Does a spirit being named Satan
the devil really exist?
Or is he just the imagination
of artists, sculptors,
and fiction writers?
My friends, one of the greatest
deceptions would be the
idea that this deceiver
does not really exist.
When we review the history of
the world, and the deceptions of
various religions we find strong
evidence that the devil called
Satan has been very active in
history, but we need to realize
that he is very active even now.
Have you been deceived?
Your Bible makes this astounding
statement, Revelation 12:9...
Do you know the
Devil's strategies,
deceptions, and devices?
The Apostle Paul stated
in 2 Corinthians 2:11...
[Satan's devices]
On today's program,
we'll be offering you an
informative and vital Bible
Study Guide, Satan's
Counterfeit Christianity.
This study guide will reveal
Satan's devices and
methods of deception.
Be sure to write down the
contact information to order
your free copy!
Deceivers are out to
deceive us and cheat us.
Liars and con-artists
strive to defraud us.
But above them all there's a
great deceiver whom your Bible
calls Satan the Devil.
Millions of people dabble in the
occult and seek answers from
soothsayers and mystics.
These dark practices
are deceptive.
Do you know Satan's schemes and
deceptive devices?
You need to know the Devil's
deadly deceptions.
Stay tuned.
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Warm greetings to our
friends around the world.
Millions of con-artists,
deceivers, and charlatans are
out to deceive you and me.
Some salesmen do their best to
defraud senior citizens and rob
them of their investments.
And yet there are other
forms of deception.
The Harry Potter books featuring
the occult have sold millions.
Others look to séances, tarot
cards, channeling, and astrology
for power and insight.
Millions of people dabble in the
occult and seek answers from
soothsayers and mystics.
Others seek selfish short-term
physical pleasure, with no
thought of morality
or consequences.
On today's program, we'll
examine seven of the deadliest
deceptions offered by
Satan the Devil.
And we'll be offering you an
informative and vital Bible
Study Guide, Satan's
Counterfeit Christianity.
This study guide will
reveal Satan's devices and
methods of deception.
Be sure to write down the
contact information to order
your free copy!
Our Savior, Jesus Christ, warned
us to be on guard against the
Devil's deadly deceptions.
Matthew 24:3...
Yes, many, not just a few,
will fall victim to
Satan's deceptions.
The first deception we'll
cover today is lust.
Human nature is filled
with vanity, jealousy,
greed, and lust.
Satan can take advantage of
that tendency and weakness
in all of us.
He sends temptation through the
media, movies, television, the
Internet, magazines, and through
carnal and covetous individuals.
Teenagers growing into adulthood
are very prone to the sexual
messages readily available to
them on the Internet.
Many married people give in to
the seducing temptations of
others and commit adultery.
The Apostle Paul warned married
couples not to deprive one
another of sexual relations.
Otherwise, Satan could take
advantage of our carnal nature.
1 Corinthians 7:5...
In our modern age, sexual
temptations are all around us.
So, the Apostle Paul advised
those who might lack
self-control...
Let's understand, my friends,
that lust, greed, and
covetousness is sin.
The Tenth Commandment states...
The 1987 movie Wall Street
featured the corporate investor
Gordon Gekko, who made the
famous statement:
No, my friends, greed
leads to idolatry.
How many millions around the
world make idols of business
moguls and entertainers whose
wealth they envy?
You must not lust for sexual
sin, or for the wealth you see
other people trying to enjoy.
God promises to provide all your
needs-but all your
godly needs, of course.
That promise is in
Philippians 4:19.
Let's also understand
that covetousness is a
form of idolatry.
You can desire a person,
position, or possession so
strongly that it
becomes an idol to him.
As it states in
Colossians 3:5...
Instead of being filled with
envy and covetousness, be
thankful for all the blessings
God has given you.
Satan's Deception #1 is: Lust.
My friends, pray, as Jesus
taught us...
Deception #2 is: Lying.
There's a classic example of
lying in the New Testament.
Members of the early Christian
church donated property and
funds to help fellow Christians.
However, one individual named
Ananias, committed fraud.
He claimed to have given all of
the proceeds to the Church, but
held back some of the funds.
He lied to the Apostle Peter.
Let's read the story in Acts 5.
Acts 5:1...
[Now listen to this.]
Sapphira, his wife,
came to Peter later.
She lied, and she
experienced the same
judgment as her husband.
She died on the spot.
Let's understand.
Satan is the father of lies, as
it states in John 8:44.
My friends, examine yourself.
Monitor your communications.
Do you shade the truth?
or, do you simply lie?
Don't let Satan take advantage
of you, as he did with
Ananias and Sapphira.
