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- God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration: THE ORIGIN OF STUBBORNESS, DISLOYALTY AND REBELLION,
MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
June 24, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
THE ORIGIN OF STUBBORNESS, DISLOYALTY AND REBELLION,
Text: “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
Stubborness is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubborness is as iniquity and idolatry.” 1 Sam. 15: 23, KJV.
We resume quoting from E. G. White, Great Controversy, 1911 edition, pp. 499-500 (all emphasis and bracketed words supplied):
“With one accord, Satan and his host [one third of the angelic host] threw the blame of their rebellion wholly upon Christ, declaring that if they HAD NOT BEEN REPROVED, they would never have rebelled. Thus STUBBORN and DEFIANT in their DISLOYALTY, seeking vainly to overthrow the government of God, yet blasphemously claiming themselves to be the INNOCENT VICTIMS of oppressive power, the ARCH-REBEL and all his sympathizers were at last banished from heaven. [Rev. 12: 7-9].
“The SAME SPIRIT that prompted rebellion in heaven, STILL INSPIRES rebellion on earth. Satan has continued with men the same policy and strategy] which he pursued with the angels. HIS SPIRIT NOW REIGNS IN THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE [See Eph. 2:2; 5:6; Col. 3:6]. Like him they seek to break down the restraints of the law of God [the Decalogue], and promise men LIBERTY THROUGH TRANSGRESSION of its precepts.
“REPROOF OF SIN STILL AROUSES THE SPIRIT OF HATRED AND RESISTANCE. When God’s messages of warning are brought home to the CONSCIENCE, Satan leads men to justify themselves, and to seek the sympathy of others in their course of sin. [‘Misery loves company;’ ‘Birds of the same feather flock together.’]. Instead of correcting their errors, they EXCITE INDIGNATION AGAINST THE REPROVER, as if he were the sole cause of the difficulty.
“From the days of the righteous ABEL to our own time, SUCH IS THE SPIRIT which has been displayed toward those who DARE TO CONDEMN SIN [not the sinner!].”
“By the same misrepresentation of the CHARACTER OF GOD as he had practiced in heaven, causing Him [God] to be regarded as SEVERE AND TYRANNICAL, Satan induced man [Eve, then Adam] to sin. And havjng thus SUCCEEDED THUS FAR, he declared that God’s unjust restrictions had led to MAN’S FALL, as they had led to his own rebellion [in heaven].” – End extract.
NOTE: Satan is also identified in the end as “the accuser of the brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” Rev. 12: 10.
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.
- God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration: HISTORY OF SATAN’S REBELLION IN HEAVEN PERPETUAL SAFEGUARD FOR ALL CREATURES THROUGHOUT ETERNITY
MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
June 17, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
HISTORY OF SATAN’S REBELLION IN HEAVEN PERPETUAL SAFEGUARD FOR ALL CREATURES THROUGHOUT ETERNITY
Text: Ps. 193:20 “Bless the Lord, all ye His angels that excel in strength, that do His commandments, heartening to the voice of His word.” Ps. 103: 20, KJV.
We resume where we left off last week (all emphasis and bracketed words supplied):
“Satan’s rebellion was to be a lesson for the universe through all coming ages [the ceaseless ages of eternity future that commences at Christ’s glorious second advent], a perpetual testimony to the NATURE AND TERRIBLE RESULTS OF SIN. The working out of Satan’s rule [his ‘kingdom of darkness’], its effects upon BOTH MAN AND ANGELS, would show what must be the FRUIT OF SETTING THE DIVINE AUTHORITY.
“It would testify that with the existence of God’s government and His law is bound up the WELLBEING of all the creatures He has made.
“Thus the history of this TERRIBLE EXPERIMENT OF REBELLION was to be a PERPETUAL SAFEGUARD to all HOLY INTELLIGENCES to prevent them from being DECEIVED as to the NATURE OF TRANSGRESSION [sin, 1 John 3: 4], and SAVE them from committing SIN and SUFFERING its punishment. [which is death. Rom. 6:23).
“To the very close of the controversy IN HEAVEN [not yet on earth], the great usurper [‘the father of lies and murderer from the beginning.’ John 8: 44
continued to justify himself. When it was announced with all his sympathizers he must be EXPELLED from the abodes of bliss [Heaven is the home of angels; earth was created for man, his real home], then the rebel leader boldly avowed his CONTEMPT FOR THE CREATOR’S LAW. He reiterated his claim that ANGELS NEEDED NO CONTROL, but should be left to follow their own will [as in ‘will and self worship], which would ever guide them right.
“He denounced the divine statutes as a RESTRICTION OF THEIR LIBERTY, and declared that it was HIS PURPOSE to secure the abolition of the law; that freed from this restraint, the HOSTS OF HEAVEN might enter upon a MORE EXALTED, MORE GLORIOUS state of existence.” (End excerpt from E.G. White, Great Controversy, 1911 edition, Pacific Press Publishing Asso., p. 499)
If the latter sounds familiar it is because they are really similar: Satan’s subtle words of deception to Eve, then Adam in their sinless state and purity of perfect innocence in Eden, were, “Ye shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.” Eve was deceived into disobeying God’s command; then she tempted Adam, who yielded and disobeyed God. See Gen. 3: 1-7.
Both histories in heaven and Eden, the former of angels, the latter of man, are likewise “perpetual safeguards” for all mankind IF they heed its lessons without deadly delay and fatal excuses!
To be continued next MWM by God’s will. Bless all, NMF.
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