[Greek] ἀπατάω (apataō), [Latin] seducere, [Latin] decipere, [French] surprendre, [French] separer: to deceive, to seduce, to beguile; Eph.5:6, 1Tim.2:14, Jas.1:26
[Greek] ἐξαπατάω (exapataō): [Latin] seducere: to seduce wholly, to deceive wholly; Rom. 16:18
Yet, Pope Francis and his inner circle are now remaking and “reforming” Jesus’ Church into a synodal Church in the image of man. This then follows with changes in Church teachings.
Background information:
Mythology: The Greek goddess of deceit, fraud, and trickery is Apate. The corresponding Roman goddess is Fraus.
Greek Hellenism: This term means to trick, to fool, to deceive, to beguile, and to cheat.
Aristophanes’ Peace 1070: “If only the Nymphs had not fooled Bacis; and if the Nymphs had not tricked Bacis a second time.”
Plato’s Gorgias 499c: “And yet I started with the notion that I should not have to fear any intentional deception on your part. But now I find I was mistaken.”
Plato’s Cratylus 413d: “Perhaps I may deceive you into thinking that all I am going to say is my own.”
Old Testament: This term means to deceive, to entice, to be tempted (into idolatry), and to tempt.
Jdgs. 14:15: Coax your husband to answer the riddle
Jdgs.16:5: Beguile him and find the secret of his strength
Judith 13:16: It was my face that seduced Holofernes
Jer.20:7: I let myself be duped
Job 31:27: To blow them (sun or moon) a kiss
Blowing kisses to idols: Idol worshippers would ordinarily kiss the idols in their presence. When an idol was unavailable or unreachable, the idol worshipper would kiss his hand and wave it toward the idol (sun and moon god).
New Testament: This term means to deceive, delude, and to trick.
Scripture:
“Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.” Eph.5:6
Paul was warning his followers against the empty (deceptive) arguments from the age of the world. Paul warned against worldly beliefs that argue against accepted moral, religious, and social norms. These things: fornication, sin, uncleanness, covetousness, filth, foolish talking, jesting.
“Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.” 1Tim.2:14
The serpent used trickery to deceive Eve. Yet, Adam failing to protect or help Eve, is also culpable.
“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.” Jas.1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious, while not holding his tongue, and deceiving his own heart, this person’s religion is shallow. The tongue can defile with unkindness, untruth, wickedness, malice, slander, pride, rebellion, and blasphemy.
“For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by their flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.” Rom.16:18
Paul warns others to avoid those who create dissensions and obstacles in opposition to the faith. These people seek their own agenda. Paul also warns others to be aware of what is good and evil.
What does Satan seek to accomplish?
- Satan seeks to deceive, destroy, and undermine the Church, Church teachings, social precepts (morals), social institutions, and people.
- Satan is all in for creating and fostering divisions, heresies, schism, confusion, and affirming and encouraging sin in the Church. (One can only imagine Satan grinning and giving a big “thumbs-up”.)
- [Paul]: Where there is evil in the Church, there is the devil.
- One does not need to full-blown possessed to be influenced by the devil. Satan can subtlely influence one through distractedness, weakness, busyness, and preying upon our weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
- One must not forget that the world and worldly values are part of earthly domain of the devil.
- If homosexuality can be used to undermine traditional marriage, procreation, and priestly orders, Satan will happily encourage this in his efforts to undermine the Church.
- If transgenderism and gender ideology can be used to undermine the traditional understanding of God’s plan for gender (male and female), Satan will happily encourage this in his efforts to undermine the Church.
- “Satan’s number one weapon is pride, God’s number one weapon is humility.” Larry Burkett
- Those who are most caught up in sin are the most potentially vulnerable to the devil’s influence.
“You most certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of the fruit, your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.” Gen.3:4 (The serpent lies and confuses Adam and Eve about God’s intentions. The serpent tricks Even into eating the fruit. Adam is also culpable.)
“Get, behind Me, Satan! You are an obstacle to Me (Mt.16:23): (At first glance, this seemingly sounds reasonable. Satan does not want Jesus to die! However, Satan wanted to disrupt and undermine Jesus’ plans and actions. Peter was thinking as human beings do.)
St. Hildegard of Bingen (born in 1098) prophesies that Antichrist will deceive through sexual immorality:
“The Antichrist will be infused by the devil when he opens his mouth to teach perversity…He will destroy all that God established within the ancient and the new law, and he will assert that sexual immorality and other like things are not sins at all…He will say: ‘Your law of sexual restraint was established contrary to the way of nature…Consider that Christ gave you unjust commands.…So see here and do not be misled any longer by an unjust teaching, for with me you get to do whatever you want, or not….For your first teacher [Christ] deceived you and didn’t help you in anything. But I inspire you really to learn about yourselves and to know what you are.‘
“That wretched son of perdition [Antichrist] will mislead people, teaching them to live according to the flesh’s fiery appetite and to achieve their flesh’s every want–despite the fact that both the old and the new law encourage humans to chastity. In this way, Lucifer will reject God’s justice through that son [Antichrist].”
“The Book of Divine Works” (Part III, Vision 5) c.1163
Indifferentism: This is a heresy in which one believes that all religions are equally valid.
Conclusion:
Deceive, deceit, seduce, seduction, separate, separation, fraud, fraudulent
The Old Testament introduces the notion of deceiving (and being deceived) through the enticement of idolatry and idol worship.
It is important to note that teachers (popes, cardinals, bishops, priests, and RE teachers will judged more harshly by God!
APPROVED Marian apparition (prophecy) from our Lady of Akita (1973): “The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops and against bishops.”
“Through some crack the smoke of satan has entered into the Church of God.” Pope Paul VI
Update: In a sense, many of us are like little pagans worshipping various “gods” such as: social media, electronic devices, fame, celebrity, power, wealth, status, etc. Many of us already bow down our necks to our electronic devices. In fact, many suffer from a medical condition called “tech neck” (shoulder and neck strain and tightness).
Pope Francis and his inner circle continue to bring confusion, chaos, human traditions, novelties, and evil into the Church.
At first glance, it may seem reasonable and compassionate for the Church to recognize same sex unions. However, this idea undermines God’s plans for marriage and procreation and blesses (ratifies) sinful activity. The devil would wholeheartedly support these efforts if it will seek to undermine and upend God’s laws.
The Vatican continues to be deceptive in not pointing out the sinful nature of same-sex unions. The Vatican is leading many souls into eternal peril. The Vatican is also seeking to bless same-sex unions. This becomes an affirmation of sin!
In addition to the clergy, the laity must not remain quiet in response to what the Vatican has been doing. The laity has a role to criticize the clergy and voice their concerns.
It cannot be stressed enough to realize that Satan is the ultimate cause (source) for creating division, confusion, upheaval, and pride in the Church.
Pope Francis: “There is no Catholic God. God wills the plurality of religions.” (So all other religions are the same as Catholicism??? Sounds like a statement of Indifferentism from Pope Francis!)
Cardinal McElroy, part of Pope Francis’s inner circle, claims you are a “hater” if you oppose Fiducia Supplicans. Do not be deceived when this cardinal believes that the Deposit of Faith can be changed in order to accommodate moral conditions.
“Whilst Jesus was kind to sinners and to those who went astray. He did not respect their false ideas, however sincere they might have appeared.” Pope St. Pius X
“The primary duty of charity does not lie in the toleration of false ideas.” Pope St. Pius X
“Progress of dogmas is, in reality, nothing but corruption of dogmas. I absolutely reject the heretical doctrine of the evolution of dogma, as passing from one meaning to another, and different from the since in which the Church originally held it.” Pope St. Pius X
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