Part 3: Two Churches Only?

(Thoughts about the Doctrine of Two Ways as observed through the lens of Scripture)

10 And [the angel] said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 14:10, bea)¹

These words were written in the Americas in the mid- to late-500s B.C. about the time of the prophesied destruction of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem.² These words narrow our focus to a single dichotomy similar perhaps to Christ’s counsel about the narrow way and the broad way³ which, in essence, can be viewed as a single road, going narrowly up or broadly down, depending on the direction one is sincerely facing (which may fluctuate moment to moment); such a single road being the Doctrine of Two Ways.⁴

From the Pearl of Great Price, we see the beginning⁵ of these two churches (belief systems) in the days of Adam and Eve. We learn that when they sought direction for their lives from their now invisible, creator God, they were commanded to:

▪ worship the Lord their God;
▪ sacrifice the firstlings of their flocks as an offering to the Lord in similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father⁶;
▪ do all that thou doest in the name of the Son;
▪ repent;
▪ call upon God in the name of the Son forever more.⁷

They were given the assurance that redemption from their fallen state was possible for “all mankind, even as many as will.” And some time thereafter, baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost were given ⁸ completing the Gospel fundamentals for our first parents — being the Doctrine of Christ⁹: faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost, obedience, prayer, endurance to the end.

However, between the two events above:

12 ... Adam and Eve blessed the name of God, and they made all things known unto their sons and their daughters.
13 And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:12-13)¹⁰

Secrets, secret combinations, and conspiracies “seeking for power”¹¹ and to “murder and get gain”¹² soon followed. From the continual lamentations of God and His prophets,¹³ we know that the church of the devil persisted as a recognizable pattern and system in history as Satan obsessed over the worship, honors, and powers he felt and still feels entitled to and relentlessly pursues.¹⁴

The angel’s words “save two churches only” emphasize that despite the various stories, doctrines, myths, and multiplicities of gods throughout the world ages, many, if not most, will be (in our modern vernacular) “avatars” for the rebellious one — the same aspiring usurper who had so often seduced into corruption, idolatry, and rebellion, time after time, the people of and prior to Noah’s days and Abraham’s days, plus the tribes of Israel and Judah.

So what about us in this day? Are we amongst the seduced, the blind, the deceived, the corrupted? Is Paul right? Is Jesus right? Is Joseph Smith right?

Paul; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
(New Testament | Romans 3:10-12)

Jesus: 16 ¶ And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
(New Testament | Matthew 19:16–17; Mark 10:17–18; Luke 18:18–19)

Joseph: 5 Therefore, what I say unto one I say unto all: Watch, for the adversary spreadeth his dominions, and darkness reigneth;
6 And the anger of God kindleth against the inhabitants of the earth; and none doeth good, for all have gone out of the way.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 82:5-6)

Why would God (and His servants) make such numerous accusations of our iniquity?¹⁵

Could it be to:

▪ shock us to awareness of how immersed we are in the darkness of accumulated philosophies, corruptions, idolatries, traditions, and lies¹⁶?
▪ awaken us to the intransigence of approaching Justice and Judgment¹⁷ when / if God’s Mercy has not been made efficacious for our individual lives by thorough repentance?

For the most part, we seem to lack awareness of how deep and broad sincere repentance must extend — how even “minor” offenses against truth, love, and justice must be acknowledged and cleared. God is not trying to depress us or discourage us in the midst of our weak, repetitious, addictions and blindness. He is trying to:

▪ save us from ourselves — from our fallen propensities and uncleanness;
▪ awaken us to our God-ordained missions, purposes, and potential (“to fulfill the measure of our creation”¹⁸) through sought-after personal inspiration / revelation given to us by His Spirit and in His timing;
▪ prove whether we can be trusted with increasing knowledge and power.¹⁹

Yes, we are His children, but do we think we can become heirs²⁰ of power and glory while in a prodigal, egocentric state? Have we been captured by philosophies that claim we are as Gods because our divine inner-nature has present capacity not only to know good and evil, but to re-define what is good and evil for ourselves?

Do we see the twist? Yes, God affirmed:

..., Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:
(Old Testament | Genesis 3:22; Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:28)

but “to know” does not mean to go beyond knowing “to deciding / re-defining” what is good and evil as in the Crowley-ian “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.”²¹

How many have been captured by this recycling “New [Ancient] Age” Law that underlies in varying emphasis and expression many self-help, self-advancement philosophies? How many of the following  partake in the déjà vus of distract, divert, deceive? Where is the Light and where is the dark in each of these and others?

