Genesis15: The Covenant with Abram & Salvation - Part 1

By Mark Hunnemann

If I got locked away in solitary confinement and was given only one text of scripture, Genesis 15 would be my choice. The Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great."....And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith. The the Lord told him, "I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Caldeans to give you this land as your possession."

But Abram replied, "O Sovereign Lord, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?" The Lord told him, "Bring me a three-year old heifer, a three-year old female goat, a three-year old goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." So Abram presented all these to Him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side-by-side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half. Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away. As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him....After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day...(Gen.15 selected verses)

This text is pregnant with meaning. Let us look at a few wonderful facts, but these are not want I want to focus on. 1.In v1 Abram was told not to be afraid.Do you know what prohibition Jesus most frequently mentioned....what he most often told us not to do? "Do not be afraid.." Is that not both instructive and very comforting?. It is instructive in that our Lord would so often tells us not to be afraid. In taking on human flesh, He knew what we are subject to..yet without sin. I am of the opinion that fear is one of the most common and effective means by which the demonic gain a foothold in folks lives.Are you helping someone under demonic oppression? Then, you would be wise to search for areas in which they are tyrannized by fear. I am not saying that is the only cause, but I do think it is the most common denominator in the demonically oppressed.

What tenderness! "Perfect love casts out fear.." says John. The Lord does not want His blood bought sons and daughters to live in fear. "Cast all your anxiety upon Him, because he cares for you. ' 1 Peter 5:7 2..V6 the doctrine of justification by faith alone is spelled out. This is not just a New Covenant reality.... From the Fall onwards,  mankind has always been saved by grace, and not by adherence to some code of law..The most common notion of justification in the US is justification by death alone...all we have to do is die, and God (whose business is to forgive) will forgive everyone. This is demonic lie...and it drags the precious blood of the Lamb through dung.v.7 there is a saying, "How odd of God, to choose the Jews!" Yes, how "odd" of Him to choose anybody.V.7 the context is this: a pagan, idolatrous Abram is, by sovereign grace, plucked out of Ur and chosen to be saved. He, of course, is the head of God's chosen people. Spiritual pride is the worst sort of pride, because it assumes we have earned the right to be saved. Christian paranormalists (neologism, I reckon) should be exceptionally opposed to this notion, because we are attuned to the workings of Satan and his damned crew. You can pray for the devil's salvation until the cows come home, but it is not going to happen.His destiny is damnation. Jesus did not die for them; when they sinned, they were lost forever. We should have been damned forever, but God, in His rich mercy and grace, freely chose to save a people for Himself.(Eph.1:1F) How odd of God to choose you...and me.  Praise His blessed name! Question: in what ways do we presume our salvation?

Now picture this: God tells Abram to select several mature large animals, and then he is to cut them in half! Can you imagine how bloody that mess was?! Further, the Lord instructs Abram to line them up beside each other.The bottom halves of the animals would be lined up next to each other...a few feet space...and the top halves lined up next to each other--the idea being that there be enough room for a man to walk between the pieces. Pretty gross thus far; what is going on?

Here is the only text in the bible that describes it...Jeremiah 34:18,19 Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you have cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows. Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priest, or common people--for you have broken your oath.

Back then, instead of signing a written contract, they would make (literally, cut a covenant) a covenant between two parties. The way this covenant was ratified was by slicing animals in half, and each partner in the covenant had to walk between the bloodied pieces. As if to say, "I vow to keep my word regarding.(fill in the blank), and if I don't, then may I be ripped in half." Very graphic form of solemnizing a legal agreement! So, instead of writing a contract, they would cut a covenant. Two equal parties...each threatening self-destruction if they broke the terms of agreement.

Here is Part 2.

Reap's Response to Bogus Website

By Reap Paden

Imposter! If you search 'eye on the paranormal' there is a chance you will come across a website that is made up of people who are doing things right. The owner of the website doesn't mean to give that message but that really doesn't matter. Kirby, The Ghost Divas (RIP), Michael M. O'Brien, Aanica, Ghost Hunters Inc, Ron Tebo and me! Yep, that's right I'm there too. According to this imposter website I am a satanist and an atheist which is impossible, any idiot could figure that out. (except one) I am also an ex-con. Wow, I am an ex-con? My life has been more exciting than I thought! If only I'd known I could have been charging more for all the autographs I sign for people.

