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der his control. he would demonstrate
this and put the Almighty to the blush.
When man was created. Satan's op-
portunity for exercising his ambition
seemed to have come. Man possessed
power which the angels had not. He
could propagate his own kind. and was
commissioned to ill the earth with a
population and to bring it to Edenic
perfection. Satan saw his chance. BY
capturing the first pair and making
them his subjects and alternating them
from the Almighty. he would capture
race. and eventually be the spiritual
prince, or ruler. of this world. 1t was
to carry out this program that he de-
ceiyed our first parents and started his
great lie.
Satan's Plans Changed.
When Satan perceived that his sub
jects were perishing and becoming i'm.
hecile. mentally and physically. he
thought to circumvent the Divine pen
atty by introducing fresh vigor. life.
into the human family. This he did
by seducing some of the angels. Orig
inally angels apparently had the pow
err of materiallzation-of taking human
form or any other form that they
might choose. Satan's program de
fiected some of these from their loyalty
to God and to their nature, and induc-
ed them to materialize and live as hui
man beings and rear human families.
by taking human wives.
The Pastor pointed out the Scripture
which described this detection of the
angels. This. he said. must have pro-
crossed for centuries. according to the
Bible account. The angelic sons Of
God saw the daughters of men that
they were fair. and they took unto
themselves wives of all that they
chose" There were born unto them
children. men of renown." intellec-
tually. and giants physically. The VI
rility of the angels grated upon the
human stock. produced race in some
respects superior. but in others very
inferior. Begotten and born In oppo-
sition to the Divine will and in re-
bellious attitude Of heart. these giants
were british, devilish.
Soon the earth was filled with vio-
lence. The impaired race of Adam.
enslaved mentally and physically.
were rapidly being denounced also. So
far as the record goes. only Noah and
his family. were of pure Adamic stock
and loyal to God. Then the time came
for the Deluge. which God had fore
known. and had withheld until this
time. In II God swept away both the
progeny of the angels and the impaired
Adamic stock None of those who re-
ceived their life-principle from the an
gels were of Adamic stock. None of
them. therefore. have any share in the
redemptive work of Jesus. and hence
none Of them will have any part in the
resurrection and restitution. which
God has promised shall be accomplish
ed by the glorious Messiah during the
thousand years of His Messianic King,
DOM They merely perished-were
blotted out in the Deluge as natural
brute beasts. as st. Peter declares OF
all nilfuI sinners of Adams race
Peter 2:l2.
Satan, Thwarted, Tries Again.
1.-THE angels which kept not their
FIRST estate''-who followed the leader
ship Of Satan-were cast to Tartarus-
our earth's atmosphere-and there are
restrained for time that they may
not roam throughout the universe
dude c. They are restrained also fol
time from materializing in human
| form-Satan likewise. Thus Satan's
plan for empire failed. But still rebel
lious in spirit, he took up new line OF
battle against God. He would be con
i tent to use humanity as his tools. ever
/ though they were imperfect and dying
They should be his slaves. and Inc
would embitter them against God. ant
defeat Gods plans on behalf Of hu
manity.
Satan realized that the secret OF hi
power with mankind must lie in hi
deception of them. If men knew tina
| they were being led captive into sin a
| the will of Satan and his fallen hosts
they would rebel against him. In OF
der to hold humanity as far as possibl
his slaves. he realized that he must sc
duce them by fostering ignorance an
| superstition He must ALLEVIATE then
from God Therefore he caused then
to think of God as terrible being. III
worthy Of their love and confidence
one whom they might fear. but coul
! not worship in spirit and in truth. A
a basis for this great scheme Of huma
ensnarement and obsession. Satan use
his original lie. For now four thor
sand years be has sought by ever
means in his power to instil that II
into the minds of all humanity in e,
cry land He has his demon host to CT
operate with him in making light al
pear darkness. and darkness appea
light. to deceive mankind.
How wonderfully he has succeede
the whole world is witness today No
withstanding the fact that mans fiv
senses tell him that the dead are deaf
the masses believe to the contrary
that the dead are more alive than b.
fore they died. Notwithstanding til
consistency of Gods Word Thou sha
surely die and the Inconsistency {
Satan's lie. "Ye shall not surely die
the whole world is enslaved by Satan
lie. The Pastor declared that the Boo
of the Revelation pictures the cond
ton of the world. i'm declaring that a
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