The video of a hostage being beheaded in Iraq is an example of horror mankind is subject to. It shows how much influence such a leader can have over others. He would stay back from his disciples, as he directs them to behead hostage. Whenever men holding prisoner looked uncertain, leader would convince them that what they were doing was just thing. The scene appears to be a struggle between leader (persuading) and followers (resisting). The film shows how power of evil can pervert people’s senses to such a degree that destruction and horror replace goodness and compassion in their souls.

The seductive powers of darkness act by using people's vulnerability and weaknesses against them. Terrorists claim their actions are for their love of God. Most of them believe that what they are doing is right. Someone who they see as a prophet or a messenger leads them to believe that they act in God’s will. This messenger is trusted and considered more important than their own lives. Sorat would exploit these people to “give their lives for his pleasure in subjecting mankind to horror of ultimate magnitude,” as mentioned in Hulagu’s Web.

It is difficult to understand why well-intentioned, logically thinking people fall into such traps. How can one induce another to become a suicide bomber willing to die for some obscure cause and kill other innocent people? How can human mind become so clouded and susceptible to such evil and debasing acts? The answer lies in fact that many people need something or someone to believe in. Sorat and his progeny would use this weakness to lead those susceptible to their influence. The reasons for their acts are masked, people follow because they need to believe and fail to ask themselves a rational explanation for what they are made to do. Nevertheless, if people saw true intentions behind these schemes they would not follow. Evil exists as long it disguises itself.

Sorat could only maintain his power by distorting way people perceive what is good. He would reduce each individual to his level - an entity without soul or conscious. His ultimate objective is to alter human existence by spreading destruction and misery. Eradicating mercy, benevolence, compassion and humanity (most needed qualities that Christ himself advocated) is only way Sorat can achieve his goals.

1 Cor. 4:11

Is not this fast that I have chosen? to loose bands of wickedness, to undo heavy burdens, and to let oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to hungry, and that thou bring poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Isaiah 58:6-7

When Son of man shall come in his glory, and all holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from goats: And he shall set sheep on his right hand, but goats on left.

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Then shall he say also unto them on left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for devil and his angels ...

Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:31-33, 41, 45-46

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