Feature Writer: There Finers Fire
Feature Title: Challenging Satanism
Link: Satanism / The Joy of Satan
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Challenging Satanism
Here is a word of wisdom for those wanting to dabble around in satanism: Don’t. You do not know what you are getting into! The Bible warns us that the forces of darkness are very powerful, and that we are not to play around with them.
Even Yeshua Himself was careful to use Scripture rather than human logic against Satan. If you don’t believe it, just take a look at the downward spiral that the world has begun to take over the last century. “Good” is looked upon as “bad” these days, and vice versa. Decadence, rather than being shunned, has become popular. This is ALL Satan’s doing! If that’s not enough to convince you, then check out some of those awful, demonic-looking characters depicted on satanic websites; they will make your skin crawl! Why would ANYBODY want to worship something like that?
Satanism is a horrendous blasphemy against Scripture. It goes against everything the Bible teaches! And yes, we said BIBLE! After all, that is where Satan was originally mentioned. He is a created being, not the Creator!
The following article challenges websites such as Joy of Satan which uses outright lies and innuendo to ensnare unsuspecting seekers – i.e., “Satan is the real creator of the universe”, and “God is a lie”. Unlike other satanic sects, the “Joy of Satan” webmaster/leader Maxine Dietrich views Jews as a “cosmic enemy” and entices her followers to support National Socialism, i.e., Neo-Nazi parties, etc.
Dietrich has also stated that she intends to “wage an astral war” against the Jews….Truth is, she can “wage” whatever she wants; God has given us the choice to belong to Him, or not. The bottom line is, the Bible tells us that YHWH (Yahweh) is in charge, not some satanist who worships some created being!
Here are some excerpts from Joy of Satan:
“THERE IS NO GOD BUT MYSELF.” “KNOWING THIS, WHO DARES WORSHIP THE FALSE GODS OF THE KORAN AND BIBLE?” – Satan (FROM THE QU’RET AL-YEZID)
Realizing that satanists don’t believe in the Bible, they do sometimes mention the Bible in order to try to justify their belief. Therefore, The Refiner’s Fire feels the need to challenge satanism according to God’s word. The Bible reveals that people worship many “gods”; however, the only true God is Our Creator, YHWH – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who ultimately revealed Himself to us as His “Son” Yeshua who was and is YHWH-Come-in-the-Flesh:
Genesis 35:2 – Then Ya’acov said to his household and all the others with him,”Get rid of the foreign gods that you have with you, purify yourselves, and put on fresh clothes.
Exodus 12:12 – ‘For that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and kill all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both men and animals; and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt; I am Adonai.
Exodus 15:11 – Who is like You, Adonai, among the mighty? Who is like You, sublime in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20:23 – ‘You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.
Besides many spelling and grammatical errors on this particular site, the other obvious faux-pas is the deliberate omission of sources. For instance, the webmaster doesn’t say what the QU’RET AL-YEZID is, or exactly who wrote it or when. It was obviously written by some human. If Satan is our “real creator”, where is the proof that he is? In some man-made document? The Bible speaks of Satan throughout, which proves that he is real.
That being the case, so is YHWH – who warns us about this very real threat and even goes so far as to tell us how to shun him. (See Genesis 3:1, 7, 14; Ezekiel 28:12 and 16; 1 Timothy 3:6; Romans 5:12; John 8:44; I John 3:8; Luke 4:5; John 14:30; II Corinthians 4:3; Mark 4:14; Mathew 12:24; Luke 13:11; Acts 10:38; Job 1:6, 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; and Revelation 12:1, to mention a few.) The Bible, the ONLY true Word of God – whose writings have NEVER been disproven by anyone!
Recent archeological excavations have unearthed a large number of ancient tablets in the area known as the “Fertile Crescent.” … These tablets are presently in the British Museum. Scholars have been working on deciphering the ancient inscriptions for some years now. WHAT HAS COME TO LIGHT IS THAT THE GOD KNOWN AS Satan/LUCIFER “THE DEVIL” IS THE TRUE FATHER AND CREATOR OF HUMANITY. He gave us an evolutionary hand up and along with the Nephilim (those now referred to as Demons) taught humanity civilization.
