Another deception was now to be brought forward. Satan declared that mercy destroyed justice, that the death of Christ abrogated the Father's law. Had it been possible for the law to be changed or abrogated, then Christ need not have died. But to abrogate the law would 763 be to immortalize transgression, and place the world under Satan's control. It was because the law was changeless, because man could be saved only through obedience to its precepts, that Jesus was lifted up on the cross. Yet the very means by which Christ established the law Satan represented as destroying it. Here will come the last conflict of the great controversy between Christ and Satan.

Nu blev der fremført et andet bedrag. Satan erklærede, at nåden tilintetgjorde retfærdigheden, og at Kristi død ophævede Faderens lov. Hvis der havde været mulighed for, at loven kunne afskaffes eller ændres, havde det ikke været nødvendigt for Kristus at dø. Men at ophæve loven ville være det samme som at udødeliggøre overtrædelsen og stille verden under Satans herredømme. Det var, fordi loven var uforanderlig, fordi mennesket kun kunne frelses gennem lydighed mod dens befalinger, at Jesus blev naglet til korset. Men netop det samme middel, hvorved Kristus stadfæstede loven, blev af Satan fremstillet som dens tilintetgørelse. Her vil den sidste strid komme til at stå i den store kamp mellem Kristus og Satan.