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10: Upon Whom the Ends Have Come-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School Class, June 7, 2025.

Main Theme: We will examine several key stories to determine what insights they may offer regarding events such as the Second Coming, the investigative judgment, the final crisis, and more. And, through it all, we find Christ as the center, for He must be the foundation as well as the end goal of all our prophetic endeavors.

Read in Class: Revelation 6:12-17. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: Consider the details of these people’s response to seeing last-day events suddenly play out. What do you notice about their response?

Apply: Read Matthew 24:36-44. How may we apply the story of Noah so we will be ready when Jesus comes?

Share: Your friend says it’s hard to stay ready for Jesus’ second coming when it seems like it’s taking Him forever to come. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Genesis 6:1-8 and Matthew 24:37-39. Ask the class to share the common thread in these passages.

Study: What were the moral conditions that led to the flood? What parallels do we see between the two time periods?

Apply: How can we learn not to be discouraged if our efforts don’t seem to be bearing much fruit for the moment? 

Share: Your friend says the world is as evil now as it was right before the flood. So why hasn’t Jesus come yet to destroy the world? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: 2 Peter 2:4-11, Jude 1:5-8, and Ezekiel 16:46-50. Ask the class to define the common thread of these passages.

Study: What were the moral conditions that led to the destruction of these cities, and what parallels exist today, as well?

Apply: As the church, do we need to apply these warnings to ourselves as well as the world? How can we ensure that we are not complicit in the same sins the world is committing?

Share: Your friend asks, if we as Christians have more light than the wicked, does that mean we will be judged more sternly? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Read in Class: Genesis 18:20-32, Daniel 7:13-14, 27. Ask the class to define the main idea of these passages.

Study: What does this reveal about the character of God and the way He plans to deal with evil on our planet? What is the primary focus of the judgment? What is the verdict rendered at the end of the process? What does this tell us about the plan of salvation?

Apply: Imagine standing before our holy God with all your secrets exposed. What’s your only hope at that time of judgment?

Share: Your friend says it’s so obvious why the wicked are lost, why do we need to judge the evil during the thousand years? What do you tell your friend?

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8: In the Psalms, Part 1-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, May 24, 2025.

Main Theme: Some details provided in God’s songbook can give us new ways to understand and appreciate our role in the final moments of Earth’s history.

Read in Class: Hebrews 9:11-15. Ask the class to identify the main idea in this passage.

Study: What does this teach about what He is doing for us?

Apply: Read Psalm 122. Though we cannot go literally to the earthly “house of the LORD” (it’s not there, and even if one were built in the same place, it would be meaningless), what elements are found in this Psalm that can encourage us about what Christ has done for us? Notice the themes of peace, security, praise, and judgment.

Share: Your friend asks why Jesus is in the sanctuary. Wasn’t everything finished at the cross? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Exodus 33:18-23, Exodus 34:1-7, and Psalm 119:55. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passages.

Study: When Moses asked to see God’s glory, what did God promise to show him? Then, when God proclaimed His name to Moses (Exod. 34:5), what followed?

Apply:  How does following the law help us become more merciful and sympathetic towards the needs of others, especially those who may have special needs we do not have?

Share: Your friend says, “If we are saved by faith and not by the law, what is the importance of God’s law?” What do you tell your friend? (See 1 John 5:3.)

Read in Class: Psalm 5;1-12, and Revelation 14:1-12. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What similarities do you find in these two passages, and how does this inform your understanding of what it means to be a part of God’s last-day remnant movement?

Apply: Imagine standing before a holy and perfect God in judgment, with every deed you have ever done fully exposed before Him. What does this prospect tell you about your need for Christ’s righteousness?

Share: Your friend asks, “Why do the saints have the faith of Jesus and keep the commandments? I thought we are saved by faith, not commantment keeping.” What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Psalm 51:7-15. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: What does David promise to do after he has been pardoned and purged from his sin?

Apply: Dwell more on the fact that, even before the proclamation of the three angels’ messages begins, we are pointed to the “everlasting gospel.” What should this tell us about how foundational this truth is to all that we believe?

Share: Your friend says, “I hear Christians always talking about the Gospel. What exactly is the Gospel?” What do you tell your friend?

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7: Foundations for Prophecy-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, May 17, 2025.

Main Theme: Human rebellion, ultimately and forever, will be ended. And, more than that, God’s loving character, His self-denying and self-sacrificing character, will shine even brighter than it did in His original design for humanity. Though God never intended for humanity to fall, through the cross, God’s loving character has been put on display in a remarkable way.

