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For most people walking the earth, the world appears to exist much like it always has. Yet, those with “eyes to see” and “ears to hear” recognize that this is simply an illusion born from a spiritual delusion.

When describing the last days, Jesus made a curious reference to a catastrophic event of the distant past: the Great Flood. Christ stated that the end of the age will strongly resemble the days of Noah. Because the world was so rampant with sin—including the existence of the Nephilim—God spared only the righteous Noah and his family (2 Pet. 2:5).

Here is what Jesus revealed about the connection between that time and the world that will exist in the last days:

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man” (Mt. 24:36-39).

While the world was so thoroughly corrupt, much of life continued on as it always had. People socialized, married, had families, ate and drank, and simply pursued their own lives as normal.

Meanwhile—and completely unbeknownst to most of the world—society was thoroughly corrupt and was heading toward a divine wipeout.

This, my friends, is exactly where we find ourselves today. We live in the Days of Noah (2.0).

I am going to briefly mention several of the key reasons we can be sure of this—the signs of the times, so to speak—and then drop links to articles I have written on each item. That way, those who want to explore these issues on a deeper level can do so, and those who would rather push through the article can take that route.

The documentation is all here for anyone who wants to pursue it, and it is my hope that you will.

With that said, let’s get to the evidence.

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Evidence that the “Flood” is Coming

Let’s begin with something I have railed about since its nefarious inception in 2020: the Covid agenda.

Without question, this was indeed a major sign of our times. In fact, I wrote very early on that this agenda was eerily reminiscent of the “Great Lie” and the associated Delusion that is spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11. I stand by this view.

The evidence that this was an organized and planned pandemic is abundant. For those who want a deep look at this, see my blog “The Satanic Age Has Arrived.” Here, let me highlight just a few of the incredible realities behind this great global scheme:

• It was forecasted in a globalist game planning exercise called “Event 201.” This involved the outbreak of a coronavirus and the subsequent reaction that would take place to near perfection, and it occurred only several months before the real outbreak.
• China—where the virus was created, with the help of our own National Institutes of Health (NIH)—doubled their yearly expenditures on coronavirus testing supplies and equipment between 2018-2019, clearly in anticipation of what was coming. This is a “smoking gun.”
• Moderna boasted of having its vaccine prepared within two days of the virus’ genome being published. This means, without question, that it had been in the works long beforehand.

These examples are merely the tip of the iceberg. I prove all this—and so much more—in both my book and video, which are both titled “System of the Beast.”

The point is, we live in a time where biological weapons are created and dispersed on a global scale. The control measures that came from this were the main intent and are truly frightening in nature. Again, all this is discussed in the resources mentioned above.

The Disintegration of normative (and healthy) male/female roles and relationships is another key example of where we are, and it has had disastrous consequences.

First time marriages end in divorce nearly half of the time, which is bested by second time marriages which lead to divorce about 67% of the time. Not surprisingly, it continues downhill from there. Third marriages end in divorce about 73% of the time. Incredible.

In all, around 70-80% of divorces are being initiated by women. There are far too many reasons for this to properly detail in this article. In short, we can thank modern feminism for preaching to women that they need to be a “boss” who controls the relationship, always dates above her own value, never settles for anything less than perfection, “lives it up” during her 20’s and early 30s, and just plain “doesn’t need a man” or the responsibilities that come with having a family.

Dating sites have hugely contributed to this mentality, as the “paradox of choice”—the reality that having more options actually makes decisions more difficult—has led many women to believe that the choices are infinite. Since nearly 75% of the people on dating sites like Tinder are men, women often do have seemingly limitless options. This has led to the grandiose notion that women should never settle and that the “perfect” man may be just a swipe away.

Meanwhile, men have increasingly dropped out of the workforce, stopped seeking lifelong partnerships or even dating opportunities, accepted their new role of subservience in relationships, and watched as the top 10% of men—in status, looks, finances, etc.—attract 90% of the women. In other words, most men are left behind and act accordingly. They have either given up or have completely sworn off having meaningful relationships. Many are completely lost and have no purpose.

And did I mention that sex means nothing within our culture, and that “body counts” are simultaneously a source of “accomplishment” and shame?

What a fine mess. I am not picking on either gender, either. Rather, I am simply providing the facts for your consideration.

In all, women strive to be men and men no longer understand the difference. A power struggle ensues in all but a select number of relationships, with even a lot of “lasting relationships” manifesting as nothing more than a business association: largely transactional and done just to keep the family together, or so the finances can stay intact. Things are cast in terms of “settling” rather than celebrating the finding of a wonderful companion.  

No one and nothing is ever “good enough.” The human appetite is insatiable; no hunger can be satisfied, and no thirst quenched. The all-consuming self is the priority, and “I” am the only one who matters. This takes us rather naturally to the next point.  

Narcissism is proving to be the central spiritual problem of our time, and certainly of the last days.

Nearly every trait and statistic previously mentioned is evidence of this reality. As predicted nearly 2,000 years ago, people have become “cold,” “lovers of selves,” having no “natural affection,” and caring solely for themselves (Mt. 24:12, 2 Tim. 3:1-5). Like their master, Satan, narcissists are tearing through our world, constantly devouring all that is good and subverting God’s intentions for humanity.

(I talk about narcissism extensively here, here, and here. Also, I now have a YouTube channel dedicated specifically to the matter and I am uploading several times a week)

Then there is the unavoidable reality that Satan completely controls the power structures of our world.

In large part, this was achieved through the gradual infiltration of international Freemasonry. The Freemasons are in control of the world. They run the media, most institutions of higher learning, our banking systems, our governments, our sports and entertainment, and even our children’s minds.  

At this point, I am not sure how else this can be shown. I have displayed how the “All-Seeing Eye”—the eye of Lucifer—is openly exhibited and worshipped everywhere we look. This has been the primary focus of my efforts over the last several years.

I can only suggest that you take the time to see this in every specific way: entertainment, sports, children’s art, and please, grasp the overall picture by watching my video, System of the Beast.

(I make nothing from these resources; they are only here to show you the truth.)

Freemasonry—which is Satanism in disguise—runs our world. All of it. I strongly urge you to click on the links I have provided if you are yet to grasp the significance of what I am saying. Also, know that I will never stop shining Christ’s Light onto this great darkness, whatever the cost.

While I am at this, I may as well mention another brutal reality. This is an issue that has not won me many allies, and it never will. So be it; truth is truth.

The current nation of Israel stands as astonishing evidence that Satan has indeed come to fully dominate our world. While most who call themselves conservatives, patriots, evangelicals, or simply Christians, believe that defending Israel is a critical part of upholding their moral obligations, the truth is that they have all been led astray.

You see, even the nation of Israel has been overtaken by Satan’s schemes.

Long ago, John described in Revelation 12 that Jerusalem—yes, the Holy City of the Old Testament—was indeed the Great Harlot who rides upon the Beast. The current nation of Israel was indeed founded by Freemasons and is largely a corrupt group of people who despise Jesus Christ. It is not God’s “chosen nation.” In fact, the New Testament authors detailed that a “true Jew” is now one who has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Finally—and please understand this point—the very symbol that has come to stand for the nation of Israel is indeed Satanic. Yes, believe it or not, the so-called “Star of David” has nothing to do with David or the Old Testament believers and everything to do with paganism, Jewish mysticism, and even witchcraft. Don’t believe me? Read my blog on the matter and see for yourself.

(As with everything else presented here, I have provided hyperlinks to further explore the content. Simply click on the blue, underlined phrases to do so.)

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Lost in the Satanic Matrix

Despite what is abundantly obvious—that evil that is hiding in plain sight—most of the world goes on living with their eyes and ears closed. The expression, “La La Land,” comes to mind.

In reality, we are simply living in a Satanically created matrix. Most know nothing about the spiritual battle taking place around them and in their very midst. They are completely oblivious, their eyes fixed upon the rolling chariots while the walls of the Colosseum erode around them.

This, dear friends, is why Jesus’ description of the last days makes perfect sense. As in the days of Noah, the people of the world will carry on as they always have, even though our societies have become a Satanic playground.

On the one hand, the last days are epitomized by a world that is in complete freefall. Truth is lost. Morality is mutilated. Up is down, right is wrong, and black and white are blended—in true Masonic fashion—as to blur the very distinction between the two.

On the other hand, people are walking the earth as though it’s simply “business as usual.” People are marrying, giving in marriage, eating, drinking, and operating as though our world is on an upward trajectory. Nothing to see here; move it along.

Oh, the confusion of blinded souls.

