I become very involved in the occult as a young 12 year old back in the 60's. There were no TV shows blatantly promoting Satan. For that matter, very few shows had anything like the mildest PG 13 shows today. I just remember no swearing, no sex and nothing evil being portrayed as anything but bad.
And yet, Satan was alive and well, and I began to delve into evil. Ouija boards, astrology led to reincarnation, which led to wrong living.
Fact is, Satan has seduced people since the beginning of time. (Think: Adam and Eve!) and he didn't need a TV show to do it.
I think David has it right. Christ said those who took care of the sick, the hungry, the thirsty and those in prison in his name were the ones going to enter heaven.
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. [SUP]32 [/SUP]Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. [SUP]33 [/SUP]And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. [SUP]34 [/SUP]Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. [SUP]35 [/SUP]For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, [SUP]36 [/SUP]I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’[SUP]37 [/SUP]Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? [SUP]38 [/SUP]And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? [SUP]39 [/SUP]And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ [SUP]40 [/SUP]And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’[SUP]41 [/SUP]“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. [SUP]42 [/SUP]For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, [SUP]43 [/SUP]I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ [SUP]44 [/SUP]Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ [SUP]45 [/SUP]Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ [SUP]46 [/SUP]And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matt 25:31-46.
The time has come to stop worrying about what Satan is doing, and start following Jesus and paying attention to what he says we are to be doing in the world.
We are to be preaching the gospel and helping those who have less than us. Anything else is wasted time. Satan will find those who are open to the his guiles one way or another, just like he did me.
But thanks to those who prayed and witnessed to me, God became more real and more important than any work or show of the devil. That is the better choice!