There is quite a meltdown going on at this hub for haters. The person(s) running it are not real deep thinkers and I wouldn't suggest they quit their day job to become webmasters besides who would take my order at the local fast-food joint if they did?

While the hate runs rampant the facts lay thin and the ignorance could drown a man 10ft tall.

Loser is the word of the day for those who have never heard of a thesaurus.

The sense of their own self worth rings hollow and it's like the child who stands in the middle of a room full of adults demanding that everyone believe he's 21 when it's obvious to everyone it simply is not the case. After a while it's both annoying and sad.

I've no love for some of the people featured on this outburst of idiocy. Despite that fact I have trouble disliking them when I see this webpage, it's that ineffective.

A pathetic attempt to make others look bad but it lacks one thing. It lacks truth. It will never amount to anything and no one will ever buy into it because the truth is the thing that would have given it some validity. Anyone with half a brain will figure out a website comprised of some rambling idiot and a bunch of pics with 'loser' and an arrow is not a reputable source to base your opinions on.

An obvious result of jealousy and inability to match wit this little website sits all alone in the corner whimpering and whispering "I hate you" too afraid to say it loud enough for people to hear. That would mean the losers would know the moron who knows nothing. Cowards can't have that, it isn't their way, and it never will be...

In closing I'd like to send a message to the inept fools who think their little webpage has effected my life in any way. F**k You, F**k No, F*ck Off and make sure my fries are hot, thanks!

Issue 70 – Paranormal Losers & Psychic Abusers

By Kirby Robinson

This week we're serving a heaping pot of paranormal deception stew. If the stink doesn't get ya, the details will!

Yeah folks, just when the deeds couldn't get dirtier, they do. Just when the deceptions couldn't get any more low-rent, they are. And just when you thought you couldn't hear any more crazy fake para-celeb stories…you do!

Guest Blog Saturday

Starting this Saturday, we'll have GUEST BLOG SATURDAY. We'll share with our readers a blog that we find worth your time to follow. Be sure to stop by and see who our guests are.

Jen Arnold Case Update

There seems to be a bit of controversy about the Jen Arnold hacking story. We have yet to hear back from her agent concerning details of the case. We were informed that FBI agents are about to make arrests. The only new details we can offer come from Jen Arnold's Facebook page. She states her PC's been hacked "100X" [hundreds of times], and she had to pay Yahoo $140.00. We'll update you with any new details when they come in.

Parents, Keep Your Psychic Kids Close! That Teacher Might Have a Big Secret!

One of our hard-working reporters who monitors the pages of our dear fake para-celebs, and the pack of zombies who follow and worship their every word uncovered quite a big secret. One zombie admitted that they allowed their child to be abused by their husband and did nothing about it. Would you allow your child to receive advice from them to develop their gift? Not only does this person lack an appropriate degree to work with kids, psychic or not, but they have no moral authority to do so. Because if they turn a blind eye on their own child's abuse, what would they do with a stranger's child?

Who Are the Real Paranormal Losers?

We're attacked all the time. Which means we're doing the right thing in exposing frauds. We're called names, told to eat an item one should never consume, and other antics that are meant to distract people from seeing the truth. But there's one website that crosses the line, and it goes by EYEONTHEPARANORMAL.COM. We don't know who owns it. We know this:

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They can't stand behind what they say, unlike the original Eye on the Paranormal where we hide behind nothing.

So take a look:

http://www.eyeontheparanormal.com

See the sick people that back fake para-celebs, manage para-celebs, and who might even be a para-celeb.

The owner's ID is protected—for now. As the site violates copyright and takes part in hate speech that protection might not last much longer. Let's address all their charges:

They publish a list of folks who they deem to be trailer trash wannabes and losers.

As I see it, these people are winners. Maybe/maybe not they live in a trailer--how many people do? [I don't live in a trailer]. They claim trailer dealers are losers, huh?

Most of those people listed aren't on the radio, blog regularly, or have active websites.

Ron Tebo comes back then goes away.

Ghost Divas are no longer on the radio.

Reap Paden [Reap Sow] posts on my blog.