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Conclusion

The end will surely come like a flood, just as Jesus told us it would.

It will not end in water, however, but in fiery destruction: a blazing inferno that engulfs all the world, with a heat so hot that even the elements cannot withstand it (2 Pet. 3:10). The end will be swift, and most—yes, most—people on earth will not see it coming. They won’t even suspect that something is looming, or that anything on earth is awry.

So deep is the delusion and their imprisonment within the Satanic matrix that they will even scoff at those who try to alert them to the impending doom (2 Pet. 3:3). Again, just like the days of Noah.  

Understand that, while those around us go about their merry way—believing that they will always have tomorrow, and that today is marked by “progress”—our existence is plagued with chaos. This is the chaos that can only be seen by those with spiritual eyes. Whereas the rest of the world sees advancement, goodness, and a world in order, those with the Spirit see reality: regression, evil, and a world that is ripe for judgment.

We see a world much like the days of Noah, but with new and greater evils. We are living in the Days of Noah (2.0). With all my heart, I implore you to heed this warning.

Climb aboard Christ’s Ark, before the raging waters sweep your world away.

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[If you enjoyed this article, then check out my books, videos, and the new YouTube channel on Narcissism.]

(I have recently started a YouTube channel dedicated specifically to the topic of narcissism. Please consider subscribing if this interests you)

Ever since I came to understand the dark shadow that hangs over our planet (i.e. narcissism), I have written extensively on it. The reason why is simple: narcissism is the greatest behavioral epidemic of our time (and of all world history, for that matter).

Elsewhere, I have discussed other reasons why we should be on high alert and ever mindful that all signs are pointing toward the reality that we are living in the last days. These resources have covered the following things:

• The 2020 virus agenda and its innumerable implications.
• The fact that international Freemasonry is the evil force that runs our world.
• The clear signs that we are now living in the Satanic Age, where Lucifer’s “calling cards” can be seen in every facet of daily life.

I even created an almost 4-hour video showing how the events and organizations of our time are all working together to bring this age to a close.

Friends, please—I pray you—understand where things stand in our world today.

In this article, I wish to elaborate on why the epic explosion in narcissistic individuals is an essential (and predicted) sign that we are living in the last days.

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Surrounded by Narcissists

In other articles and videos, I explained the origin of the term “narcissist” and that it can be traced back to the Greek legend of Narcissus. In those same works, I explained the general nature of narcissism and its incredible evils. For this reason, I will not go into all these details. However, I sincerely hope that you become acquainted with this material if you have not already done so.

Indeed, narcissism has always existed on this planet. Satan, the chief Narcissist, has been the “god of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4) and the “ruler of this world” (Jn. 14:30) since it was handed to him by our ancestral and spiritual progenitors (Adam and Eve) in the Garden of Eden.

Narcissism has always been here but never has it been so prominent.

Many who study narcissism claim that between 0.5-5% of the population are narcissists, but this number often only refers to those who have been diagnosed with NPD (narcissistic personality disorder). However, anyone who understands that narcissism is best understood as a personality type and not a diagnosis can see that narcissism is exploding around us.

Dr. Romani Durvasula—a renowned expert on narcissism, who doesn’t truly view it from a spiritual perspective—has proposed that at least 15-25% of people in the US (and many other places) have enough narcissistic traits to be considered a narcissist. Let me repeat: between one in four and one in five people around you, on average, are high in narcissistic traits.

Stated more plainly, we can consider them to be narcissists.

Though I have no training in psychology whatsoever, this is consistent with my spiritual understanding of the world around me. I, too, have ventured to say that the numbers could be that high (or even higher).

If you doubt the veracity of these numbers, then you really need to do the research and evaluate those in your past, present, and certainly future.

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Why so many?

Why is there now such in incredible number of narcissistic people in our world? How can this explosion be explained?

As you might expect, there is no single reason for this. Rather, there are many factors involved. Here, I wish to explain what I believe are the most powerful ones.

The first reason encompasses many things, and it’s easily one of the most important factors involved. I am of course speaking about the rise of the internet. No surprise here, right? In all of human history, never has meeting people and “hooking up” been so easy; not by a landslide. In particular, the eruption of social media sites and dating apps have changed literally everything about the way people communicate, especially in the romantic setting.

Over the last two decades, literally billions of people have created social media and dating app accounts. Facebook, alone, has over 3 billion users—though a fair number are likely bots! Tinder, the world’s most popular dating app, has over 74 million monthly users.

While dating sites are heavily skewed toward women—and I can’t stress enough that men (especially) should not be using them—they provide the potential to talk and meet with others without having to leave your own home. This has had devastating results, and there are countless videos on YouTube proving it.

People do not form solid relationships or connect with most of the people they chat with. In fact, the constant “swiping” through countless profiles has raised expectations to ridiculous levels and fostered the desire to simply date based on appearance alone. People just become a series of pictures, and those who don’t rate high in appearance are essentially D.O.A. on a dating site. Again, this is especially true for men (here’s proof).

This has helped to lead to the notion that everyone is disposable. If so, then it follows that every relationship is also disposable. No one is ever “good enough.” Someone could always be a little better looking, or financially successful, or taller, or kinder, or more charming, or more confident, or . . . or . . . OR! Besides, you never know if that “perfect” person will appear on the next swipe or the next date!

This is not an exaggeration. Our society has bred this mentality in nearly every way. The advent of the dating app has, without question, thrust us much farther down this insidious road.

Not surprisingly, this way of thinking has helped to popularize the “hookup culture,” degraded all sense of morality in relationships, and most definitely helped to normalize divorce. The overall deterioration of our culture is complex, but be sure that social media and dating apps have done more damage than probably anything else.

The second reason I want to mention is also multifaceted and is completely spiritual in nature. This can be summarized in simple terms: Satan has increasing control over this world.

Contrary to what many believe, people are not becoming more “godless” as interest in genuine religion wanes within our society. As I often say, no one—and I repeat, no one—on earth is godless. Rather, all people are under someone’s Lordship and, as the Bible explains things, there are only two options.

Everyone serves one of two masters. We either serve Jesus Christ, or the one who epitomizes the spirit of Antichrist: Satan. We now live in a time when most are serving Satan, whom Paul called the “God of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4) and Jesus himself called the “ruler of this world” (Jn. 14:30). Just as the followers of Christ imitate Christ, the followers of Satan imitate their dark master. Many, many people within our world have taken on the masquerading appearance and the characteristics of Satan.

Chief among these “Satanic Foot Soldiers” are the narcissists. As I have shown, they emulate the Devil’s traits to perfection. To understand Satan is to understand the narcissist, and vice-versa.

You are living in an illusion if you don’t think you are serving a god. Because Satan, the “god of this age,” has established control throughout the world, many are now patterning their lives after the chief Narcissist.

And here is what that looks like.

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Narcissism and the Last Days

If the clear explosion of narcissism in our world is surprising to you, understand something else: this was predicted in the Bible.

God, knowing the hearts of men and the certain trajectory of our world, revealed nearly 2,000 years ago that narcissism would be a prominent indication that the end is near. This is not some type of vague prediction that requires textual manipulation or mental gymnastics, either. No, this is as clear as a cloudless day.

In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Paul revealed the following information about humanity leading up to end:

“But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.”

I have underlined the key phases, as they pertain to the topic at hand. However, all these nasty attributes can be ascribed to narcissists.

When describing the events surrounding the end times, Jesus also spoke of this phenomenon, saying:

“And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold” (Mt. 24:12).

There is much that could be said, but it can be reduced to its essence. In the last days, most of the world will become self-absorbed, utterly loveless, having no natural affection and no empathy, and will have only a form of false godliness.

This is the essence of narcissism. This is precisely what is so visible within our world today.

Conclusion

It’s high time that we face reality and accept the truth. The world described above—with such large numbers of heinously corrupt people—is the world that is now here. It’s not off in the distance but is here. This is why so many people are now talking about narcissism, and why it’s all over the planet.

Friends, this is not an issue concerning 0.5-5% of the population. This is an issue concerning at least 15-25% of the population, and it’s spreading like a wildfire up a dry hill. Consider another horrific fact: this mean figure of “20%” is only describing those within our society who are heavily narcissistic or have many narcissistic traits. The harsh reality is that another large number of people exhibit a great deal of these traits, even if not to the point where we could identify them as full-blown narcissists.

Yes, narcissism is that prevalent on our planet. Satan’s foot soldiers truly do surround us.

If this is any indication of things, and I fully believe that it is, then we are living in the last days. How long do we have? None of us can say, nor should we be willing to forecast a date. As Jesus simply told us:

 “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming” (Mt. 24:42).