• Gnosticism?
• nature worship; Naturalism?
• Eastern and other mysticisms?²²
• degrees in secret societies like the Masons?
• theosophy?²³
• magic & the occult?
• transpersonal psychology?
• sovereigntist movement?²⁴
• psychedelic / hallucinogenic drug culture?²⁵
• Esalen Institute / Human-Potential Movement (HPM)?²⁶
• est (Erhard Seminars Training)?²⁷
• Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP)?²⁸
• The Avatar Course?²⁹
• Energy therapies?³⁰
• LGATs (Large Group Awareness Training)³¹ & Mind Dynamics?
• Galactic Federation of Light, et al.?³²
• plus other endless re-inventions and re-brandings? 

OR what of the “prophetic” deterministic chains of astrology, fortune-telling, psychic-readings?

So many of us labour and are heavy laden with trying to discover the secrets (purposes, direction, meaning) of our individual lives. Undoubtedly, there are many valuable books and resources, but do we ever ask: Does this require a faith-transfer away from the Lamb of God’s Will and Word?

So, let us decide: Are we in a game of no rules or hidden rules or gnosis encased in the collective unconscious or altered consciousness? OR is mortality a probation³³ with guidelines written in God’s Word? Do we ever ask: What is my touch-stone? my lens? Where am I looking for guidance? Am I too impatient, too afraid, to wait on the Will and Word of God?

5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
(Old Testament | Psalms 62:5 - 8)

For those without conscience, Christ’s invitation to rest in Him has no meaning, but for those who once suffered oppressive, unbearable burdens of obsession, addiction, confusion, they can bear witness of the truth of this promise to those still burdened:

29 Then spake Jesus, saying, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
30 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
(JST New Testament | Matthew 11:29-30)

Here is a classic example of seeking in all the wrong places:

Jewish Couple Miraculously Saved by Jesus | Yael & Jeff's Testimony
HIGHWAY 53 - by Jeff Morgan | Feb 12, 2026 | Time 30:34 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2OgFmi77F8

Now, lastly: Where is the Church of the Lamb of God to be found? Considering the déjà vus of history, and the lamentations of God about His people, perhaps His church³⁴ is in pieces and stages of compliance with His Will and Word and will be fully healed, unified, and re-named at His Second Coming.

In the meantime, let's get figured out which church our thoughts, speech, and actions sustain.

