The more valuable something is, the more likely it is, should be counterfeited. This explains why a fake Rolex watches, make Gucci handbags, and fake Jordan sneakers, along with counterfeit currency are so proliferous.
The other night I was watching a show on television it was called “How To Catch A Smuggler.” I never really thought about how much counterfeit merchandise is smuggled over the borders until I watched this show. It got me thinking about how Satan is a smuggler.
God creates, Satan counterfeits. The simple idea help unlock a lot of the Bible. Satan is a counterfeit of God. Demons are the counterfeit of angels. The world is the counterfeit of the kingdom. Lies are the Kounterfeit of truth. Demon possession is the Kounterfeit of being spirit filled. I want to look at the gospel of John, it’s shows us more counterfeits as Jesus approaches the cross.
First, there is a counterfeit high priest, who seek to condemn Jesus the real high priest for being guilty of sin -John 18:19-24. Second, there is a counterfeit judge who wrongly participate in the arrest, trial, and execution of Jesus, the real Judge -John 18:28-32. Third, there is a counterfeit king, who demands allegiance over Jesus, the real king -John 18:33-38.
Working behind all of this religious, legal, and political evil was Satan and demonic forces. If we look at today’s demons, we learn that “the rulers of this age crucified, “the Lord of Glory” – 1 Corinthians 2:8. After failing to destroy and overthrow Jesus, in heaven, they repeat their efforts on the earth. At the Passover meal, Satan has already entered Judas Iscariot, the counterfeit disciple. “after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him.” Satan also sought to turn Peter into a counterfeit disciple, and nearly succeeded. “Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like flour, but I have prayed for you, that you were faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers” – John 22:31-32.
The power in a counterfeit is that it deceives someone into wrongly, leaving that what they have is real, and valuable When it is in fact, fake false and worthless. For this reason, it is vital that God’s people learn to distinguish that which is created by God versus that which is counterfeited by Satan.
I remember thinking at age 12 that my neighbor who was a respiratory therapist that I ran every night with at 6:00 was a good person who just cared about what I went through every day. Was not so, he was a child molester who only befriended me to take advantage of me. He was a counterfeit parental figure that cared for my wellbeing, that had only his own sexual desires in mind.
What things come to mind in your life where you have been fooled by a counterfeit?
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