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that
Sat
an h
as in
geni
ousl
y pr
epar
ed to
dim
the
spir
itual
pe
rcep
tions
of t
hose
who
hav
e ha
d bu
t litt
le e
xper
ienc
e in
the
wor
king
s of
the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
and
of
thos
e w
ho
re
mai
n sa
tisfie
d w
ith a
ver
y lim
ited
spir
itual
kno
wle
dge.
Th
e ef
fort
of s
educ
ers
has
been
to u
nder
min
e co
nfid
ence
in
the
tru
th o
f G
od
and
to m
ake
it im
poss
ible
to
di
stin
guis
h tr
uth
from
er
ror.
Won
derf
ully
pl
easi
ng,
fanc
iful,
scie
ntifi
c
pr
oble
ms
are
intr
oduc
ed a
nd u
rged
upo
n th
e at
tent
ion
of t
he u
nwar
y; a
nd
unle
ss b
elie
vers
are
on
thei
r gu
ard,
the
enem
y, d
isgu
ised
as a
n an
gel o
f lig
ht,
will
lead
them
into
fals
e pa
ths.”
Whi
te, E
vang
elis
m, p
.359
18
. H
ow w
ill t
he g
reat
con
trov
ersy
bet
wee
n C
hris
t an
d Sa
tan
final
ly
end
?
M
atth
ew 2
5:41
; Mal
achi
4:1
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“I
n th
e cl
eans
ing
flam
es th
e w
icke
d ar
e at
last
des
troy
ed, r
oot a
nd b
ranc
h,--
Sata
n th
e ro
ot, h
is fo
llow
ers
the
bran
ches
. The
full
pena
lty o
f the
law
has
bee
n vi
site
d; th
e de
man
ds o
f jus
tice
have
bee
n m
et; a
nd H
eave
n an
d ea
rth,
beh
old-
ing,
dec
lare
the
rig
hteo
usne
ss o
f Je
hova
h… S
atan
's w
ork
of r
uin
is f
orev
er
ende
d.”
Whi
te, G
reat
Con
trov
ersy
, p.6
73
Frie
nds,
befo
re th
is g
reat
con
trove
rsy
is e
nded
ther
e w
ill b
e on
e fin
al c
onte
st be
twee
n th
e ch
urch
of
Sata
n, s
ymbo
lized
by
the
first
bea
st o
f R
evel
atio
n 13
, an
d th
e re
mna
nt o
f God
. Re
vela
tion
chap
ter 1
3 te
lls u
s ex
actly
who
this
bea
st
is, w
hat h
is m
ark
is a
nd w
ho w
ill b
e re
ceiv
ing
it. W
e w
ill fi
nd a
nsw
ers t
o th
ese
ques
tions
in o
ur n
ext s
tudy
. Is
it y
our
desi
re to
be
on th
e si
de o
f Jes
us in
this
grea
t con
trov
ersy
?
AN
SWE
RS: 1) It ended w
hen war broke out in heaven. 2) Jesus. 3) A
ll who w
orship God—
His church. 4) Satan. 5) A
Covering
Cherubim
—angel at the side of G
od’s throne. 6) No. H
e is a created being. 7) He becam
e prideful and wanted to be G
od. 8) Satan w
as kicked out of heaven and allowed to test m
an in Eden. 9) He has lied and deceived m
an using agents to persecute and kill. 10) The prom
ise of a Savior. 11) Rom
e—specifically ‘pagan’ R
ome. 12) N
o. He continues to attack G
od’s church to this day. 13) ‘papal’ R
ome. 14) B
y fierce persecution often resulting in the death of the believer if not converted to Catholicism
. 15) God used
the earth and it’s elements to hide H
is church from R
ome. 16) They keep the Ten C
omm
andments, including the fourth, and have
the gift of prophecy—a prophet. 17) B
eware of seducing spirits, false doctrines, false C
hrist's, and prophets. 18) Satan and his follow
ers will be com
pletely destroyed by fire… becom
ing ashes. 1
1.
Wha
t hap
pene
d to
the
unity
and
pea
ce th
at w
as o
nce
in a
ll C
reat
ion?
