Danger in Speculative Knowledge
False science is one of the agencies that Satan used in the heavenly
courts, and it is used by him today. The false assertions that he made
to the angels, his subtle scientific theories, seduced many of them from
their loyalty.
Having lost his place in heaven, Satan presented his temptations
to our first parents. Adam and Eve yielded to the enemy, and by their
disobedience humanity was estranged from God, and the earth was
separated from heaven.
If Adam and Eve had never touched the forbidden tree, the Lord
would have imparted to them knowledge, knowledge upon which
rested no curse of sin, knowledge that would have brought them ever-
lasting joy. All that they gained by their disobedience was an acquain-
tance with sin and its results.
Last-Day Deceptions
The field into which Satan led our first parents is the same to
which he is leading men today. He is flooding the world with pleasing
fables. By every device at his command he seeks to prevent men from
obtaining that knowledge of God which is salvation.
We are living in an age of great light; but much that is called light
is opening the way for the wisdom and arts of Satan. Many things will
be presented that appear to be true, and yet they need to be carefully
considered with much prayer; for they may be specious devices of the
enemy. The path of error often appears to lie close to the path of truth.
It is hardly distinguishable from the path that leads to holiness and
heaven. But the mind enlightened by the Holy Spirit may discern that
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it is diverging from the right way. After a while the two are seen to be
widely separated.
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