Ghost Hunters Inc. still have Who Forted? but it's not as biting as it was in the past.

Tony is not as active.

And me--yeah still here and happy to fight the good fight. Call me loser if you want but in God's eyes I'm a winner.

They make a big to-do about my appearance on MTV's Rob and Big.

How many times does every para-celeb mention the show/s they are on? At least my one appearance [and have no shame in saying one appearance] was on a top-rated show, not a low rated show, or one that is on the internet only.

They raise the issue of me being a loser because I'm reading a Bible. If these people spent more time reading the Bible, they'd have less time to sit around and call others losers.

This section reminds me of a recent rant that Chip Coffey went on when he appeared on Michelle "Babs" Griffin's internet show, making fun of me going blind. Babs couldn't tell her client to shut up, so she went along with it. Did Chip ever apologize? Nope. Did she? Nope. she has gone so far as to search the internet and attempt to remove every clip, now claiming that it never took place.

One wonders what dinner is like in BABS home. "What did you kids do today?"

Child 1: "I took a blind woman's cane and left her to stumble down the street."

Child 2: "And I told a blind man it was safe to cross the street when there was a red light."

Kids right off the old block, huh Babs?

I'm not ashamed of being blind but whoever is behind the site sure is blind to the love of GOD.

I'm also attacked because I have a gentleman who writes on my blog and goes by the name of Reap Paden. According to this mockery of a site, he might dabble in Satanism.

NOW LET ME PUT THIS IN BOLD CAPS FOR YOU. "WHAT RIGHT DO I HAVE TO JUDGE HIM THE BIBLE SAYS JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED!" Correct?

They go after two of my friends who help out occasionally. So they go after them because they help me? This gives you a right TO JUDGE THEM?

They go after Ron Tebo, but Mr. Tebo doesn't have that site any longer. So you have nothing better to come up with?

They go after Ghost Hunters Inc., a group which have kinda backed away from the cutting edge journalism they used to do… but again, why are they losers?

Ghost Divas are picked on for being overweight. So if you apply their logic, they're losers due to being overweight. What a real class act.

The most recent attack was directed at me for being on Dial-A-Star. Guess they only want people to think and talk like the cowards who run that page do. And by the way, I'm no longer there as a much beloved fake para-celeb had me removed.

Yes, these are the people you bump into when their favorite para-celeb shows up for a convention. So watch out for your wallets and keep your mouth shut or you too will be a victim.

I think we should contact their web host, HOMESTEAD, now owned by INTUIT. Their corporate office number is 650-549-3100. Call them and ask if their company supports hate speech and bullying. Does their company also endorse copyright violations?

Or, you can write to them at:

Corporate Headquarters

2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043

Until that site is removed, I'll post this information every time I post a blog.

NEXT WEEK – Fake demon hunters, fake demon hunter boot camp, and preachers selling snake oil.

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Dalai Lama Speaks to Chinese Students

Rochester, Minnesota, USA, 22 April, 2012 - His Holiness left the city of Long Beach for Rochester, Minnesota. Gaden Shartse Abbot Jamyang Choeden, Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim, Managing Director, and staff of Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling saw him off at the airport.

On his arrival in Rochester, several hundred members of the Tibetan community (Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota) had gathered to welcome him. His Holiness went around greeting them and advised them to remain at ease.  His Holiness was received by officials and doctors of Mayo Clinic and thereafter went to address a gathering of more than a 100 Chinese students and scholars studying in in Minnesota, including from St. Olaf College; University of Minnesota; Macalester College; Carleton College; Normandale College; Mayo High School; Winona State University; and Southwest High School.

His Holiness began by talking about everyone of them being the same human being from the one blue planet.  He said if we have such a mindset then we will not see any need to involve in cheating, etc.  His Holiness said Han and Tibetans have sufficient reason to fight. Historically, he said for the past 1000 years or so Tibetan and Chinese emperors specially have had a close relationship, including marital ties.  He said the ties have sometimes been happy ones and at other times problematic.

He said throughout the world things are changing referring to how the European Union has evolved.  In the Tibetan case, the Tibetans have a distinct identity, in cluding our own language and written script, which is closer to the Indian Devnagri script, he said.  We must, however, think of the reality, he said.

