Many pastors do not like to talk about Satan. I don't blame them. He's not really a fun subject to talk about. Nevertheless, I feel the more you know about Satan — the easier it will be to spot him and avoid his cunning tactics.

First of all, Satan is the father of liars. Jesus told us this. He said that when Satan lies he is speaking his native language and is comfortable in doing so. He doesn't realize he is sinning because he does not have the Holy Spirit to tell him he is. That's why some people can commit the crimes they do. For instance, no "normal" person can conceive "how" any mother or father could nail their own son or daughter to a wall and beat them to death. It's inconceivable. It's sick! It's disgusting! It's beyond understanding! But the evening news will tell you that things like this are happening everyday. These people can do these things because they serve Satan (whether they know it or not) and Satan convinces them that what they are doing is okay. Any normal person would know this type of behavior is wrong. That's because they have a portion of the Holy Spirit living inside them telling them it is wrong. Remember, there are only two kinds of spirits — evil ones and good ones. God doesn't make anything in-between!

Another one of Satan's tricks is to take something good and turn it into something evil in the sight of God. He also will inter-twine the two, convincing people that what they are doing is right. For instance, a true Satanist believes that God and his army of Christians will be defeated at the Battle of Armageddon. They also believe that when Jesus died on the cross he descended into hell and was bound by Satan in chains. There he is believed to be to this day, screaming over and over again, "My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?"

Most of us know this is absurd. The Bible tells us that when Jesus died he descended into hell and let all the lost souls free who had died in their sins since Adam. The graves burst open, people rose from the dead and some even walked upon the face of the Earth for 40 days, being seen by many eye-witnesses. The only reason Jesus said on the cross, "My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?" was because he had taken all the sin of mankind upon him. And for a split second, he was filled with so much sin that God couldn't even look upon him. This just goes to further prove the tremendous sacrifice he made for each and every one of us — including YOU when he died for our sins.

Take yourself for example. If you are a normal person who tries to do the right thing everyday and a wife beater moved in across the street from you — you undoubtedly would feel uneasy and disturbed. But what would happen if you had to live in the same house with them and watch the husband beat his wife daily. Could you sit back on the sofa and watch him club her to death with a lamp? Of course not. You'd either be trying to rescue the wife and take her to safety or try and move out of the situation and find another place to live. You would get away from it all — turn your face against it or try to put a stop to it. When Jesus took all the sins of man upon his shoulders, he became so filled with sin that God had to turn his face away for a moment. He couldn't put a stop to it because Jesus had to suffer so that we might live — so he had no choice but to turn away.

This act of love that our Creator showed for us is the ultimate of emotions. Nothing could have been any greater or loving! However, Satan has taken this beautiful event and incorporated it into making his followers believe a lie. See what I mean by Satan's power and lies?

Halloween is a sacred day to Satanists. It derived from an ancient Druid custom set up for human sacrifices on Halloween night. Druids offered children in sacrifices. They believed that only "the fruit of the body" offered to Satan was for the "sin of the soul." The trick-or-treat custom was created by the Druids also. When they went to a home and demanded a child or virgin for sacrifice, the victim was the Druids' treat. In exchange, they would leave a jack-o-lantern with a lighted candle made of human fat to prevent those inside from being killed by demons that night. (How ironic since they were demons themselves!)

You must understand that Satan is one of the most powerful and intelligent creatures God ever created. He was once one of the greatest of all God's angels, until he sinned by deciding he would become greater than God. Today, he tries to make the average non-Christian person believe he doesn't exist because if you don't think he exists you won't fight him. The children who are mutilated and murdered every Halloween are no accident. They are carefully planned sacrifices to Satan, carried out by those who serve and worship him.

Many people (including my own brother) will dispute that Satan is such a bad spirit. He asked me: "If God is perfect and everything he creates is perfect, how did Satan become so evil?" My answer to him was that Satan was created especially for the purpose he is performing. God knew when he created him and placed him at the top of the ladder than he would become proud and sin. God let this happen for our benefit. Let me explain. . .

If you are a billionaire you probably have lots of friends. You can buy anything you want and desire — including "yes" friends who will do everything they can to please you. However, if you were poor and had no money would those people still be around? Would those types of people still be concerned with making you happy even if they didn't receive anything in return? Probably not.

God wanted a race of people who would really love him. Sure, he could have created a group of humans that would worship him all the time but would these humans love him regardless if they received anything in return or not? God wanted true love that comes directly from our hearts without any hope for repayment. What better way to find that true love than through temptation from Satan. So really, Satan is being used for God's own purpose and in reality allows us to be able to prove our true love for our Creator. Laugh at Satan and he will flee from you. Understand who he really is and he will go back into hiding.

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