You'll never gain a full understanding of it unless He reveals it to you. Think of a war. When one side invades another. They then dismantle the opposition's capability to function. Propaganda is used to instill fear and despair.
Language is confused and distorted.
Meanings become altered. Think of Alexander Haig and double-speak. We have demonstrations in many regions of the world every few years of the ruthlessness of war. This is because we are living in a war ourselves. There is a war going on between The Maker Of The Universe and one whom He made but who chose to rebel and set up an alternative kingdom, whose desire is to twist and distort everything the Maker made.