THIS IS DECEPTION WITHIN THE CHURCH

1. Deception: The Enemy Within
? Bible’s Definition of Deception?
• 1Tim. 2:14 [transgression of God’s Law] Gen 3:13 [Eve: fruit]
• 1 Corinthians. 15:33 [evil communication]
• Job 15:31 [trusting in vanity]
• Mark 13:6 [impersonating Christ]
• Rom. 7:11 [using God’s commands for your personal gain]
• James 1:22 [hearers and not doers]
• 1 John 1:8 [saying I have no sin]
• Gen 31:7 [changing the original ]
• Titus 3:3 [serving divers lust & pleasures]
• Isaiah 19:13 [deception is seduction]
• Obadiah 1:3 [pride of heart]
• Ephesians 4:14 [cunning craftiness]
Gen 3:1 [Now the serpent was more cunning...]
Consider: 10 Parellels>Satan uses in Gen 3: MLM Pyramid Scams
1: If your allegiance is not to God, the idea is, “you must do whatever it
takes to make a sale.”
2: You need a Sales Pitch: vs.1... “Has God indeed said you shall not eat of
every tree of the garden?”
3: You need target audience vs.2: And the woman said to the serpent......”
4: You need a sales rep vs.1 “Now the serpent”
5: You need propaganda ads to make consumers question your rivals
credibility and legitimacy, while increasing your image, sales, and
popularity vs.5. God knows when you eat that fruit, your eyes will be open
and you will be like God.
6: You need: Consumer/ Producer / Advertisement / Product / Distributor
vs.6: “So when the woman saw the tree was good for food, that it was
desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate and gave to her
husband.”
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2. 7: Your product must Wow consumers and mushroom sales! Vs.7: “Then
their eyes were opened...”
8: vs.9: Notice: Credibility: Seeing, Touching / Feeling and Tasting. Hey
Adam, this is the real deal! vs.6, 7
9: The Blame game: vs.12: “Adam: It’s my wife’s fault!” vs.13: “Eve: The
Serpent’s fault!” “The serpent deceived me!”
10: vs.14: “The Lord said to the serpent: Because you have done this...”
Prior to Satan’s deception on earth, he was already accused of the same
thing in heaven?
Ezekiel 28:12 mentions 3 assets which Satan possessed. Vs.12
1. Seal of Perfection 2. Full of Wisdom 3. Perfect in Beauty
With those 3 mentioned above, vs.17:
• Heart was lifted up // Wisdom was corrupted
• Vs.18: He defiled the heavenly sanctuaries his
iniquities and by the multitude of his “Trading”
Trading in the Greek means to: Thoroughly occupy oneself?
To earn in business // gain by trading //To busy ones self.
By doing a deed // an affair // object [material] business matter
Money: hierarchy/competition/status/power> in a thing or work
EGW in GC p.493-497 writes: Satan deception in heaven “Leaving his
place in the immediate presence of God, Lucifer went forth to diffuse the
spirit of discontent among the angles. Working with mysterious secrecy,
and for a time concealing his real purpose under the appearance of
reverence for God, he urged that the angels should obey the dictates of
their own will. He claims that in aspiring to greater power, he was not
aiming at self-exaltation, but was seeking to secure liberty for all the
inhabitants of heaven.”
He persistently defended his own course, and fully committed himself, in
the controversy against his maker. He sought also to make a false issue
between himself and the loyal angles” Ezekiel 28:16, “By the abundance of
your trading you became filled with violence within you and sinned.”
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3. Isaiah 14:12, 13: I will ascend into heaven // I will exalt my throne above
I will ascend above the heights // I will be like God.
Satan’s Deception on Earth. If you’re busy propagating Goji / Noni Xango
juice, [World Financial-Group] while you should be preaching the Gospel,
you’re working to diffuse the spirit of discontent among church & family
members. You have persistently defended your own course, and fully
committed yourself as a church & family member who has become
adamant in your business in securing liberty from sickness for earth’s
inhabitants.
Matt 6:33 [Seek him first] Deut.28:13[Make you first] Deut.7:15 And the
LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil
diseases of Egypt.
• Job loved God more than his wife. [Curse God and die]
• Adam loved his Wife more than he loved God. [he ate ]
When Satan steps up his offence, you should strengthen your defence.
Excuses: Wednesday nights/recruiting nights
Love for God is all about relationship which is the very foundation of God.
Example: When God says don’t steal...would that command apply to you?
! Adam & Eve broke all Ten Commands Ex 20: Heb 10:1[Law having a
shadow of things to come] Deception involves the original. You can’t
counterfeit a 100....
• No other gods or carved images of God // No Bowing down //
Takes God’s name in vein: Gen 3:13[Serpent you created]
• Remember the Sabbath day // Honour your father that your
days may be long.
• Don’t Murder // Don’t commit Adultery // Don’t Steal // False
witness Gen 2:17>don’t eat>eat & touch// Don’t Covet
Original Counterfeit
• Disciples of Jesus The Jesuits [Society of Jesus]
SDA CHURCH Victor Houteff: Heart / David Koresh: Fire S.D.A.R.M
• ATN NETWORK ATN NEWSBREAK: Magazine
? God’s [Job Description] for Adam & Eve? Gen 2:15 [dress & keep it]
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4. EGW commenting on LDE subtitled “A New Denomination Not
Needed” p.50, writes: “You will take passages in the Testimonies that speak
of the close of probation, of the shaking among God’s people, and will talk
of a coming out from this people of a purer, holier people that will arise.
Now all this pleases the enemy. [1selected messages 179]
Again EGW in LDE chapter 11 entitled: “Last Day Deceptions”
under the sub-title: Even in the Adventist church, “We have far more fear
from within than from without.”
Angels: represented God’s family in heaven.
Adam & Eve: represented God’s first family on earth.
Church: represents the God’s remnant body on earth.
? Family or church member...idea/business opportunity, what....fear? How
does deception occur? When the original is twisted, packaged, presented,
traded or marketed in disguise as the real thing with or without your prior
knowledge or consent.
Lucifer’s Deception in Heaven: Full of wisdom/beautiful/perfection
1st
diffuse the Spirit of discontent: went about trading
2nd
cast out of heaven: disguise as a serpent; advertising a fruit using
his sales pitch
3rd
Deception: If you eat that fruit, you’ll be thrilled...!
Satan’s Deception among church & family of twelve: Judas
educated...disciples: Accounting Degree [prestigious University]
1st
diffuse the spirit of discontent: went about trading
2nd
disguise in the garb of Christianity; but really he was Satan’s spy
in church who was busy refining his sales pitch
3rd
Deception: Judas [church & family member] traded his Leader &
Master [Jesus] for 30 pieces of silver: [It’s not mentioned: World Financial
Group, MLM’s and Internet as a Pyramid scheme /scam]
? 1st
Temptation of Jesus was? Luke 4:3, “Bread” hunger>appetite
2nd
Luke 4:5, “Kingdoms, Glory” Authority ...Who delivered it to him?
3rd
Luke 4:9, “Temple mount/citadel God”/ decisions/ Take you up/Cast out!
Satan: offers>open hands>he has refused>closed hands.
Luke 4:13, “He [Satan] departs until and opportune time” Read Job 1:6
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5. ? Force, cajole, woo, seduce, entice. James 1:14. [Self] never dead / dormant
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6. ? Force, cajole, woo, seduce, entice. James 1:14. [Self] never dead / dormant
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