Werewolves, Vampires and Demons—Oh My!

Since I brought up the subject of demons and evil spirits in my previous blog, I suppose I must—reluctantly—say a few things more about it.

It seems that our culture is obsessed with the demonic, dark and evil—even while we seemingly deny the existence of actual demon possession, or at least mock the idea. A few recent cases in point:

• Legion - a new sci-fi movie about the threatening apocalypse
• Werewolf movies—New Moon
• Vampire movies and books by the ton.

The list goes endlessly on.

 

Problem: it's entertainment. We love to be scared for a while and then get back to real life.

 

Real problem: The Bible says this IS real life! Demons, the devil and evil spirits of many kinds not only exist, they run the show and are in control of the world. Some information from God's revealed Word:

• Luke 4 -  the devil insists that he has been given all the kingdoms of this world and offers them to Jesus if he would but worship the prince of this world (Luke 4:5-8).

• John 12 - Jesus acknowledges that satan is the ruler of this world whom Jesus has come to cast out (John 12:31).

• John 14 - Satan was at work through the schemes of those who crucified Jesus. He, however, had no power over or claim on Jesus (John 14:30).

• Colossians 1 - Jesus has delivered believers from the domination and power of darkness and transferred them to His kingdom and authority (Colossians 1:33).

This list also goes on and on. I speak not of mere entertainment and the rush of adrenaline. We all need to take a long, hard and very careful look at what is going on behind the scenes and in the shadows. And then ask the personal question, "Who is MY king and to whom do I owe allegiance?