This was interesting, and it was the comment I saw that made me want to join this site. Among the numerous codex documents that were chosen not to be put in the Bible (there were actually over 30 Gospels, but only 4 were put in the Bible as we know it today), one of them stated that man was created to rejoice the gift God had made. Our purpose here is to celebrate the gift and keep it protected.
In fact, the book of Genesis actually tells us that God brought all the creatures of the land before Adam for them to be named and blessed. When man no longer maintains the blessing (communion with nature), he no longer receives the blessings of the Lord. So, when man looks around and sees that his world/ life is all messed up, he has only himself to blame (or the past generations of his lands).
In fact, I was looking at a National Geographic program yesterday, called the "Witnesses of the New Testament". It spoke of the Gospels and other documents left by followers of the Apostles. In one of these documents, it records Jesus as laughing when he found the apostles praying in thanks for the world. Apparently, he revealed to them that day that the god that created this world was not the greater God that He bowed to. (This gets into the idea of the archons, if any of you have ever looked into that).
At any rate, it kind of makes sense that, in every area that man is not actively maintaining his communion with nature and keeping it safe, the Devil can quickly move in and assume control. One book I read even named Anaheim, CA and some of its surrounding areas as a place needing missionary efforts. That's right here in our country!
Anyway, let me end with something of a quote from Krishnamurti. In a speech, he gave a story:
"You may remember the story of how the devil and another demon friend of his were walking down the street when they saw a man ahead of them stoop down and pick up something up from the ground, look at it, and then put it away in his pocket. The friend said to the devil, 'What did that man pick up?' The devil responded that the had picked up a piece of the Truth. 'That is a very bad business for you, then, my friend' said thoe other demon. 'Oh, no, not at all,' the devil replied, 'For I am going to help him organize it.'"
The idea of the Devil as a manipulator and twister of our perceptions is found in most every philosophy. Perhaps, becuase it is so true.
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