Well, I am watching . . . and what I see is an explosion of the very people that are said to fill the earth at the end of the age.

The narcissists are here . . . and so are the last days.

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(Please see my YouTube channel to keep up with my videos on narcissism and look at this article if you would like to read more.)

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When Jesus encountered a woman who had been caught in adultery—either betraying her husband or fornicating with a married man—he had a decision to make. He could abide by the standards of the Mosaic Law and consent to her being stoned to death, or he could illustrate the grace of God and the heart of what would be the New Covenant.

As we read in John 8:1-11, Jesus chose the latter.

Jesus urged the group of hostile Jewish leaders to check themselves for sin and, if none could be found, to impose the death sentence on the woman. Since none of them were without sin, they could not cast a single stone.

This certainly proved God’s grace toward sinners, but it also reveals something else: that sin is unacceptable. This is the part that is often ignored, to our detriment.

Before letting the woman return to her life, Jesus gave her these famous words of instruction: Go, and from now on sin no more” (8:11b, ESV). Whatever translation we look at, we get the same basic message: the woman was told to return to her life but to leave sin behind for good.

There have always been teachings to the contrary that have crept into the church. As Paul noted in Romans 6:1-2, the idea was present that we should take God’s grace as a license to sin:

“What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin. How can we live in it any longer?”

Today, we apparently have a very large number of Christian teachers and lay people who have adopted this same mentality. When you boil it down, nearly every excuse for sin can be reduced to the belief that God’s grace can be abused. This is evident in a myriad of ways but allow me to point out a few of the common statements one might hear.

“It’s not about what we do; it’s about what Jesus did.”

“God doesn’t see me; He sees the Cross.”

“Everyone sins; we’re only human!”

“Christians are still sinners; we’re just forgiven sinners.”

The list could go on and on. While there are kernels of truth in statements like these—which is what makes them so devastating—the inevitable take away from them cannot be missed: It is acceptable to continue in sin.

If you really think about it, this is the destination that all these perspectives lead us to. In this article, I want to show many of the concrete examples from Scripture that refute this mentality and, thus, affirm that Christians are called to live holy lives: lives pleasing to God, and apart from continuous sin.

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Commands Against a Sinful Lifestyle

For starters, let’s recall Jesus’ statement to the woman who was caught in adultery: “Go, and from now on sin no more” (Jn. 8:11b). Why would Jesus tell the woman to leave her life of sin if it wasn’t expected (or even possible) that she did so? Was Jesus lying to her?

The apostle John made it clear that a lifestyle of sin is not acceptable among those who are “born of God”:

“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God” (1 Jn. 3:8-9).

In Galatians, Paul discussed a litany of sinful lifestyles (or patterns) that will cause one to be condemned:

“Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (5:19-21).

Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians that there are no excuses to commit sin, as God does not allow us to be tempted beyond our own abilities to endure:

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (10:13).

James seconded this notion, saying:

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (4:7).

In this, we see that sin is avoidable for those who have been born again; it is not, as many teach, something that is just part and parcel of being human.

Far too often are these passages (and others) either ignored or mutilated, to the person’s own peril. Our Satanic society has long excused, or even celebrated, sinful behavior. That’s not surprising, since it is run by “the god of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4). The alarming thing is that many within the church are doing the same. Little by little, false teachings, feel good theology, and the ever-increasing rise of counterfeit “Christians” have overtaken the hearts of many and given them every reason under the sun to continue in sin.

As previously mentioned, this is done at the peril of many and at great cost.

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Sin has Dire Consequences

The “great cost” I am speaking of could not, in fact, be greater. Not only does sin destroy a person’s life, but it can destroy the lives of those around them. God knows this better than we do, which is why sinners have been (and will always be) punished. The OT is chock-full of examples where God destroyed groups or nations—including the Jewish people—for their many sins.

This can be seen in the accounts of the Great Flood (Gen. 7:17-24), Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:1-29), the entire generation of Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 14:29), Korah’s Rebellion (Num. 16:1-40), and in countless other places within the OT.

However, this has not changed because neither God nor sinful humanity has changed. The NT is equally clear in its message that God will punish the unrepentant sinner, whether in this life or the next (in many respects, both).

Let’s recall Ananias and Sapphira, who were struck dead for their sin. Peter explained the reason, just prior to their deaths:

“But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?” (Acts 5:3).

The author of Hebrews laid out the dire seriousness of sin perhaps more emphatically than anyone, saying:

“For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?” (10:26-29).

Clearly, a life of continuous sin “tramples underfoot the Son of God.” There no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. Do you see that persisting in a sinful lifestyle will lead to utter destruction?

Sin brought death and devastation into this world, and, because of it, all will die (1 Cor. 15:22a).

Worse, sin will also lead all who do not repent to suffer the “second death” (Rev. 20:14). That is, everlasting destruction in hell. I have written extensively about the nature of hell in this article, so please reference this to understand how dreadful this reality will be.

All this illustrates a critical reality—God hates sin. Let me repeat: God Hates Sin. Any theology or perspective that teaches otherwise is crudely heretical and needs to be thrown down:

“We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5).

If we do not uphold the belief that God despises sin—as Scripture clearly teaches throughout its pages—then we are left with nothing. The entire biblical narrative is predicated, in one way or another, on the certainty that God hates sin and that it must be destroyed.

After all, did Jesus come to save the world from the very problem that God created? As Paul would say, “By no means!” God is not the author of sin, but He certainly is its destroyer.

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Go and Sin no More

Notice that I have referred to a “lifestyle” or “pattern” of sin multiple times. Let me be clear about why I have done so.

Anytime we hear about the need to live a life apart from sin—which is increasingly rare these days, hence the need for this article—our alarm bells go off. “Is this person saying that we can never sin? That we can never morally fail, even on occasion?” In short, this is not what I or the scriptures teach. It is certainly possible for even the most committed believers to sin and fall short. However, what cannot be accepted is a lifestyle of continuous sin. What cannot be accepted is an excuse or rationalization to repeat our sins or persist in disobedience.

I believe this is precisely why John recorded the following words:

“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 Jn. 2:1-12).

We are commanded not to sin . . . but if we do . . . we can find forgiveness in Jesus Christ. This is indeed the Good News. This is the very reason why salvation is possible.

However, let’s not forget about the first part: we are commanded not to sin.

The one who continue in sin cannot be holy and, as the author of Hebrews tells us, we must be holy:

“Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14).

As Peter revealed by quoting Leviticus: “You shall be holy, for I am holy” (1 Pet. 1:16). This is why Jesus made the following command: “Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt. 5:48).

I could continue, but I trust the point has been made.

In conclusion, all of us who genuinely follow the Lord Jesus Christ and are known by God should understand the task before us.

First, we must stop sinning. There are no two ways about this. If you are a liar, then stop. If you are involved in sexual sin, then stop. If you are a gossiper, slanderer, drunkard, whore or whoremonger, drug addict, and any of the like, then stop. If you display any narcissistic behaviors, then stop!

Yes, this not only can be done but must be done. We must repent (metanoeó)—meaning, to change our minds or “think differently afterwards.” We must think differently about our sinful behavior, such that we go the other direction and leave it behind. This involves taking our sin to Christ—our advocate—in prayer and then working with the Holy Spirit to leave it behind for good.

Second, we cannot teach others that sin is acceptable. As I have shown—and almost entirely through Scripture—sin is clearly not acceptable. It will not be tolerated and will ultimately be destroyed. We must check ourselves and be sure that we have not fallen in with either the world or the many false doctrines that make excuses for sin. Teaching others that sin is acceptable is, itself, most certainly a sin. Such a terrible deed results in a ripple-effect that goes in all directions and affects a great many people. Without question, there will be a price to pay:

“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes” (Mt. 18:7).

The last exhortation I want to leave you with comes with urgency. If you are either stuck in a sinful lifestyle and/or are embracing doctrines that permit such a thing, then make today the day you repent. Repent, change your mind about your beliefs and behaviors, and walk the path of righteousness.

The Satanic Age has fully arrived, and the days are short. Go and sin no more.

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If you found this helpful, then you might also like my article, Am I Really Saved? In it, I describe how we can truly know that we are on the path to salvation.

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We live in a world defined by excuses.

More than 40 percent of the US population is obese: that is, at least two out of every five people have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 30. With medical and/or drastic genetic factors being reasonably excluded, we make excuses for this startling reality.

“I don’t have time to cook or exercise.” “It’s much easier just to grab something quick most of the time.” “I like the way it tastes.” You name it. While not necessarily classifying as evil, per se, this is certainly a place where excuses are prevalent.