His Holiness said it is in the Tibetan people’s own interest to remain within the People’s Republic of China.  However, there should be meaningful autonomy, he said.

His Holiness said the 17 Point Agreement that Tibet had signed with China was in the spirit of one country, two systems. He talked about his visit to China in 1954-55 and his meetings with Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi (who he called as his immediate boss), Zhou Enlai. Etc. His Holiness said he had much interest in Marxism and had expressed his desired to the Chinese Communist Party, but was asked to wait.  He added that although he considers himself a Marxist, he is not a Leninist. He talked about Mao’s interest in Tibet and how he even asked His Holiness to be in direct touch with him.  Subsequently, in 1956, when His Holiness was in India Zhou Enlai and He Long had come on a visit there to meet with Indian officials and also with him. He said that Zhao had a message from Chairman Mao saying that the controversial reforms campaign in Tibet would be postponed for six years, and if needed would be postponed further.  Zhao also told His Holiness as well as the Indian government officials that the Tibetan case is something unique. Gradually, however, Chairman Mao’s own thinking went extreme leftist and the result was the Cultural Revolution.

In Tibet, His Holiness said that some local officials had made a pledge during the Cultural Revolution period that they would exterminate the Tibetan language within 15 years.  He also talked about Chinese Party Secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region, Chen Kuiyuan, banning the study of classical Tibetan texts in Tibet University in Lhasa.

His Holiness said all these were the cause for the 2008 protests in Tibet.  But the Chinese authorities wanted to find a scapegoat and blamed him. He said after the protests in Tibet wherever he went in Europe, the United States, Australia, including here in Rochester, there were demonstrations by Chinese students.

His Holiness had subsequently said that on account of the way the Chinese leadership has been approaching the Tibetan issue, his faith in the Chinese Government had grown thinner although his faith in the Chinese people remained strong.

He said he had told a Chinese friend from Beijing that he had tried his best to work for a solution for the Tibetan issue for the past 30 years but that the Chinese United Front has destroyed his spirit.  He said that since 2001 he had become semi retired following the direct election of Tibetan leadership. Following the devolution of authority in 2011, His Holiness said the new political leadership had happily and gladly supported the Middle Way Approach.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is welcomed by well-wishers on his arrival in Rochester, Minnesota, on April 22, 2012.

His Holiness said China was aspiring to be a super power and if this was done with joy with liberty and freedom, the Tibetan people will feel proud to join. He said so far China is a close and secret society and unpredictable. Thus, neighbors like India, Japan and even Vietnam a Communist country are suspicious. China needs to open up, he said.  His Holiness said the Chinese students are in the United State a free society and so should be able to see for themselves the reality.

He said in the United States, even President Clinton had to undergo legal process when he was in a problem.  Similarly, in Taiwan former President Chen Shuibian came under judicial investigation.  His Holiness said he had written to President Chen then saying that as a friend, he was sad to learn of his situation but on the other hand the development is a testimony to democracy.

Paranormal Headline Monday – April 30, 2012

By Kirby Robinson

Here's a great blog concerning cults and new age gurus. Note the points he lists concerning a guru leading a cult…then ask yourself if this is taking place within the paranormal community? If your eyes and ears are open, you'll say yes it is!

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/new-age-gurus-cults-and-fundamentalism.html

Read this eye-opening article on a great book concerning the rites and practices of those secret societies we are fascinated with:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/the-secret-history-of-secret-societies/256392/

Do you think the world will end on 12/21/12? Don't bet on it!

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/apr/26/stop-freaking-out-world-wont-end-2012-expert-says/

You can't live on bread alone. Nor can you live off a steady diet of sunlight!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135324/Woman-starves-death-spiritual-journey-trying-live-sunlight-alone.html

Do you think aliens have abducted you? If so, you better read this checklist first!

http://gizmodo.com/5905045/how-to-prove-youve-been-abducted-by-aliens

Are pet psychics for real? After you read this, you might have doubts

http://news.discovery.com/animals/dr-doolittle-pet-psychics-120424.html

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Winning The Invisible War - Ephesians 6:10-24

By Pastor Michael Frisbee

This article is an adaptation of a sermon I did several months ago, and it was based on a sermon that Pastor Jerry Vines presented some 20 years ago, back when the leaders of our churches were occasionally still preaching about spiritual warfare. We need a restoration of this area of preaching and instruction from the pulpit.

