(For a PDF file of this poem, see the very end)
(See also, “Keys to a wonderful life-long marriage,” under the “Miscellaneous” heading.)
Amidst shrieks and howls and evil laughs
The meeting came to order,
The demons had arrived from
The land of fifty borders.
Then Satan stood and said to
This vile and evil crowd,
“Do you all still serve me?” [i]
“Yes!” is what they vowed.
Then tell me of your service, someone
Stand and tell me now,
Speak of your deception, tell me
When and where and how.
Then several demons stood to speak,
Each giving their report
Of their assault upon humanity
By schemes of every sort.[ii]
Then one of them, quite high in rank,
Said, “Lord, I must confess,
That with the job you’ve given us,[iii]
I’m thrilled with our success.
Our targets are their families and
Each hundred we acquire,
Our success is over fifty,
The ones which will expire.
For we need not be reminded,
The family’s one of three
Tools of the Almighty One
To save eternally. [iv]
It’s to model the relationship
He offers each of them,[v]
And many make this decision as
Their families sink or swim.
The husband’s told to love the wife [vi]
And lead by serving her,
The wife respect and follow, [vii]
So, this we do deter.
For, children, if they see all this
Lived out before their eyes,
They’re likely to accept their God,
Then after death, they’ll rise.
For family’s where they learn to love,
To trust, respect, obey,[viii]
So when their God commands the same,
“Yes,” is what they’ll say.
But, if the family’s torn apart,
The model gets destroyed,
In the master plan of God,
It leaves a toxic void.
For if they find they cannot trust
A father they can see,[ix]
It’s doubtful that they’ll ever choose
To trust the Trinity.
So, in pursuit of this objective,
The tactics that we use
Pit them against each other, to
Neglect and to abuse.
And the growth of their technology,
It serves us very well,[x]
We influence creative minds to [xi]
Expand the realm of hell.[xii]
Families watch as actors play
The roles that we inspire,
So many sins God warns against, [xiii]
And never seem to tire.
The ‘Big Screen’ dad, he does not love,
Nor is he shown respect,
For the actor plays the klutz,
A “man” he won’t reflect.
So ‘Big Screen’ mom, she takes the lead,
The actress’ role is smarter,
Unless they’re children in the plot,
Then parenthood’s the martyr. [xiv]
And many roles an actress plays,
She’s tougher than a man;
She does not need his gentleness,
She does not need God’s plan. [xv]
And on the screen, no grace is shown,
Forgiveness is not there,
The viewer is conditioned—‘An
Eternal grudge to bare.’[xvi]
And we have ‘special forces’ who
Encourage human greed, [xvii]
And influence advertising
‘Till everything’s a need.
Then the viewers watch the “Jones’s,” [xviii]
But, don’t know they’re in debt—
We tell them they’re entitled, ‘till
‘Collection calls’ they get. [xix]
And Incubus and Succubus
Pervert the gift of sex,[xx]
Designed to make ‘two’ – ‘one,’ [xxi]
And change it to a hex.
They do it through pornography [xxii]
Which never satisfies,
Mankind seeks more and more and then
Love in the bedroom dies.
Then after our conditioning,
Their families degrade,
Then we increase the damage through
The strongholds we have made.[xxiii]
We push them to start blaming and [xxiv]
Encourage them to fight,
Then keep their anger boiling as
They toss and turn at night.[xxv]
And we discourage seeking help, [xxvi]
To act like all is well
Even though their lives at home are
A precursor of Hell.
So as families lose compassion,
And then start losing hope,
We recall the beer commercials
Just to help them cope. [xxvii]
We encourage finding comfort
In a bottle or a pill,
For after years of comfort,
A marriage, it can kill.[xxviii]
Then when they grow cold and bitter [xxix]
And find no joy at home,
We bring to mind someone they met,
And encourage them to roam.[xxx]
But, if we cannot push them
Into a love affair,
We encourage other interest, to
To stifle family care. [xxxi]
Then after we are finished and
A family breaks apart,
A child grows up dysfunctional,
Then once again we start.
For with a second generation
We achieve more success, [xxxii]
Unless they call upon their God
To overrule the mess. [xxxiii]
For, at any point along the path
He will intervene,
If they will give their lives to Him,
To stop our evil scheme.[xxxiv]
For when spouses pray together
And read His Word each day,
Our success; One in a thousand, [xxxv]
Their marriages just stay.
And even if we’re successful
And a family falls apart,
He’ll remind them it’s a model and
Can heal a broken heart. [xxxvi]
He’ll be a helper to a widow,
A Father to a child, [xxxvii]
He tells them of His love for them,
And calls to them so mild.
He tells them that His love’s so strong,
He died upon a cross,
To offer them forgiveness so
They wouldn’t suffer loss, [xxxviii]
By missing out on Heaven, all
Eternity to dwell, [xxxix]
And end up instead in the
Eternal fires of Hell.
And all they have to do is
Accept Him as their Lord,
Receive the mercy of the cross
And forever be adored.
So we encourage them to blame Him
For all the damage done.
Though it’s caused by them and us,
We fault the Holy One.
Then we encourage suicide,
We urge them, say “Farewell!’
We tell them this will end it all; [xl]
They’ll burn with us in hell.[xli]
[i] Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.1 Peter 5:8
[ii] Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11
[iii] For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12
[iv] For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
[v] For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Ephesians 5:23 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1
[vi] Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her Ephesians 5:25
[vii] However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33
[viii] Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”–which is the first commandment with a promise– “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Ephesians 6:1-3
[ix] Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. Colossians 3:21
[x] We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 1 John 5:19
[xi] (Demons put thoughts in people’s minds) Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! Matthew 16:22 -23 (Demons give people dreams and visions) When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, . . Job 7:13-14
[xii] Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:25-26
[xiii] Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Philippians 4:8 I will set before my eyes no vile thing. Psalm 101:3
[xiv] Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. Proverbs 1:8-9
[xv] Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7
[xvi] Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. Luke 11:4
[xvii] What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. James 4:1-2
[xviii] “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Exodus 20:17
[xix] The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7
[xx] But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Ephesians 5:3
[xxi] For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Genesis 2:24
[xxii] But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28
[xxiii] The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4
[xxiv] “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:3-5
[xxv] Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:26-27
[xxvi] Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
[xxvii] Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. Proverbs 20:1
[xxviii] Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Proverbs 23:31-32
[xxix] Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32
[xxx] You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, . . .’ Luke 18:20
[xxxi] Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
[xxxii] Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.” Exodus 34:7
[xxxiii] I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 3:6 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. Romans 6:18 1 John 2:13 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
[xxxiv] Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. . . Acts 3:19
[xxxv] Divorce rates among spouses who pray together and read the Bible daily are one in one-thousand-nineteen (1/1,019), per Steve Holt, in an interview with Dr. James Dobson on Family Talk Radio on April 15, 2013.
[xxxvi] He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3
[xxxvii] A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Psalm 68:5
[xxxviii] For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 1 Peter 3:18
[xxxix] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
[xl] Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment Hebrews 9:27
[xli] Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41
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