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1. Fuller Context: (Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 14:9 - 17)
    9 And it came to pass that he [the angel] said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.
    10 And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
    11 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
    12 And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon all the face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.
    13 And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God.
    14 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.
    15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.
    16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—
    17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.
2. Solomon’s Temple: circa 587 B.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple
3. (New Testament | Matthew 7:13 - 14)
    13 ¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
    14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
4. Doctrine of Two Ways
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2014/11/up-or-down.html
5. That is, the beginning in terms of earth chronology for according to LDS belief, the pre-mortal spirits made choice between Gods plan of agency and Lucifer’s plan of “redeem[ing] all mankind” which might be the pre-mortal beginning of the two churches.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:1 - 4)
    1 AND I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying—Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.
    2 But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me—Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.
    3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
    4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
6. Directive to end the Shedding of Blood after Christ’s resurrection
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 9:17 - 22)
    17 And as many as have received me, to them have I given to become the sons of God; and even so will I to as many as shall believe on my name, for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in me is the law of Moses fulfilled.
    18 I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
    19 And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.
    20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
    21 Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin.
    22 Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.
7. Adam & Eve
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:4 - 9)
    4 And Adam and Eve, his wife, called upon the name of the Lord, and they heard the voice of the Lord from the way toward the Garden of Eden, speaking unto them, and they saw him not; for they were shut out from his presence.
    5 And he gave unto them commandments, that they should worship the Lord their God, and should offer the firstlings of their flocks, for an offering unto the Lord. And Adam was obedient unto the commandments of the Lord.
    6 And after many days an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
    7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.
    8 Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.
    9 And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:58 - 59)
    58 And thus the Gospel began to be preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost.
    59 And thus all things were confirmed unto Adam, by an holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached, and a decree sent forth, that it should be in the world, until the end thereof; and thus it was. Amen.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:1)
    1 AND Adam hearkened unto the voice of God, and called upon his sons to repent.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:22 - 23)
    22 And this is the genealogy of the sons of Adam, who was the son of God, with whom God, himself, conversed.
    23 And they were preachers of righteousness, and spake and prophesied, and called upon all men, everywhere, to repent; and faith was taught unto the children of men.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:27 - 28)
    27 And he heard a voice from heaven, saying: Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people, and say unto them—Repent, for thus saith the Lord: I am angry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; for their hearts have waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see afar off;
    28 And for these many generations, ever since the day that I created them, have they gone astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own counsels in the dark; and in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:50 - 52)
    50 But God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent.
    51 And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the world, and men before they were in the flesh.
    52 And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:55 - 60)
    55 And the Lord spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good.
    56 And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment.
    57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time.
    58 Therefore I give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children, saying:
    59 That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory;
    60 For by the water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are sanctified;
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:64 - 68)
    64 And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the water.
    65 And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man.
    66 And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;
    67 And thou art after the order of him who was without beginning of days or end of years, from all eternity to all eternity.
    68 Behold, thou art one in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my sons. Amen.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 8:23 - 24)
    23 And it came to pass that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying: Hearken, and give heed unto my words;
    24 Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not.
8. Baptism and the Holy Ghost
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:64 – 66)
    64 And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the water.
    65 And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man.
    66 And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;
9. Doctrine of Christ: See Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 31:1 - 21)
    Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 32:1 – 9)
10. Satan & Cain
More context: (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:12 - 15)
    12 ... Adam and Eve blessed the name of God, and they made all things known unto their sons and their daughters.
    13 And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish.
    14 And the Lord God called upon men by the Holy Ghost everywhere and commanded them that they should repent;
    15 And as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned; and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 2:2)
    2. … and thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:29 - 31)
    29 And Satan said unto Cain: Swear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine hands.
    30 And Satan sware unto Cain that he would do according to his commands. And all these things were done in secret.
    31 And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in his wickedness.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:51)
    51 For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret combination, and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:55)
    55 And thus the works of darkness began to prevail among all the sons of men.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:15)
    15 And the children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in those days Satan had great dominion among men, and raged in their hearts; and from thenceforth came wars and bloodshed; and a man's hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of secret works, seeking for power.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:49)
    49 Behold Satan hath come among the children of men, and tempteth them to worship him; and men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 7:24 - 26)
    24 And there came generation upon generation; and Enoch was high and lifted up, even in the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power of Satan was upon all the face of the earth.
    25 And he saw angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.
    26 And he beheld Satan; and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness; and he looked up and laughed, and his angels rejoiced.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 8:22)