Whether you know it or not, if you are a born again Christian, you are in a spiritual war. More than likely, you have been kept in the dark about this war, since many churches have fallen away from teaching and preaching this gospel truth. However, if you spend any time reading the New Testament, studying Christ’s teachings and ministry, as well as the teachings and ministry of the Apostle Paul, you can’t but help know and understand that the war is real.

The moment we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, give Him and the Holy Spirit the throne in our spirit and heart, we paint a target on our back that Satan and his demonic minions seek out, with possible fatal results. Such knowledge is scary, even horrifying is it not? Do not fear, do not fret, for there is an awesome Truth that goes with it, and that is when Christ died on that Cross to pay for our sins, He rose again three days later. When He did that, HE HAD THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OVER SATAN AND ALL WHO FOLLOW HIM!

Jesus Christ has the ULTIMATE authority over all things of Heaven and Earth – God, Our Heavenly Father, gave Him that authority. That includes Satan and His minions. He had that Authority before He went to the Cross, and was evident in the multitude of times He cast out the demonic from people. He even passed this authority to His disciples and apostles, and ultimately to us – the people that made that conscious choice to accept Him as the Son of God, believe He died for our sins, and accepted His gift of Salvation.

However, Christians are still struggling, facing demonic oppression, obsession, falling for their lies whispered in their ears, deceiving Christians through New Age and Occult doctrines. The Scriptures teach that the war has already been won. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ has already won the victory for us. We have to wrap our minds and faith around that and never let it be forgotten. The demonic will try to not take it away, but try to make us forget that fact.

Turn to Romans 8 and I want to read these verses to remind ourselves that the victory has already been won in Jesus Christ. This great concluding passage in Romans 8 and when you look at the 37th verse it says: "Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors, through Him (Jesus) that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." We are more than conquerors. We are super conquerors through Him. That means we have the victory in Jesus Christ over the principalities and the powers. In your mind connect that with Ephesians 6 where it tells us very specifically that we are wrestling not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers.

Take a look at Revelation 12 and read another verse about this matter of the victory already being won and how we claim that victory in the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse 10 and 11-"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ. For the accuser of our brethren (Satan) is cast down which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death."

Now look up Matthew 12 - they accuse Jesus of casting out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of the demons. Replying to the accusation that he was a demon possessed individual, Jesus responds in verse 24 and 25 - "every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation." Jesus is saying the accusation is illogical. "If satan casts out satan he is divided against himself. How then shall his kingdom stand?" Verse 29 - look at the little parable Jesus gives. "How can one enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house." If you will just connect this in your mind. The one entering into the house is Jesus.

The strong man's house is the Satan and his kingdom. So, Jesus is saying, “What I'm going to do is I am going to enter the strong man's house. I'm going to invade the kingdom of Satan. I'll bind the strong man, I'll spoil his house.” When did Jesus invade Satan on his own turf and get the victory? Colossians 2:15 - "And having spoiled principalities and powers he made a show of those principalities and powers openly triumphing over them in it." (referring to the cross). When Jesus died on the cross, Jesus Christ entered the strong man's house. Before Jesus went to the cross, Jesus said this is your hour and the power of darkness. The Satan thought he had Jesus. So, when Jesus died on that cross and shed His precious blood, not only did Jesus pay for our sins, but the Bible also says He won the victory over the powers of evil. The victory has already been won. The invasion has already taken place. We are just involved in a few skirmishes along the way now and it won't be long until we will have V Day and the victory will be totally realized. "They overcame him by the blood of the lamb."

So, when we come to Ephesians 6 -- this passage on spiritual warfare, there are 3 pieces in the puzzle that show us how to win the war. First of all you have to analyze the enemy. We've done that in Ephesians 6:10, 11, and 12. Then you have to utilize the weapon. Vs 13, 14 through 17. Analyze your enemy. Learn everything you can about how Satan operates. Daily utilize that army weaponry.

