1S22-14: Saul’s Madness, Satan’s Rebellion – A Parallel of Spiritual Arrogance

When witnessing Saul unleash his rage against the priesthood, one thing always stumped me.

Saul knew the throne of Israel no longer belonged to him…

He was also fully aware that God had permanently left him.

So the question that arises is…

Did Saul really think he could defeat God and keep his throne?

As God’s eternal enemy, that was the game he was trying to play.

Did Saul truly believe he could thwart David’s God-ordained kingship by attempting to kill him, the Anointed One of God?

It was pure madness.

But, you know who else this reminds me of?

None other than the devil himself.

Think about it.

The Scriptures tell us that at one time Satan lived close to God in heaven.

He was one of the most beautiful and smartest of all of God’s creation.

If there was anyone who should’ve known the futility of waging a rebellion against God, it was Satan.

Yet wage war against God he did.

I can’t believe he didn’t realize that trying to take God’s place would only lead to his eternal destruction.

Now here’s the thing.

Given the devil’s accomplishments over the last 6000 years, I think to a degree we can understand Satan’s spiritual arrogance and madness.

I mean the homie’s got the track record to back up his craziness.

But we can’t say the same thing about Saul.

Even his own men refused to obey him when he ordered them to exterminate the priesthood.

But that’s why Saul’s story is preserved in Scripture.

So we’ll be able to recognize the attributes of the coming anti-King when he emerges onto the world stage.

Because let’s face it.

When the evil one appears…

The world isn’t going to recognize him for who he really is…

And tragically, most believers won’t recognize him either.

That’s why studying Scripture is so important.

However, there’s one pattern you won’t be able to overlook.

Just as King Saul sought to eliminate opposition by targeting the priesthood, the Antichrist will aim to eliminate opposition by targeting the priesthood of Believers.

Alrighty, let’s transition over to the takeaway.

I’ve been talking about the spiritual arrogance and madness of Saul and Satan.

But here’s the thing.

Every political leader who thinks he can replace God’s truth and justice with his own version of morality is suffering from the same delusion as Saul and the devil.

What’s worse, to an uncircumcised and unbelieving world, these human leaders are objects of worship…

Men who are not to be questioned no matter how crazy their ideas are.

How do you think lunatics like Hitler and Stalin came to power?

It couldn’t have happened without millions of followers.

And that’s the point.

The crowd is usually WRONG!

Look at how the crowd is rallying against Israel following the October 7th carnage committed against them.

Or even before that, look at how the whole world was duped into submitting to a certain medical procedure that was never really effective.

Alright, I feel like I’m careening outta control here with how to finish this post.

I hope you get my point.

I’m done.

CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT

“Enter through the narrow gate.
For wide is the gate and broad
is the road that leads to destruction,
and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow
the road that leads to life,
and only a few find it.”
-Matthew 7:13-14