Faith is taking God at His Word (Rom. 10:19). Faith is knowing that God says what He means and means what He says. Satan has much faith. He knows that God’s Word must not be altered in any way–not a jot or tittle deleted, or added to, or interpreted or edited in any way. Satan is a purest when it comes to God’s Holy Scriptures. Satan the devil not only knows that God’s Word is true, he knows God’s Word.

Relative to faith, Satan the devil (the enemy) is a notch above the Institutional Catholic/Protestant Religious System known as “the church” in that those in the counterfeit church 1) do not know God’s Word, 2) do not believe what little they do know about His Word, 3) do not obey what little of His Word they believe, 4) reject what is written in their Bibles when shown His Truths that reveal their errors and 5) recruit others to join then in their respective religious groups. Both Satan and his servants prove that they despise both God and Christ by rejecting Their Law (Lk. 10:16), which is THE ONLY STANDARD by which Their true saints live.

From his initial contact with human beings the devil’s goal has been to convince them that they cannot take their Creator at His Word. He has successfully convinced them to accept his (Satan’s) INTERPRETATION OF GOD’S WORD AS THE TRUTH. Satan’s perverted version of God’s Words was proclaimed to His first humans by Satan Himself. Later, as man multiplied on earth, his “truths” would come from the mouths of his false prophets who would operate and minister under the power and direction of his fallen angels, Biblically referred to as “devils,” today called “demons.” In First Timothy 4:1 the Apostle Paul calls their theology “doctrines of devils,” a list of which are found on the homepage of this website.

Satan has been superbly successful in his efforts to deceive professing Christendom into believing his various versions of God’s teachings. His success is due to his ability to tailor His various “truths” to meet the religious desires of the hundreds of different factions into which salvation seekers have divided themselves. This abomination has evolved in spite of God’s strict command that there “be no divisions among you” (1 Cor. 1:10). Because he has already captured the hearts of those in the world’s various religions, we will concentrate on his efforts to deceive all of those who call themselves “the church,” own Bibles, wear crosses, attend church, celebrate Christmas and Easter and observe their Sabbath on Sunday–“The venerable (holy) day of the sun god” whose name is Tammuz. Read Ezekiel chapter 8. Note verse 14. Read the various series relative to the church’s above-listed false doctrines using as key words Christmas, Easter, Sabbath, Symbols, Trinity, Denominations, Rapture, Law, Original.

As a result of Satan’s near success on the church front, there exists today literally hundreds of cults (denominations, churches, faiths, etc.), each with its own version of God’s Holy Scriptures. As a result of this egregious error, each group has developed its own god, its own savior, its own truths, its own plan of salvation, etc. What they do not know is that they, along with all other religions, are following the doctrine of “the god of this world–” Satan (2 Cor. 4:4), who “… has deceived the whole world” (Rev. 12:9), including all of the world’s religions as well as professing Christendom’s hundreds of cults known as “churches.”

To keep all of his groups happy Satan has provided each one with its own specially-designed savior as its “head.” The Apostle Paul saw this problem developing early on in his ministry and warned the churches. This is brought out in Second Corinthians 11:4 where he tells the people that if someone came offering “another Jesus” they would embrace that Jesus. Church history has proven him to be right. He also warned the churches about a false god–the “angel of light” (Satan)–who would, through his “ministers of righteousness” (false prophets) lead them astray (2 Cor. 11:13-15). Again, Paul was right. Satan set out to draw the people of the world into his religious system comprised of all of the religions now existing in the world. By providing mankind with the variety of “truths,” gods and saviors they desire, He has successfully captured the hearts and souls of all mankind.

With one tiny exception–God’s true church, his “remnant” of “peculiar” people whom He calls His “little flock,” His “holy nation,” His “kingdom of priests” who have remained true to His Biblical Truths in spite of being outnumbered and surrounded by Satan’s people continually.

The church apostasy we are witnessing today is not a new phenomenon. It is as old as man himself. Satan’s control over the world’s religions can be traced back to the Garden of Eden and to God’s first church which consisted of two people: Adam and Eve. I call this tiny congregation “the Church of Eden” of which God Himself was Pastor. This is the same God Who would later come to earth as Jesus of Nazareth. Read The God of the New Testament and Jesus of Nazareth: God, Man or God-man. Key words–New and God-man respectively. Remember Christ’s promise that where two or three were gathered together, He would be there with them (Mat. 18:20. He proved it in the Garden of Eden.

Satan wasted no time in attacking God’s most prized creation. It was in Eden that Satan made his first move to control those who were created in God’s image (mind) and likeness (body). So special was the first man that His Creator gave him authority over the earth and everything on it, under it and above it, as well as everything in the seas He had created. This included every living creature on, in, under and over the earth, as well as the earth itself (Gen. 1:26-28). This included Satan. Two statements about Adam’s initial status and his place (status) in God’s creation process. In Second Corinthians 15:45 and 47 God calls Jesus Christ the “last Adam” and the “second man.” Let that sink in. JESUS OF NAZARETH WAS CREATED IN THE SAME IMAGE AND LIKENESS AS ADAM. THIS MEANS THAT JESUS CHRIST AND ADAM WERE EQUAL IN THE EYES OF GOD. THIS REVEALS THE STATUS OF THOSE WHO ARE TRULY CONVERTED AND HOW THEY MUST WALK IN THIS LIFE IN ORDER TO RETAIN THEIR EXALTED STATUS. THEY MUST HAVE THE SAME HOLINESS, MIND, FAITH, POWER AND CALLING AS DID JESUS AND ADAM. READ FIRST PETER 1:15,16; 2:5,9/ FIRST CORINTHIANS 2:16/ PHILIPPIANS 2:5; 4:2/ REVELATION 14:12 AND JOHN 14:12. Notice how different the lives of those in the Institutional Church are compared to God’s command.

Through deception, Satan robbed Adam and Eve and their descendants of knowledge relative to God’s expectation for mankind. For that reason the world has never seen God-like men, except Jesus, manifested among men. That will change. For thousands of years Satan has kept God’s expectations for men from being manifested by causing them to doubt the Lord’s Words as written in His Holy Scriptures. In the final days of this world that will change. One day soon the world will witness a display of holiness and power never before seen on earth. John 14:12 will be a global reality as people watch its manifestation through television, the internet, etc. I believe these things will take place within the next four to eight years. Read The Gun, the Message and the Miracle. Key word–Gun. L.J.