female, and he gave them different roles, different characteristics, and different responsibilities.  Satan, however, hates God's set-up has been active for thousands of years in trying to pervert men's morals.  Through fornication he allowed men to fulfill the lusts of their flesh, rather than uniting with one spouse for life through God's plan of Holy Matrimony.

Satan further has always had his own pagan religion that stressed fornication as a means to worship him.  He also has always had his homosexual agenda of turning men into women and women into men.  All throughout history and the Bible, we find Satan's followers worshipping idols in groves, and practicing homosexual acts.  In ancient Greece it was so bad that even pedophilia was practiced with all the rights of the law.  Rome also succumbed to fleshly sins, and practiced orgies, both sexes fulfilling their ungodly lusts on each other. 

Satan today desires the same.  He want's man to be as carnal as possible, wholly given over to the lusts of the flesh, rather than a spiritual being who lives for God.

4.  Attack through ERADICATION of all things that are holy, righteous, and just.

Finally, Satan is not just happy attacking God through education, through entertainment, and through emasculation, but he also hates and despises God so much, he wants to eradicate all things good and all things of God.  The Webster's 1868 dictionary defines ERADICATION as: "The act of plucking up by the roots; extirpation; excision; total destruction."

Throughout the ages Satan has been busy trying to DESTROY the things of God, and he's done it many different ways.  First, he attempted to rewrite the history books and take God and his people out completely.  Even today he's active doing the same, omitting the triumps of the Jews in history, and forgetting the horrible persecutions and mass slaughter of true Christians like the Waldensens in the middle ages.  As he is already in the "education" business, this means it's easy for him to manipulate and cover up the facts of history as he pleases.

Next, Satan enjoys politics, and loves to gain political control over the masses.  You can bet that Satan would be active in the governments of this world, especially since the Bible calls him the god of this world.  And as he has done before, so too does he now use governments to pass laws against God. 

Just look at the United States of America today for an example.  It is now illegal to pray in secular schools, to read the Bible, and to even post the 10 commandments on school property! 

Yep, there is a great conspiracy against the world, and it's lead by Satan.  His ultimate goal is the damn the souls of man so they will suffer with him in eternal torment.  But you don't have to be sucked in.  Jesus Christ, GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, died for the sins of mankind, shedding his blood for the forgiveness of their sins.  He then rose again the third day with power over death and hell.  Satan thought he'd won when he killed Jesus, but he was proven wrong.  And the Bible tells us that the Devil will some day be cast into the lake of fire!   What a great day that will be.  But until then, he is still active in the world today, trying to deceive people through education, entertainment, emasculation, and eradication. 

I only hope and pray that you'll not be taken in by the devices of the Devil, and that you'll see through his conspiracy of attacking the things of God.

The Conspiracy Against the Gospel

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.  (Ezek. 22:25)

Here the word of God tells us that there was a “conspiracy” amidst the prophets, in which they had “devoured” souls and taken “treasure” and “precious” things, even stealing from “widows.”

This is an Old Testament verse which speaks of the Prophets of old, who were not true prophets of God, rather false prophets, interested only in financial gain rather than truth and the things of God.

But think about this today.  We can certainly spiritually apply this verse to Preachers in our age, and if we do, we don’t lack finding those today who also are only in it for the money.  They are false teachers who the Bible says in 2 Peter 2:1-3, “…privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.  And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.  And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

They are unsaved religious leaders using the name of God and the things of God to make a living off of others, i.e. financial gain.

It’s almost like there is a “conspiracy” in our day by certain religious leaders who desire only to lead people astray into heresy in order to line their pockets, rather than to instruct them in the way of righteousness and life eternal.

What else does the Bible say of these “conspirators” who do not preach the Gospel correctly, rather they devour and damn souls to hell with their pernicious ways? 

Well, in 2 Peter 2:17-19, we read of them, “These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.  For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.”

Here we are told that these evil sanctimonious spiritual bastards might be able to give good speeches, but they are nothing more than the basest, most vile and ungodly men who have ever lived, completely given over to wickedness.  They are in bondage to it.  Maybe this explains why men like Jimmy Swaggart can sound good while they preach, but then are out in the hotels with hookers in the evening. 

The Bible further states of these false prophets that they desire not only fame and money, but to “deceive.”  Jesus said in Matthew 24:11-12, “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.  And because the iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”

In other words, their wickedness leads them not only to hate and despise others, but to be cold towards them as well, as their only goal is to deceive others into following them rather than following God.

With this in mind, does the Bible tells us any more about their “conspiracy” against God and the truth?  It most certainly does, and there is not greater type of these lying pseudo-religious leaders who are interested in misleading others than the Pharisees of old.  We see that in Jesus time, they conspired against him and his teaching as well. 

Matthew 12:14 is a good example.  We read: “Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”

The same people who killed Jesus and who claimed to be the very priests of the living God, were those vary same ones who sought to destroy Jesus Christ.  The very one they claimed to be waiting for (their Messiah) was the very one they turned against and had crucified!

In our day it’s much the same.  There are many who have turned against God, and are even conspiring against him.  Certainly, in this world today there exists a great conspiracy against God and the Bible.  Colleges are a prime example, in which many professors brag upon being “atheists” or “evolutionists” and the first thing they do is try to talk their students out of a believe in a supreme being, making fun of creation and the existence of a creator.  They conspire together to try to bring in a world without God.

(One must ask why?  And the answer is from the verses we have just seen.  To believe in God is to believe he will judge us all someday, and anyone who is a “servant to corruption” and “full of sin” doesn’t wish to think about giving account to God one day for their sins.  So it’s just easier to deny that he exists, and this appeases their conscience to go out and sin even the more.  Especially if they are professors who are looking to “score” on young students in their classes!)