Read in Class: Ezekiel 28:11-17, Isaiah 14:12-14 and Revelation 14:1-12. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What led to Lucifer’s downfall? How does the contrast between Lucifer’s fall and humanity’s high position in Christ help us understand what takes place in Revelation 14?

Apply: What role do we have as a church, and as individuals, in letting people know about what Christ has done for them?

Share: While talking to your neighbor across the fence, she asks you what is the three angel’s message that the Adventist church refers to all the time. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Isaiah 6:6-8. Ask the class to identify the main point of this passage.

Study: Isaiah knew that sin means that we are “undone.” The wages of sin is death. But instead of leaving us to the consequences of sin, a God of love pulls us closer. What was the outcome of this meeting, and why is it important?

Apply: Read Genesis 3:21-24. How were the cherubims protecting our future by guarding the tree? What other roles do we see angels participating in regarding prophecy and our salvation?

Share: You friend asks, I’ve always heard that angels are our dead loved ones, but if angels are our dead loved ones how could there be angels guarding the tree of life when no one had died yet? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Ezekiel 1:1-14, Isaiah 6:1-6, and Revelation 4:1-11. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What similarities do we see depicted in all these passages?

Apply: Whenever we see God’s throne whether in the typical ark of the covenant, which served as God’s meeting place with Moses (Exod. 25:22), or the breathtaking visions of the prophets the cherubim are always there. They are intimately tied to the throne of God. All of God’s creatures were designed to reflect His glory whether we are talking about the human race made in His image or the angelic beings who are posted immediately next to His glorious throne. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. How do you measure up in contrast to the holiness that Ezekiel witnesses here? What does your answer tell you about your need of the gospel?

Share: Your friend asks you if you have ever seen an angel. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Numbers 2: 3, 10, 18 and 25. Ask the class to identify the common thread in passages.

Study: There was one dominant tribe on each of the four sides of the tabernacle. According to Numbers 2, who were these four dominant tribes?

Apply: Of course, we don’t live in the camp of Israel. But what are ways we can, in our own lives now, draw close to the presence of God?

Share: Your friend asks you how we know if God is with us or not? What do you tell your friend?

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5: The Nations Part 2-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, May 3, 2025.

Main Theme: This week, we will continue looking at the problems caused by the Fall and the desire for human government as opposed to God’s governance. These truths are powerfully revealed in the book of Daniel, which shows that God was right when He warned His people about what would happen when they turned away from Him and chose earthly monarchs instead. This is exactly what they got: earthly monarchs instead, and sinners lording it over sinners—never a good combination.

Read in Class: Genesis 2:9-17. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: What was the first command, a prohibition, that God gave to humanity, and why was it so important?

Apply: Think about the kinds of knowledge, even now, that many of us would be better off not knowing. How does this help us understand what was forbidden in Eden?

Share: Your friend says she was reading in Christ Triumphant that the serpent was also insinuating that Eve would know for herself what was good and evil. In other words, God would not be telling her what was right and wrong, but she would be like God and be able to decide for herself what was right and wrong. Your friend asks, what kind of impact does it have on our church and nation when we decide for ourselves what is right and wrong instead of letting the Bible tell us right and wrong?

Read in Class: Daniel 2:31-35. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: What important truths can we learn from this amazing prophecy?

Apply: Jesus warned, “ ‘And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. . . . For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places’ ” (Matt. 24:6-7, NKJV). Despite these warnings, how can we draw comfort from knowing that we have been warned beforehand about them?

Share: Your friend asks you how we know Jesus is coming. What prophecies that have already been fulfilled can you share that will help your friend trust future prophecies about Jesus’ soon coming?

Read in Class: Daniel 7:1-3. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study:  There is a lot of movement in this scene. What lessons can we draw from this imagery, such as the beast first arising from the sea?

Apply: How does Romans 3:10-19 help explain so much of our world? How does verse 19, especially, show why we so desperately need the gospel in our lives?

Share: Your friend asks why the Adventist Church isn’t more involved in politics, especially trying to legislate morality. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Revelation 10:1-11. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: Look for some of the elements we have studied, such as “the nations,” the land, and the sea. Applying appropriate caution, so that you do not read too much into the passage, what potential insights can you find in this account?

Apply: Look at how accurately the prophecies of Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 predicted the rise and fall of all these worldly empires. Why should that accuracy, amazing if you think about when Daniel was written, help us trust Him on the promise of the final and eternal kingdom—God’s?

