2 Corinthians 11:14; Satan Transformed Into An Angel of Light

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

When Satan, described as the serpent, came to deceive Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He was so convincing that Adam and Eve believed the lie of Satan. What was the lie? If they will partake of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they shall not surely die!

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (Genesis 3:4)

That was a lie. And in order to entice Adam and Eve to believe the lie, there was an “incentive” bait!

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (Genesis 4:5)

The enticement was to break free from their Creator. It was rather to suffer the consequence of Satan’s deception. Partaking the fruit will mean eternal spiritual death for Adam and Eve! With God’s judgment to be meted out, it is frightening to choose to be as gods, knowing good and evil, and suffering eternal damnation.

It was not spiritual light but spiritual darkness that Satan cast upon Adam and Eve. With the glory accorded to Adam and Eve as the first man and woman that God even created and how they were deceived, how much more vulnerable we can be! Satan would be many more thousands of years to horn his deceitful craft.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. (Matthew 6:13) Amen.