of God's Established Order
SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week's Study:
| “He [Christ] is before all things, and in him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17, NIV). |
Key Thought:
| To show the origins of Satan’s fall and how he brought the battle to earth. No matter all that Lucifer had, no matter how exalted he was, it wasn’t enough. He wanted more. Thus began the “mystery of iniquity” (2 Thess. 2:7), the origin of sin in God’s universe. The origin of evil within this perfect being will remain a mystery, because there was no reason for it. If it could be explained, it could be justified. It began with the first small step that Lucifer took in cherishing a particular emotion and desire. The conflicting emotions within Lucifer, together with the misuse of his God-given freedom, resulted in a cosmic conflict, a full-fledged rebellion against God in which suffering and death have impacted innumerable creatures. Today each one of us is living with the results of this conflict. But don’t despair. As we will see in future lessons, Christ came to bring a fair and just resolution to issues that caused this cosmic crisis. |
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, October 11.
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