Satan can lead deceived souls to great lengths. He can pervert their judgment, their sight, and their hearing. It was so in the case of the Israelites. “But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.” The people were disappointed that the matter resulted as it did in favor of Moses and Aaron. The appearance of Korah and his company, all impiously exercising the priests’ office with their censers, struck the people with admiration. They did not see that these men were offering a daring affront to the divine Majesty. When they were destroyed, the people were terrified; but after a short time all came in a tumultuous manner to Moses and Aaron, and charged them with the blood of those who had perished by the hand of God. {3T 351.2}

Satan kan lede bedragne sjæle langt ud. Han kan fordreje deres dømmekraft, deres, syn og deres hørelse. Således var det i Israelitternes tilfælde. »Men dagen efter knurrede hele Israels menighed mod Moses og Aron og sagde: »Det er eder, der har, dræbt Herrens folk!« Folket blev skuffet over at sagen faldt ud til Moses og Arons gunst. Kora og hans følges opførsel, al den ugudelige udøvelse som præsterne viste med (352) deres røgelse, slog folket stærkt. De så ikke, at disse mænd ofrede en fræk fornærmelse mod den guddommelige Majestæt. Da disse ugudelige mænd var fjernet, blev folket forfærdet; men efter kort tid kom det hele, på en tumultagtig måde, til Moses og Aron og Moses og Aron blev anklaget for at disse mænds blod var gået tabt ved Guds hånd.