𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡'𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗡'𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Satan’s oldest strategy has never changed: keep people ignorant of God’s Word. From Eden to today, deception thrives where doctrine is absent. In this present dispensation of grace (Eph. 3:2), Satan works overtime to blind minds specifically to Paul’s gospel—the message that saves today (1 Cor. 15:1–4).
Where darkness dominates, the devil celebrates. Where the gospel is unknown, untrusted, or unpreached, hell rejoices. Ignorance is not innocence; ignorance is an invitation for Satanic influence.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

(Genesis 3:1–5)

A. A Questioning of God’s Message – Gen. 3:1

He begins by creating confusion, making man unsure of what God said.

B. A Corruption of God’s Meaning – Gen. 3:4

He twists the truth—mixing lies with Scripture.

C. A Contradiction of God’s Mandate – Gen. 3:5

He replaces revelation with rebellion, suggesting man define truth for himself.

Dispensational Note: Satan thrives when people cannot rightly divide God’s progressive revelation (2 Tim. 2:15).

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

(2 Corinthians 4:3–4)

A. A Blinding to the Gospel – 2 Cor. 4:3

He blinds the lost to Paul’s gospel—the exclusive message for salvation today.

B. A Blocking of the Glory – 2 Cor. 4:4

He hides the “light of the glorious gospel of Christ.”

C. A Battling Against the Grace – Acts 20:24

He resists the “gospel of the grace of God,” which reveals Christ’s finished work.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀

(1 Corinthians 1:10)

A. A Stirring of Sectarianism – 1 Cor. 1:12

He turns saints into sides and opinions into idols.

B. A Shifting from Sound Doctrine – 1 Tim. 1:3

He pushes churches into fables, legalism, and law-keeping.

C. A Substituting of Paul’s Pattern – 1 Tim. 1:16

He attacks Pauline truth, the doctrine for this dispensation.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱

(Hosea 4:6)

A. A Lack of Biblical Understanding – Hos. 4:6

Ignorance destroys—Satan delights in undiscerning believers.

B. A Leaving of Biblical Study – 2 Tim. 2:15

He discourages right division, producing error and instability.

C. A Losing of Biblical Strength – Matt. 4:4

Without the Word, believers become spiritually weak and easily deceived.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻

(Revelation 12:9)

A. A Global Lie System – Rev. 12:9

He deceives the whole world through counterfeit spirituality.

B. A Gospel-Less Religion – Gal. 1:6–8

He promotes messages that sound religious but lack Paul’s saving gospel.

C. A Government of Darkness – Eph. 6:12

His spiritual hierarchy manipulates nations and minds.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘆, 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱

(2 Timothy 2:25–26)

A. A Captivity of the Will – 2 Tim. 2:26

He traps unbelievers in cycles of sin and unbelief.

B. A Capturing of the Mind – Eph. 4:18

Ignorance alienates them from the life of God.

C. A Controlling of Motivation – John 8:44

He directs desires toward darkness and self-righteousness.

** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗 — 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀

(2 Corinthians 2:11)

A. A Pressure on Boldness – Eph. 6:19–20

He attacks courage, especially regarding the mystery gospel revealed to Paul.

B. A Persuasion Toward Fear – 2 Tim. 1:7

Fear replaces faith when saints forget their identity in Christ.

C. A Prevention of Witnessing – 1 Thess. 2:18

He hinders evangelism—because he hates the gospel that saves today.

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

Satan’s celebration is loudest where Scripture is lowest.
He cannot destroy the gospel, so he buries it.
He cannot unsave the saved, so he distracts them.
He cannot rewrite the Word, so he reinterprets it.
His victory is not through violence, but through voluntary ignorance.

But God has given us the remedy:
Rightly divided Scripture
Bold proclamation of Paul’s gospel
Spiritual discernment in this dispensation of grace

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

STUDY the Word—rightly divided.
SHARE Paul’s gospel: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again (1 Cor. 15:1–4).
STOP giving Satan joy through ignorance.
STAND firm in the revelation given to Paul for today.
SEE through Satan’s schemes—be rooted in truth.

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

Satan thrives where truth is unknown.
Satan rejoices where Scripture is neglected.
Satan blinds where the gospel is hidden.
Satan divides where doctrine is ignored.
Satan deceives where religion replaces revelation.
Satan discourages where saints forget their calling.
Satan loses when believers stand in rightly divided truth.