Weapon of Deception

 

 

Satan’s greatest weapon

Is not the power we think

But the lies he fills our heads with

Thus, causing us to sink.

 

God is not God, he tells us,

In fact, there is really no God

Save Satan himself, he conjures up;

Any other is the fraud.

 

Hence, the myriad cults

With their partial truths

Quoting the very Word of God

For their infallible proof.

 

Add to this, the occult,

Displayed in multiple forms:

From obeah to dark phenomena

Fast becoming the norm.

 

Then, the gender fluidity

That’s definitely on the rise,

No longer needing to hide away

In shadowy disguise.

 

 

But out in the open spaces

Both public and the church,

Having the backing of Parliaments

And religious experts.

 

 

 

Where once overt bullying,

Now wooing subtilty

Targeting straddlers of the fence

With obvious gullibility.

 

Infiltrating academia

With increasing scientism

Ignoring established scientific laws

With dubious generalizations.

 

The weapon of deception

In Satan’s repertoire

Of half-truths and alternative facts

Generated by the hour.

 

 

Though bound he is loose,

Chained, but having reach

Like the seemingly ferocious dog

That barks and bares his teeth.

 

Thus, added to deception

Is the phenomenon of fear,

In itself another deceptive strategy

Like a dog with teeth bared.

 

For though there is danger

That is ominously clear

There is still that mysterious pull

And the victim draws near.

 

Like the edge of a cliff

Hidden by over grown bush,

Next, we hear the startling scream

And then comes the hush.

 

 

The weapon of deception

Also known as cover-up,

The fly, caught in the spider’s web,

Is now out of luck.

 

All Satan has in his arsenal

Is the weapon of deception

But it is enough to blind so many,

Luring them to destruction.

 

Stewart Russell © February 7, 2025