Notice the webmaster does not mention the exact date of this supposed excavation, the name and date of a publication that could verify this supposed “fact”, and the names of the supposed scholars who have been working on deciphering the inscriptions. And how do we know that it “has come to light…the god known as Satan/Lucifer, ‘the devil’ is the TRUE father and creator of humanity”? The website never cites ANY news sources, names, or dates….
The Old Gods turned the Earth over to the younger Gods who have become power mad (Yaweh/Jehova), cruel and negligent. With the age of Aquarius, this will come to an end. There IS spiritual warfare.
Exactly where is this substantiated? And – didn’t they just contradict themselves by calling them “Gods”? The fact that Satan and satanism exist (and the fact that most of our lives are in a constant state of turmoil) is living proof that there is indeed, spiritual warfare. That is why it is absolutely imperative that we adhere to YHWH’s Living Word!
For those who are desperate to believe that Satan is all-knowing, all-powerful, please check out the Scriptures which will prove otherwise. The only power Satan has is what YHWH allows him to have!
Job 1:12 – Then YHWH said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of YHWH.
Job 2:6 – So YHWH said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”
Luke 22:31 – “Simon, Simon, behold, [Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6; Matt 4:10] Satan has demanded permission to [Amos 9:9] sift you like wheat.
Luke 10: – 17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” 18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. 20 “Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
There are myriad lies and outrageous comments on every one of the satanic websites, but yet some people are willing to sacrifice their eternal souls in order to believe their man-made nonsense. The reason for this is because satanism offers them power and self-worth. satanism attracts especially those who are rebelling against God or society, or those who have been abused or bullied in some way and are seeking to regain power and to become “gods”, as satanism promises. Since satanism offers magic spells and tangible “weapons” against those who get in their way or have wronged them in some way, these people readily accept the lies as absolute doctrine – which verifies the Word of God that tells us man is inherently evil, thanks to the actions of Adam and Eve.
Hosea 4: 6 My people are destroyed for want of knowledge. Because you rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as Cohen for me. Because you forgot the Torah of your God, I will also forget your children.
A lack of knowledge about the Bible has left the world in turmoil. What used to be ungodly is now accepted by the majority of Churches all over the globe. What God calls and abomination is now considered an alternate lifestyle. Most skip over scripture, twist words and even interpret them as they see fit. As the scripture above says, most have forgotten the laws YHWH sent forth and we are seeing and reaping the result.
Ephesians 6: 12. For our conflict is not with flesh and blood but with principalities and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are under heaven. (AENT)
Contrary to what many believe, Satan does exist. Even some of those that have been in church for years deny he is real. How someone claim to be a child of God and yet reject scripture that clearly says that Satan and demons exist? How can they “warm the pews”, claim to be believers and then practice satanism or witchcraft?
2 Corinthians 4: 2. But we have renounced the concealment of dishonor, and we walk not in craftiness, nor do we treat the Word of Elohim deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth we exhibit ourselves to all the consciences of men before Elohim. 3. And if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to them that perish; 4. To them whose minds the god of this world has blinded, in order that they might not believe, or else the light of the Flame (Good News) of the glory of the Mashiyach (who is the likeness of Elohim) should dawn upon them. 5. For it is not ourselves that we preach, but the Mashiyach, Y’shua our Master; and, as to ourselves, that we are your servants for Y’shua’ sake. 6. Because Elohim, who commanded the light to arise from darkness, has Himself shined in our hearts, that we might be illuminated with the knowledge of the glory of Elohim on the face of Y’shua the Mashiyach. (AENT)
It is as the above scripture says. They are lost and blinded by Satan. YHWH has given us his Word to live by yet many run from the Truth.
1 Timothy 4: 1. But the Spirit says explicitly that, in the latter times, some will depart from the faith, and will go after deceptive spirits and after the doctrine of demons. 2. These will seduce by a false appearance, and will speak a lie and will be seared in their conscience; (AENT)
It is said that what one generation allows in moderation, the next will practice in excess. How true! Too many gutless believers have sat back and said nothing and today we are reaping the result. Preachers/teachers do not want to offend the average pew-setter and will not tell the congregation what is happening! They are obviously too worried about their paychecks, and are afraid of the deacons or elders.
