[357]. A Message From A Poem – Zapped And Gone

[357]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ZAPPED AND GONE

It is most annoying when you have an outdoor bar-b-que (barbeque) and you keep getting attacked by mosquitoes. Sometimes you get an invasion of moths in the tropics and even flying beetles.

We all know about insect repellent and creams and they can be effective, but one of man’s inventions since electricity is the insect zapper. It is a device with a covering in front to prevent children’s fingers being poked in and bright hot or glowing electrical wires inside. Some items use ultraviolet light to attract insects. Americans call these devices “bug zappers”. Electricity kills the insect/bug and it is no more.

The poem takes the line that it is people being zapped by sin and Satan. Satan’s allurements are manifold and he attracts people through the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life. He zaps them as bugs caught and destroyed.

Only Jesus can rescue the human being who’s been zapped by Satan. As the poem says we are no more than insects in the devil’s consideration. Satan’s whole role is a destroyer. He leads and rules his demons. {{Revelation 9:11 “They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name APOLLYON.”}}. Apollyon means “destroyer” for that is what Satan does.

The poem ends with Satan being zapped and ending in the eternal lake of fire. I hope you can understand the imagery in the poem. The Lord bless you all.

Once I looked at many bug zappers for sale online and there are so many different designs. Satan has his bug catchers of all sorts of shape and attraction for he is the skillful fowler who snares human beings. Like poor Legion in Luke 8 people are ensnared by Satan (zapped) and led to destruction. Only the power of the Lord will deliver them.

The devil does have a snare – Speaking of elders ? {{1 Timothy 3:7 “He must have a good reputation with those outside the church so that he may not fall into reproach and THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL.”}}

Satan’s end is certain. It is already decreed and he knows it. The diabolical hatred for God and His saints and for Israel increases as the end of the Church age is so close. The following verse will be the righteous victory – {{Revelation 20:10 “AND THE DEVIL who deceived them WAS THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are also, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”}}

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ZAPPED AND GONE

I was watching an insect zapper the other day,

One designed for mosquitoes and flies and the odd moth.

The bright mesh within the barred enclosure showed the way.

The attraction ended with insects as mutant froth.

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The enticement was too great, and each one’s fate was sealed

With a quick electric buzzing, and a brilliant flash.

On the electrical matrix, they were left congealed.

The insects’ lives had ended with a once headlong dash.

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The insect zapper was designed to allure pests,

Unwanted ones that come at night, our comfort to snatch.

A frying sound and smell deals with vermin that infests

Our summer evenings, annoying insects, hard to catch.

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Zapped and gone! As quick as that, much to our great relief.

There is a sadder lesson here, one that we can apply:

The lives of those insects named, is often very brief,

But think of people when Satan prowls to sneak nearby.

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The devil is the great deceiver in secret guise.

He considers us as insects, worthless, to be zapped,

He leads people into sin then launches his surprise;

Then like those unsuspecting insects, find themselves trapped.

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Satan hated the perfection of God’s handiwork,

And set about with fervour to bring it all to ruin.

With cunning, he meticulously plans the groundwork

To destroy humanity, like insect corpses strewn.

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People caught in sin are zapped, exposed, then held in shame.

Satan’s snare is alluring, brightly lit, but deadly.

Often people don’t realise their sin is not a game;

Drawn in, impelled by desire, then zapped decidedly.

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God does not zap people except his worst enemies,

Such as we will see at Armageddon's great warfare.

Those who rise up against Israel, Satan’s devotees,

Will know the wrath of God in their very worst nightmare.

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Zapped and gone! And true in the sense of cleansing the earth.

The devil himself will be thrown into the lake of fire;

In the end, no more than an insect will he be worth;

Zapped and gone from human existence in God’s pyre.

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Ronald E Ferguson 21 & 22 December 2020 13 throughout ABAB