The
Great Controversy
The
Universe is Interested
Rebellion
in Heaven
What
Caused the Trouble?
Satan's
Disaffection
Adam's
Dominion
Dominion
is Usurped
On
Which Side are We?
The
World a Theatre
The
Case of Job
Satan
Before God
Job's
Integrity
The
Lesson
Christ's
Gift
The
Climax
God's
Government Vindicated
Concluding
Thoughts
Obey
the Laws
A
Special Message |
Satan set up his kingdom by fraud and usurpation, and he maintains it by
force. Those are his characteristics. But God is love. His kingdom is founded
upon love, and the only power He uses in His kingdom, is the power of love.
The
charge Satan brought against God was that He was arbitrary, determined
to have His own way, and did not love His people. He promised, if the angels
would follow him, to set up a better kingdom. Now it remains for this pledge
to work out. While God can see the end from the beginning, created beings
cannot.
Had
He at the first crushed out the rebellion by force; had He suppressed it
by mere force, there would still have been in the minds of created beings
a question of God's justice. So God lets Satan work out his plan, that
all the universe may see the contrast between Satan's plan and God's plan.
And . . .
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