The following is excepted from “Lucifer continues to be portrayed as a likable guy,” OneMillionMoms, Mar. 3, 2016: “Fox’s new drama Lucifer glorifies Satan as a caring, likable person in human flesh. The character Lucifer Morningstar makes being the devil look cool and irresistible to women. ... The series focuses on Lucifer portrayed as a good guy ‘who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell.’ He resigns his throne, abandons his kingdom, and retires to Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals. At the same time, God’s emissary, the angel Amenadiel, has been sent to Los Angeles to convince Lucifer to return to the underworld. Lucifer questions Amenadiel, ‘Do you think I’m the devil because I’m inherently evil or just because dear old Dad decided I was?’ The question is meant to make people rethink assumptions about good and evil, including about God and Satan. ... The message of the show is clear. Lucifer is just misunderstood. He doesn’t want to be a bad guy, it’s God who is forcing him to play that role.” CONCLUDING NOTE: According to Scripture, the devil is not the lord of hell. He is a high angel who led the first rebellion against God. He is called the “god of this world” and the “prince of the power of the air,” but he is not a true god; he is under God’s power and is being used as an instrument for God’s purposes. He has never been in hell, but ultimately he will be cast into the lake of fire and will not be the lord or king of anything. While Fox and Fox News (both owned by 21st Century Fox) are more politically conservative than the other major television news sources, they are not a force for godliness. (Friday Church News Notes, March 11, 2016, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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