The devil knows the truth about God and his gifts. But given his own estrangement, he has no bread, no wine, and no sacrament to offer. There is much that he knows; but he deliberately conceals, distorts and fabricates. He has placed a veil over consciences about the presence of God and even about his own existence. Separated from the Almighty and we are left without ammunition or real power to defend ourselves against evil. What better way to seduce humanity than to compel the rejection of our Lord’s authority by denying or doubting in his divinity and resurrection? We can neither love God nor invoke his powerful grace so long as we deny his existence. Unlike terrestrial human beings, neither angels (heavenly or demonic) nor the souls of the dead, can claim ignorance about the existence of God or the identity of Christ. However, the devil promotes deception, not only about the Lord but about his own existence. A failure to believe in God leaves humanity vulnerable, without any spiritual arsenal. Denying the existence of Satan is literally to step on a hidden landmine.
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