Our first parents were not left without a warning of the danger that threatened them. Heavenly messengers opened to them the history of Satan's fall and his plots for their destruction, unfolding more fully the nature of the divine government, which the prince of evil was trying to overthrow. It was by disobedience to the just commands of God that Satan and his host had fallen. How important, then, that Adam and Eve should honor that law by which alone it was possible for order and equity to be maintained.

Vore første forældre blev advaret om den fare, der truede dem. Himmelske sendebud fortalte dem om Satans fald og hans onde planer om deres ødelæggelse og forklarede dem endnu tydeligere den guddommelige regerings natur, som ondskabens fyrste søgte at vælte. Det var ved ulydighed mod Guds retfærdige bud, at Satan og hans hær var faldet. Hvor vigtigt derfor, at Adam og Eva ærede den lov, ved hvilken det alene var muligt at opretholde orden og retfærdighed.