Yeshua Himself used Scripture against the Tempter:
Matthew 4: 3. And approached he that was tempting and said to him “if you are the son of Elohim, say to these rocks become bread,” 4. and he answered and said, It is written that the Son of man does not live by bread alone, but by all the Words [1] that proceed from the mouth of YHWH. 5. Then the accuser took him to the Set Apart city and raised him upon the edge of the temple, 6. and said to him, “If you are the son of Elohim, cast yourself down for it is written that his Messengers he commands concerning you, and upon their hands they will bear you up that your foot should not strike upon a rock.”[2] 7. Y’shua said to him, Again it is written that you will not test Master YHWH your Elohim. 8. Again the accuser took him to (a) mountain that (was) very high and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9. and said to him, “These all I will give to you if you will fall (and) worship me.” 10. Then Y’shua said to him Leave enemy, for it is written that you will worship Master YHWH your Elohim and Him alone you will serve. 11. Then the accuser left him alone and behold, Messengers approached and were ministering to him.(See Matthew 4:1-13) (AENT)
Footnotes:
[1] Y’shua declares that he himself, along with all of mankind, is required to live by the “Words” of YHWH, and that the Commandments Y’shua teaches are in fact YHWH’s Commandments from Torah. However, Greek/English translators inserted the title Kurios/Lord, for both YHWH and Y’shua, rather than using original Names. Christian theologians then began teaching the fallacy that their “New Testaments” were the “new” Word, or new “Commandments of Y’shua” that replaced the original Word of YHWH, which is Torah.
[2] A dark foreshadowing of the martyrdom of Ya’akov HaTsaddiq (James the Just) brother of Y’shua. Ya’akov, who routinely prayed at the Temple to ask YHWH’s forgiveness for the sins of his people, was highly regarded for his meekness, devotion and service to the Jewish people. It was said that Ya’akov had camel’s knees because he very often prayed while on his knees. He was ultimately thrown off the top of the Temple by demonized religious fanatics because of his allegiance to Y’shua Mashiyach. Ya’akov taught that Y’shua is the Arm of YHWH revealed, and he refused to renounce his belief in Y’shua Mashiyach. Origen criticized Josephus for attributing the fall of Jerusalem to the martyrdom of Ya’akov, rather than to Y’shua.
Satan is far more intelligent and powerful than the collective intellects of the most brilliant minds on earth. To adequately defend Himself, Yeshua had to come up with a better defense than mere human logic could ever produce. You’ll notice Yeshua did not defend Himself by trying to reason with Satan as to why it was ludicrous that He should give in to the temptations. He had a more powerful and effective defense – He quoted Scripture! Notice also that when ALL hung in the balance, Yeshua let the outcome be determined by the veracity of the 1,400 year old writings of Moses. This proves that He was convinced of the authority, authenticity, and inerrancy of Scripture!
Satanism claims to have all the answers for the lost of this world.
Satanists do not hesitate to mention how man has skewed God’s Word and consequently segmented it into all the various religions. What they don’t mention, however, is that there are sects even among satanists! There are diverse groups of satanists who ascribe to differing beliefs; notably, Modern satanists, Traditional satanists and Spiritual satanists – each with their own respective beliefs about whether or not Satan is an actual being, or just a “force”. They all call Christians “x-tians” and believe that Lucifer (the Archangel who was kicked out of Heaven and became known as Satan) is their creator. They all twist Scripture to suit their respective purposes, and they all claim to be non-violent and “normal” – yet none of them hesitate to use their various “powers” to hurt people. To wit:
Revenge: If someone makes us mad and deserves to be punished we will ask Father or our Guardian Demon to take care of them. Unlike RHP religions we don’t have to worry about that Karma/3 fold crap. We are NOT weak and when someone deserves to get hurt or destroyed we take care of it.
