Many were disposed to heed this counsel, to repent of their disaffection, and seek to be again received into favor with the Father and His Son. But Lucifer had another deception ready. The mighty revolter now declared that the angels who had united with him had gone too far to return; that he was acquainted with the divine law, and knew that God would not forgive. He declared that all who should submit to the authority of Heaven would be stripped of their honor, degraded from their position. For himself, he was determined never again to acknowledge the 41 authority of Christ. The only course remaining for him and his followers, he said, was to assert their liberty, and gain by force the rights which had not been willingly accorded them.


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Hvorfor tillod Gud synden?

Mange af dem var tilbøjelige til at rette sig efter dette råd, angre deres utilfredshed og forsøge at blive modtaget i Faderens og hans Søns gunst på ny. Men Lucifer havde et nyt bedrag i beredskab. Den mægtige oprører erklærede nu, at de engle, der havde sluttet sig til ham, var gået for vidt til at vende om, at han kendte den guddommelige lov og vidste, at Gud ikke ville tilgive. Han erklærede, at alle, der underkastede sig Himmelens autoritet, ville blive berøvet deres ære og sat fra deres stilling. For sit eget vedkommende var han nu fast besluttet på aldrig mere at anerkende Kristi myndighed. Den eneste vej, der var åben for ham og hans tilhængere, sagde han, var at hævde deres frihed og med magt vinde de rettigheder, der ikke frivilligt var blevet indrømmet dem.

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