Rev
elat
ion
12:7
, 8
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_ “[
The]
wor
k of
opp
ositi
on to
the
law
of G
od h
ad it
s be
ginn
ing
in th
e co
urts
of
heav
en, w
ith L
ucife
r, th
e co
veri
ng c
heru
b. S
atan
det
erm
ined
to b
e fir
st in
the
coun
cils
of h
eave
n, a
nd e
qual
with
God
. He
bega
n hi
s w
ork
of r
ebel
lion
with
th
e an
gels
und
er h
is c
omm
and,
see
king
to
diffu
se a
mon
g th
em t
he s
piri
t of
di
scon
tent
. And
he
wor
ked
in s
o de
cept
ive
a w
ay th
at m
any
of th
e an
gels
wer
e w
on
to
his
alle
gian
ce
befo
re
his
purp
oses
w
ere
fully
kn
own.
Ete
rnal
Tru
th M
inist
ries
Pres
ents
Les
son
12
“The
Gre
at C
ontr
over
sy”
Stud
ies o
n B
ible
Pro
phec
ySt
udie
s on
Bib
le P
roph
ecy
“...f
or th
e w
ords
are
clo
sed
up a
nd se
aled
till
the
time
of th
e en
d.”
Dan
iel 1
2:9
So fa
r in
our s
tudi
es o
f bib
le p
roph
ecy
we
have
not
ed th
at th
ere
are
two
side
s in
the
battl
e th
at
rage
s fo
r pl
anet
ea
rth.
D
eter
min
ing
exac
tly w
ho th
e pa
rtici
pant
s ar
e in
th
is co
smic
co
nflic
t is
ve
ry
impo
rtant
for u
s tod
ay fo
r it w
ill g
ive
us a
cl
eare
r id
ea
of
who
se
side
w
e m
ay
actu
ally
be
on.
Ver
y fe
w p
eopl
e w
ant t
o be
on
the
side
of e
vil b
ut th
e de
vil i
s ve
ry
dece
ptiv
e an
d th
ere
are
man
y w
ho a
re o
n th
e w
rong
sid
e in
this
bat
tle th
at
thin
k th
ey a
re o
n G
od’s
sid
e.
Let u
s no
w ta
ke a
clo
ser
look
at t
he G
reat
C
ontro
vers
y, w
hich
beg
an so
long
ago
…
2
Even
the
loya
l ang
els
coul
d no
t ful
ly d
isce
rn
his
char
acte
r, no
r se
e to
wha
t his
wor
k w
as
lead
ing.
W
hen
Sata
n ha
d su
ccee
ded
in
w
inni
ng m
any
ange
ls to
his
sid
e, h
e to
ok h
is ca
use
to G
od,
repr
esen
ting
that
it
was
the
de
sire
of
the
ange
ls t
hat
he o
ccup
y th
e
po
sitio
n th
at C
hris
t he
ld.
The
evil
cont
inue
d to
wor
k un
til t
he s
piri
t of
di
saffe
ctio
n ri
pene
d in
to a
ctiv
e re
volt.
The
n th
ere
was
war
in h
eave
n.”
Whi
te,
Seco
nd A
dven
t Rev
iew
& S
abba
th H
eral
d, Ja
nuar
y 28
, 190
9.
2.
Who
is th
is M
icha
el?
Dan
iel 1
0:13
; 12:
1; J
ude
9
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Th
e na
me
Mic
hael
is
a tra
nslit
erat
ion
of t
he H
ebre
w M
ika
‘el
whi
ch m
eans
“w
ho is
like
God
.” A
s w
e w
ill s
ee la
ter i
n ou
r stu
dy, S
atan
wan
ted
to b
e lik
e G
od a
nd in
ord
er fo
r him
to d
o th
is h
e m
ust d
estro
y G
od.
Ther
efor
e, th
e gr
eat
cont
rove
rsy
is b
etw
een
Sata
n an
d Je
sus
and
not b
etw
een
Sata
n an
d an
act
ual
ange
l nam
ed M
icha
el.
For S
atan
to d
efea
t an
ange
l wou
ld n
ot m
ake
him
God
fo
r th
e Lo
rd w
ould
stil
l ex
ist!
A c
aref
ul e
xam
inat
ion
of t
he S
crip
ture
refe
renc
es to
Mic
hael
poi
nts
to th
e co
nclu
sion
that
he
is n
one
othe
r th
an o
ur
bles
sed
Lord
and
Sav
ior J
esus
Chr
ist.
3.
How
doe
s pro
phec
y sy
mbo
lize
Mic
hael
’s a
rmy
in th
is c
onfli
ct?