Magick: We do many forms of magick. Mostly Black magick because this is most useful for us to gain revenge or get things we want.
Meditation: This is the MOST vital area in Spiritual satanism. This boosts our mind powers to extraordinary levels. Even to the point of the abilities to do extra-ordinary and supernatural things. These things ARE possible. You just need the right techniques to make them happen.
Can you see how it all comes back to the “power thing”? These are people who have a crazed desire to be in charge and to be noticed. Their favorite cry appears to be “Hail Satan”. One satanic website espouses that satanism is not a religion of hate:
“Satanism is not of hate and weird sexual perversity, the Temples of Satan is always purging deviants who attempt to attain membership status, some will argue that Grand Magister Blackwood leads a life of perverse nature, however no Clergy of the Temples of Satan has witnessed any behavior contrary to being of indulgence sexually, we are not embarrassed by his operation of a successful and thriving Escort Service, nor are we embarrassed at his appetite for sex, he is six hundred and sixty six percent a sexual magnet and his ability to drive women to himself is very satanic in nature, however it is looked upon as an ability and duly noted as a quality man male would love to possess.”
“…Not of hate and weird sexual perversity” – yet openly sexually indulgent? Why would ANYONE would want to be part of an organization that blatantly goes against decency, morality, and God’s Word? (By the way, without the Bible, we wouldn’t even know right from wrong, decent from indecent, moral from immoral. The Bible is the document that originally outlined how man is to worship God, and how we should behave toward one another.)
After reading this, could one still be interested in satanism? What you choose to do is strictly up to you. God gives us all the choice to either love and follow Him – or not. Just remember: YHWH is the true Creator. Satan is a created being, just like you and me. That fact can be verified in the Bible – the Book that God “breathed” and which has been around for centuries; the Book whose hundreds of prophecies have already come true and are still unfolding before our very eyes!
Acts 26: 17. And I will deliver you from the people of the Yehudeans, and from other nations; to whom I send you, 18. to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan to Elohim; and may receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the Set Apart believers, by faith in me.’ (AENT)
Romans 16: 20. And the Elohim of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Master Y’shua the Mashiyach be with you. [1 Cor 16:23; 2 Cor 13:14; Gal 6:18; Phil 4:23; 1 Thess 5:28; 2 Thess 3:18; Rev 22:21] (AENT)
2 Corinthians 2: 11. Or else Satan should overtake us; for we know his devices. (AENT)
2 Corinthians 11: 14. And in this there is nothing strange. For if Satan pretends to be a Messenger of light, 15. It is no great thing if his ministers pretend to be ministers of righteousness whose end will be according to their works. (AENT)
2 Thessalonians 2: 7. For the mystery of the Evil One already begins to be operative: and only if that which now hinders will be taken from the midst, 8. then at length will that Evil One be revealed whom our Master Y’shua will consume by the breath of his mouth and will bring to nothing by the visibility of his coming. 9. For the coming of that (Evil One) is the working of haSatan with all power and signs and lying wonders 10. and with all the deceptiveness of iniquity in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth by which they might have life. 11. Therefore Elohim will send upon them the strength of a deception that they may believe a lie; 12. and that they all may be condemned who believe not the truth but have pleasure in iniquity. (AENT)
Revelation 20: 1. And I saw a Messenger that descended from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2. And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Deceiver and Satan, who seduced the whole habitable world: and he bound him a thousand years. 3. And he cast him into the abyss and closed and sealed upon him; so that he might deceive the nations no more until these thousand years will be completed: but after that, he will be released for but a short time. 4. And I saw thrones, and (persons) sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and to the souls that were beheaded for the testimony of Y’shua and for the Word of Elohim: and these are they who had not worshiped the beast of prey nor its image; neither had they received the mark upon their forehead or on their hand; and they lived and reigned with their Mashiyach those thousand years. 5. This is the first resurrection. 6. Blessed and Set Apart is he that has part in this first resurrection: over them the second death has no dominion; but they will be, (and) are, priests of Elohim and of his Mashiyach; and they will reign with him the thousand years. (AENT)
The Bible tells us that evil spirits are active in astrology, fortune-telling or soothsaying, mediums, the occult, etc. If you have become involved in satanism or any other form of Paganism, please read the following Scripture that talk about how God feels about the occult:
Ephesians 6:12 – As believers, our fight is not against humans but against powerful spiritual beings of evil.
