In Genesis 3, the Bible records that Satan, in the form of a serpent convinced Eve to eat of the tree of knowledge, the one tree in the garden that God told her and Adam not to eat. Genesis 3:2-5 records, "He said to the woman, 'Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?, And the woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.' But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" So Satan is not only claiming to know something that God does not desire for Eve to know, he also claims God to be a liar when it is he that is a liar. Eve believed Satan and ate of the tree, and then Adam ate. As a result, we now have sin, death and disease in a fallen world.
Now look at Matthew 4:1-11:
"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.' But he answered, 'It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'' Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,’ and 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'' Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'' Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, 'All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Be gone, Satan! For it is written,'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'' Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him."
His strategy with Jesus was the same as with Eve; he even used scripture with Jesus. However, Jesus fasting and communing with God, also having scriptures in His heart was able to resist the devil and he fled (James 4:7). That should be our response as well.
Satan is the ultimate deceiver. He tries to convince us his way is better than God's way. He is the ultimate pretender, a phony, a counterfeit of everything God stands for. He pretends to give you better than what God gives by using anti-God tactics. The great deceiver to come will be known as the anti-Christ (see the book of Revelation). In the song below (listen to song and see lyrics after the jump) KB describes some of the lies Satan will use to convince us his way is better. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts and comments here or on facebook and twitter. You can also e-mail me at platinumlife7@yahoo.com.
Yeah, you for real
You finished?
Crazy, we'll see about that
I'll be killing it, I'm ill and legit
Whoever say I'm illegit, don't say that when they hear my blessing
Christians say I'm nemesis, go look at Genesis
But who cares, I'm friend with benefits innocent
I can, I can get you right
Me and my homie, endorphins are air tight
Pleasure's what I swear by
My one code there's no code
Do what thou will just for the thrill
Give it a go, don't let nobody hold you
So what you need with a God
You made it this far, who is he to call the shot
But did he really say I'm no good for you
Then why I'm so good to you forbiddin' me he shouldn't do
It's a shame
That I can't say
That I know you when I've known you forever
When I've known you forever
Mr. Pretender
Mr. Pretender
Thought I knew you but I didn't
And even though we're finished
Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy
Mr. Pretender
I was tryin to satisfy ya, deify ya
You do what you think is right you be the God you bow to
I can take you higher
And those Christians are liars river in Egypt
They in denial (the Nile) you
But when you felt better
I know afterwards guilty dirty and real pressure
But there was real pleasure
I'm here when it gets rough
I got website that'll get you fixed up
A blunt that'll make you lift up
Of course I told him he should go divorce her
He's a man how he gon be faithful to one girl
And he knows it'll cost him his life in ministry
But I make him think it's worth one night getting in the sheets
Imma beast, you can be a Christian and live in me
God can have the public but in private it will be him and me
We need liquor need
Strippers homie ride or die
Go put that bullet in that magazine
And make it fly
Mr. Pretender
Mr. Pretender
Thought I knew you but I didn't
And even though we're finished
Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy
Mr. Pretender
Mr. Pretender
Thought I knew you but I didn't
And even though we're finished
Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy
So what? I might've lied a lil
(So?!)
And my good friend, Death, kills
But don't act like you didn't know
(You can't stop!)
You love the way I make you feel, you know the deal
Look, I got wages a paycheck
For instance you though you was having safe sex
I promote latex, get your wrapper dawg
But a condom can't protect you from the wrath of God
I had the world deceived, then came Jesus
Thought I beat Him, but on the cross I was defeated
Imagine that, He deceived the deceiver
Left me on the ground bleeding
While he leads slaves to freedom
It's a shame
That I can't say
That I know you when I've known you forever
When I've known you forever
Mr. Pretender
Mr. Pretender
Thought I knew but I didn't
And even though we're finished
Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy
Mr. Pretender
Mr. Pretender
Thought I knew you, but i didn't
And even though we're finished
Can't believe you had me living in your fantasy
(I am the deceitfulness of sin)
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