Know Thy Enemy: The Beast Has a Name.

There are many forces at work in this world which one might term "demons", of that much we can be sure. Ghastly and innumerable, their presence can be felt and is made manifest in all places. No one, from greatest to least, is spared from the wreckage and ruin which these forces leave in their wake. Individual lives, as well as families, communities and whole nations succumb to these powers and principalities, these rulers of darkness in high places.

Many speak of Spiritual Warfare, be they religious or not, and countless Warriors of Light strive diligently to expose corruption and to cast these spirits out wherever they may have taken up their nefarious abodes. Yet too often we speak only in vague terms of one Prince of Darkness who rules over many legions of demons, which we imagine in symbolic terms to represent lust, greed, anger, jealousy and a slew of psychological illness and neuroses. One may put a name to this Prince of the Powers of Air, to the God of this world, but even this is mere imagery that is but a pale flame to the true nature of Evil that runs the gamut in this age.

Yes, there sits atop this globe, our sparkling and luminescent sphere inside which we dwell, the most foul and hideous of creatures. He perches atop this world, as if it were His throne, His talons digging deep as He sits upon His roost. The Beast which has seven heads, each spewing seventy lies. The seven faces of the Beast are the seven deadly sins and the seventy lies are all the myriad of variations thereof. Every evil known to man comes forth from this Beast. There is no wicked deed, no corruption, no blasphemy, no heresy and no perversion that does not originate within the heart and mind of the Beast.

This Beast, my friends, my Brothers and Sisters, has a name. This Beast, from which springs every evil, is named Materialism. It has been known by many names in days of old. But for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, it becomes evident that Materialism is the Great Devil of this age for it is from this Beast that greed, lust, sloth, envy, wrath, pride and gluttony of every kind arise. Its monstrous wings cast a shadow upon this world, covering it in darkness and deception. It whispers into our hearts at all times, it screams at us from the street corners, it seduces us from the television and the silver screen. It knows our innermost desires, fantasies and cravings. It lures us in with the promise of pleasure only to further enslave us into a life of bondage and captivity. It aims at nothing but consumption, of resources, of lives, of souls and of this world.

Who then can slay this foul Beast but He who has a heart pure enough to remove the sword from the stone? Who dares to try?

Last Edited by Doge on 12/15/2014 03:43 PM