Satanic forces invade every day, without sounding a trumpet. They intend to permeate every portion of our lives. They can and will creep in through any crack in our spiritual armor. I have only scratched the surface in comprehending how widespread and camoflagued are the traps laid by the evil one. I thank God for removing the veil that has kept me blind to what is really going on.
As parents, we often PURCHASE spiritually dangerous things as GIFTS for our children, not realizing these things could lead to their downfall! I bought the Rock Band game for PS3 for my teenager. Having always wanted to learn to play the drums, myself, I also spent some time playing the game and, at first, it was fun. I had to play the songs over and over to learn how. The repitition of these songs had an unhealthy effect on me. When I played the vocal part of the game and was able to READ the lyrics, I realized all was not "fun and games" as it first appeared. The rhythms also had an unsettling effect. I am frightened and appalled by the Satanic content in this game! There is also prophesy in some of the songs via lamentations as songwriters tell firsthand accounts of their souls demise. Even The Simpsons game is full of bizarre and prophetic ramblings.
As our ACCUSER on judgment day, Satan will gleefully point out the "handwriting" has been on the "wall" for anyone bothering to look. He who hath ears, let him hear.
As I began to "wake up" to these REVELATIONS; I took my teen to a Christian Youth Center and found the Rock Band game among their entertainment fare. I asked if any of the adults in charge had reviewed it's content. Nobody was able to answer my question. Some strange occurances followed this experience. I was under attack (spiritually) in a number of ways. The Bible tells us that Satan can appear as an angel of light. One night in a dream, he appeared as a HEXAGON of light, that was actually quite beautiful. At that time, I was researching a variety of subjects including language origins and the history of mathmatics; "ancient religions"; the paranormal; weather patterns; angels/aliens; escatology, etc. Sometimes I played the Rock Band game to relax during study breaks. It became one of those "cracks" I mentioned before.
Mercifully, the Holy Spirit never left my side through it all. God made sure I balanced the research that took me into dangerous waters with the healthy meat of His Word.
I am nearly 50 years old, and was brought up in a bible believing home and church. I received Jesus at the age of 5. If Satan could come this close to tricking me with his subtle snares, imagine how suseptable a young child is!
I intend to rid my home of every questionable item that could possibly displease God OR cause someone else to stumble. Walking in the light of his love will protect us from the wiles of the devil, but we also have to diligently weed the gardens of our lives for "tares" and rid ourselves of the "chaff". We are also required to look out for one another and bear each others burdens. Also, Matthew 10:16 warns "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.