Let’s look at another example, which certainly is evil.

In the US alone, as many as 65 million human beings have been murdered in utero since 1973.[1] People have always aborted their unborn children largely because they don’t believe in the sanctity of life and/or because its “inconvenient” to keep them. Hundreds of thousands of times a year this happens, with virtually all cases being covered by an excuse.

More than that, such acts are not only excused within our dark world but are often celebrated.

However, there may not be anything that is more excused within our societies than bad behavior: toxic behavior, to be exact. As I have explained several times now, toxic personality types—particularly the narcissistic variety—are exploding around us, and they are consistently and increasingly covered with excuses.

“They have destroyed their families because they experienced too much trauma in the past.”

“He cracked my ribs and broke my nose because he had a bad childhood.”

“She cheated on me because she’s lacking the function in a specific part of the brain that effects decision-making.”

While our experiences certainly help to shape our identities and behaviors, they are all too often used to excuse them. Time and time again, children who grew up in the same households—with the same parents, living conditions, environmental conditions, etc.—go on to live different lives than their siblings.

All of us make choices that determine the types of people we will become.

People who grow up in terrible situations can become saints, and people who grow up in loving homes can become the worst sinners. If we are cognitively able, we all make our decisions in life. Much more could be said about this.

However, the main point of this article is to show that toxic behavior is the product of an evil heart condition and not a problem with the brain. Let’s briefly examine my assertion, starting with the brain.

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Brain Problems Aren’t the Cause of Evil Behavior

People with traumatic brain injuries don’t plot evil because of it.

Those born with a mental impairment don’t scheme against others because of it.

Individuals do not plot and carry out evil acts because of a brain impairment.

Let’s just take one part of the brain—the frontal lobe—as an example. Damage to the back part can result in weakness or paralysis. Damage to the middle part can make people apathetic, inattentive, and unmotivated; their thinking would become slower and their response time may be very slow. Damage to the middle back part can cause people to have difficulty expressing themselves in words.

There are many other problems that can be associated with brain dysfunction that would alter one’s behavior. Observe the figure below for a more complete analysis of this.

Indeed, these issues can lead to problems that would affect a person’s personality and behavior. However—and really consider this—none of these impairments lead to the types of behaviors exhibited by toxic individuals.

No, having brain impairments cannot explain these behaviors, and we can be sure of that for one primary reason: they don’t account for intent. That is, toxic individuals plot evil and carry out—with forethought and intentionality—the various things they do to others. Those with brain problems do not; they simply act on impulse. They just “do.”

Think about the people you know with brain impairments. Can they act hyper, snippy, overly cheerful, immature, impatient, extremely docile, and many other things? Without question. But ask yourself: do any of them sit back and scheme evil deeds against those around them? No, they do not. Again, they act on impulse.

But before moving on, let me clarify something: individuals with brain problems—so long as they are not extremely severe—can still plot evil. They are, after all, human beings like the rest of us. They can and often will participate in evil acts, particularly if they have not been redeemed by Jesus Christ.

However, they do not do so because of their impairments. They do so because, like the people and examples I will be sharing, their hearts are corrupt, and they may even be acting under the influence of dark entities.

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The Evidence of Intent

If I am postulating that brain impairments cannot account for the intent behind evil acts, is there any evidence to support this claim? Are there types of actions that clearly prove the intent that I am speaking of?

Indeed, there certainly are. The behaviors below clearly identify acts of intent—behaviors that cannot be accounted for by brain impairments—and they are present in many toxic individuals. As always, I view narcissism as one of the greatest evils of our time, and these practices are especially prominent in those individuals.

However, they can apply to toxic people of all stripes. Observe the behaviors described below and ask yourself if brain impairments would account for them.

#1: Gaslighting

For those who don’t know, gaslighting occurs when someone creates a scenario for the express purpose of causing another person to doubt his or her own reality. Put another way, it causes the person to question their sanity. Over time, this can wreak havoc on the victim of the abuse.

This can be done in many ways, so I will now describe a few.

Say your boss tells you to move to another office because there will be a routine inspection in yours at some point during the week. When you move to the other office, they later berate you for doing so; “I never said anything about changing offices,” they claim. You wonder, did they really tell me to do that?

Imagine that you catch your romantic partner “making eyes” at a stranger during a dinner out. When you ask them what that was about, they give you “word salad” and claim that it didn’t happen; “If you have a question about my behavior then address it more discreetly. The waitress was acting weird with the guy over there, and you were looking at other woman all night last night. I wasn’t making eyes at him.” You wonder, did I really see that happen?

Now, you are looking for your keys that you know were placed in a certain spot earlier that day. You look all over, and numerous times in the spot they were supposed to be. Later that day, your partner “finds them” in the place you have already looked and claims you missed it repeatedly. You wonder, did I really already check there?

These are just a few of the endless examples. Toxic individuals will gaslight their victims frequently, simply to make them question their own reality and disorient them.

#2: Triangulation

Triangulation boils down to what it sounds like: having three people (or things) involved in a given situation, for the purpose of manipulation. This can include more than three, but the bottom line is that the toxic person has brought someone (or something) into your relationship for the very purpose of disrupting you or causing a reaction.

Here are a couple examples.

Take the dinner situation from the gaslighting section. You are at a private dinner out with your significant other, and that person begins to flirt with another person in the vicinity. This creates a situation where there are now three people involved, and you—the person being “triangulated”—is going to feel jealous and potentially outraged. Of course, that was the intent.

Imagine a parent doing this with their children, which happens frequently. Perhaps one child has a friend over for the day. To get under the child’s skin and evoke a response, they may pull the friend into the mix by giving them excessive praise and adoration; “See, your friend behaves so well and is easy to get along with, so why aren’t you?”

Toxic people will almost always triangulate their partners, employees, children, or friends with others. There can be no denying the intent involved in doing so.

#3: Devaluation

Devaluation is the practice of tearing another person down through verbal attacks, insults, gaslighting, and even physical tactics. There are so many ways to do this that showing examples seems virtually pointless, and all of us can understand how this works.

Over the course of time, devaluation—in conjunction with some of the other behaviors mentioned here—destroys the victim’s sense of purpose and self-worth. They become shells of their former selves, often ending up subservient to their abuser. This can also create what is called a “trauma-bond,” wherein the victim cannot break away because they come to see their abuser as both their source of pain and the remedy to it.

Devaluation is an almost constant process of tearing others down over time. One simply cannot do such things without forethought and intentionality. You must consciously attempt to destroy another person in this way.

#4: Wearing a Mask

While this is a hallmark characteristic of narcissists, it can be associated with all manner of toxic individuals. This even includes truly dangerous people, like sociopaths and psychopaths.

When you get down to it, all these are just titles given to describe evil of varying degrees.

However, they typically all share a feature that is best seen by their evil Master: the one who “masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). They wear a mask. Toxic people are, by nature, several people rolled into one. To strangers, colleagues, and acquaintances, they appear as warm, gregarious, and even kind-hearted people. To those closest to them and behind closed doors, they are often monsters. It’s not uncommon for toxic people to be highly regarded by those on the “outside,” yet feared by those with whom they share their lives.

This may be the best evidence that toxic behavior is not the product of a brain dysfunction, because the mask can be applied and removed at will. Toxic people can open their front doors and become saints, only to close the door at the end of the day and become demons.

What could be more intentional than that?

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Toxic Behavior is a Spiritual Matter

Many other examples could be mentioned, but these should suffice. In briefly examining the behaviors caused by brain impairments and then evaluating the intentional acts of toxic people, I hope my point is well taken.

Everything involved in this discussion is reducible to one thing: intent.

Those with brain impairments do not plot, scheme, and carry out evil because of their brain impairments. They may do such things (if cognitively able) because of their own evil desires or because of a dark spiritual influence, but not because of their brain condition. In fact, people with brain impairments are often clearly just responding without intentionality or forethought; they simply “do.”

The types of evil displayed by toxic individuals, however, are altogether different. Their behaviors can only be explained by intentionality and forethought. As Psalms 37:12 states:

“The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them.”

The conclusions we can draw from this are both obvious and critical; We must stop giving people a pass for wicked behavior. We must stop making excuses for the malicious acts of toxic individuals.

Friends, these are spiritual matters. In our present time, most everything being classified as “personality disorders” are being misidentified for what they truly are: “spiritual disorders.” Evil people can be seen by the rotten fruit they produce.

Furthermore, there are demonic entities roaming our world and causing the maliciousness we see and experience around us. Toxic people—particularly narcissists along the entire spectrum—are Satan’s foot soldiers.

