And when
they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, except Jesus only. – Mat 17:8
Satan has a thriving and effective PR
department; its purpose is not to represent the Devil in the world, but to re-present
him to the world; to give him a new look, a new persona, a facelift of sorts.
Image is everything to the Devil. He may be
completely defeated and vanquished, but like his daughter, Jezebel, who chose
to put makeup on even as her executioner approached (2Ki 9:30), his appearance
is important to him.
Every year, his Dept of Information, (under the
auspices of the Ministry of Infernal Affairs), keeps rolling out books, movies,
visions, prophecies, messages, etc. that give their own version and side of
spiritual reality.
This is why a distinguishing feature of
Hell-inspired testimonies is the portrayal of immense power of demons over
believers. After listening to a so-called “deliverance” confession, you feel
more vulnerable than ever before; all of a sudden you now see demons
everywhere; and every man of God that doesn’t mention Hell does so because he
gets his powers from there. (Paul, the handkerchief miracle worker of Acts 19:12,
obviously falls into this category).
Deliverance testimonies now do to us what
documentaries from “declassified” or “leaked” documents of the U.S. Pentagon
are meant to do to the Russians: scare them into non-confrontation.
“We have you surrounded”, “We have so many spy
satellites we need satellites to keep track of them”, we almost nuked you 20
years ago and changed our mind – but were too lazy to dismantle the rig”...
When Hell PR’s in charge of a testimony, little
mention is made of the host of angels around a Believer; out of sight will be
the overwhelming power of Resurrection on the Christian; up front and centre
rather will be sophisticated demonic operations, complex rituals, terrible
sprites and amazing creatures.
Beloved, it’s high time we weighed testimonies,
visions and prophecies based on the edifying value of their content. They all
must be about, centred on, and focused on Christ and His finished work on the
Cross. Because as Rev 19:10 tells us, “the testimony of Jesus IS the spirit
of prophecy.”
AMEN.
More Blessings await
you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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