So not only is their a conspiracy afoot against God in the secular world, but there is also a conspiracy by religious leaders themselves against God’s teachings and way of salvation.  What is this conspiracy exactly?  The answer is it is to downgrade the efficacy of the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, and to exalt man and his own works as a means to obtain forgiveness of sins and entrance into heaven.  In other words it takes the focus off of Jesus Christ, his payment for man’s sins, and his deity, and it makes the man try to become God himself, making his way to heaven on his own without God.

This conspiracy is plainly seen in the New Testament by those Jewish religious leaders who tried to enter into churches and lead people astray from the true Gospel of Christ.  In Galatians, a book which was written to warn us of people like this, we read of Paul’s warning: “And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:  To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.” (Gal. 2:4-5)

Here the Apostle Paul tells us of “false brethren” (i.e. false religious leaders who are unsaved) who came into the Christian circles with one goal in mind, to put them in BONDAGE as they sought to undermine THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL.

We, then, see clearly the conspiracy and the conspirators.  They are those who enter into Christians circles who are not true Christians, and they work to undermine the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, while they try to make their own converts to themselves or to their own heresies, making them their “subjects.” 

With this in mind, we much then look at the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, in order to compare it with what the Conspirators are preaching.  It is in 1 Cor. 15:1-4 that we find the true gospel:

1  Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2  By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

3  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

4  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Right away we see that the Gospel is all about Jesus!  It’s all what he did for man in dying in their place for their sins!  But that’s not all he did.  He rose again from the dead (something no man can ever do), and now he sits on his throne in heaven waiting for people to come to him alone for the forgiveness of sins.

Now contrast this with the Conspirators who conspire against God.  They don’t want people to come to Jesus and his shed blood alone for salvation, so they divert people to other avenues.  For example, the following are common things people say nowadays in instructing people to “get saved:”

Just make your commitment to Jesus

Commit your life to God

Ask Jesus to come into your life

Beg God to forgive you of your sins

Ask Jesus into your heart

Turn over a new leave and give your heart to God

Notice how all of these have one thing in common:  They all instruct the sinner to DO something, rather than simply accept by faith what Jesus has already DONE for the sinner!

The true Gospel is believing in what Jesus did.  It salvation by faith without works!  It is believing in what Jesus did for you.  It’s TRUSTING in his finished work, and not trying to get to heaven by any of your own works. 

Be careful of the Satanic “Conspiracy” against the word of God and against the Gospel.  For if you accept the conspiracy, you will not be saved.  You cannot get to heaven by anything you do.  You must trust in what Jesus did for you.  For the only thing that you can do that is not a work is believe.

The Bible is careful to speak about Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection as a blood atonement.  In the Old Testament, we see Jesus in type as the sacrifice for the sins of mankind in the many animal sacrifices which were demanded for sin in the Old testament law.  In the old days, they sacrifeid a lamb for their sins.  But Jesus was THE LAMB OF GOD who sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind.

And in the Bible we read that there is no salvation without blood atonement.  Heb. 9:22 says it best, “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”

God demands blood for sin.  And someone or something must shed it’s blood for forgiveness.  When Jesus came, thankfully, he was the one sacrifice forever for sin, shedding his own blood for the sins of the world.  And now, the Bible instructs us to accept by faith his blood atonement as sufficient to cleanse us of our sins and take us to heaven.  That’s salvation in a nutshell!

It is no wonder, then that in Romans 3:24-26 we read:

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

These verses tell us that redemption (or salvation) is only in Christ Jesus and it’s through FAITH IN HIS shed BLOOD!  And when a person trusts that blood shed on his behalf for his sins, then he is made just and righteous in the eyes of God!  It’s all about what Jesus did.

How different this is from what’s taught today by many religious leaders who all try to get to heaven while bypassing the blood of Jesus.  Truly there is a conspiracy, but why does it always leave out the blood?

Could it be that it is more than just false religious leaders preaching for money or power or recognition?  Or could it be something more sinister?  Could it be a “SATANIC CONSPIRACY” against the blood of Christ?

I declare unto you that this is exactly what it is.  The scriptures are very clear that in the last days there will be mass deception.  And the Bible tells us it is because of demonic influence upon many.  Just look at Paul said would happen in 1 Tim. 4:1-2:

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.

Here we are told of seducing spirits (demons) who have their own doctrines who make people depart from the faith!  These are devils who hate the blood of Christ Jesus and who are continually trying to divert people’s attention from it. 

Sadly, they will get many to turn towards them and away from God, for in 2 Thes. 2:10-13, we read of many who will not be saved:

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.  And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:  That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

These are those who allowed themselves to be seduced by demons and deluded in their minds to follow pleasure rather than following the truth.  In fact, the verse says they didn’t even love the truth, and that’s why they are damned.  They didn’t care about what was right, only what would make them happy.  They are victims of the conspiracy.

With all this said, the question then must be presented to you, “Are you a part of the conspiracy, a victim of the conspiracy, or someone who is against the conspiracy, doing all you can to preach against it?”

For as our opening verse proves, souls hang in the balance.  There are people who are going to heaven and those going to hell.  Sadly, there are more hell-bound then heaven-bound, all because the conspiracy is working, and it deceiving people, turning them from the truth of the Gospel.

I’ll close with the words of the Apostle Paul who also saw the conspiracy in his age.  In speaking to those in Corinth in 2 Cor. 11:3, he states, “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”