Be constantly on your guard and test all spirits. Your physical and spiritual well-being will depend upon it.

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For those interested in looking further into the spiritual elements involved in people with “mental health/personality disorder,” please see the articles below.

–Narcissists: Satan’s Foot Soldiers

–A Christian Perspective on Narcissism

–Possession or Mental Disorder?

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[1] 1973 is significant because it was the year that Roe v. Wade was decided, and the Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution protected the right to have an abortion. See the link here for the statistics. https://christianliferesources.com/2021/01/19/u-s-abortion-statistics-by-year-1973-current/

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With all that is going on concerning Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East at large, there is no better time for Christians to ask some pivotal questions.

How should we understand the current nation of Israel? Who are God’s “chosen people”?

I first want to state that I am heartbroken for all the families and the innocent lives who are being lost in every country involved in the current crisis in the Middle East. What follows has nothing to do with a lack of empathy for those suffering, nor it is any kind of defense of those causing the great evil. I pray for the innocent everywhere, and I am in no way supporting the wicked who cause such suffering in our world.

With this said, I want to go through many passages within the New Testament that directly speak to the core of this issue and the questions previously posed. As I will show, the beliefs being taught in most churches and by our public officials concerning Israel and its spiritual significance are not in alignment with Scripture.

In fact, these teachings are typically heretical and can even be flat out deceptive.

Please, open your mind and hear me out. Allow the truth of what follows to penetrate your thoughts, even if your local church, pastor, friend, relative, or what have you, has tried to convince you otherwise. Many today are either knowingly or unknowingly propagating false teachings, and these issues are prime examples of this fact.

Let the truth of Scripture prevail in your life.

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Who is a “Jew”?

When we investigate the NT and the writings of some of its Jewish authors, we come to understand something crucial: a “Jew” is no longer defined in ethnic or geographical terms but is defined solely in spiritual terms.

This has been the case since the coming of Christ and his subsequent ministry, death, and resurrection. Despite what many are teaching, this reality is very clear within the NT. Let’s look at the following examples to prove this point.

Paul—a Jew, Pharisee, and “Hebrew of Hebrews”—succinctly described who a Jew truly is and what it means to be one. He said this in the Book of Romans:

“For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God” (2:28-29).

Being a “Jew” is a matter of the heart and a work of the Holy Spirit rather than external factors. This fits perfectly with what Paul said elsewhere in Galatians:

“For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God” (6:15-16).

Here, Paul not only reaffirms that circumcision—that is, the outward symbol of the Jewish people who were under the Old Covenant and its Mosaic Law—means nothing anymore but that all who believe in Christ are now “the Israel of God.”

Read that again; those who are a new creation in Christ are now “Israel.” Put another way, Christ’s body (the Church) is the fulfilment of all things pertaining to Israel.

This is exactly why Paul said the following, in Romans 9:6-8:

“But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but ‘Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.’ This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.”

The promises made through Abraham and his offspring saw their fulfilment in Jesus. It is not the “children of the flesh”—or those who are simply the ethnic descendants of Abraham—who are God’s children, but those who believe in Christ are now God’s children.

Jesus, himself, pointed this out to the corrupt Jews of his day:

“They answered him, ‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did . . . you are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires . . .” (Jn. 8:39, 44).

John the Baptist—while preparing the way for Jesus—preached the very same message to some of his fellow Jews:

“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Mt. 3:7-12).

You see, simply being born to a certain set of parents (Jewish) has never granted one salvation. Likewise, being born in a particular land (Israel) has never merited anyone salvation. As I have pointed out in other articles, God destroyed His own people numerous times throughout the Old Testament because of their disobedience.

Let’s consider some other passages, where both Paul and Peter further clarify that ethnicity and geography have nothing to do with being a Jew, since the coming of Christ.

In Gal. 3:23-29, Paul said this:

“Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.”

Yes, there is “neither Jew nor Gentile” for “all are one in Christ.” Ethnicity has no bearing—none, zero, zip, zilch, nada—on being saved. If we are in Christ—and only if we are in Christ—are we truly the children of Abraham. It cannot be stated any more plainly.

For a final passage to consider, let’s look at 1 Peter 2:9-10:

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”

This message was shared with all who had accepted Christ as Savior. Christians are a “royal priesthood, a holy nation,” and a “people for his own possession.”

Many other passages could be considered that mirror this message but here is the bottom line: merely being born a Jew in Israel (or anywhere)—apart from faith and obedience to God—has never been the criteria to be a part of God’s family. It wasn’t throughout the time described in the OT and it most definitely hasn’t been after Jesus, the Messiah, entered the world.

Israel is now all who belong to the church, and a “true Jew” is one who worships Christ. It truly is that simple.

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Is Israel Still the Holy Land?

Another thing that is connected to the previous section is the matter of the land itself. Is there still special significance to the physical land that God gave to the Jewish people in the Old Testament era?

Jesus and the apostles answered this question for us as well, and in undeniable fashion. Focusing on Jerusalem, the “Holy City,” they explained that things once again had changed after the coming of Christ. Just as what it means to be a “Jew” had been transformed, so too did the definition and importance of Jerusalem.

In John 4:19-21, Jesus met with the Samaritan woman at the well. Among other things, here is a bit of their conversation:

“The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.”

Do you grasp the significance of what Jesus told her? In no uncertain terms, worshipping God would no longer be about travelling to Jerusalem, or about visiting a specific location at all. Jerusalem has no present spiritual significance, and that is from the very mouth of Jesus! This, in effect, means that the land of Israel has no spiritual significance, either.

The author of Hebrews goes on to explain this reality in more detail, saying:

“For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.’ Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, ‘I tremble with fear.’ But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel” (Heb. 12:18-24).

Being participants in the New Covenant that Christ, the Messiah, established means that we no longer look to the earthly Jerusalem. We now look to the “heavenly Jerusalem.”

Paul explains exactly how this works in Galatians 4:21-26:

“Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.”

Paul goes on to affirm these words and settle the case, once and for all, later in the passage:

“So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman” (4:31).

Do not miss the significance of this teaching. The “present Jerusalem” is currently in slavery and spiritual bondage! In fact, it has been since Jesus came and was rejected by most of his own people. This is exactly why Jesus mourned for the people of Jerusalem, remarking that he had tried to gather them together, but they would have no part of it (Mt. 23:37-39).

The earthly Jerusalem has no further part to play in God’s plans for the world. Instead, it is the “Jerusalem above” that believers belong to, and she is free; she is our mother.

Adding to this, it is Hebrews’ “heavenly Jerusalem” and Paul’s “Jerusalem above” that Revelation describes as our ultimate home:

“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” (21:2).

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Conclusions

Ask yourself two very important questions: What was the purpose of God calling Israel to be His chosen people, and why did God grant them the Promised Land?

As I have shown, this was entirely about bringing salvation to all the world. As Isaiah prophesied, the Messiah (Jesus) would be a “light to the Gentiles” (Is. 49:6). Israel was God’s vessel to bring forth salvation to all nations. That was their main purpose, and that was fulfilled in their Messiah—in the world’s Messiah—Jesus Christ. Thus, the promises made to Abraham have been fulfilled in Christ and his body (the church).

If everything I have said thus far is true, then what can we make of the current nation of Israel and all that transpires with her?

This is where I will really put my neck out on the line and make an extremely bold statement. Given everything mentioned here and my research into many other factors, my verdict is this:

The current state of Israel is a Satanic counterfeit.

The notion—despite all the biblical evidence already mentioned—that the “Israel” which was established in 1948 is “God’s chosen nation” is a manufactured lie. It’s a lie that is meant to confuse, bewilder, and lead astray not just those who follow Christ but the entire world.

To fully understand why I feel this way, please see my article entitled, Is Israel God’s Chosen Nation. It goes into much more depth about why this is so terribly misunderstood.

More to the point, understand that Satan has made his deception with the current nation of Israel obvious. In fact, it’s so obvious that it is literally staring us in the face.

But what do I mean by this?

Imagine for a moment that the national symbol—the official logo—of Israel were a Satanic symbol. How incredible would that be? How shocking?

Well, we don’t have to imagine; Israel’s national symbol is Satanic in nature. As I try to point out frequently, Satan always leaves his calling cards.

The so-called “Star of David” is clearly and demonstrably not a symbol of virtue and holiness; it has nothing to do with David and everything to do with Satan. Please see my article entitled, The Truth Behind the Star of David. This is undeniable.

In closing, understand that things are not what they appear to be. Not only is much of the world—including most churches—errantly teaching that Israel is God’s chosen nation and that the Jews are still His chosen people, but they are spreading an outright lie.