Remember the ninth
commandment states...
And let's also realize that you
can live a lie.
I'm afraid that too many
professing Christians are doing
just that!
As it states in 1 John 2:4...
[That he knows the Lord]
My friends, ask God to help you
to speak the truth,
and live the truth.
Deception #2 is: Lying.
We'll discuss five more of
Satan's deceptions in the next
part of our program.
But first, my friends, I'd like
to offer you this exciting,
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We've seen that Satan wants to
entice us with lust and lying.
The third Satanic deception
we'll discuss is pride,
vanity, and arrogance.
Selfishness and egotism are part
and parcel of human nature.
We like to feel important.
That desire can
lead to deception.
The Apostle Paul instructed
Timothy concerning
the ordination of a
bishop, or an overseer.
In 1 Timothy 3:6, he wrote that
such a candidate should...
[not be a novice]
My friends, do you let pride
and vanity guide your
thinking and behavior?
If so, you can be deceived.
You can be snared by the devil.
How do you counteract
self-centeredness and vanity?
The Apostle James wrote...
James also gives us this
encouragement in verse 7...
Remember the biblical examples
of those who cultivated pride,
and did not give glory to God?
King Herod allowed himself to be
worshipped as a god.
He cultivated
vanity and arrogance.
And what happened to him?
Acts 12:21...
Another king, who had to learn
lessons the hard way,
was King Nebuchadnezzar.
When he neglected to take
the prophet Daniel's
advice to repent,
God took Nebuchadnezzar's
kingdom away from him.
And King Nebuchadnezzar lived
like an animal for seven years,
until he learned his lesson.
You can read about that in
Daniel the fourth chapter.
My friends, be on
guard against pride.
When God blesses you,
give Him the glory.
As it says in
1 Corinthians 1:31...
Deception #3 is: Pride, Vanity,
and Arrogance.
Satanic Deception #4 is: False
Dreams, Visions, and Miracles.
How many times have individuals
told me their dreams or visions
that were obviously
Satan-inspired.
Some thought they
had seen Jesus.
He supposedly appeared
to them having the
traditional long hair.
But the Jesus of the Bible did
not have long hair.
The Apostle Paul wrote in
1 Corinthians 11:14...
Jesus escaped out of crowds on
several occasions because he
looked like the average Judean
man of His day.
That means He did not
have long hair.
My friends, do not be
deceived by dreams, visions,
or appealing messages.
The Apostle John wrote in
1 John 4:1...
The occult appeals
to many people.
Some try to contact
their deceased
relatives through mediums.
Children read Harry Potter books
and become fascinated
with the occult.
Satanic video games are popular.
You need to educate your
children on the dangers of the
occult, satanic activities, and
other demonic influences.
God Almighty condemns
witchcraft and sorcery.
He tells us in
Deuteronomy 18:12...
Be sure to read Deuteronomy
18:9-14 and Galatians 5:20.
Satan uses dreams, visions, and
miracles to deceive people.
The book of Revelation describes
the great false prophet
who will arise soon.
Be sure to read this in
your own Bible.
Revelation 13:11...
[ A counterfeit of Christ.]
My friends, don't be deceived.
Religious leaders will perform
great signs and miracles.
Be sure that you test all such
leaders with the Bible,
the Word of God.
That's why we say, don't believe
us just because we tell you,
check these references in your
Bible--believe your Bible.
As it says in Isaiah 8:20...
Satanic Deception #4 is: False
Dreams, Visions, and Miracles.
We'll continue with more Satanic
deceptions in the next part of
the program, but first I'd like
to offer you this exciting free
study resource that will open
your eyes to Satan's devices.
It's called Satan's
Counterfeit Christianity.
This inspiring free booklet
covers much more information
than we have time for
on this program.
Listen to these topics:
"'Sincerity' Is Not Enough",
"Satan Has a Kingdom",
"Satan the 'Counterfeiter'",
"The Two Babylons",
"Counterfeit Religion Spreads",
and "The Da Vinci Code."
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Some of the most deadly lies of
the devil are in the realm
of false doctrine,
false religious teaching.
Where did you learn
about Christianity?
Amazingly, Satan has convinced
most Christians to believe
and do those things that
Jesus never taught.
Satanic deception 5 is:
False Doctrine.
Where do we find godly
doctrine or teaching?
Jesus said in John 8:32...
Truth is revealed in your Bible,
but we must also
practice the truth.
Jesus said in the previous
verse, verse 31...
But the majority will not
practice the truth.
The Apostle Paul prophesied that
religious people would seek
teachers to preach what they
want to hear, rather than
teachers who would preach the
truth of the Bible.
