The Source of Deception

Selfishness is the primary door to deception

The bible tells us in Revelation 12:7;” And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon.  And the dragon and his angels waged war.  And they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.  And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown with him”.

We encourage you, as you go on, to consider that the knowledge of the truth comes by the wisdom of discernment.  This means that to know the truth, you must recognize it when it is there before you.

The passage in Revelation shows that there is a hierarchy in the evil angelic realm.  There is Satan and his underlings. In this satanic order, there are three primary spiritual evil powers or principalities that wound you first and they are about selfishness. They are:

  1. Appetites of lust and gluttony ; it’s about selfishness.
  2. The search for human glory; it’s about selfishness.
  3. The love of money; it’s about selfishness.

The others that serve under the three primary evil spiritual powers follow along to keep you bound up in deception and confusion.  They operate in the thought process and speak softly as if they love you.  They actually want to destroy you and everything you have.  They hate all of God’s creation, which includes you and your family.  Be on your guard of how you think about the issues in your life.  Try to think about the value of others and their needs.

We need another example as follows

In Luke 10:30, the parable of the Good Samaritan, it shows the three philosophies of life:

WHAT’S   MINE   IS   MINE

WHAT’S   YOURS   IS   MINE

WHAT’S   MINE   IS   YOURS

Think about this……

Two of these have to do with selfishness, which is the foundation of Pride.  Pride is about me, me, me, look at me. It’s about me.

PRIDE was the reason Satan and his angels were kicked out of heaven.  Don’t follow in their footsteps.

Humility Is The Place Of Immunity

From The Deceptive Schemes Of Satan And His Evil Ones.