All who follow Christ are “God’s chosen people,” and we are citizens of the “heavenly Jerusalem.” Any teaching to the contrary is not only antithetical to Scripture but is nothing short of a Satanic deception.

Please, really investigate this for yourselves. Don’t be deceived.

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If you want to take a serious dive into the origins and purpose behind the current nation of Israel, then watch this video. Warning: it is not for the faint of heart.

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In previous articles, I have begun to describe a phenomenon that, while being ever-present within our Satanic world, is unidentified by most people. In truth, only many recent revelations have caused me to understand it.

I am talking about one of the greatest evils that plagues our planet: narcissism. This is no exaggeration; it’s that bad.

The chances are very good that you have encountered a narcissist during your lifetime—whether it be a friend, a parent, a sibling, a romantic partner, or even a business partner—and didn’t even realize it. You knew there was something off, or perhaps even malevolent about them, but you didn’t know what. The chances are also good that you had no idea who you were really dealing with, or that you even knew what narcissism is.

As previously stated, I had no idea, either.

The truth is that most people narcissists interact with believe they are “normal” people. In fact, and as I have said repeatedly in other articles, they purposely appear to be good. That is their act: their façade, or the mask they wear. In this sense, narcissists can be very generous and uplifting to those who don’t exist within their inner circles.

This is why trying to explain the horrors of a narcissist to others can range from difficult to impossible. The person you knew behind closed doors is literally nothing like the joyous, laughter-filled person that is typically seen by coworkers and acquaintances.

It’s usually only when you really get to know them that the mask drops. Many of you have experienced unimaginable behavior from others at points in your lives, and my bet is that you have probably felt the wrath of a narcissistic parent, sibling, romantic partner, or other.

Considering this, let me ask a series of probing questions that may shed light on whether you have personally encountered a narcissist. This includes both grandiose and covert narcissists, though they often manifest their behavior in different ways. Further, these questions apply to all manner of narcissistic relationships, especially romantic ones.

Here goes . . .

1. Has someone ever shown you massive affection and/or praise very early in the relationship, almost to an unrealistic extent? Did they abruptly stop that pattern out of nowhere and pull away, treating you like the scourge of the earth?
2. Did they put you in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type of push-and-pull pattern, always lifting you up and then dropping you down? Did you always feel like they had one foot in the relationship and one foot out the door?
3. Did they begin to steadily criticize you, to the point where it became virtually constant? Did you feel like you couldn’t do anything right?
4. Did they project their characteristics and actions onto you? Did they refuse to ever accept blame for their actions or consider that they were wrong?
5. Was the person utterly incapable of a genuine apology? Did it seem as though they lacked all empathy and simply didn’t care?
6. Did they “gaslight” you, making up lies, twisting scenarios, or even moving/hiding items to make you doubt your sense of reality? Did they “future fake” you into thinking something great was coming, but it never materialized?
7. Did you break your back to make them happy, only to find that nothing was ever good enough?
8. Did they “triangulate” you, often pulling others into the relationship to feud against you, to make you jealous, or simply to invoke a reaction?
9. Did you constantly feel anxious and like you had to walk on eggshells around them? Did you feel like you were trapped in a fog or that you were under a spell?
10. Did you notice yourself being drained of your time, money, energy, and other resources? Did you start to feel like you were losing yourself in the relationship and/or acting out of character?

*Bonus question – Did the person often act like a petulant child trapped in an adult’s body?

I know without a shadow of a doubt that some of you reading this are in shock right now.

Perhaps you feel as though a lightbulb has gone off, and that the world suddenly makes a lot better sense.

These are the primary acts exhibited by narcissists. Yes, all of us can be guilty of some of these things. Narcissists, however, will do most or all these things. Most importantly, this will be exhibited as a pattern of behavior and not an isolated event.

If you have experienced this type of persistent conduct, then you will understand how absolutely crushing it can be. This is nothing short of horrific abuse that is meant to extinguish lives and destroy souls.

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Deeper into Narcissism

Rest assured that narcissism is a very real mental and spiritual problem, and that narcissists not only roam the world around us but are exploding in number. Some mental health professionals estimate that between 0.5-1% of the population are narcissists but acknowledge that it’s likely higher.

I can assure you that it is higher: much higher. Most narcissists are never diagnosed or are misdiagnosed. Furthermore, they will rarely ever seek counseling on their own accord because they cannot accept that they need to change. In my personal opinion, as many as 10-15% of people walking the earth in 2023 are full-blown narcissists. It could be more, and it certainly will be as time goes on.  

That does not even include the number of people who have a great deal of narcissistic tendencies but are still tolerable.

Since I have spent significant time describing the key characteristics and the origins of narcissism elsewhere, please see this blog if you want to take an even deeper dive into the matter.

For now, just understand that narcissists are wolves in sheep’s clothing. They present themselves as virtuous, often feigning compassion to convince others that they have their best interest at heart. Believe it or not, narcissists even follow something of a playbook with how they suck others into their web of manipulation and deceit. No joke: they literally follow a step-by-step pattern most of the time.

(I described part of this with the probing questions in the previous section, but also see this video for one of many explanations.)

Their goal is to drain your time, money, and energy, and even to destroy your salvation. While narcissistic awareness is growing, very few people understand this is primarily a spiritual issue. Salvation is often at stake when dealing with these energy vampires. When they are done taking everything from you, they simply move on to their next “host.”

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Further, the logical connection between Satan and a human narcissist is undeniable if you understand the nature of both. Satan’s characteristics—which I previously discussed, here—match up exactly with the characteristics of a narcissist.

Both are complete liars.

Both are master manipulators.

Both are totally unapologetic.

Both lack any sense of empathy.

Both are incredibly stealthy.

And . . . both are powerful.

The characteristics perfectly overlap. This is not a coincidence, and I trust that I don’t need to explain what’s really going on here.

Narcissists do tremendous evil. They are evil.

Let me be very clear, here. My primary interest in this phenomenon is that it displays Satan’s work in our world. I know with as much certainty as possible that narcissists everywhere are Satanically driven. They act exactly like their evil master. The fact that they all use the same type of playbook and tactics reveals that this is a coordinated effort; the same dark being is pulling the strings in these individuals around the world.

In a very real sense, narcissists are Satan’s foot soldiers. They do most of their work with specific intent; their behavior is within their control, as evidenced by their ability to wear the mask and put it away at will. They do choose to build you up and then abruptly drop you . . . over, and over, and over. They do choose to destroy nearly every major event, such as holidays, birthdays, vacations, and others. They do choose to treat perfect strangers better than their own spouses, children, or close friends.

They choose to do all this, and so much more.

Narcissists intentionally destroy the lives of everyone close to them, like their evil master. Often, they even admit that they blow up relationships. Still, they don’t care and will not change their behavior. Some openly take joy and find humor in it.

It’s a never-ending game of seek and destroy.

Again, it is that bad. Only those who have personally experienced this behavior can fully grasp it. That is the plain reality of things. However, all people can at least come to understand their basic mode of behavior and that narcissists should be avoided at all costs.

You simply must understand that narcissists aren’t just arrogant or “difficult” people. We are dealing with evil on two legs.

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Analyzing the Narcissist

You may be wondering if I have any compassion for narcissists: any empathy. Admittedly, I am very hard on them, and the reason why is simple: they do terrific evil to everyone around them. They destroy their children’s lives. They hold their romantic partners hostage. They use and abuse friends. They torture their employees.

Once more, they do most of these evil things intentionally. Yes, they are Satan’s foot soldiers. I won’t retract this statement or attempt to sugar-coat it.

However, I do feel sorry for them; very sorry, in fact. There are several reasons why. The first reason is the most devastating, and it simultaneously explains why they operate the way they do: they are under demonic influence. They do not act like normal human beings because they aren’t. I can think of few things more tragic than someone living their entire life under the control of evil spiritual beings.

The second reason I truly feel sorry for them is that narcissists live completely hollow lives. They secretly loathe themselves. They have virtually no self-esteem, no real joy, no genuine ability to love, and they are literally on a never-ending—and utterly impossible—quest to find someone who is without spot or blemish.

You could say they are looking for Jesus but will never allow themselves to find him.

Therefore, their entire lives will be wasted—yes, wasted—attempting to find a source of “supply” (a human resource, basically) who is faultless and will never let them down in any way, shape, or form. This person would perfectly enable them to always “regulate” their emotions and take the endless abuse necessary to do so. Put another way, this person would “protect them from themselves.”