Share: In the end, all earthly accomplishments, no matter how grand, no matter how great, no matter how awe-inspiring and glorious, will be turned to dust, to ashes, and ultimately vanquished forever. That includes whatever great and glorious earthly things you might have accomplished or are accomplishing now. Why is it always important to keep this perspective in mind? How should this perspective help you keep your priorities straight as we share and interact with others?

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2: The Genesis Foundation-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School Class, April 12, 2025.

Main Theme: This week, we are going to study a handful of big concepts at the core of Revelation. There are many, and so we will choose a few to illustrate the all-important point that understanding the ancient foundations behind Revelation enables the student to see countless nuances in the text, each of which can yield important lessons about the nature of humanity, of God, and of the conflict being waged in our universe and, thus, in our lives, as well.

Read in Class: Genesis 22:1-13. Ask the class to summarize this passage in their own words.

Study: The first mention of “love” in the Bible is found in Genesis 22:2. What does this story teach us about the nature of God’s love?

Apply: Read John 3:16. What parallels apply between the story of Abraham in Genesis 22 and the love of God in John 3:16 and the cross? What are the similarities, and what are the differences?

Share: Your friend says she has heard that God tested Abraham so he could prove his obedience. Others say the story of Abraham and Isaac was only an illustration of God’s self-sacrificing love for us. She asks what you think. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Genesis 22:7-8, Exodus 12:3-13 and Revelation 5:5-10. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passages.

Study: How does the story of Isaac’s near-sacrifice help us understand how lambs are used symbolically? How does this story tie into what John sees in Revelation 5?

Apply: Why is knowing that Jesus is our Substitute so foundational to our salvation? What hope would you have without Him, as that Substitute, especially in the judgment?

Share: Your friend asks why God wanted the people to have the lamb in their home four days before sacrificing it? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 4:8-15, 1 Corinthians 15:15-19, and Revelation 1:18. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passages.

Study: What do these passages—which include the first mention and occurrence of death—tell us about why people die, how God views death, and what His solution is for our problem?

Apply: Without the problem of death being solved, why are our lives ultimately useless, meaningless and futile? What does this fact teach us about how thankful we should be for what Jesus has done for us?

Share: Romans 6:23 tells us the wages of sin is death. Wages are something we have earned. However the gift of God is eternal life. A gift is something we have not earned. Your friend asks how do we get the gift of eternal life? What do you tell your friend? Hint: See Salvation in Light of the Cross.

Read in Class: Genesis 3:1-5 and Revelation 12:1-9. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passages.

Study: What are some of the common themes in each account? How do the details found in the introduction of the serpent in Genesis help us to understand some of the issues that had previously led to the war in heaven mentioned in Revelation?

Apply: Read in Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:13-17. How did Jesus apply the story of the brass serpent, as the solution for when we are bitten by the serpent and deceived into sin?

Share: Can you think of someone you can share the plan of salvation with this week?

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1: Some Principles of Prophecy-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School Class, April 5, 2025.

Main Theme: This week, we will explore some principles that yield a consistent and reliable understanding of prophecy.

Read in Class: Matthew 24:15, Revelation 1:3 Matthew 11:29 and Jeremiah 9:23-24. Ask the class if they see any common threads in these passages.

Study: What do these texts suggest about God’s intention to make Himself understood?

Apply: What are some technigues you have found helpful in understanding the Word of God?

Share: Your friend says she enjoys trying to find “loopholes” in the Word of God. Why may that not be a good idea. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 147:5, Romans 11:33 and 1 John 3:20. Ask the class if they see any common threads in these passages.

Study: What do these passages suggest about God’s understanding in comparison to our own?

Apply: Though, yes, there is much that we don’t know, why is it crucial to focus now on what we do know and to follow what we know—as opposed to obsessing over what we don’t know?

Share: Your friend says his pastor said we should not worry about things we read in the Bible that are not salvation issues. Your friend asks what is meant by salvation issues? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Matthew 5:18, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, and Luke 24:27. Ask the class if they see any common threads in these passages.

Study: What do these verses teach us about the way we ought to approach Bible prophecy?

Apply: What has been your experience with those who use only certain selected texts to try and make their point about, say, the state of the dead? Or even the Sabbath? What is the best way to respond?

Share: Your friend asks if Seventh-day Adventists have any traditions, good or bad, that cannot necesarrily be supported by Scripture? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:24, Revelation 1:16, and Revelation 1:20. Ask the class what common threads they see in these passages.