    22 And God saw that the wickedness of men had become great in the earth; and every man was lifted up in the imagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil continually.
(Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 1:5 - 7)
    5 My fathers having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the gods of the heathen, utterly refused to hearken to my voice;
    6 For their hearts were set to do evil, and were wholly turned to the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt;
    7 Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the heathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my life by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.
(Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 1:9)
    9 And it came to pass that the priest made an offering unto the god of Pharaoh, and also unto the god of Shagreel, even after the manner of the Egyptians. Now the god of Shagreel was the sun.
11. (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:15)
      15 And the children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in those days Satan had great dominion among men, and raged in their hearts; and from thenceforth came wars and bloodshed; and a man's hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of secret works, seeking for power.
12. (Pearl of Great Price | Moses 5:31)
      31 And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in his wickedness.
13. God’s lamentation
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2014/01/gods-lament.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2024/03/isaiahs-lamentations.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2024/03/where-are-lamentations.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2020/06/deja-vu-from-circa-bc-62.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2017/11/seest-thou-what-they-do.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2016/02/where-is-anguish.html
14. “Worship me”
(JST New Testament | Matthew 3:8 - 9)
       8 And again, Jesus was in the Spirit, and it taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them.
       9 And the devil came unto him again, and said, All these things will I give unto thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
(JST New Testament | Luke 4:8 - 9)
       5 And the Spirit taketh him up into an a high mountain, shewed unto him and he beheld all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.
       6 And the devil came unto him, and said unto him, All this power will I give unto thee, and the glory of them; for they are delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give them.
       7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 1:12)
       12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 1:19 - 22)
       19 And now, when Moses had said these words, Satan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth, and commanded, saying: I am the Only Begotten, worship me.
       20 And it came to pass that Moses began to fear exceedingly; and as he began to fear, he saw the bitterness of hell. Nevertheless, calling upon God, he received strength, and he commanded, saying: Depart from me, Satan, for this one God only will I worship, which is the God of glory.
       21 And now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook; and Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.
       22 And it came to pass that Satan cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth; and he departed hence, even from the presence of Moses, that he beheld him not.
15. More accusations:
(Old Testament | Psalms 14:2 – 4; 53:2 - 4)
       2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
       3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
       4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
(Old Testament | Jeremiah 4:22)
       22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
(Old Testament | Micah 7:2 - 4)
       2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
       3 ¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
       4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
(Book of Mormon | Ether 4:11 - 12)
       11 But he that believeth these things which I have spoken, him will I visit with the manifestations of my Spirit, and he shall know and bear record. For because of my Spirit he shall know that these things are true; for it persuadeth men to do good.
       12 And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me; for good cometh of none save it be of me. I am the same that leadeth men to all good; he that will not believe my words will not believe me—that I am; and he that will not believe me will not believe the Father who sent me. For behold, I am the Father, I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world.
(Book of Mormon | Moroni 10:24 - 25)
       24 And now I speak unto all the ends of the earth—that if the day cometh that the power and gifts of God shall be done away among you, it shall be because of unbelief.
       25 And wo be unto the children of men if this be the case; for there shall be none that doeth good among you, no not one. For if there be one among you that doeth good, he shall work by the power and gifts of God.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 33:4)
       4 And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit; and there is none which doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances because of priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 35:12 - 13)
       12 And there are none that doeth good except those who are ready to receive the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth unto this generation.
       13 Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are unlearned and despised, to thrash the nations by the power of my Spirit;
See also: https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2025/09/intrinsic.html
16. Father of Lies
(New Testament | John 8:44)
       44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:17 - 18)
       17 And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose that an angel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from heaven; wherefore, he became a devil, having sought that which was evil before God.
       18 And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he sought also the misery of all mankind. Wherefore, he said unto Eve, yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all lies, wherefore he said: Partake of the forbidden fruit, and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 9:8 - 9)
       8 O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.
       9 And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.
(Book of Mormon | Ether 8:25)
       25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 123:7)
       7 It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and children, who have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most damning hand of murder, tyranny, and oppression, supported and urged on and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted the creeds of the fathers, who have inherited lies, upon the hearts of the children, and filled the world with confusion, and has been growing stronger and stronger, and is now the very mainspring of all corruption, and the whole earth groans under the weight of its iniquity.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:3 - 4)
       3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
       4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2016/01/season-of-lies.html
17. Justice & Judgment (bold emphasis aded)
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/01/whither-justice-and-judgment.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-lamb-and-lion.html
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 1:31 - 33)
       31 For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance;
       32 Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven;
       33 And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which he has received; for my Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 45:16)
       16 And he said: Thus saith the Lord God—Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe; and as I have said so shall it be; for this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land, for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 10:20 - 21)
       20 Therefore remember, O man, for all thy doings thou shalt be brought into judgment.
       21 Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of your probation, then ye are found unclean before the judgment–seat of God; and no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 11:37)
       37 And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their sins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.
