Perverted What Was Lawful—The sin of the antediluvians was in perverting that which in itself was lawful. They corrupted God’s gifts by using them to minister to their selfish desires. The indulgence of appetite and base passion made their imaginations altogether corrupt. The antediluvians were slaves of Satan, led and controlled by him (Manuscript 24, 1891).{1BC 1090.3}

Forvanskede det som var lovligt.-- Synderne før syndfloden forvanskede det som i sig selv var lovligt. De fordærvede Guds gaver, ved at bruge dem til at tjene deres selviske ønsker. At give efter for appetitten og de basiske lidenskaber, gør deres indbildning helt igennem fordærvet. Menneskene før syndfloden var Satans slaver, og blev ledt og styret af ham (MS 24, 1891).