Study: How does Daniel 7:24 help us understand Daniel 7:7 and how does Revelation 1:20 help us understand Revelation 1:16? Does this show us that the Bible inteprets itself for us?

Apply: Even if some symbols and prophecies remain mysteries, how can focusing on what we do understand strengthen our faith?

Share: Your friend asks why God speaks in symbols instead of just being more literal or forthright? What do you tell your friend?

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13: Love is the Fulfillment of the law-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class, March 29, 2025.

Main Theme: God’s law shows us how to love God and our neighbor.

Read in Class: Exodus 20:1-17. Ask the class to summarize this passage.

Study: How do these verses reveal the two principles, those of love for God and of love for others?

Apply: Is it possible to love others while continuing to violate the Ten Commandments?

Share: Your friend says its impossible for us to keep the Ten Commandments, since we are human. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Romans 6:1-3 and Romans 7:7-12. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passage.

Study: What are these verses telling us about the law, even after Christ died?

Apply: How does John 14:15 help you understand the link between love and the law?

Share: Your friend says that the law in the New Testament is the law of love and not the Ten Commandments. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Hebrews 8:10. Ask the class to identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What does this teach about God’s promises to give us a new heart? 

Apply: How do you apply Jesus’ words in John 3:1-21 help you understand the idea of a new birth and a new heart?

Share: Your friend says that since we are saved by grace there is no real reason to keep the law. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: James 2:1-9. Ask the class to identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What crucial messages are we given here?

Apply: Dwell more on the idea of loving the world as Christ loved the world. How might this help us better understand the concept of Christian perfection and how we are made fit for eternal life?

Share: Romans 2:4 tells us it is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance. How can you show others the goodness of God in His law, so they can be led to repentance?

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12: Love and Justice: The Two Greatest -Commandments-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class, March 22, 2025.

Main Theme: As we have seen, love and justice go together; they are inseparable. God loves justice. Accordingly, if we love God, we will love justice, as well.

Read in Class: Matthew 19:16-23 and Matthew 22:34-40. Ask the class to define the main idea of this passage.

Study: How does Jesus Answer the lawyers question? How do Jesus’ answers to the rich young ruler’s questions relate to His answers to the lawyer’s question in Matthew 22?

Apply: Though we might not all be called to sell all that we have, as was this rich young ruler, what might you, personally, be clinging to that if you don’t give up, could lead to your eternal ruin?

Share: Your friend says, so we don’t have to keep the Ten Commandments anymore. All we have to do is love God and our neighbor. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Psalm 135:13-19 and Zechariah 7:9-12. Ask the class what the ideas in these passages are?

Study:  According to the prophet Zechariah in this passage, what does God decry? How does it and the sin of idolatry relate to the two great commandments?

Apply: Read 1 John 4:20-21. How do you explain why love for God cannot be separated from love for others? How do you understand this unbreakable link?

Share: Your friend says that we can become legalistic when observing the letter of the law, but can we also be legalistic when doing acts of compassion? Why or why not? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Psalm 82:1-8 and Matthew 23:23-30. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passage?

Study: How do these passages express God’s concern for justice in the world? What does Jesus teach here about what is most important? What do you think He means when He refers to “weightier matters”?

Apply: What would our families and churches look like if we focused on Micah 6:8 and intentionally put it into practice in both word and deed? In whatever context you are in, how could the application of these principles be made manifest better?

Share: Your friend asks, “If you were to focus on the “weightier matters” today, what would that look like as opposed to whatever “tithe of mint and anise and cummin” we might be focusing on instead?” What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Luke 10:25-37. Have the class identify the main idea of this passage.

Study: What is this passage saying in light of the cry of the prophets for mercy and justice and of the kinds of injustices that different people groups have inflicted on “others” throughout human history?

Apply: What can we learn from the life and ministry of Jesus about reaching out to those in need? Even if we can’t perform miracles as He did, for many hurt people how could our help be deemed “miraculous” enough?

Share: Your friend says the story about the Good Samaritan does not apply today, because it can actually be dangerous helping people in today’s world? What do you tell your friend? How can we help bring others to repentance and salvation by showing God’s goodness in our community today?

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10: Rules of Engagement-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School Class, March 8, 2025.

Main Theme: This week’s lesson explores the parameters of both sides in the battle between Christ and Satan.

Read in Class: Daniel 10:1-14. Define the main idea of this passage.

Study: What do these verses teach that is relevant to the cosmic conflict? What do you make of the angel sent by God being “withstood” for twenty-one days?

