Yes, you read that title correctly. Today, a Christian creator I follow shared a response video about Mormon missionaries sending a message to Satan.
The Instagram video is linked below. My initial reaction to watching this is, why would they make a video directed towards Satan? I don’t think this is something God would approve of; in fact, he as strongly warned us against such practices. God doesn’t name Satan specially, but it goes without saying having communication with Satan is a huge No.
We read in Deuteronomy 18:10-12
“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.”
My second concern is their statement that they are going to convert all of Satan’s followers until the whole world is Mormon. Are they implying that everyone who isn’t Mormon follows Satan? As a Mormon I was taught to believe that Christians especially despite their best efforts to live a godly life didn’t have the whole truth, but I was never taught they were followers of Satan. Although I was taught that anyone who didn’t convert to Mormonism would not be in the highest kingdom of Heaven which is where God dwells. So, maybe in a roundabout way they were teaching me anyone who’s not Mormon follows Satan.
This idea would go against many things God has told us in his Word such as:
Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
John 1:12-13 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God
Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Colossians 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
It’s Jesus who brings us out of God’s wrath and into his family forever. He is the one who saves us from the power of sin and death and to eternal salvation. Church membership and denomination have nothing to do with it.
My final concern is the music, their attitude and their body language in the video. Are they meant to intimidate Satan? We’re warned in Ephesians 4:27 Neither give place to the devil. (KJV)
The New American Standard says:
“and do not give the devil an opportunity”
We’re not to give Satan a foothold in our lives. I worry for these young men. I pray they will see how worry what they did is, repent and come to know the real Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
In Christ,
Melissa Grimes
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