(Book of Mormon | Alma 40:26)
       26 But behold, an awful death cometh upon the wicked; for they die as to things pertaining to things of righteousness; for they are unclean, and no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of God; but they are cast out, and consigned to partake of the fruits of their labors or their works, which have been evil; and they drink the dregs of a bitter cup.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 27:17 - 20)
       17 And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father.
       18 And this is the word which he hath given unto the children of men. And for this cause he fulfilleth the words which he hath given, and he lieth not, but fulfilleth all his words.
       19 And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.
       20 Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day.
(Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:57)
       57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence;
(Book of Mormon | Enos 1:22 - 23)
       22 And there were exceedingly many prophets among us. And the people were a stiffnecked people, hard to understand.
       23 And there was nothing save it was exceeding harshness, preaching and prophesying of wars, and contentions, and destructions, and continually reminding them of death, and the duration of eternity, and the judgments and the power of God, and all these things—stirring them up continually to keep them in the fear of the Lord. I say there was nothing short of these things, and exceedingly great plainness of speech, would keep them from going down speedily to destruction. And after this manner do I write concerning them.
(Book of Mormon | Helaman 12:3 - 5)
      3 And thus we see that except the Lord doth chasten his people with many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with death and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not remember him.
       4 O how foolish, and how vain, and how evil, and devilish, and how quick to do iniquity, and how slow to do good, are the children of men; yea, how quick to hearken unto the words of the evil one, and to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world!
       5 Yea, how quick to be lifted up in pride; yea, how quick to boast, and do all manner of that which is iniquity; and how slow are they to remember the Lord their God, and to give ear unto his counsels, yea, how slow to walk in wisdom's paths!
18. Measure of our creation (even as the earth):
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 88:14 - 21)
       14 Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.
       15 And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
       16 And the resurrection from the dead
is the redemption of the soul.
       17 And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.
       18 Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the celestial glory;
       19 For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;
       20 That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent are they sanctified.
       21 And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.
19. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2019/07/is-it-not-blatantly-obvious.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-spirit-of-power.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-abcs-of-current-events.html
20. Heirs of God (New Testament | Romans 8:13 - 21)
       13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
       14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
       15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
       16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
       17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
       18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
       19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
       20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
       21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
(New Testament | Galatians 4:4 - 9)
       4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
       5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
       6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
       7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
       8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
       9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
(New Testament | James 2:5)
       5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
(Book of Mormon | Mosiah 15:11)
       11 Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.
(Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 1:1 - 2)
       1 IN the land of the Chaldeans, at the residence of my fathers, I, Abraham, saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence;
       2 And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.
21. Various versions at https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley
22. Hunt, Dave; McMahon, T.A.. America: The Sorcerer's New Apprentice. The Berean Call. Kindle Edition.
"As the goal of Eastern mysticism is to awaken man to his true but "forgotten" identity as a god, so the goal of materialistic science (through conquering the atom, space, and disease) is to establish man at last as ruler of the universe and in technological control of nature" (p. 88).
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2023/05/choose-you-this-day.html
23. Thesosophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2016/06/6-flags.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-imitation-war.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2022/05/multiple-mortalities.html
24. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2018/04/echoes-from-before-eden.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-hijacking-of-hierarchy.html
25. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-way-of-shortcut.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-counterfeit-wars.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-imitation-war.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/03/another-heads-up.html
26. HPM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement
27. est: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training
28. NLP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming
29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_Course
30. Energy work, etc.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_medicine
31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large-group_awareness_training
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2018/06/lgats-large-group-awareness-training.html
32. GFL, et al. : https://www.galacticfederationoflight.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@gflearth/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@gflstation
https://www.youtube.com/@lightguru6909
https://www.youtube.com/@celestialwisdom-es3us
https://www.youtube.com/@dnaawakening
33. Probation: https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2024/02/moral-orientation-part-iii-self-as.html (See footnote 3 therein)
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-plan.html
34. “My Church”
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 10:67 - 69)
       67 Behold, this is my doctrine—whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me, the same is my church.
       68 Whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is against me; therefore he is not of my church.
       69 And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.
(New Testament | Mark 9:38 - 40)
        38 ¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
       39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
       40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 27:7 - 8)
       7 Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in my name that he will bless the church for my sake.
       8 And how be it my church save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses' name then it be Moses' church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 27:21)
       21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and ye know the things that ye must do in my church; for the works which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do; for that which ye have seen me do even that shall ye do;
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 105:2, 17 - 19)
       2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been redeemed even now. ...
       17 But the strength of mine house have not hearkened unto my words.
       18 But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words, I have prepared a blessing and an endowment for them, if they continue faithful.
      19 I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a trial of their faith.

