Is abortion merely a political hot potato or is it something far more substantial? Could it be that abortion is actually an evil sacrament for those who worship and serve the prince of darkness? Could it be that Satan deceives people into offering children to him as a sacrifice that empowers his evil kingdom?
Satan has always derived his authority and power from the consent of those he deceives into following him.
This began in the Garden of Eden but must be renewed in every generation. Therefore, he must continually convince people to chose him over God, lies over truth, and death over life.
We also know from Scripture that idols represent demonic beings that empower those otherwise lifeless objects. Paul wrote this enlightening passage.
What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods? 20 No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 (NLT)
The devil adapts himself to changing circumstances. The Enlightenment has changed our perception of the spiritual world. Today most modern people would not bow down to a physical object as if it were a god. Nevertheless, we have our idols, too. Anything we serve or honor in place of God effectually becomes an idol. There is a reason some movie stars and other famous people are called idols. A popular television singing competition is called American Idol. If we put more value in money than we do in God, then we serve the idol called Mammon.
All false gods require us to offer sacrifices.
Many have sacrificed their families and souls in the pursuit of Mammon. Likewise, countless people have traded their souls for fame. Satan even offered our Lord the opportunity to gain it all without having to die on a cross simply by bowing to him.
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” Matthew 4:8–9 (NASB95)
In many religions, offerings are required to obtain the favor and protection of local deities. It could be compared to how gangs and the mafia extort protection money from businesses located in areas in which they operate. These sacrifices could be a great as offering children to these demonic spirits. Child sacrifice was integral to the worship of Chemosh and Molech in the Old Testament and has existed in other pagan religions. Sadly, people have willingly sacrificed their children in order to gain some sort of occult spiritual advantage from Satan and these local deities.
The Bible provides us with an intriguing example.
When the king of Moab saw that he was losing the battle, he led 700 of his swordsmen in a desperate attempt to break through the enemy lines near the king of Edom, but they failed. 27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would have been the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall. So there was great anger against Israel, and the Israelites withdrew and returned to their own land. 2 Kings 3:26-27 (NLT)
In this instance, evil power apparently was released against Israel when the king of Moab sacrificed his son to the devil. This man willingly killed his heir to enlist Satan’s power to defeat God’s people, which was granted.
We may consider child sacrifice to be barbaric, but is it any less gruesome and horrific than modern day mothers choosing to execute over 60 million of their own unborn babies with complete government approval and support in the United States alone since 1973?
The king of Moab wanted victory over his enemies. What do modern Americans who abort their babies seek? Who can plumb the depths of the human heart? It seems that most of the time mothers kill their unborn babies to out of a desire to avoid the fear of embarrassment, economic hardship, or an uncertain future for the child and mother. Sometimes it is merely an escape from inconvenience or a , career interruption. Some may have more humanitarian reasons, such as protecting their own health in the case of an extremely hazardous pregnancy. Some conceptions are the result of rape, and the mother does not want anything or anyone reminding her of that travesty. Whatever the reason, there is almost always another option – giving birth and placing the child up for adoption.
Most of these women probably have been deceived into thinking that these babies are not really human beings at all, just undeveloped blobs of tissue. They do not understand that God has known all of us before the creation of the world. He knows us when we are being formed them in the womb.
13 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb...16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. Psalm 139:16 (NASB95)
Unborn infants may be just tissue to these mothers, but to God they are beloved children.
Some deceived women have declared they rejoice in their abortions, but many others rue having taken the lives of their unborn child or children. Thankfully, God offers forgiveness, if we turn to him with a repentant heart.
We are engaged in a spiritual battle between the kingdom of God and the realm of darkness and evil ruled by Satan. We understand that even though Christ dealt a decisive blow to Satan and his kingdom when he rose from the dead, God in his wisdom has permitted us, his people, to be part of the “clean up operation” here on the earth. It is our Lord’s intention that his people have the privilege of crushing Satan under our feet.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 (NASB95)
This verse references the promise made to the serpent in the garden back in Genesis that one of Eve’s descendants would crush the serpent’s head. (Genesis 3:15) Many consider this to be the very first messianic promise in the Bible. Jesus fulfilled this prophecy, but we his people will be part of the final act in this great drama unfolding over the centuries.
All will be concluded when Jesus appears in the clouds with great glory, just as he promised. Until then, we are living through an intense contest between two opposing kingdoms for the hearts of people. Each kingdom is enlisting the consent of people to be governed by their respective kings. Each kingdom has a different leader, goals, sources of power, and ways of doing business.
God’s kingdom employs the gospel to awaken people to his offer of redemption. Jesus will set free everyone who declares allegiance to him and his kingdom.
The only way for Satan’s plan to work is for masses of compliant people to willingly surrender to it. This requires a massive amount of deception, since no one in his or her right mind would choose to follow the lord of death.
Just as some cultures repeatedly offer animal sacrifices to demonstrate their allegiance to the devil, we also have such a blood sacrifice in our country.
I am convinced that a power source used by the satanic realm is child sacrifice through legalized abortion.
The horror and tragedy of mothers choosing to destroy their own unborn children has to be one of Satan’s greatest deceptions and triumphs and our nation’s saddest legacy.
Since Roe v. Wade was passed, which used the courts to bypass the legislative process and opened the door to legalized murder in this country, some sixty million unborn babies have been put to death legally.
Abortion is sanctioned in the eyes of the law, but it is murder in God’s eyes, the only eyes that count.
Most of this slaughter has been hidden from public view within the confines of abortion clinics and hospitals, but God has seen every last drop of innocent blood that has been shed. This blood cries out to God for vengeance. Thank God that Jesus’ blood cries out for mercy!
The Bible teaches that life is in the blood (Genesis 9:5). God holds people, cities, and nations accountable for the shedding of innocent blood (Numbers 35:33). The guilt for all the innocent blood shed by the abortion industry is shared by those who promote it to gain money and spiritual power. This includes politicians who champion it to gain and maintain political power, providers – doctors, clinics, hospitals, and other medical personnel, who have tapped into the wealth this industry supplies, and those who procure their services for whatever selfish reasons. Our entire nation will be held accountable for what we allowed to happen under our watch. When judgment falls, even those who were not directly involved usually are affected. Sometimes the Lord’s judgment falls immediately, but often God delays judgment, allowing it to accumulate (Matthew 23:35-36). But we can be sure that God will not be mocked: we will ultimately reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7). I am understandably troubled, as I hope you are, when I contemplate how much wrath has been accumulating due to the travesty of abortion which has piled up such an enormous death count over almost fifty years.
Thankfully there is hope for those who come to realize the horrendous nature of abortion and ask God for forgiveness.
The Bible says that without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22). This is why Jesus had to shed his blood on the cross on our behalf. It was the only way to atone for our sins. He offers to forgive anyone who comes to him in humility and faith, but unless a person or nation turns to God in repentance and finds forgiveness in Christ’s atoning sacrifice, he, she, or they eventually will encounter God’s judgment.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is has not stopped abortions in this country or around the world. Those who serve Satan must continue to prop up this sacrament of evil because it is a source of evil power. It is also a satanic plot to bring down God’s righteous judgment upon us for the shedding of innocent blood.
May God lift this horrendous weight of judgment from us by enabling us to repent and mend our ways at an individual and the national level. We cannot afford to be passive onlookers in this battle between light and darkness. The least we can do is pray and declare the truth to others.