Yes, you are in charge of managing their behavior. Naturally, this means that their bad behavior is ultimately your fault.

It gets deeper, and please pay close attention to this point. Since the narcissist is miserable, self-loathing, and lacks any genuine confidence in themselves, he or she also hates themselves. Believe it. We could put it this way: narcissists are in love with themselves . . . but they do not love themselves. There is a huge difference; think about it.

This is why they simply must deflect blame and always—always, always—project their inadequacies onto others.

When they devalue others and project onto them, the true goal—whether consciously or subconsciously—is to turn others into themselves. This is true both in reality and in the narcissist’s own perception. They want to destroy others but, more importantly, they want to turn others into a strawman of themselves.

Narcissists are broken, untrusting, unreliable, empty, unloving, and lacking in all genuine care or empathy. So, their goal is to project their despicable selves onto another. If they can unload these nasty features onto you, then they can truly—albeit temporarily—soothe themselves. Now, you are the one who is broken, untrusting, unreliable, empty, unloving, and lacking all genuine care or empathy . . . not them.

And since that is now the case—as far as they see things—they can destroy you (i.e., themselves) without hesitation and without having to deal with their own issues.

Read what I just said again, and several times if need be.

It’s true: a narcissist’s main goal is to unload their true selves onto someone else, for the purpose of being able to blow themselves up. At that point—and with all that in place—they aren’t really accepting blame or harming themselves at all.

They’re destroying you, who has become an image of themselves.

This fulfills their deep-seeded desire to self-sabotage. It soothes their complete hatred for themselves, but at another’s expense. Because if there is one thing a narcissist cannot do, it’s accept that they have the problem.

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A Christian Perspective on Narcissism

I understand this is deeply psychological, and that I am not a trained psychologist (or anything of the sort). Still, if you really think about it, this is undeniable. Anyone who has experienced narcissistic abuse can see it.

So, I get back to the original point. I feel horrible for these individuals. They resonate at the lowest levels of humanity. They are dead but living. The façade hides their hideous interior; they are the epitome of whitewashed tombs. They will never have genuine peace or contentment, and their behaviors will only lead them to be even more lonely and miserable as they age. In turn, they will harm others exponentially more as they become more decrepit.

There is only the faintest hope of change. There is the near certainty of degradation.

(To get a picture of the “aging narcissist,” please see this video.)

Infinitely worse is the fact that they—in most cases—will never see the Kingdom of God. While rarely a narcissist may come to Christ and be saved, they almost always will not. Without question, many narcissists will feign belief in God or mirror your own faithful reflections back at you. However, they will not come to authentic faith.

You may be asking, “how do you know that?”

The reason why is simple: How can one repent if they cannot acknowledge their own sinful deeds and accept blame for them? And how can one accept blame if they cannot introspect?

Most narcissists never become “self-aware” or able to analyze their own behavior and seek to change it. These factors, however, are fundamental in repentance and spiritual growth.

As sad as it is, the despair and emptiness of living the narcissistic life will likely only worsen in the next life . . . and by far. This is why, despite the horrors they cause, praying for the narcissist and desiring their repentance is truly the stance Christians should take.

Narcissists are still human beings. Yes, they are often the enemy of any God-fearing person . . . but we are also called to love and pray for our enemies (Mt. 5:44). We should pray for their repentance and salvation, unlikely as it is that they turn to Christ.  

We can pray for them without allowing them deeply into our lives to cause destruction, lest they take us down with them. Anyone who is not bound to a narcissist by shared children, or some other powerful means, should look to leave/avoid all narcissistic relationships. Trying to “help” them or wait for a change is almost certainly futile and will likely only harm you.

Only in a case like this would I offer this suggestion: pray for them . . . but from afar.

At the same time, we need to be mindful of those who are (and will be) crushed by narcissistic abuse. By pinpointing this behavior and showing it to others, we can literally change lives. People can either be spared from enduring torture or released from it.

So, I leave you this time with my personal suggestions on the matter.

Pinpoint the narcissists around you and remove them from your life. Pray that they can—against all odds—empty themselves before the cross of Christ. Lastly, expose their Satanic schemes to anyone you suspect might be dealing with them.

And remember this: be extremely watchful and proceed with caution. You are dealing with the Enemy.

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To read my other works on narcissism, start with this blog and proceed onto the others that are linked throughout it.

To hear more about the spiritual part of narcissism, I strongly recommend this YouTube channel. Start with this video and progress through the others that populate.

I often write about the many ways we see those in society paying homage to Satan. Based on some recent discussions, I feel compelled to offer a snapshot of how this plays out in our world.

In the examples below, we will examine the most popular signs and symbols that reveals one’s affiliation with both Freemasonry and Satanism. I will not attempt to prove the connection between these two beasts in this article, but I will point you to this article and this extensive video if you need verification.

The short of it is that Freemasonry—the umbrella of all secret societies—runs our world. It really does. Yet, it is also true that Satan runs this world: that he is the “god of this world” (2 Cor. 4:4). How can both be true? That’s easy . . .

It’s true because Freemasonry is Satanism in disguise. Freemasonry is the church of Satan, hidden in plain sight at virtually every town near you and within the signs and symbols of the global elites.

With that said, let’s look at some of the key ways these signs and symbols can be seen all around us.

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The 666 Hand-Sign

This is perhaps the most popular sign used today by Satanists and Freemasons. This is all over the world of sports and entertainment. Make no mistake about it, this represents Satan’s number: 666. This is often performed while covering one eye, which itself expresses adoration for the “all-seeing eye.” I will discuss that symbol at the very end.

The Hidden Hand of Freemasonry

This is specifically a Masonic symbol but, given the overlap between Freemasonry and Satanism, those who display it are typically also satanists. This is also called the “Sign of the Master of the Second Veil” in Freemasonry. Rest assured that this is done with specific intent and is not random.

The Devil’s Horns

This is self-explanatory, or at least it should be. The one thing worth mentioning is that the sign has also become synonymous with “rock and roll!” Granted, many who flash the sign are only thinking of it in this way. However, this is truly a satanic symbol. It has only also come to symbolize rock music because it is, as David Bowie and others have said, “the devil’s music.”

The Black and White Checkerboard

As the first picture will illustrate, this is also specifically a Masonic symbol. Like the Hidden Hand, however, it has become immersed in satanism. These colors represent the dual nature of reality—the “yin and yang,” so to speak. In Masonic thought, the world is an almost indistinguishable blend of good and evil elements; both are “necessary.” In this sense, the two become logically inseparable and are ultimately reversed; good is evil and evil is good. This is why the Masons call Lucifer “good” and worship him as their god.

The colors usually appear either as a checkerboard or striped pattern but can be seen in various other ways. This is connected to every other sign and symbol illustrated here.

The All-Seeing Eye

This is easily the most pervasive symbol in all existence that illustrates allegiance to Satan. The Freemasons idolize the eye of Lucifer in their rituals, writings, and everyday life. In fact, it is this eye that they successfully placed on the US one dollar bill. As I will show, homage to the eye has trickled down through society and is now seen in our youth (mostly unbeknownst to them).

Emphasizing the “eye” can come in simply picturing one eye, in covering an eye or winking, and in so many other ways. In whatever case, it all means the same thing—hail Satan!

If you see only one sign in society today, pay attention to this one. It’s everywhere and tells the whole story.

And now, the children’s art . . .

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Conclusion

As you can see, our society—and societies around the world, believe me—is inundated with Satanic filth. Click on each link to see more of the all-seeing eye in entertainment, sports, and children’s art.

These signs and symbols are unimaginably pervasive in our current time, and they illustrate exactly what I have been saying in many different ways:

The Satanic Age has fully arrived.

Please don’t make the mistake of ignoring this reality or the many signs and symbols associated with it. Don’t bury your head in the sand and chalk it all up to coincidence or believe that it doesn’t really matter. The pictures you have seen are Satan’s calling cards; they tell us that he is indeed in charge the world and that things are reaching a climax.

Now that you have seen these signs and symbols, be on the lookout for them wherever you go. If it matters enough to you to be observant, then you will be stunned by how often these images can be observed in your everyday life.

Friends, the one the Bible calls the “ruler of this world” (Jn. 14:30) and the “god of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4) really is both. Get the message and share it with others.

If this doesn’t urge you to cling close to Christ—the only one who can (and will) save us from the destruction that is coming upon this world—then I fear that nothing will.

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It has long been said that “the greatest trick Satan ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

In trying to track the origins of this quote down, it quickly became apparent that we are not entirely sure who coined it. Most sources seem to point back to the French poet, Charles Baudelaire, in 1864. If so, it has been tweaked and reapplied in numerous ways by many since then.