Apply: How have you experienced the limits of working only through the principles of love and not coercion? What lessons did you learn about the limits of power?

Share:  Your friend asks, Why did the angel get withstood 21 days? Why didn’t God’s angel immediately get the king of Persia to begin the process of delivering God’s people? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Revelation 13:1-8. Have class define the main idea of this passage.

Study: What does this reveal about the extent of the dragon’s jurisdiction?

Apply: However hard for us to see it now, in the end good will eternally triumph over evil. Why is it so important that we never forget this wonderful promise?

Share: Your friend asks you why the world leaders in Jesus’ day crucified Jesus for claiming to be God, and then years later instead of crucifying the beast who claims to be God, the world leaders worship the beast who claims to be God. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Job 1:1-12 and Job 2:1-7. As the class what is going on in these passages?

Study: What principles of the great controversy do we see unveiled here?

Apply: Job found himself in the middle of the great controversy between Christ and Satan. In What ways has the reality hit you that you are in the midst of the Cosmic Battle between Christ and Satan? How does it comfort you knowing God put limits on what Satan could do to Job?

Share: Your friend says it was not fair for God to let Satan harass Job in a conflict Job had nothing to do with? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Mark 6:5, and Mark 9:29. Ask the class to define the common thread in these passages.

Study: What do these texts display about how even divine action might be integrally related to factors such as faith and prayer?

Apply: Noah preached in his day only to save 7 other people in the end. There were people that Jesus could not work with miracles with. How should this comfort us when the success of our ministry seems to be limited, while not letting us use it as an excuse for failure?

Share: In Matthew 6:10 Jesus prays for His Father’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In heaven Satan was cast out. Your friend asks if our prayers can also limit Satan’s working in our homes, churches and communities? What do you tell your friend? How can you pray this week for your community in light of the cosmic conflict?

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9: The Cosmic Conflict-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School Class, March 1, 2025.

Main Theme:  We will address how the two following questions might be answered according to some crucial biblical passages: (1) Where does Scripture teach that there is a cosmic conflict between God and Satan? (2) According to Scripture, what is the nature of the conflict?

Read in Class: Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43. Ask the class to share the main idea of this parable.

Study: How does the parable help us understand evil in our world?

Apply: What are some of the dangers in seeking to uproot the tares from the wheat now? At the same time, why does this not mean simply ignoring the evil that we encounter?

Share: Your friend asks you where do you see or experience the conflict between good and evil? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Ezekiel 28:12-19 and Isaiah 14:12-15. Ask the class to identify the common thread of these passages.

Study: How do these passages describe the one who fell, and the origination of evil?

Apply: How do we understand the fact that Lucifer, who fell, was originally “perfect . . . from the day” he was created “till iniquity was found” in him (Ezek. 28:15)? How could a perfect being fall unless being “perfect” included true moral freedom?

Share: Your friend asks, why didn’t God stop this evil up in heaven before it got out of control? What do you tell your friend? How might the parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew 13 help you explain your answer?

Read in Class: Genesis 3:1-7, 15, and Matthew 4:1-11. Ask the class if they see any similarities in these passages.

Study: How do these passages help us understand the conflict between Christ and Satan, and how sin originated on earth, and its solution?

Apply:  God’s statement in Genesis 3:15 to the serpent that the Seed of the woman, referring to the Messiah, would crush the serpent’s head is often identified as the first gospel (protoevangelium) in Scripture. How does this both reinforce the reality of the conflict and yet provide hope for us in the midst of it?

Share: Your friend asks you how are we as mere mortal human beings supposed to survive the same kind of Satanic attacks Jesus endured? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: John 8:44-45 and Revelation 12:7-9. Ask the class what similarities they see in these passages.

Study: What do these passages reveal about the character of the devil and his strategy?

Apply: How does putting on the whole armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6:10-19 help you defend yourself against Satan’s strategies?

Share: “Often He [Jesus] met those who had drifted under Satan’s control, and who had no power to break from his snare. To such a one, discouraged, sick, tempted, and fallen, Jesus would speak words of tenderest pity, words that were needed and could be understood. Others He met who were fighting a hand-to-hand battle with the adversary of souls. These He encouraged to persevere, assuring them that they would win; for angels of God were on their side, and would give them the victory. Those whom He thus helped were convinced that here was One in whom they could trust with perfect confidence. He would not betray the secrets they poured into His sympathizing ear.” –Ellen White, Desire of Ages, Pages 91-92.

How might you encourage someone this week who is fighting a hand-to-hand battle with the adversary of souls?