Loved to Death

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2011)

What seems like a typical teenage story, (girl falls for bad boy, bad boy's deviant nature is of no consequence to girl) - she's fascinated with him.
The storyline says Bella meets a mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. He is like no other boy she has ever met. "He's nothing like anyone she has ever met, period." He sounds a lot like someone we all probably have met, even if at the time of our meeting we did not recognize who he was.
Someone tall, dark, and handsome. Someone who had a mysteriousness about him, having something that compelled us to look on with a fascination.
Who is this one who has intelligence, beauty, and intrigue; and with such, draws us unto himself? In Ezekiel 28, one can see the nature that is "full of wisdom and perfect in beauty," also "there is no secret they can hide from thee." Isaiah 14:12-15 speaks of Lucifer, son of the morning.
This wisdom, beauty, and "mind reading" sounds a lot like Edward. God created strong, spirit beings who were to be ministers unto man under God's authority. Satan wanted to be as God. He rebelled against God and one-third of the "stars of heaven" (angels) followed his rebellion. They were cast to the earth. Revelation 12:7-9 says, "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." Satan can be seen in the garden of Eden tempting man to rebel against God. It is a subtle tactic he uses, basically saying, didn't God say you could eat of every tree. When Eve says yes, but not of one tree, Satan contradicts God's commandment by telling her "Ye shall not surely die: (he entices her desire for more than God gave) by also saying, "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be a gods, knowing good and evil." She ate, and her husband with her ate also. All one has to do is look around and see who spoke the truth - man dies. Satan lied.
Who is Edward? In "Twilight", Bella is attracted to Edward. If she now has fallen in love with him, will she continue till she is one with him? It reminds me of the battle for mans soul. Satan can manifest himself into beauty. He desires man to worship him, not God; but, at what cost? Jesus said, "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:26.
The seduction unto darkness is a seduction unto death. Satan has an end, and those who follow him receive as he. "And the third angel followed them saying, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb; and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." Revelation 14:9-ll.
Bella may be attracted to one who will love her to death. Man can be attracted to one who promises to love him to death. The person tempted to leave light and walk in darkness may believe the power of darkness will stay with them and empower them to obtain. Yet, as soon as one departs from light and joins to darkness, one is in death. Satan may keep his promise - he loved you (or he stayed with you) until death. He seduced you to death. From the garden until now, Satan is keeping his promise to love man to death.
In the "Twilight" I see Bella being loved to death.