Perdition: Utter Destruction
Son of Perdition: Satan the father of lies.
Satan in the epitome of total destruction.
Blinded by his own desire to be elevated above God and control others he is destroying himself along with those he attacks who do not have Christ.
Isaiah 14:12-14
12 “How you have fallen from heaven,
O star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the earth,
You who have weakened the nations!
13 “But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.
14 ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’"
Satan's goal was to be superior to God, he didn't just want to be like God, he wanted to be over God. This is why this devilish creature seeks to destroy whatever belongs to God. He will ruin as many relationships as possible to defy God.
Gossipers do this too, they work to ruin the objects of their hatred to elevate themselves in the eyes of others.
This is the picture of the narcissist. The narcissist is controlled by thoughts and feelings that destroy relationships, especially relationships with God. The devil is behind all of this.
The devil hates God so thoroughly that every attempt is being made continually to turn people against one another and against God. If he can destroy the work of God he can destroy people, sending them to hell where he knows he will be going.
The way we see this being played out in our world today is through the feelings of the narcissist to be elevated above others. The continual attempt to be superior to others dominates every other human character trait. The way a person thinks will determine the way they treat people and God.
There is an irrational need to be superior, creating in the narcissist a mentality that values honor of them over love for them. A narcissist would rather be feared than loved.
1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."
1 John 3:8 "8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work."
When we see people raging at us for merely mentioning God's word or a principle of God that bring light to a discussion, we are watching the arrogance of the devil. He is influencing thoughts to cause division against God.
If believers are isolated from those who understand truth they are more likely to doubt the truth. After all how can one person be right and everyone else wrong? This is the uncertainty that the devil and the people he uses, brings to a person who lacks confidence in what God has said in His word.
1 Peter 5:7-9 "…7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.…"
Narcissists who claim to be believers often interpret the Bible the way they choose, to maintain their own desired belief. They feel free to twist the Bible to suit their own agenda, the very reason they wrongly divide the word of God.
When someone believes they are superior to others they lack empathy, authentic kindness and understanding. Their skewed version of the Bible and elevated view of their own importance leads them to believe everyone else is foolish, they are the ones with all the answers.
A secure and loving person does not feel the need to be superior to anyone. The secure loving person merely enjoys seeking God and learning truth.
We live in a culture now that has the same heart as the devil. As a whole the culture loves their high opinion of themselves. The culture goes so far as to teach people to think of themselves first and that they are capable of anything they want to be. This builds excessive pride and intolerance for truth.
In order to become born again one must admit their sinfulness and believe on Christ. This culture is angered at anyone who dares to tell them they have a need for Christ, let alone telling them they are flawed and in need of a different way of thinking.
God told us in His word that the only way to become born again is to mourn over our sinfulness, this is what brings us to Christ in humility desiring to be changed by Him. No one can become born again merely by deciding they like God. They must see the sinfulness of sin and themselves to desire to be cleansed by God. We see many pretenders in the church because so many have come to the church to feel superior, not because they have been broken over their sinfulness.
2 Corinthians 7:10
"10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death."
Matthew 4:3-5 "3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.…"
The poor in spirit are those who know they have nothing good to offer. These people are blessed because they come to Christ knowing that He becomes their righteousness. They are loved by Christ Who died for them.
Imagine not loving someone who gave His life for us, it is irrational not to love someone who died that we might live. The world hated Christ as they will hate us. WHY? They hate us because we expose their sin, they love their sin. Even though their sin leads them to hell, they would rather go to hell loving their sin and hating Christ, than believing on Christ, becoming freed from sin and going to heaven. If this is not irrational I don't know what is.
The devil is behind all these things, the irrational thinking, the denial of Christ's principles and the anger, the emotional upheaval going on in the mind that prevents people from thinking and acting in truth.
