Baffle

 Let's suppose there is a creature, the epitome of evil.

This creature supposedly rises to power solving insurmountable trouble.

Well, problems are NOT insurmountable.  They might be tough, but they are solvable.  This has been proven.

Let's say further that things were bad, then they got better.  Then the darkside took over through deceit etc and things got bad again.

Now, if someone and several put a stop to the resurgence, it will go beyond a doubt that we can fix things ourselves.

Only when 'allowed' can and do circumstances seem overwhelming.  That is the deception.

One of the creature's labels is 'great deceiver'.  Keep that in mind.

So this darkness can be vanquished.  God wins.

Bafflement precedes that.

No wonder they hate us for Restoring the Republic.