—Many live today without the knowledge of the good life God intended. If we would bow down to God, we could live that life He promised —and as well be prepared for eternal life when we leave here. But as it is, we fail at submission, thus we miss the true knowledge of God that we need to live as God intended. Submitting to God would solve all of our problems but instead, we submit to the enemy because we like what the enemy said more than we like what God said.
The enemy is trying to be our god the same as he tried to be Adam and Eve’s god in the garden. He acted as though he was better than God, as He used his pride to conduct their life with the lies he told —God is a liar and he (Satan) is the one they should trust. Of course, you are not going to die if you eat that fruit, God is just trying to keep things from you—
He tells the same lie to God’s children today—you cannot trust God, He is a mystery and doesn't want you to know Him— Satan paints this ugly picture in your mind of God if you give him permission. There he repeatedly accuses God of being a liar who doesn't keep His promises.
Today he repeats himself by the same misleading —Jesus is not going to return, that it’s just another lie God tells, hell is a metaphor and that hell is actually right here— He tells these two lies the most right now because Jesus is coming soon and to be ready, we must not be eating off of the tree God asked us not to —lest we perish. Satan's motive is to keep us from being ready for Jesus to return by our lack of faith (obedience to) in Jesus. If we have no faith for His return we as well have not —obedience.
—The truth? If you eat off the tree you will truly die, you will die the second death and you will miss eternal life with Jesus!
—The antidote? Get knowledge by reading the Book! The Word of God is God, and He is the knowledge we have to submit to, to have eternal life!
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES—
Ephesians 2:10, Proverbs 4:7, Hosea 4:6, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3-4, John 1:1, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 20:6,14, Revelation 21:8.