Authors note: It is not my intention to make blog posts that are political in nature but occasionally an exception to the rule must be made as nowhere is the work of Demonology better understood and observed than in the context of modern events. This post is, at its core, spiritual in nature but politically polarizing in content its goal is not to encourage political ideology but promote true spiritual awareness and education. Satan hides within lies and deception and only a very deep and genuine self-reflection will reveal deception within our own hearts and ideas. Remember, it wouldn’t be a very good deception if you were aware of it and Satan is the master deciever.
The Mask Is Off: Satan’s Patterns in the Modern Left
From the very beginning, Satan has never been original. He is not a creator, he is a counterfeiter. Everything he does is a twisted version of what God has already made good. Think back to Eden. God gave Adam and Eve a perfect garden filled with beauty and life. Satan didn’t invent something new—he simply took God’s words and distorted them: “Did God really say…?” (Gen. 3:1). Evil doesn’t build; it bends, corrupts, and perverts what already exists.
Theologians like Augustine explained this long ago: evil has no substance of its own, it’s always a parasite feeding on what is good. C. S. Lewis said the same—Satan cannot invent pleasures; he only twists God’s. It’s like counterfeit money. A counterfeit only has meaning because real money exists. Without the original, the fake has no power.
Satan’s Strategy of Projection
That same counterfeit strategy shows up today. In Scripture Satan is called “the accuser” (Revelation 12:10). He projects guilt, shifts blame, and flips the story to make the righteous appear guilty. We see this same tactic playing out in our culture.
Take the modern Left as an example. For years, conservative voices were censored under the claim of “misinformation.” We were told certain ideas were false, dangerous, or unscientific. Yet many of those claims, especially during COVID, later proved true. The same people silencing others accused their opponents of spreading lies, while they themselves were bending reality. That is not an accident. That is the same old Satanic pattern of accusation and projection.
Rebellion as a Virtue
The modern Left doesn’t just reject biblical truth—it often glorifies rebellion itself. Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals famously dedicates itself to Lucifer as “the first radical.” Whether tongue-in-cheek or not, it’s telling. This spirit celebrates the very thing that defined Satan: rejecting God’s authority.
Look at the riots in Portland. Violence, destruction, and lawlessness have unfolded in plain sight, yet left-leaning media and politicians often dismiss or minimize what’s happening. It’s not that they say nothing happened, it’s that they twist the narrative, bury the chaos under technicalities, or highlight irrelevant truths. Isaiah warned about this long ago: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness” (Isa. 5:20). What we are watching is not just politics, it is a spiritual rebellion against God’s order.
Not Right vs. Left, but Christ vs. the World
Now, hear this clearly: this doesn’t mean the political Right is the “side of God.” Human movements are always flawed. But Jesus drew a clear line: “Whoever is not with me is against me” (Luke 11:23). And right now, in the snapshot of today’s culture, the modern Left has declared itself openly against Christ. Orthodox Christians who hold to biblical truths on marriage, sexuality, or life are slandered as “hateful.” The reality is, the world hates us because it first hated him (John 15:18).
This isn’t about political preference, it’s about spiritual allegiance. One ideology has positioned itself against God’s truth, and as believers we need to recognize the fingerprints of the deceiver in that.
Courage in the Midst of Darkness
We live in a time when the mask is slipping. Strategies of accusation, projection, and distortion are increasingly exposed. And sometimes, the exposure comes by way of tragedy.
The reported assassination of Charlie Kirk, the man known for boldly standing for Christ and biblical truth, shook many people deeply. Whether one agreed with his political views or not, few can deny the symbolic weight of a public figure being targeted for his convictions. In the eyes of many believers, this act bears the marks of martyrdom, a man who lived in the public square for the gospel, and was struck down for it. That’s why so many hearts stirred, even among those who never watched his platform before.
When a life is silenced in that way, it forces a reckoning. It declares to the world, and to the Church, that there is a real cost to speaking truth today. It calls us to see that we are not fighting mere ideas, but spiritual powers bent on silencing faithful voices.
Jesus warned us: “If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first” (John 15:18). From the cross to the early martyrs to the present moment, the path of fidelity often leads through suffering. But Christians do not suffer in vain. Revelation 12:11 reminds us that believers “conquered [the enemy] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”
And so we are called to courage, not reckless defiance, but faithful witness. We do not cower when labels of “hateful” or “extremist” are thrust upon us because of gospel conviction. We do not retreat when our voices are silenced or shadowed. Instead, we charge forward in clarity, love, and unflinching truth.
The martyr’s crown wins when the kingdoms of this world crumble. The light pierces darkness. And even when speech is stilled, testimony endures. Let the memory of bold witnesses, whether historical or contemporary, anchor us in courage to speak, even when the world trembles around us.