Publication date
1937
Book
Enemies
Publication page
30
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30 
ENEMIES 
Eve 
yielded 
to 
the 
seductive 
influence 
of 
the 
wily 
Devil 
and 
did 
eat 
and 
gave 
to 
Adam, 
and 
he 
did 
eat; 
therefore 
both 
were 
lawbreakers. 
(Genesis 
3: 
1-6) 
The 
eating 
of 
the 
forbidden 
fruit 
may 
appear 
to 
some 
to 
have 
been 
a 
small 
thing 
to 
call 
forth 
the 
death 
penalty, 
but 
it 
should 
be 
remembered 
that 
the 
offense 
consisted 
in 
the 
violation 
of 
God's 
law 
and 
in 
doing 
so 
after 
having 
been 
informed 
that 
the 
penalty 
for 
such 
violation 
is 
death. 
Adam 
was 
not 
de­ 
ceived. 
(1 
Timothy 
2: 
14) 
For 
this 
violation 
of 
God's 
law 
man 
was 
sentenced 
to 
death 
and 
ex­ 
pelled 
from 
Eden. 
(Genesis 
3: 
19-24) 
Thus 
is 
stated 
in 
brief 
the 
beginning 
of 
the 
activity 
of 
God's 
adversary 
or 
enemy. 
Lucifer 
was 
sentenced 
to 
death, 
but 
for 
good 
reason 
Jehovah 
God 
gave 
him 
a 
suspended 
sen­ 
tence, 
or, 
rather, 
delayed 
the 
execution 
of 
the 
death 
penalty, 
as 
will 
hereinafter 
be 
seen. 
Luci­ 
fer 
had 
now 
become 
the 
avowed 
enemy 
of 
God. 
Every 
creature 
from 
that 
day 
to 
the 
present 
time 
that 
has 
willingly 
taken 
the 
side 
of 
Lucifer 
and 
willfully 
engaged 
in 
the 
violation 
of 
God's 
law 
is 
the 
enemy 
of 
God. 
At 
the 
time 
of 
enter­ 
ing 
his 
judgment 
against 
the 
enemy 
Jehovah 
changed 
the 
name 
of 
Lucifer 
and 
assigned 
to 
him 
four 
separate 
and 
distinct 
names, 
each 
of 
which 
signifies 
a 
particular 
element 
of 
his 
wick­ 
edness. 
Since 
that 
time 
Lucifer 
has 
been 
named 
by 
the 
names 
of 
Batan, 
which 
means 
adversary 
or 
opposer 
of 
God; 
Devil, 
which 
means 
slan­ 
derer 
of 
God, 
willfully 
bringing 
reproach 
upon 
God's 
name; 
Serpent, 
which 
means 
deceiver; 
and 
Dragon, 
which 
means 
devourer; 
and 
there- 
30 ENEMIES Eve yielded to the seductive influence of the wily Devil and did eat and gave to Adam, and he did eat; therefore both were lawbreakers, (Genesis 3:1-6) The eating of the forbidden fruit may appear to some to have been a small thing to call forth the death penalty, but it should be remembered that the offense consisted in the violation of God’s law and in doing so after having been informed that the penalty for such violation is death. Adam was not deceived. (1 Timothy 2:14) For this violation of God’s law man was sentenced to death and expelled from Kden. (Genesis 3:19-24) Thus is stated in bricf the beginning of the activity of God’s adversary or enemy, Lucifer was sentenced to death, but for good reason Jehovah God gave him a suspended sentence, or, rather, delayed the exccution of the death penalty, as will hereinafter be seen. Lucifer had now become the avowed enemy of God, Every creature from that day to the present time that has willingly taken the side of Lucifer and willfully engaged in the violation of God’s law is the enemy of God. At the time of entering his judgment against the enemy Jehovah changed the name of Lucifer and assigned to him four separate and distinct names, each of which signifies a particular element of his wickedness. Since that time Lucifer has been named by the names of Satan, which means adversary or opposer of God; Devil, which means slanderer of God, willfully bringing reproach upon God’s name; Serpent, which means deceiver; and Dragon, which means devourer; and there.

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