When Satan first set out to war against God’s government by leading the human race to join ranks with him in the rebellion against God; he took his position that the law of God could not be obeyed, promoting that justice was in direct conflict with mercy. He stated that if the law was broken by mankind God must operate with exact justice there could be no solution for the sinner, and that man must die.
When man did fall into sin by Satan’s subtle deceptions all of the fallen angels and Satan were overjoyed with their success. They held a great meeting and when fiendish excitement discussed how to further their plans against the destruction of man. Man originally created in the image of God would now work to reveal the image of Satan was the plan of these arch devils. Interesting that there is an image of the beast—what does it really reflect?
Satan’s forces promoted the belief that the law could not be obeyed by man, and that man could never be forgiven by God if He was a God of fairness, and integrity. He declared that God could not be just, and over look the transgression committed by man, and that since man had chosen Satan’s words to operate by instead of God’s than man now fell under his own jurisdiction. Satan stated that now the earth, and man would come under the management and ruler ship of himself. This is what Satan has always sought for and what will take place when the mark of the beast is enforced before Christ returns.
Satan also promoted that God had already revealed his position against wrong doing in expelling him, and the other angels from heaven, and that God must also do the same with mankind to maintain a consistent rule of law. That mankind must be forever closed out of favor with God and suffer the same fate along with him, or he would not be operating with just balances.
God, however explained to the loyal angels that man's position at the fall was in no way similar to that of Lucifer’s for he had sinned in the full light and knowledge of God’s character. The principles of love which God operated by were fully revealed to Lucifer, and knowing the thoughts of the creator he chose to revolt and enter into full rebellion against God, lie about His goodness, and misrepresent the principles and laws of heaven.
Christ declared that man would be given another chance, and that he would pay the penalty for the law himself. Jesus would reveal to mankind mercy in offering forgiveness by the sacrifice of himself at Calvary, and fulfill the penalty of the law by paying the debt of sin. In this Christ suffer the penalty of the law and establish the law by His own death while offering mercy to man. Here would be demonstrated to all the perfect consistency of God's ruler-ship, and that God could by the motive of love maintain His "Righteousness" in law (Justice), and love (mercy). That these two aspects of His character were in perfect harmony, and could not function without each other He would prove. By uplifting one He would raise up the other, and those that break down one will break down the other.
If the law could have been done away with then Christ need not have suffered and died, but God proved that justice is consistent with mercy. God revealed that He would rather sacrifice himself, suffer, and die than alter His law, change His government, and by so doing through the whole universe into as state of confusion. For this would lead others to the belief that God was not consistent, and if the law were broken again that there would be no penalty for wrongdoing executed. God loves his principles of justice, and He loves mankind. He sacrificed neither by sacrificing himself. This is the love of God that Satan seeks to hide, all those that make little of God’s laws maybe be doing so ignorantly, but they are joining Satan in warring against God's government that rules the Heavens.
This will be the last war between the forces of good and evil. Satan will seek to lead mankind to believe that the law of God is flawed, and that various aspects of it have been done away with, this is the argument he now asserts. This is the final temptation that he will offer to mankind, just as he stated to Eve, “Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said…” Here will be the last attempt to lead man to believe that God’s eternal words have been changed, Satan will lead many people to destruction by the suggestion that "Yea, hath God said... when God hath not said, and that God hath not said when God has said."
Here are a few proof text of the warning, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: ev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
And Satan will not wage war against the whole law, that would not be very crafty, it is also not necessary to destroy man, if he can cause man to reject just a portion of the law he has gained his purpose, as it is stated, “whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10”.
Though the replacement of God’s law which he spoke by his own mouth Satan will attempt to gain ruler-ship over the whole earth. This is the attempt make by Satan which is told in prophecy. The great power operating under Satan’s leadership is spoken of that, “He shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand…” Dan. 7:25
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