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Chavez' U.N. 'devil' speech harkens back to Salem 1692
2006
Overview
Even more dangerous were \"devils in the guise of saints\" who masquerade as pious believers. Such people, [Samuel Parris] argued, had caused the \"dreadful Witchcraft\" afflicting the village. They had sold their souls in exchange for demonic powers to advance their interests and torment their enemies. \"If ever there were witches - men and women in covenant with the devil,\" Parris insisted, \"here are multitudes in New England.\" The danger was great. Whenever the devil and his allies gain power, they \"make war\" on all who oppose them. The Evil One need only \"hold up his finger\" and \"his servants and slaves will obey.\" And Parris knew just who they might be: the ambitious, over- reaching people, grasping for power and wealth. New England's devils included those who \"prefer farms and merchandise above (Christ) and his ordinances.\" Yet [Hugo Chavez] might also take heart from the hopeful notes in Parris' 1692 sermons. Convinced of God's sovereignty, Parris took the long view - the very long view. The devil and his minions will make war \"as long as they can,\" he conceded, but \"(i)t will not be forever. There will be a time when they shall war no longer.\" Despite powerful evidence to the contrary, they are ultimately \"the weakest side.\" When God so wills, the devil will be \"chained up, so that he cannot ... form an army ... against the saints.\" Seemingly omnipotent today, he will someday \"be cast into the lowest and fiercest flames of misery.\"
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