Evil

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Matthew 4:8-10

Satan, the Devil, rules the earth that we live on.  He offered this land to Jesus while He was present on Earth, but Jesus turned it down.  You want to know why?

Because Jesus rules another world. Jesus rules eternity. 

There has been an incredible amount of evil lately all across our great planet.  Whether it is mass killings of people because of what they look like, what they believe in, or who they decide to be with, EVIL has been much too prevalent. 

The shooting in Connecticut has proven once again that EVIL is real, and that the Devil is real. Being here in the Netherlands, I don't see continual news coverage and news paper articles calling for tighter gun control, or more tests to see who truly has something mentally wrong. I am not overwhelmed with the coverage. I am only overwhelmed with sadness, grief, and truth.

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!" (The Usual Suspects)

The truth is... EVIL will not stop. No matter what we try to do as a society, EVIL is present.  We live in a world where the Devil is the owner. EVIL can happen at any moment at any time.   

As a society, we need to stop acting like there isn't a power that truly is looking to destroy the good in our world.  As a group we need to band together in times of crisis and sadness; we cannot begin to pull apart at  the seems.  When we bicker amongst each other, kill in cold blood, slander those we have elected to lead us, the Devil himself smiles.  

We are fighting a real battle with the creator of EVIL, and until we recognize this very fact, we will continue to point fingers and split apart as a human race.  Let's put our faith in Jesus Christ, and in the fact that he conquered this world to prepare a better place for those who go through such EVIL events.  What a truly sad story it would be if our God had taken this world and left eternity to Satan.