Satan will come in a very plausible manner to such as he can deceive, and will insinuate himself into their favor, and lead them almost imperceptibly from God. He wins them under his control, cautiously at first, until their perceptibilities become blunted. Then he will make bolder suggestions, until he can lead them to commit almost any degree of crime. When he has led them fully into his snare, he is then willing that they should see where they are, and he exults in their confusion, as in the case of Saul. He had suffered Satan to lead him a willing captive, and now Satan spreads before Saul a correct description of his fate. By giving Saul a correct statement of his end, through the woman of Endor, Satan opens a way for Israel to be instructed by his satanic cunning, that they may, in their rebellion against God, learn of him, and by thus doing, sever the last link which would hold them to God. {2BC 1022.9}

Satan vil komme på en meget besnærende måde til dem som han kan bedrage, og vil antyde sig selv for deres bedste, og lede dem næsten intetanende fra Gud. Han vinder under sin kontrol, først forsigtigt, indtil deres sanser er sløvet. Så vil han komme med større antydninger, indtil han kan få dem til at begå enhver grad af forbrydelse. Når han har ledt dem helt i hans snare, er han da villig til at de skal se hvor de er, og han jubler over deres forvirring, ligesom i Sauls tilfælde. Han har ladet Satan lede sig som villig fange, og nu udbreder Satan en korrekt beskrivelse for Saul om hans skæbne. Ved at give Saul en korrekt besked om hans afslutning, igennem Endors troldkvinde, åbner Satan en vej for Israel for at blive introduceret ved hans sataniske list, så de i deres oprør imod Gud, kan lære af ham, og når de gør dette skiller de det sidste led som holder dem til Gud.