In the Guise of an Angel
From the pen of my beautiful and talented wife, L
https://ljagilamplighterwright.substack.com/p/the-devil-appears-in-the-guise-of
The Narrative of lies being taught to young people by the Woke Left is so all-pervasive, that I could not imagine how it could be defeated. I was sitting there, fearing a generation or two would just be lost, when suddenly, I saw the whole matter in a different light.
In John 8:44, Jesus says:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
And I suddenly thought…THAT’S what the Narrative is!
It’s the Devil.
Or maybe it would be more correct to say: the lie IS the Devil.
And this cheered me immensely.
Why was I cheered?
Because material lies have to be fought one at a time, ripping up each lie and replacing it with truth, little by little over a long time.
But a demon, a supernatural spirit that holds the eyes of men? Such a thing can be vanquished by God in an instant. I’ve seen people take years to wake up from lies. But I have also seen them wake up in an instant, suddenly realize that a whole network of beliefs are false and walk awaym.
But this was only the first half of my recent realization.
Just a few days ago, I was thinking about 2 Corinthians 11:14:
And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
And I suddenly thought. THAT’S IT!
That is exactly what we are seeing!
Why is the Narrative so powerful? Why does it have such a hold over the minds of so many people?
Because the lies come in the form of an “angel of light.”
They are ugly, terrible things masquerading in the form of something good and beautiful that every man, woman, and child desires.
Communism? Envy and murder. It has been seen over and over again.
So why is it so enticing?
Because it presents itself in the form of an angel of light…kindness to your neighbor, sharing, everyone having enough, not having to work so hard. Sounds good, right?
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