Whatever its true origins and exact verbiage, we have all heard this statement and can grasp its meaning. I would wager that most of us have actually adopted this view over the course of time. It almost goes without saying anymore. And why not? It’s just so logical.

The thinking is that, if Satan doesn’t appear to exist, then neither does God.

Supposedly, this is Satan’s strongest desire (his “greatest trick”) and the very purpose of all his intentions. Creating atheists: that’s the goal, right? According to this quote, it is.

However—and as you probably expect from me—I completely disagree with these sentiments. Satan’s greatest trick is not convincing the world that he—and by default, God—doesn’t exist, and promoting atheism is not Satan’s chief goal.

Allow me to explain.

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Satan’s “Second Greatest Trick”

While most people are familiar with the quote about “Satan’s greatest trick,” far fewer are aware of the one that is usually attributed to Ken Ammi:

“The second greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he is the good guy.”

Once again, whether Ammi was really the first to formulate these words, I don’t know. What I can say is that others (including myself) have also come to this conclusion independent of Ammi. In fact, I suggest that the “second greatest trick” is rightfully the first. The reason I believe this is simple: the Bible affirms it.

Let’s start by thinking about this question: What within Scripture would lead us to believe that Satan’s goal is to go unnoticed?

Personally, I cannot think of a single verse, passage, or theme within the Bible that would cause us to accept this idea. Nowhere—I mean nowhere—do we see Satan trying to convince anyone that he doesn’t exist. Further, this view is logically flawed from the onset. Even if that were the goal, how would Satan go about doing this? It seems to me that the best way to go unnoticed is to, well, keep others from noticing you! That is, he would hide himself from the world.

Satan does no such thing, in either Scripture or reality.

On the contrary, the Bible reveals that Satan repeatedly attempts to convince the world that is he one of the good guys. Note the distinction, here. Satan is not trying to go unseen but is trying to be seen in a positive light.

This was certainly the case when Satan tricked Adam and Even into eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen. 3:1-7). He appeared as one who was providing positive direction: an ally who was giving them understanding that would improve their lives. Satan did not leave them alone and remain unnoticed.

Satan, while trying his best to derail Jesus, appeared as someone who would fix Jesus’ problems and improve his situation (Lk. 4:1-13). By tempting him with bread and power over the world, Satan was showing himself to be something of a benefactor. Clearly, Jesus wasn’t buying it.

As I have mentioned innumerable times, Paul even reveals that “Satan masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14).

In these examples and others, we understand something incredibly important: Lucifer realized long ago that true power comes through concealing malevolent intentions beneath a garb of light.

His efforts are not to be unseen but to be seen as holy, virtuous, and good.

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Lucifer in Freemasonry

Nowhere is this more evident than in Freemasonry, which is Satanism in disguise. Specifically, it’s Satanism wrapped in Christian trappings. I am not going to elaborate on this now, because my readers understand that I have shown this extensively over the last several years.

(I will, as usual, point you to this blog and this video if you doubt that Freemasonry is Satanism in disguise. Please don’t pass these up, as they explain the evil fraternity in spades.)

With this in mind, I will quickly prove my point. The Masons are well known as a premier charitable organization. They give out scholarships, put on charity functions, and host pancake breakfasts. They were even instrumental in founding children’s hospitals like St. Jude and Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.

However, the Freemasons not only believe in Satan but even clearly state that Lucifer is God. Naturally, they worship Satan and not Yahweh.

If you doubt what I am saying, please allow one of the most respected and acclaimed Freemasons in history to plainly affirm this. Albert Pike gave an address in 1889 in France to the highest levels of Freemasonry. This was later reprinted on January 19, 1935, by the English journal The Freemason. In this address, Pike declared:

“That which we must say to the crowd is, we worship a god, but it is the god one adores without superstition […]. The Masonic religion ought to be maintained in the purity of Luciferian doctrine by all of us who are initiates of the highest degrees. If Lucifer were not God, would Adonay [sic] [the God of the Christians] whose deeds prove his cruelty, perfidy and hatred of man, barbarism and repulsion of science, would Adonay and his priest calumniate him?

“Yes, Lucifer is God, and unfortunately Adonay is also God. For the eternal law is that there is no light without shade, no beauty without ugliness, no white without black, for the absolute can only exist as two gods: darkness being necessary to light to serve as its foil as the pedestal is necessary to the statue, and the brake to the locomotive… the doctrine of Satanism is a heresy; and the true and pure philosophical religion is the belief in Lucifer, the equal of Adonay; but Lucifer, God of Light and God of Good, is struggling for humanity against Adonay, the God of Darkness and Evil.”

Also consider these quotes, all from the most well-respected Freemasons of modern history.

“LUCIFER! The Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness. Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not!” -Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma, 321 (my emphasis).

Lucifer is “good.” Lucifer is “light.” Lucifer is “victory.” Lucifer is “true initiation.” -Albert Mackey (writing under the word “pentagram” in the Encyclopedia of Freemasonry)

“When the Mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his Craft. The seething, surging energies of Lucifer are in his hands . . .”. – Manly Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry, 76 (my emphasis).

Don’t ever let a Freemason tell you that their order doesn’t kneel to Satan. If they do, they are either completely lying or are too low-level within the fraternity to understand its Satanic core.

The main point remains that Freemasonry—Satan’s church that is hidden in plain sight—masquerades as a holy fraternity while secretly pushing the Satanic agenda in all aspects of life.

They do not wish to go unnoticed; they wish to be adored and admired as the “good guys.”

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Satan in the Narcissist

Clearly, there are all manner of so-called “personality disorders” out there, and I have recently questioned whether these are truly psychological issues or spiritual ones.

My belief is that, while psychological factors certainly contribute to the matter, personality disorders are typically spiritual disorders. The reason I speak so frequently about narcissistic individuals is truly best illustrated in this article. If Satan’s greatest trick is to appear as one of the good guys, we need not look any farther than narcissists to see that play out in our world.

Like most things, narcissism can be viewed on a spectrum; there are some who are not as far down the evil path and others who waved goodbye to the last bits of their humanity long ago. One thing that all narcissists manifest, however, is the mask. By this I mean they all appear as something they are not. All of them.

A narcissist’s sole purpose in life is to extract the goodness from others to fill their own needs. When you boil it down, they seek to destroy others. And how do they do it? The mask. The mask is the means to their success. They will typically present themselves to others as good, helpful, loving, selfless, and pure. In other words, they “masquerade as angels of light.” After they have sufficiently sank their vampiric fangs into their prey—and yes, everyone is prey to the narcissist—the mask will drop, and the demonic interior is revealed.

This is truly a horrible sight to behold, and the abuse provided by narcissists is difficult to fully comprehend . . . even for those who have gone through it.

The point is this: narcissists are Satan’s foot soldiers. I sincerely believe that. If you want to see the character of Satan, look at a narcissist. Likewise, if you want to truly understand a narcissist, then do an in-depth study of the character of Satan.

I have evaluated both the narcissist’s and Satan’s characteristics here and here. Rest assured that the two overlap perfectly.

This being the case, narcissistic individuals prove that Satan doesn’t wish to convince the world that he doesn’t exist. Like the narcissist, he actually wants to convince the world that he’s one of the good guys.

There is simply far more power involved in doing so.

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Conclusion

The world is not run by atheists. It’s not run by Christians, Jews, Muslims, or any of the like.

However, the world is still run by a religious order.

And what is that religious order? Why, it’s Satanism, of course. Yes, Satanists run this world.

Does the high-ranking Freemason—those who have achieved the 33^rd degree and onward into the darkness—tell us they worship Satan? Do the countless narcissists roaming the world in this Satanic Age reveal their allegiance to the Evil One?

No, of course they don’t. What they will do is dress themselves up—often with Christian trappings—and masquerade as virtuous individuals.

You see, if appearing to not exist were the goal, then Satan has failed miserably in his mission. If appearing to not exist were the goal, then why do the world’s “elites” worship him? Why is his eye on the US one dollar bill? Why does the most powerful enterprise on the planet—the Freemasons—claim Satan as their deity and worship the all-seeing eye in their meetings, rituals, and literature?

No, Satan has neither failed in his mission nor failed to take ownership of this fallen world. He has achieved his goal and pulled off what is really his “greatest trick”—which was to convince the world that he is God.

How shocking: the figure that the Bible calls “the god of this world” was, all along, trying to convince us that he really is.

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For those who want to look farther into these matters, I suggest you see my article, 6 Characteristics of Satan (and his followers) and go from there.