The Devil's Vision by Rev. John C. Woodward   The Devil once said, To his demons below, "Our work is progressing Entirely to slow; The Holiness people Stand in our way Since they don't believe In the show or the play. They teach that the carnival, Circus and dance, The tavern and honky-tonk With games of chance, Drinking and smoking, These things are all wrong; That Christians don't mix With the ungodly throng. They're quick to condemn Everything that we do; To cause unbelievers To be not a few. They claim that these things Are all of the devil, That Christian Folk live On a much higher level. Now, fellows, their theology, While perfectly true, Is blocking the work We are trying to do. We'll have to get busy And figure a plan That will change their standards As fast as we can. Now, I have a vision Of what we can do; Hearken - I'll tell This deception to you. Then find me a wise But degenerate man Whom I can use To help work out this plan. There's nothing so real As the thing you can see; The eyes and the mind And the heart will agree. So what can be better Than an object to view? I say it will work And convince not a few.

The home is the place For this sinful device; The people deceived Will think it quite nice, The world will possess it Most Christian can't tell That it's all of the devil And was plotted in hell. We'll sell them with pictures Of the latest news, And while they're still looking We'll advertise booze. At the soul-damning cigarette Also they'll look, Until they forget What God says in His Book. At first it will shock them They'll seem in a haze; But soon they'll be hardened And continue to gaze. We'll give them some Gospel That isn't to strong, And a few sacred songs To string them along. They'll take in the ads With the latest fashions And soon watch the shows That stir their evil passions. Murder and love-making Scenes they'll behold, Until in their souls They are bitterly cold. The 'old family altar' Which once held such charm Will soon lose its place Without much alarm. Praying in secret Will also be lost As they look at the screen Without counting the cost. The compromise preachers Who don't take their stand Will embrace this new vision And think it is grand. They'll help fool the people And cause them to sin By seeking this evil And taking it in. Influence is great, And this you can see. Just look at my fall, And you'll have to agree. It won't take too long My demons, to tell That the vision of Satan Will populate hell. Divorce will increase Sex crimes will abound; Much innocent blood Will be spilled on the ground.

The home will be damned In short order I say, When this vision of mine Comes in to stay. Get busy my cohorts, And put this thing out; We'll see if the Church Can continue to shout. The Holiness people Who stand in our way Will soon hush their crying Against show and play. We'll cover the earth with this 'Devil-vision.' Though we'll camouflage it With the name "Television." The people will think They are getting a treat 'Till the anti-christ comes And takes over his seat. He'll then rule the world While the viewers behold The face of 'the beast' To whom they were sold. We'll win through deception This cannot fail, Though some 'Holiness' preachers Against it wll rail."   "Be not deceived, God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall the of the Spirit Reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7-8   "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall comsume with the Spiritof His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming; even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceiveableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not thelove of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie that they all might be damned who believe not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." II Thessalonians 2:8-12