Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth. Ephesians 6:14. God permitted Satan to carry forward his work until the spirit of disaffection ripened into active revolt. It was necessary for his plans to be fully developed, that their
Pride Comes Before a Fall
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18. Satan fell because of his ambition to be equal with God. He desired to enter into the divine counsels and purposes, from which he was excluded by
Perils Within and Without
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1. As the years went by and the number of believers grew, John labored
A Mismatched Pair
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30. In the character of Abigail, the wife of Nabal, we have an illustration of womanhood after the order of Christ;
Used by Satan
She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Genesis 3:6. Having herself transgressed, she [Eve] became the agent of Satan working the ruin of her husband. In
The Wicked Acknowledge God’s Justice
We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Romans 14:10, 11. As if entranced, the
The Wicked Prepare to Attack the New Jerusalem
Satan … shall go out to deceive the nations … to gather them together to battle. Revelation 20:7, 8. In that vast throng are multitudes of the long-lived race that existed before the Flood; men of lofty stature and giant