More demonic TV

I admit, I watch TV shows that I should not, as a Christian, be watching. I've always always been a "night owl" and have always been drawn to the darker things in life. I know as a Christian, that this is part of my human, carnal, sinful nature, but I have to wonder if it's something more? I know I started watching scary movies and things like "Dark Shadows" waaaay as a youngster back in the day. I'm fascinated by what makes people tick, by crime forensics, how creepy creeps, thugs, pedophiles, and killers became the way they are, and how/why they couldn't stop. I used to be a "goth girl" back in the 80s, and still love darker, somewhat more sinister music, movies, and books.

I'm currently hooked on the TV show "Supernatural." Interesting storyline. It's about two handsome brothers (as Cain to Able, Christ to Antichrist, good to evil) driving around the country in a hot car, playing hot music, and killing myriad demons, monsters, vampires, and all other manner of supernatural evil, all with a side dish of snark. This is just one of many other shows out there that looks at a darker, more rotten side of life...naturally featuring a happy Hollywood ending. But it follows a completely false and hopeless premise that the devil and his demons can be killed with salt, holy water, magic daggers, pentagrams, or ancient spells; that angels are not all that much different than demons, and all of them can be beaten in a good old-fashioned human vs. demon smackdown, using a good left hook.

LIES. LIES. LIES. 

Those who have had true "close encounters" with demonic entities, or those who have had an NDE and have gone to hell, will tell a very different story: one of sheer, complete, engulfing, and all-encompassing fear, terror, and horror, to the point that even moving, or making a sound is nearly impossible. The fear is so great, that even those who claim to be non-Christian, or atheists, are compelled to call on the name of Jesus for help! The reality of the devil and his minions is nothing to make light of. When your very eternal soul is involved, you tend to take things much more seriously.

French poet and essayist, Charles Beaudelaire once said, "the best trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Satan is the father of lies and deceit, but because of the willingness and gullibility of mankind, for now, it seems, he may have won this particular battle. For now.

Also sadly true: "The devil has always been very sexy," spoken by producer, Glen Mazzara, who will soon be producing yet another demonic TV program based on "the Omen" of the 1970s called simply, "Damien." Created, in part, because of the interest in all things end times related.

If only he knew what was truly in store for the world, he might not want to go down that path.