Rev
elat
ion
12:1
; Isa
iah
51:1
6 la
st p
art;
Jere
mia
h 6:
2
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In
Old
Tes
tam
ent f
igur
es, t
he tr
ue c
hurc
h is
at t
imes
repr
esen
ted
by
a w
oman
. W
hen
the
chur
ch a
post
atiz
ed i
t w
as c
ompa
red
with
a
co
rrup
t w
oman
(se
e Je
r. 3:
20;
Eze.
23:
2–4)
. Th
e sa
me
figur
es a
ppea
r in
the
New
Tes
tam
ent (
see
2 C
or. 1
1:2;
Eph
. 5:
25–3
2;
Rev
. 17
:1–3
).
In
Rev
elat
ion
12
the
wom
an
re
pres
ents
the
true
chur
ch. S
ince
she
is p
rese
nted
as
abou
t to
give
birt
h to
Chr
ist (
see
vs. 2
, 4, 5
) an
d la
ter
as b
eing
per
secu
ted,
follo
win
g th
e as
cens
ion
of C
hris
t (vs
. 5, 1
3–17
), sh
e re
pres
ents
the
chur
ch o
f bo
th
the
Old
Tes
tam
ent a
nd th
e N
ew T
esta
men
t.
“A w
oman
[is
] a
figur
e w
hich
is u
sed
in th
e Bi
ble
as th
e sy
mbo
l of a
chu
rch,
a
virt
uous
wom
an r
epre
sent
ing
a pu
re c
hurc
h, a
vile
wom
an a
n ap
osta
te
chur
ch.”
Whi
te, G
reat
Con
trove
rsy,
pag
e 38
1.
“No
sym
bols
mor
e fit
ting
and
impr
essi
ve c
ould
be
foun
d th
an a
re h
ere
em
ploy
ed. T
he M
osai
c pe
riod
shon
e w
ith a
ligh
t bor
row
ed fr
om th
e C
hris
tian
Era,
ev
en
as
the
moo
n sh
ines
w
ith
light
bo
rrow
ed
from
th
e su
n.
7
That
the
rem
nant
is id
entif
ied
in s
uch
a w
ay in
dica
tes
that
the
com
man
dmen
ts
of G
od w
ill b
e es
peci
ally
con
trove
rted
in th
is s
trugg
le b
etw
een
the
drag
on a
nd
chur
ch. T
he id
entif
ier
of th
is la
st r
emna
nt i
s tw
ofol
d...
not
only
will
the
y be
ob
edie
nt to
God
's Te
n C
omm
andm
ents
, but
they
will
als
o be
dis
tingu
ishe
d by
th
e m
anife
stat
ion
of t
he g
ift o
f pr
ophe
cy i
n th
eir
mid
st.
The
“tes
timon
y of
Jesu
s C
hris
t,” is
the
witn
ess
of J
esus
in th
eir m
idst
thro
ugh
the
med
ium
of t
he
prop
hetic
gift
. The
y w
ill h
ave
a pr
ophe
t—th
e El
ijah
prop
het (
see
Mal
achi
4:5
). A
lso,
at
the
hear
t of
the
Ten
Com
man
dmen
ts i
s th
e Sa
bbat
h. T
he s
ign
of
ob
edie
nce
to th
e Te
n C
omm
andm
ents
is th
e ob
serv
ance
of
the
Sabb
ath.
Thu
s th
e id
entif
ying
mar
ks o
f G
od’s
las
t re
mna
nt i
s se
vent
h-da
y Sa
bbat
h ke
epin
g an
d pr
ocla
imin
g G
od’s
fina
l app
eal t
o th
e w
orld
to a
ccep
t the
gra
ciou
s gi
ft of
sa
lvat
ion—
the
prop
hecy
of R
evel
atio
n 14
:6-1
2.
“I
n th
e tw
elfth
cha
pter
of
Reve
latio
n is
rep
rese
nted
the
gr
eat
conf
lict
betw
een
the
obed
ient
and
the
dis
obed
ient
. Th
e si
gn o
f obe
dien
ce is
the
obse
rvan
ce o
f the
Sab
bath
of
the
four
th c
omm
andm
ent.
The
Sabb
ath
is a
tes
t to
thi
s ge
nera
tion.
