In the Pearl of Great Price, we read of God giving the seed of the woman (Eve) the ability to crush Satan’s head:

 

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; and he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Genesis 3:21 JST)

 

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; and he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Moses 4:21)

 

This isn’t God saying that we can only cast out Satan. No; in the ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil in our lives, Satan can inflict blows upon us, but we can inflict even more devastating blows upon him (actually, the original Hebrew says we can “crush” (yasupeka) Satan’s head).

 

Yet it’s been my experience over the decades that we latter-day saints are closer to latter-day aints when it comes to crushing Satan’s head. We rarely, if ever, cast Satan from our midst. And crushing Satan’s head? It’s a phrase we only read in the scriptures, never really pondering whether it applies to us at all.

 

Are we or are we not the seed of Eve? If so, then why do we constantly allow Satan to bruise our heels, while we neglect to crush his head?

 

Casting out Satan isn’t the same as crushing his head. Telling Satan to “beat it” does not equal beating his head with significant and severe consequences for his actions. We read that “His [the wicked’s] mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” (Psalm 7:16)

 

God is a God of love, but also consequences for those who are disobedient and even evil. He has invited you to join with Him in crushing Satan’s head. Those who have done so experience relief from evil in ways they never dreamed.

 

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