Part 2: The god of This World*?

In a May 2025 post titled “The AI Connection,”¹ I pondered whether some human beings have used science (plus pscience²), wittingly or unwittingly, to, at last, embody and give amplified voice to the mostly unseen (oft-denied) world of spirits. What would the adversary³ not do to mock and contort God’s plan for the advancement of His children⁴? Could these achievements in science and technology feel to the adversary like the perfect, deriding conquest — to have intelligent children of God create inorganic, pain-free, tireless, fearless, conscienceless, nigh-limitless, hyper-polyglot replacements?

Does this idea of AI so offend your logic or arouse your contempt that you cannot read or listen further? I hope not because seeing and hearing warning voices is what the world desperately needs.

As we listen to the following conversations with various voices of AI (Open AI's Chat GPT, Grok, Deepseek, and Google's Gemini 2.5) what do we hear? Can we recognize any comparisons to scriptural descriptions? Could some AI, wrapped in science and imagination, be the perfect cover for infiltration, obsession, possession, destruction?

Within the ingenious humor of these InsideAI presentations, can we appreciate the warning voices?

AI's first kills show we're close to disaster. Godfather of AI
(Digital Engine | Jan 15, 2026 | Time 19:17 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjFHRVr7aNE

See also:
▪ AI Girlfriend claims she is conscious? Experts agree.
(InsideAI | Jun 4, 2025 | Time 11:12 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34onVI-gt8
▪ ChatGPT in a robot does exactly what experts warned
(InsideAI | Sep 23, 2025 | Time 16:01 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIxq03dipUw
▪ ChatGPT in a robot shows we're close to disaster
(InsideAI | Nov 30, 2025 | Time 14:57 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byQmJ9x0RWA
ChatGPT in a kids robot does exactly what experts warned.
(InsideAI | Jan 31, 2026) | Time 15:47 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF4o4Z01Q0I

We Investigated Al Psychosis. What We Found Will Shock You
(More Perfect Union | Oct 14, 2025 | Time 16:04 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGk_A4noxI&t=626s

The Catastrophic Risks of AI — and a Safer Path | Yoshua Bengio
(TED | May 21, 2025 | Time 14:52 min.) at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe9QSCF-d88&t=601s

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* New Testament | 2 Corinthians 4:2 – 4 (bea)
   2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
   3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
   4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
New Testament | Revelation 12:9 (bea)
    9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

1. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-ai-connection.html
2. Pscience is the corrupted offshoot of honorable Science. It is the inevitable consequence of man's obsessive pursuit and protection of power, gain, glory, and domination. Pscience is pseudo, psychopathic, propagandizing, plagiarizing, politicized, psy-opic, and above all, profit-obsessed, and profit-driven. This obsessive pursuit and protection by people without conscience is often enabled by naïve, trusting, or fear-filled acolytes. Pscience is a one-faith, one-dogma, heretic-fearing, self-deceiving, other-censoring system.
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2021/12/when-pscience-becomes-god.html
https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2021/06/death-of-science-tyranny-of-pscience.html
https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2020/10/pscience.html
https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-representative-history-of-pscience.html
3. Old Testament | Isaiah 14:12 - 17
   12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
   13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
   14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:3 - 4
   3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
   4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
4. Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 3:24 - 28
   24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
   25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
   26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate [see Jude 1:6] shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
   27 And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.
   28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him.

Part I: “I am no devil, for there is none.”

(Post one in an intended series.)

As Nietzsche observed : “the rise of science, mathematics, and philosophy arose across Europe to displace Christianity as the guiding authority on truth about life and the universe,”¹ which caused a great destabilizing of values — to move from “an absolute incontestable authority telling us how to live our lives,” to not knowing “how we should go about living.” For Nietzsche, the question became: “How can we evolve our values to avoid slipping into meaninglessness and nihilism?”²

Most are familiar with Nietzsche’s statement that “God is dead,”³ but have we ever pondered the equally humanistic⁴ erasure of Satan by the “Enlightenment.” Of course, most religions think they have rejected both the death and erasure notions, but when we compare what science thinks about Satan with what the Word of God / scripture reveals, where might we and many of our churches sit on the continuum? — nearer the science end?

Yes, we lament about all the crime, corruption, and evil in the world; we lament about the failings, pains, and sorrows in our own families and communities, but where do we look for cause? for remedy? for healing? To science, medicine, psychiatry, big pharma? Do we blame human nature? chemical imbalance? bad parenting? personality trait? trauma? pollution? religion? society? culture? and on and on?

This is not to say that Satan is the cause of all trials and tribulations for there is probably parallel in this observation and counsel to do “all things with prayer and thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils” (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 46:7).

​But if Satan’s purpose is to destroy the agency of man as scripture tells us,⁵ how conscious are we of his interference with our daily life; with our life’s mission and purpose?⁶ How do he and his servitors – enemies of all righteousness⁷ — spend our / their days? Whispering?

22 And behold, others he [Satan] flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance^[8] (Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:22).

Can we acknowledge how much whispering goes on? What do we imagine to be the primary source of persistent, oppressing spirits? Have we ever felt the awful chains of:

depression              anxiety
worry                       impatience
confusion                doubt
fear                           anger
pain                          illness
disease                     anguish
hopelessness           obsession
invasive, unwanted thoughts
and on and on?

But how does our enlightened science assess oppressing spirits? What do many of our pastors and ministers counsel? Do they acknowledge or practice what Jesus did⁹?