In
obey
ing
the
four
th c
omm
andm
ent i
n sp
irit
and
trut
h, m
en w
ill o
bey
all t
he p
rece
pts
of th
e D
ecal
ogue
. To
ful
fil t
his
com
man
dmen
t on
e m
ust
love
God
sup
rem
ely,
an
d ex
erci
se l
ove
tow
ard
all
the
crea
ture
s th
at H
e ha
s m
ade.
The
tim
e is
com
ing
whe
n G
od's
peop
le w
ill f
eel
the
hand
of
pers
ecut
ion
beca
use
they
kee
p ho
ly th
e se
vent
h da
y. T
he m
an o
f sin
, who
th
ough
t to
cha
nge
times
and
law
s, an
d w
ho h
as a
lway
s
op
pres
sed
the
peop
le o
f G
od,
will
cau
se l
aws
to b
e m
ade
enfo
rcin
g th
e ob
serv
ance
of
the
first
day
of
the
wee
k. B
ut
God
's pe
ople
are
to
stan
d fir
m f
or H
im. L
et n
o on
e yi
eld
to t
empt
atio
n an
d
beco
me
less
fer
vent
in
his
atta
chm
ent
to G
od's
law
bec
ause
of
the
cont
empt
pl
aced
upo
n it;
for
that
is th
e ve
ry th
ing
that
sho
uld
mak
e us
pra
y w
ith a
ll ou
r he
art,
and
soul
, and
voi
ce, "
It is
tim
e fo
r Th
ee, L
ord,
to w
ork:
for
they
hav
e m
ade
void
Thy
law
." P
salm
119
:126
. Th
eref
ore,
bec
ause
of
the
univ
ersa
l
cont
empt
, I
will
not
tur
n tra
itor
whe
n G
od w
ill b
e m
ost
glor
ified
and
mos
t ho
nore
d by
my
loya
lty.”
Whi
te, T
he F
aith
I Li
ve B
y, p
age
291.
17
. W
hat
war
ning
s ar
e gi
ven
to
the
rem
nant
th
at
keep
th
e
com
man
dmen
ts o
f God
and
hav
e th
e te
stim
ony
of J
esus
?
1 Ti
mot
hy 4
:1; 2
Cor
inth
ians
11:
14; M
atth
ew 2
4:23
, 24
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“C
hris
t for
etol
d th
at th
e go
ing
fort
h of
dec
eive
rs w
ould
be
acco
mpa
nied
with
m
ore
dang
er to
His
dis
cipl
es th
an w
ould
per
secu
tion.
Thi
s war
ning
is re
peat
ed
seve
ral
times
. Se
duce
rs,
with
the
ir s
cien
tific
pro
blem
s, w
ere
to b
e gu
arde
d ag
ains
t m
ore
care
fully
tha
n an
y ot
her
peri
l th
at t
hey
wou
ld m
eet;
for
the
entr
ance
of t
hese
sed
uctiv
e sp
irits
mea
nt t
he e
ntra
nce
of t
he s
peci
ous
erro
rs
6
“The
Hol
y Sp
irit
uses
this
floo
ding
to il
lust
rate
the
risi
ng u
p or
ove
rflo
win
g of
th
e ch
urch
's en
emie
s in
an
effo
rt t
o de
stro
y he
r. D
urin
g th
e 12
60 y
ears
of
Pa
pal
supr
emac
y, a
s a
resu
lt of
ser
pent
ine
prop
agan
da,
"the
wat
ers
[or
peop
le]
on w
hich
the
who
re s
its"
(Rev
elat
ion
17)
rose
up
to s
wee
p aw
ay th
e sa
ints
. Mul
titud
es w
ere
insp
ired
to m
ount
cru
sade
s ag
ains
t the
"he
retic
s" in
an
ende
avor
to s
wee
p aw
ay G
od's
peop
le.”
Coo
ke, W
ar o
n G
od's
Wom
an, p
ages
28
-29.
“C
hris
tians
wer
e fo
rced
to
choo
se e
ither
to
yiel
d th
eir
inte
grity
and
acc
ept t
he p
apal
cer
emon
ies a
nd w
orsh
ip,
or to
wea
r aw
ay th
eir
lives
in d
unge
ons
or s
uffe
r de
ath
by th
e ra
ck, t
he fa
got,
or th
e he
adsm
an's
axe.