2nd Corinthians 11:14-15: Satan and his angels can appear as angels of righteousness and light.
Matthew 7:21-23: Many who work miracles in God’s name will not enter heaven. Why? Because they do not obey God.
Leviticus 20:6 – God will separate himself from those who go after mediums and familiar spirits.
Leviticus 19:31 – Stay away from mediums and familiar spirits.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12: practicing witchcraft, sorcery, soothsaying (fortune-telling), interpreting omens, making spells, being a medium or spiritist, are all terrible sins to God.
Leviticus 20:27 – In the Old Covenant, mediums or those with familiar spirits were to be stoned.
1 Samuel 28:3-25: King Saul asked the medium at En Dor to bring up the prophet Samuel who was dead.
1 Chronicles 10:13 – One reason King Saul died was because he asked a medium for help.
Isaiah 8:19 – Seek God – not mediums, wizards, or the dead.
Isaiah 47:13-14: Astrologers and stargazers won’t be able to save Babylon.
Daniel 2:27-28: YHWH kept King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and its interpretation secret from the astrologers, magicians or dream interpreters, and soothsayers. However, he revealed it to his prophet Daniel.
Acts 16:16-18: A girl was possessed by an evil spirit that enabled her to be a fortune-teller. Paul commanded the evil spirit to come out of her in the name or authority of Jesus. The evil fortune telling spirit left her.
Deuteronomy 4:19 – Be careful that you don’t worship the sun, moon, and stars.
Deuteronomy 17:2-5: In the Old Covenant, those who worshiped the sun, moon, or stars were to be stoned.
Revelation 22:14-15: Sorcerers will not have access to the tree of life. Pharmakeia involves the use of drugs in making evil spells.
Revelation 21:8 – Sorcerers (pharmakeia), etc., will end up in the lake of fire.
1 Samuel 15:23 – Witchcraft is considered a sin just like rebellion.
2 Chronicles 33:6 – King Manasseh angered God by practicing witchcraft, sorcery, using mediums, etc.
Exodus 22:18 – In the Old Covenant a sorceress was to be executed.
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Hail Bruce … thank you for sharing … Jesus Never Existed: An Introduction to the Ultimate Heresy …
Even among modern atheists, a fragile consensus holds that Jesus was at least a real person, whose historical presence, though embellished, has been reliably established in the order of disinterested scholarship. Whether he is envisioned as peace-loving rabbinical sage or as a militant prophet of doom, this man called Jesus is widely assumed to have had an important, even a profound, impact on the course of world history.
But in the early years of the 21st century a radical – though not particularly new – thesis has become increasingly difficult to ignore. This thesis, as it is argued over and disseminated across the Internet and made accessible in a rapidly growing number of books, threatens to displace the regnant historiographical paradigm with a simple but devastating proposition: that Jesus never existed at all!
In the space of this hard-hitting monograph and supplemental interview, dissident scholar Kenneth Humphreys interrogates the biblical and historical evidence to offer this concise and pithy exposition of a “fringe” idea whose time has come. Not content to merely poke holes in tall tales from antiquity, Humphreys presents a surprisingly straightforward case that Jesus, thought by millions of naive believers to have been God incarnate, or at least the Son of God, was not even a man.
Until now, most scholars of religion have, at least publicly, been content to repeat the safe and conciliatory assurance that a Jesus “probably” existed. But we may well be approaching a tipping point when those same scholars, confronted with powerful evidence and an inquisitive public, will summon the courage to aver that Jesus “probably” never existed after all.
Having devoted much of his life to the careful study of ancient history, Humphreys harbors no doubt: Jesus, the non-existent son of a non-existent father, will soon be consigned to a place among his ancestors–Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Moses–in the realm of mythology, not history.
Let this be your introduction to the ultimate heresy!