Satan went alone to mature plans that would most surely secure the fall of Adam and Eve. He had fears that his purposes might be defeated. And again, even if he should be successful in leading Adam and Eve to disobey the commandment of God, and thus become transgressors of his law, and no good come to himself, his own case would not be improved; his guilt would only be increased. {1SP 31.2}

Satan gik for sig selv alene for at lægge planer, som sikrest kunne bringe Adam og Eva til at falde. Han frygtede for at hans fortsætter skulle blive forhindrede. Og om han endog var heldig i at lede Adam og Eva til lydighed mod Guds (32) befaling, og således til at blive overtrædere af hans lov, og intet godt kom ud af det som han selv, så ville det ikke forbedre hans egen tilstand; men blot forøge hans skyld.