Every day of our life we ought to by faith put on the whole armor of God. Every day we ought to equip ourselves with everything God has provided for us spiritually to do war with the forces of Satan. We analyze our enemy. We utilize our weaponry, we realize our victory. I think the key is in verse 18 - "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit." You know how we get the victory against the spiritual forces that come up against us day by day. The victory is won in prayer. That's where you get the victory.

Prayer is communication. You can't win a battle without communication. Communication is vital to victory, to success. Same thing is true in war. If you can cut off an army's communication system you will cripple that army. The same thing is true in the realm of the Spirit. If Satan can keep us from praying he'll always get the victory. If Satan can get us involved in a lot of other things and get us to neglect prayer then Satan is going to win. Rev Mark and I are involved in a ministry called Spiritual Warriors Network. Within it is our team of prayer warriors. Some of you have committed yourself to be a prayer warrior. The selection of that particular name for the ministry was not accidental. Understand that prayer is the weapon of victory that enables us to win over the principalities and the powers. I think this is why, having gone through all of those pieces of armor, Paul now comes to the climax of the whole matter and shows us that we realize victory over Satan by the ministry of prayer.

The above is just the beginning of the sermon – the rest of it covers the many applications and such of prayer and the four “alls” that Paul writes of.  If you are interested – you can read the rest at: http://paranormalchristian.blogspot.com/2012/04/winning-invisible-war-ephesians-610-24.html

This will be my final article here at Eye on the Paranormal.  My leaving does not involve any issues between Kirby and I.  I support Kirby and his work, wish him every possible success in all his endeavors.  My leaving has to do with my faith, and that I feel the message I need to present is watered down when included among the articles presented by non Christians.  I launched a blog to parallel my show, The Paranormal Christian.  It will have my articles, as well as articles from my co-host, Reverend Mark Hunnemann, and occasional contributions by fellow Christian guest contributors.

God bless each and every one of you.

Satan Is Still Alive

By Lisa Grace

Those who read my articles know I’m an unapologetic believer in the Holy Scriptures as the inspired word of God. I include this sentence first for those who don’t know where I’m coming from, especially since the article today deals with Satan and one of his great deceptions and all religions as a whole.

This week I’ve been busy with final edits on the third book in my Angel series Angel in the Ice, Book 3. As anyone who writes or explores the supernatural from a Biblical point of view has learned, many obstacles pop up when anyone dares to shed light on the truth about Satan, the fallen angels, or demonic influences on the modern world.

As part of my research for my books, I read what other authors write about the paranormal in the Holy Scriptures. This week my reading includes a book written back in in 1972 (but I’m reading the updated 1977 version) of Hal Lindsey’s (with C. C. Carlson) Satan Is Alive And Well On Planet Earth.

What I find so fascinating about this book, is how the author is shocked at the abundance of those practicing witchcraft and/or the religion of Wicca. Of course, the numbers are much larger today than in the seventies, and with the help of the Harry Potter Series and other movies, TV shows, and books the movements are much more mainstream. There are covens that approach the whole thing more as honoring the earth and then there are those who go all out with spells, books of shadows, and witchcraft.

Even witchcraft admits there is “good” and “evil”.

The funny thing is, while the whole witchcraft movement has grown, all religions, (not just Christian denominations), are being taught in the public school systems and modernism movements, as “mythology”. Just stories, myths. This watering down of all religion is fine with Satan and his forces. He loves it when so many people don’t believe he exists.

If God is just a myth, people lose their will to love or please God.

It makes it easier to justify “I’m basically a good person” so out the window goes any notion of needing a Savior. You no longer need forgiveness.

Believing evil doesn’t exist, makes it easier for people to deceive themselves. There is no longer any need to resist temptation. “Just do what you want as long as it doesn’t hurt others.”

Unfortunately, this kind of thinking devolves into “just do what you want, you deserve it”. Evil destroys. Any temptation (these are just examples as there are too many to list: pornography or gluttony) destroys those who indulge and creates victims. This is exactly where Satan wants you, destroying yourself, your relationships, and creating victims.

Satan is ecstatic that so many humans can no longer recognize evil or how it works. How can you resist what you deny exists?

He’s even happier when people experience evil desires and they realize they have no where to turn for help. You can’t rid yourself of demonic influences if you don’t believe they exist.

You may not believe in Satan, but rest assured, he’s still alive and he believes in you.