Through deceptive means and unseen channels, Satan is working to strengthen his authority and to place obstacles in the way of God’s people, that souls may not be freed from his power and gathered under the banner of Christ. By his deceptions he is seeking to allure souls from Christ, and those who are not established upon the truth will surely be taken in his snare. And those whom he cannot lead into sin he will persecute, as the Jews did Christ. {5T 295.1}

Ved forføreriske midler og ad kunstige veje virker Satan for at styrke sin autoritet og for at lægge hindringer i vejen for Guds folk, således at sjæle ikke skal blive udfriet fra hans magt og samles under Kristi banner. Ved sine bedrag søger han at lokke sjæle bort fra Kristus og de, der ikke er befæstede i sandheden, vil visselig fanges i hans snare. Og dem, han ikke kan forlede til synd, vil han forfølge, ligesom jøderne forfulgte Kristus.