From the days of Adam to our own time, our great enemy has been
exercising his power to oppress and destroy. He is now preparing for his
last campaign against the church. The Great Controversy, 510.
The better to disguise his real character and purposes, he has
caused himself to be so represented as to excite no stronger emotion
than ridicule or contempt. He is well pleased to be painted as a
ludicrous or loathsome object, misshapen, half animal and half human.
The Great Controversy, 516.
If Satan was so cunning at first, what must he be now, after
gaining an experience of many thousands of years? Yet God and holy
angels, and all those who abide in obedience to all the Lord's will, are
wiser than he. The Review and Herald, August 4, 1910.
All who are actively engaged in the cause of God, seeking to unveil
the deceptions of the evil one and to present Christ before the people,
will be able to join in the testimony of Paul, in which he speaks of
serving the Lord with all humility of mind, with many tears and
temptations....
The tempter has no power to control the will or to force the soul
to sin. He may distress, but he cannot contaminate. He can cause agony,
but not defilement.The Great Controversy, 510.
Satan cannot read our thoughts, but he can see our actions, hear
our words; and from his long knowledge of the human family, he can shape
his temptations to take advantage of our weak points of character. And
how often do we let him into the secret of how he may obtain the victory
over us. Oh, that we might control our words and actions! Messages to
Young People, 328.
Satan assailed Christ with his fiercest and most subtle
temptations; but he was repulsed in every conflict. Those battles were
fought in our behalf; those victories make it possible for us to
conquer. Christ will give strength to all who seek it. The Great
Controversy, 510.
Note: In
some areas phrases have been omitted by the compilers for whatever
reason. I have restored them as underlined text, that the full intent of
the author may be given.
