Angels of God will preserve His people while they walk in the path of duty, but there is no assurance of such protection for those who deliberately venture upon Satan’s ground. An agent of the great deceiver will say and do anything to gain his object. It matters little whether he calls himself a spiritualist, an “electric physician,” or a “magnetic healer.” By specious pretenses he wins the confidence of the unwary. He pretends to read the life history and to understand all the difficulties and afflictions of those who resort to him. Disguising himself as an angel of light, while the blackness of the pit is in his heart, he manifests great interest in women who seek his counsel. He tells them that all their troubles are due to an unhappy marriage. This may be too true, but such a counselor does not better their condition. He tells them that they need love and sympathy. Pretending great interest in their welfare, he casts a spell over his unsuspecting victims, charming them as the serpent charms the trembling bird. Soon they are completely in his power; sin, disgrace, and ruin are the terrible sequel. {5T 198.1}

Engle fra Gud vil bevare hans folk, når de færdes på pligtens sti; men der er ingen forsikring om sådan beskyttelse for dem, der forsætligt vover sig ind på Satans område. Den store forførers redskab vil sige og gøre hvad som helst for at opnå sin hensigt. Det er uden betydning, om han kalder sig spiritist, "elektrisk læge" eller "magnetisør". Ved bestikkende påstande vinder han de troskyldiges tillid. Han foregiver at kunne læse deres livs historie og at forstå alle deres vanskeligheder og trængsler, der henvender sig til ham. Forklædt som en lysende engel, medens afgrundens mørke råder i hans hjerte, viser han stor interesse for kvinder, der søger hans råd. Han fortæller dem, at alle deres besværligheder skyldes et ulykkeligt ægteskab. Dette kan være alt for sandt; men en sådan rådgiver forbedrer ikke deres stilling. Han fortæller dem, at de behøver kærlighed og sympati. Under foregivende af stor interesse for deres velfærd omgiver han sine intetanende ofre med en magisk kraft, der fortryller dem, ligesom en slange fortryller den skælvende fugl. Snart har han dem fuldstændig i sin magt; synd, vanære og ødelæggelse bliver de frygtelige følger.