Master of Deception
Satan is the "Adversary" of truth. God created him to fill that role, and he is really good at his job, having earned a Masters Degree in Deception. Jesus and Paul both warned people about his deception... " You are of your father, the Adversary, and the desires of your father you are wanting to do. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, for truth is not in him. Whenever he may be speaking a lie, he is speaking of his own, for he is a liar, and the father of it. Yet I -- seeing that I am speaking the truth, you are not believing Me... " ..." Satan himself is being transfigured into a messenger of light. " John 8:44-45; 2 Corinthians 11:18 CLNT) The "Adversary" , or Satan, has disguised himself as a "messenger of light" , not among the wicked, but among the religious folks. One of his favorite tools is the mistranslation of Scripture. For example: Mistranslation of Greek words into English ...