Now
wer
e fu
lfille
d th
e w
ords
of J
esus
: "Y
e sh
all b
e be
tray
ed b
oth
by p
aren
ts, a
nd b
reth
ren,
and
kin
sfol
k, a
nd fr
iend
s; a
nd
som
e of
you
sha
ll th
ey c
ause
to b
e pu
t to
deat
h. A
nd y
e sh
all b
e ha
ted
of a
ll m
en f
or M
y na
me'
s sa
ke."
(Lu
ke 2
1:16
, 17
). Pe
rsec
utio
n op
ened
upo
n th
e
faith
ful w
ith g
reat
er fu
ry th
an e
ver
befo
re, a
nd th
e w
orld
bec
ame
a va
st b
attle
-fie
ld. F
or h
undr
eds
of y
ears
the
chur
ch o
f Chr
ist f
ound
re
fuge
in
secl
usio
n an
d ob
scur
ity.
Thus
sa
ys
the
prop
het:
"The
wom
an fl
ed in
to th
e w
ilder
ness
, whe
re s
he
hath
a p
lace
pre
pare
d of
God
, tha
t the
y sh
ould
feed
her
th
ere
a th
ousa
nd t
wo
hund
red
and
thre
e-sc
ore
days
."
Reve
latio
n 12
:6.”
Whi
te, G
reat
Con
trov
ersy
, pag
e 54
. 15
. H
ow d
id G
od in
terv
ene
to p
rote
ct th
e ‘w
oman
’ (H
is c
hurc
h)?
Reve
latio
n 12
:16.
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“Six
tim
es i
n th
is c
hapt
er,
the
wor
d "e
arth
" is
use
d. O
ther
ter
ms
in t
his
ch
apte
r, su
ch a
s "t
he w
oman
", "
the
mou
th o
f the
ser
pent
", a
nd "
the
flood
", a
re
sym
bolic
. Sho
uld
we
unde
rsta
nd th
e te
rm "
eart
h"
to b
e sy
mbo
lic a
lso?
May
be i
t ha
s a
liter
al a
s w
ell a
s a
sym
bolic
app
licat
ion.
Did
God
em
ploy
th
e lit
eral
ele
men
ts of
the
ear
th,
the
natu
ral
wor
ld,
to d
eliv
er h
is sa
ints
fro
m d
estr
uctio
n
duri
ng th
ose
dark
yea
rs?
Yes,
He
cert
ainl
y di
d!
He
used
the
mou
ntai
n fa
stne
sses
, th
e is
olat
ed
valle
ys,
deep
for
ests,
sec
ret
cave
s, cl
oud
and
mis
t, w
ind
and
tem
pest
, w
ater
and
flo
ods
to
prot
ect a
nd d
eliv
er H
is p
eopl
e.”
Coo
ke, W
ar o
n G
od's
Wom
an, p
ages
30-
31.
16.
How
is th
e fin
al r
emai
ning
par
t of t
he c
hurc
h id
entif
ied?
Reve
latio
n 12
:17
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3
How
app
ropr
iate
, the
refo
re, t
o re
pres
ent t
he fo
rmer
by
the
moo
n,
and
the
latte
r by
the
sun.
The
wom
an, t
he c
hurc
h, h
ad th
e m
oon
un
der
her
feet
; tha
t is,
the
Mos
aic
peri
od h
ad ju
st e
nded
, and
the
wom
an w
as c
loth
ed w
ith th
e lig
ht o
f the
gos
pel s
un, w
hich
had
ju
st r
isen
. By
ant
icip
atio
n th
e ch
urch
is
repr
esen
ted
as f
ully
orga
nize
d, w
ith it
s tw
elve
apo
stle
s, be
fore
the
man
chi
ld, C
hris
t,
appe
ared
up
on
the
scen
e.
It w
as
to
be
thus
co
nstit
uted
im
med
iate
ly a
fter
Chr
ist
shou
ld b
egin
His
min
istr
y; a
nd H
e is
m
ore
espe
cial
ly c
onne
cted
with
this
chu
rch
than
with
that
of t
he
form
er p
erio
d.”
Sm
ith, D
anie
l and
the
Rev
elat
ion,
p.5
50.
4.
W
ho i
s re
pres
ente
d by
the
dra
gon
that
is
fight
ing
agai
nst
Jesu
s?