Turn in your Bible to
2 Timothy 4:2.
The Apostle Paul exhorted the
young evangelist Timothy...
My friends, are you willing to
be guided and corrected
by the Bible?
Or will you be turned
aside to fables?
One of the major errors of
professing Christianity is the
practice, by some,
of pagan traditions.
We've documented them on
previous programs.
Easter eggs are a pagan symbol
of fertility; decorated trees,
holly wreaths, and mistletoe
were pagan traditions; December
25 was celebrated as the birth
of Mithras, the sun god.
It was never the date
of Jesus' birth.
Should Christians observe
Valentine's Day?
In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius I
established the Feast of
St. Valentine on February 14.
Previously, since the days of
ancient Rome, young lovers had
often observed the
Lupercalia--the feast of
Lupercus, a fertility
god--on February 15.
Even in ancient Greece,
mid-February was associated with
love and fertility; the Greek
month of Gamelion, ending in
mid-February, was associated
with the marriage of the gods
Zeus and Hera.
What other pagan traditions have
crept into some forms of
professing Christianity?
Our free booklet, Satan's
Counterfeit Christianity,
will give you the answers.
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The historian Will Durant gave
this analysis in his book, The
Story of Civilization:
My friends, are you practicing
pagan traditions in the
name of Christianity?
Remember Jesus' warning to the
Pharisees and scribes concerning
certain religious customs.
He warned them in Mark 7:9...
The world is full of false
religions, false traditions,
and false doctrines.
My friends, be on guard against
the deceptions of Satan.
Deception #5 is: False Doctrine.
Satanic Deception #6 is:
Lack of Faith.
The patriarch Job was
attacked by Satan.
Job remained faithful to God and
learned vital spiritual lessons.
At one point Job said...
In our modern language, we
might call this a
self-fulfilling prophecy.
We must face our fears and pray
for God's protection
and intervention.
We must exercise faith.
When we study the Bible and
believe God's promises,
He gives us faith.
At it states in Romans 10:17...
Lack of faith opens us to
Satanic deceptions.
The book of Hebrews
recounts the faithlessness
of ancient Israel.
They lacked trust and
faith in God.
We need to learn from their
hardness of heart.
Hebrews 3:12...
Those who lack faith in Christ,
and who persist in trusting
Satan, will ultimately be
destroyed as it tells us in
Revelation 21:8...
But the good news is
emphasized in verse 7...
Our seventh Satanic deception is
a frightening one that, if you
fall victim to it, will make
impossible for you to
avoid all the others.
We'll discuss that dangerous
deception in the final part of
our program.
But first I'd like to offer you
an important free booklet that
will help you go deeper into
this topic than we have time for
on this program.
It's titled Satan's
Counterfeit Christianity.
It will show you how the Devil
has corrupted most of the
world's professing Christian
churches, and it will show you
how you can avoid the
Devil's deceptions.
So call right now, and request
your free copy of Satan's
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understand this vital truth--
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If you're calling for the first
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We've discussed six Satanic
deceptions that promise great
pleasure or success, but which
lead to pain and defeat.
When we fail or hurt, it can be
easy to become bitter about
what has happened.
Our hurt can turn to a grudge,
or to a desire for revenge.
If we nurse those feelings, they
can turn to hate, and then hate
can turn into bitterness.
Our seventh Satanic
deception is: Bitterness.
My friends, you must identify
and overcome any feelings of
hate and bitterness.
Notice this instruction in
Hebrews 12:14...
Such bitterness can even lead to
the unpardonable sin.
How do you counteract
those feelings?
Simply by following
Jesus' instructions.
As He said in Matthew 5:44...
My friends, pray
for your enemies.
Bless those who curse you.
That's the Christian way.
That's the way that will
overcome Satan's infectious
attitude of hate and bitterness.
Avoid Satanic
Deception #7: Bitterness.
My friends, God wants you to be
His trusting and faithful
son or daughter through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
He will give you His faith,
if you turn to Him
with your whole heart.
If you feel God is calling you,
and you desire to follow His
command to repent,
and be baptized, we have
representatives around the world
who will be happy to counsel you
and help you understand the
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Just phone the number on your
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With God's help, and the
indwelling Holy Spirit,
you can resist Satan's
deadly deceptions.
In the meantime, arm yourself
with spiritual knowledge.
Do not allow yourself to be
deceived by yourself, by the
world, or by Satan.
As the Apostle
Paul emphasized...
[Satan's]
Bible prophecy predicts that a
great future false religious
system will deceive and
influence billions of people all
over the earth.
Don't you be deceived!
Be sure to request our vital
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Counterfeit Christianity.
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