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Chap. 30 - Enmity Between Man and
Satan
“I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel.” Genesis 3:15. The divine sentence pronounced against Satan after
the fall of man was also a prophecy, embracing all the ages to the close
of time and foreshadowing the great conflict to engage all the races of
men who should live upon the earth.
God declares: “I will put enmity.” This enmity is not naturally
entertained. When man transgressed the divine law, his nature became
evil, and he was in harmony, and not at variance, with Satan. There
exists naturally no enmity between sinful man and the originator of sin.
Both became evil through apostasy. The apostate is never at rest, except
as he obtains sympathy and support by inducing others to follow his
example. For this reason fallen angels and wicked men unite in desperate
companionship. Had not God specially interposed, Satan and man would
have entered into an alliance against Heaven; and instead of cherishing
enmity against Satan, the whole human family would have been united
in opposition to God.
Satan tempted man to sin, as he had caused angels to rebel, that he
might thus secure co-operation in his warfare against Heaven. There
was no dissension between himself and the fallen angels as regards their
hatred of Christ; while on all

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