Rev
elat
ion
12: 9
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“The
dra
gon
is s
aid
to b
e Sa
tan;
he
it w
as t
hat
mov
ed u
pon
Her
od to
put
the
Savi
our
to d
eath
. But
th
e ch
ief a
gent
of S
atan
in m
akin
g w
ar u
pon
Chr
ist
and
His
peo
ple
duri
ng t
he f
irst
cen
turi
es o
f th
e C
hris
tian
era
was
the
Rom
an E
mpi
re,
in w
hich
pa
gani
sm w
as t
he p
reva
iling
rel
igio
n. T
hus
whi
le
the
drag
on, p
rim
arily
, rep
rese
nts
Sata
n, it
is, i
n a
seco
ndar
y se
nse,
a s
ymbo
l of
pag
an R
ome.
” W
hite
, Gre
at C
ontr
over
sy, p
age
438.
5.
Wha
t was
Luc
ifer’
s pos
ition
in h
eave
n?
Ez
ekie
l 28:
14
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_ In
the
earth
ly ta
bern
acle
, the
two
cove
ring
cher
ubim
wer
e by
the
Ark
of t
he C
oven
ant,
whi
ch s
ymbo
lized
the
thro
ne
of G
od. T
here
fore
, in
heav
en, L
ucife
r onc
e st
ood
by G
od's
thro
ne.
6.
Is
Luc
ifer,
kno
wn
toda
y as
Sat
an, a
God
gon
e ba
d?
Ez
ekie
l 28:
15
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“Luc
ifer..
. had
bee
n th
e hi
ghes
t of a
ll cr
eate
d be
ings
, and
had
bee
n fo
rem
ost
in re
veal
ing
God
's pu
rpos
es to
the
univ
erse
.” W
hite
, Des
ire
of A
ges,
p.75
9.
7.
H
ow d
id S
atan
beg
in H
is r
ebel
lion
in h
eave
n?
Ez
ekie
l 28:
17; I
saia
h 14
:13-
14
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4
Thro
ugh
prid
e,
selfi
shne
ss,
and
Jeal
ousy
, Lu
cife
r
co
rrup
ted
him
self
into
a d
evil.
Luc
ifer,
the
light
bea
rer,
beca
me
Sata
n, th
e ad
vers
ary.
He
bega
n to
qu
estio
n th
e go
vern
men
t and
cha
ract
er o
f God
. Sat
an h
ad to
reso
rt to
ly
ing
to d
o th
is.
Like
man
y to
day,
he
said
God
's la
w
coul
d no
t be
obey
ed. B
ecau
se o
f prid
e, h
e be
cam
e fil
led
with
hat
red.
A
third
of t
he a
ngel
s w
ere
fasc
inat
ed w
ith
his
talk
and
uni
ted
with
Sat
an. T
hen
he a
nd h
is a
ngel
s m
ade
war
in h
eave
n.
8.
H
ow w
as th
is c
ontr
over
sy tr
ansf
erre
d to
the
eart
h?
R
evel
atio
n 12
:9; L
uke
10:1
8; G
enes
is 3
:1-6
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__
“God
in
His
wis
dom
did
not
use
mea
sure
s of
for
ce t
o su
ppre
ss S
atan
's
rebe
llion
. Su
ch
mea
sure
s w
ould
ha
ve
arou
sed
sym
path
y fo
r Sa
tan,
st
reng
then
ing
his
rebe
llion
rat
her
than
less
enin
g hi
s po
wer
. If G
od h
ad a
t the
ou
tset
pun
ishe
d hi
s re
belli
on, m
any
mor
e w
ould
hav
e lo
oked
upo
n hi
m a
s on
e w
ho h
ad b
een
deal
t w
ith
un
just
ly, a
nd w
ould
hav
e fo
llow
ed h
is e
xam
ple.
It w
as
nece
ssar
y fo
r hi
m t
o ha
ve t
ime
and
oppo
rtun
ity t
o
deve
lop
his
fals
e pr
inci
ples
. The
re w
as w
ar in
hea
ven,
an
d th
e Pr
ince
of
life
over
cam
e th
e ap
osta
te.
Sata
n w
as c
ast o
ut o
f hea
ven,
with
the
ange
ls w
ho h
ad u
nite
d w
ith h
im.”
Whi
te, S
igns
of t
he T
imes
, Jul
y 23
, 190
2.
9.
W
hat h
as b
een
the
reco
rd o
f Sat
an’s
dea
ling
with
hum
anity
?
