KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

STEP ONE The Denial o f the Existence o f Satan,

"Satan. . .is not a Person but a Force.

Pike, Morals and Dogma

"The Devil is a metaphysical abstraction." "There have never been any Devils or disobedient angels." Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine "According to the New Age doctrine. . .Satan is a mere collective thought form." Carr, Lucifer Connection

"[T]he devil [is] the flesh and its desires.

Clymer, The Science of the Soul

"Devil: the mass of thoughts. . .that fight against the truth." Filmore, Metaphysical Bible Dictionary

Agreeing with these esoterics are the editors of the 'New' Greek New Testament from which all new versions are translated. Reflecting "an age when the personality of Satan is freely called in question," both Westcott and Hort assert that the devil is not a person but a general "power of evil." 12

STEP TWO T he Assertion that Lucifer and the Devil are Separate and Distinct "Entities

One Luciferian confesses:

It must be recognized that he takes mighty precautions against being recognized as the Prince of Darkness. 13

As a part of his identity crisis Satan has historically hidden behind the name and identity facades of the heathen pantheon. Among the list of thousands of names he has used are the Hindu Kali and Shiva, as well as the Greek Hermes and Roman Hernias, Heosphorus, Phosphorus and Pan. The apostle Paul peeks behind