All That Glitters Is Not Gold
By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.
05/22/2023
No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14)
It is moth season here in Colorado, and that means our back porch is overrun with moths at night. If we open the door after dark, even for a few seconds, the winged pests dart toward the light emanating from inside the house. I installed one of those bug zappers in the corner of the porch in an effort to lure them away from the door, but somehow two or three of them always find a way to sneak their way inside.
I am told these are miller moths. Every spring they migrate from the plains to the mountains looking for food. Fortunately, “miller season” only lasts about three weeks. I do not know much about moths, but I have made a couple of observations. First, they appear to travel in swarms. I rarely see a solo moth separated from the pack. Where there is one, there are usually many more.
Second, they are not very smart. Even when moth after moth disappears into the bug zapper never to return, their comrades keep following in their wing-steps. And this is in spite of the fact that each disappearance coincides with a startling Zap! You would think they would figure it out, but these dumb insects continue to fall for the same old ruse. There is something irresistible about that glittering light.
I suppose I should not be so hard on the poor millers. After all, we humans, with superior intellect, made in the image of God, once indulged in a perilous piece of fruit just because it was shiny. William Shakespeare put it this way, “All that glitters is not gold.”
We live in an unprecedented age when glitter is at an all-time high. We have smart phones, smart meters, smart refrigerators, smart speakers, smart plugs, smart lights, smart thermostats, smart showers, smart mattresses, and smart toilets. We are building entire cities that are supposedly smart.
Each day brings stunning new technological gadgets, tools, and toys. We have brain-computer implants, AI newscasters, crops that make their own fertilizer, self-driving cars, 5G technology that can harvest energy from wireless signals, invasive biometric surveillance, and microsatellites orbiting the globe connecting the world in a vast Internet Of Things.
Like the miller moths, the collective masses seem to be flying naively toward the light of progress. But at what cost? Could it be that the allure of high-tech gold is leading us down a treacherous path? The Bible warns that even Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14).
Technology, in and of itself, is morally neutral. It can be used for good or evil. For example, in benevolent hands, science can solve medical problems that have confounded doctors for centuries. Yet, in the hands of the Luciferian elite, technology can deceive the world and pave the way for the tyrannical rule of the Antichrist.
Today’s convenient bells and whistles are tomorrow’s prisons. As we march rapidly toward the end of the age, resist the temptation to follow the crowd. If you are not careful, you may end up getting zapped!
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:4–6)
05/22/2023
No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (2 Corinthians 11:14)
It is moth season here in Colorado, and that means our back porch is overrun with moths at night. If we open the door after dark, even for a few seconds, the winged pests dart toward the light emanating from inside the house. I installed one of those bug zappers in the corner of the porch in an effort to lure them away from the door, but somehow two or three of them always find a way to sneak their way inside.
I am told these are miller moths. Every spring they migrate from the plains to the mountains looking for food. Fortunately, “miller season” only lasts about three weeks. I do not know much about moths, but I have made a couple of observations. First, they appear to travel in swarms. I rarely see a solo moth separated from the pack. Where there is one, there are usually many more.
Second, they are not very smart. Even when moth after moth disappears into the bug zapper never to return, their comrades keep following in their wing-steps. And this is in spite of the fact that each disappearance coincides with a startling Zap! You would think they would figure it out, but these dumb insects continue to fall for the same old ruse. There is something irresistible about that glittering light.
I suppose I should not be so hard on the poor millers. After all, we humans, with superior intellect, made in the image of God, once indulged in a perilous piece of fruit just because it was shiny. William Shakespeare put it this way, “All that glitters is not gold.”
We live in an unprecedented age when glitter is at an all-time high. We have smart phones, smart meters, smart refrigerators, smart speakers, smart plugs, smart lights, smart thermostats, smart showers, smart mattresses, and smart toilets. We are building entire cities that are supposedly smart.
Each day brings stunning new technological gadgets, tools, and toys. We have brain-computer implants, AI newscasters, crops that make their own fertilizer, self-driving cars, 5G technology that can harvest energy from wireless signals, invasive biometric surveillance, and microsatellites orbiting the globe connecting the world in a vast Internet Of Things.
Like the miller moths, the collective masses seem to be flying naively toward the light of progress. But at what cost? Could it be that the allure of high-tech gold is leading us down a treacherous path? The Bible warns that even Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14).
Technology, in and of itself, is morally neutral. It can be used for good or evil. For example, in benevolent hands, science can solve medical problems that have confounded doctors for centuries. Yet, in the hands of the Luciferian elite, technology can deceive the world and pave the way for the tyrannical rule of the Antichrist.
Today’s convenient bells and whistles are tomorrow’s prisons. As we march rapidly toward the end of the age, resist the temptation to follow the crowd. If you are not careful, you may end up getting zapped!
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:4–6)
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