John
8:4
4; R
evel
atio
n 12
:10,
13-
16
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10
. W
hat p
rom
ise
was
to b
e fu
lfille
d?
G
enes
is 3
:15;
Isai
ah 9
:6; R
evel
atio
n 12
:2, 5
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“God
's pr
omis
e to
Eve
in E
den
was
che
rish
ed b
y H
is pe
ople
. The
y w
aite
d lo
ng
for
the
com
ing
of th
e pr
omise
d "S
eed"
- C
hris
t (se
e G
alat
ians
3:1
6). T
he d
evil
also
wai
ted,
and
at e
very
turn
he
ende
avor
ed to
thw
art t
he p
lan
of h
eave
n to
sa
ve t
he w
orld
. M
any
times
he
alm
ost
succ
eede
d. W
hen
Jesu
s w
as b
orn
the
drag
on
was
th
ere
to
atta
ck
Him
. Es
cape
ca
me
by
fleei
ng
to
Egyp
t.
In th
e w
ilder
ness
the
drag
on le
aped
to a
ttack
, onl
y to
be
defe
ated
by
the
wor
d of
God
. Th
en a
ll th
e bl
ack
pass
ions
of
hate
wer
e le
t lo
ose
at G
olgo
tha.
Be
tray
ed a
nd
cruc
ified
, th
e w
orld
's Re
deem
er w
as
at
last
buri
ed i
n a
ro
ck-h
ewn
tom
b. H
ow e
vil t
rium
phed
! Bu
t on
ly f
or a
few
hou
rs.”
And
erso
n,
Unf
oldi
ng th
e Re
vela
tion,
pag
e 11
6.
5
11.
Thr
ough
wha
t na
tion
did
Sata
n tr
y to
des
troy
Chr
ist
and
the
earl
y
chur
ch?
Re
vela
tion
12:1
3; L
uke
2:1-
11; M
atth
ew 2
:16
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In
pre
viou
s st
udie
s of
Dan
iel
we
lear
ned
that
the
re
wer
e fo
ur k
ingd
oms
that
wou
ld r
ule
the
earth
fro
m
Dan
iel’s
day
to
the
seco
nd c
omin
g of
Jes
us.
Thes
e ki
ngdo
ms
wer
e B
abyl
on,
Med
o-Pe
rsia
, G
reec
e, a
nd R
ome.
Of
thes
e ki
ngdo
ms,
the
four
th w
as ru
ling
at th
e fir
st a
dven
t of
Jes
us a
nd t
he e
arly
ap
osto
lic c
hurc
h. T
hat
kin
gdom
was
R
ome
durin
g it’
s fir
st s
tage
of
rule
…
spec
ifica
lly c
alle
d ‘p
agan
’ Rom
e.
12
. S
ince
Sat
an f
aile
d in
his
att
empt
to
dest
roy
Chr
ist
and
the
earl
y
chur
ch, d
id h
e gi
ve u
p hi
s fig
ht?
1 Pe
ter 5
:8; R
evel
atio
n 12
:17
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13
. A
fter
the
fall
of ‘p
agan
’ Rom
e, th
roug
h w
hat p
ower
did
Sat
an w
ork?
Reve
latio
n 13
:1, 2
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__
“In
the
sixt
h ce
ntur
y th
e pa
pacy
had
bec
ome
firm
ly e
stab
lishe
d. I
ts s
eat o
f pow
er w
as fi
xed
in
the
impe
rial
city
, an
d th
e bi
shop
of
Rom
e w
as
decl
ared
to
be t
he h
ead
over
the
ent
ire
chur
ch.
Paga
nism
had
giv
en p
lace
to
the
papa
cy.
The
drag
on h
ad g
iven
to th
e be
ast "
his
pow
er, a
nd h
is
seat
, an
d gr
eat
auth
ority
." R
evel
atio
n 13
:2.
And
now
beg
an t
he 1
260
year
s of
pap
al o
ppre
ssio
n fo
reto
ld i
n th
e pr
ophe
cies
of
Dan
iel
and
the
Reve
latio
n.”
Whi
te,
Gre
at
C
ontr
over
sy, p
age
54
14.
How
did
‘pa
pal’
Rom
e tr
y to
des
troy
the
‘w
oman
’ du
ring
the
126
0
year
s?
Re
vela
tion
12:1
4-15
. Com
pare
Isai
ah 5
9:19
, Jer
emia
h 46
:7-8
.
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