{"id":404,"date":"2020-08-10T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbaralardinais:8888\/st-devil-manifest\/"},"modified":"2020-08-04T09:31:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T13:31:56","slug":"st-devil-manifest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hannahscupboard.com\/st-devil-manifest\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil: Manifest himself as God?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Question<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the devil can manifest himself in a way to speak to us as God would to lead us astray from the real word of God?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; BS from Tulia, Texas<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"archivesheading\"><b>The Answer<\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"leftnavlinks\">Part 1: Angel of light<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Angel of light (Part 1)<\/h2>\n<p>Of course he can. Absolutely! That\u2019s why the devil is so dangerous. Paul tells us this about our adversary, <strong>\u201c\u2026for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light\u201d<\/strong> (2 Corinthians 11:14). Jesus tells us his essence, <strong>\u201c\u2019He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies\u2019\u201d <\/strong>(John 8:44).<\/p>\n<p>Okay, but I sense something else in your question. I don\u2019t think you are asking this from a theological perspective but because it scares you a little that the enemy could actually take you in unawares. Fooled\u2014even as you are trying to follow the Lord fully. I also feel a slight hint of this in your query: why would God allow it? Knowing that we might be headed in the wrong direction, why let us be led astray?<\/p>\n<p>If that is the question behind your question then let me try to answer that also. As deft as the devil is in <em>imitating<\/em> God\u2019s voice it still isn\u2019t God\u2019s voice. It is still an imitation, which every disciple of Jesus can uncover as such. We have a promise more powerful than any counterfeit strategy of Satan. <strong>\u201c&#8217;A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers&#8217;\u201d<\/strong> (John 10:5).<\/p>\n<p>You might wonder how those two concepts fit together. Can we be fooled or can\u2019t we? The devil will always try to deceive us but there is a secret for uncovering any false voice. It is to know the voice of the Savior intimately. This is similar to those who examine money for counterfeits; they say that when you truly know the feel of genuine bills, the bogus ones are easier to detect.<\/p>\n<p>Of course the way to know the Savior\u2019s voice intimately is to abide in the vine. <strong>\u201c&#8217;I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser\u2026.Abide in Me, and I in you&#8217;\u201d<\/strong> (John 15:1-7). Be wary and take nothing for granted. Clinging with all your heart to Jesus each day will protect you from being taken in no matter how good a disguise the devil wears.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Question: Do you think the devil can manifest himself in a way to speak to us as God would to lead us astray from the real word of God? &#8211; BS from Tulia, Texas The Answer Part 1: Angel of light Angel of light (Part 1) Of course he can. Absolutely! 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