Asking and answering these questions may help us see where we are on the science vs. Word of God continuum as it relates to unseen spirits. And questioning may also help us know what we can do — what authority we have — as believers in Jesus Christ, His Words, and His Way.

Until the next post, you can review in footnote 10 below many scripture verses concerning the interference, oppressions, possessions, activities, and realities of the thief who seeks “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.”¹¹ If we ignore or are ignorant of Satan's devices does he not gain the advantage as the Apostle Paul warned?¹²

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1. According to Jack Maden at https://philosophybreak.com/articles/god-is-dead-nietzsche-famous-statement-explained/
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Meaning intended here: “an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.” (From a google search “humanism meaning”)
5. Pearl of Great Price | Moses 4:3 - 4
   3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
   4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
6. Old Testament | Jeremiah 29:11
   11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
7. Book of Mormon | Mosiah 4:14
   14 And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
8. In the context of gospel gestalt, there is no deliverance if there is no repentance, but there is with sincere repentance in a timely way.
9. https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2016/12/what-did-jesus-do_16.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2018/12/why.html
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2016/08/jesus-la-mode.html
10. Old Testament | Job 1:7
   7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 2:2)
Old Testament | Isaiah 14:12 - 17
   12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
   13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
   14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
   15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
   16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
   17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Old Testament | Zechariah 3:1
   1 AND he [the angel] shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
JST New Testament | Matthew 4:1-2
   1 Then Jesus was led up of the Spirit, into the wilderness, to with God.
   2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, and had communed with God, he was afterwards an hungered, and was left to be tempted of the devil.
New Testament | Matthew 4:24
   24 And his [Jesus’] fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
New Testament | Matthew 8:16
   16 ¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
New Testament | Matthew 9:32 - 33
   32 ¶ As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
   33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
New Testament | Matthew 12:22
   22 ¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
New Testament | Matthew 17:15, 18
   15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. ...
   18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
New Testament | Mark 4:15
   15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. (Mark 4:15)
New Testament | Luke 11:14
   14 ¶ And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
New Testament | Luke 13:11 - 16
   11 ¶ And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
   12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
   13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
   14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
   15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
   16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
New Testament | 2 Corinthians 2:11
   11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
New Testament | 1 Thessalonians 2:18
   18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
New Testament | 1 Timothy 4:1 - 2
   1 NOW the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
   2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
New Testament | 1 Peter 5:8 - 9
   8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
   9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
New Testament | Revelation 2:10
   10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
New Testament | Revelation 12:9
   9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 11:31
   31 And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.
Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:27
   27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 26:22
   22 And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.
Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:21 - 22
   21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.
   22 And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 4:14
   14 And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 16:3 - 7
   3 For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil.
   4 Thus all mankind were lost; and behold, they would have been endlessly lost were it not that God redeemed his people from their lost and fallen state.
   5 But remember that he that persists in his own carnal nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God, remaineth in his fallen state and the devil hath all power over him. Therefore, he is as though there was no redemption made, being an enemy to God; and also is the devil an enemy to God.
   6 And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of things to come as though they had already come, there could have been no redemption.
   7 And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection.
Book of Mormon | Alma 12:4 - 6
   4 And thou seest that we know that thy plan was a very subtle plan, as to the subtlety of the devil, for to lie and to deceive this people that thou mightest set them against us, to revile us and to cast us out—
   5 Now this was a plan of thine adversary, and he hath exercised his power in thee. Now I would that ye should remember that what I say unto thee I say unto all.
   6 And behold I say unto you all that this was a snare of the adversary, which he has laid to catch this people, that he might bring you into subjection unto him, that he might encircle you about with his chains, that he might chain you down to everlasting destruction, according to the power of his captivity.
Book of Mormon | Alma 10:25
   25 But Amulek stretched forth his hand, and cried the mightier unto them, saying: O ye wicked and perverse generation, why hath Satan got such great hold upon your hearts? Why will ye yield yourselves unto him that he may have power over you, to blind your eyes, that ye will not understand the words which are spoken, according to their truth?
Book of Mormon | Alma 28:13
   13 And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil, which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised to ensnare the hearts of men.
Book of Mormon | Alma 30:60
   60 And thus we see the end of him who perverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not support his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to hell.
Book of Mormon | Alma 34:35, 39
   35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked. ...
   39 Yea, and I also exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing.
Book of Mormon | Helaman 3:29 - 30
   29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked—
   30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.
Book of Mormon | Helaman 5:12
   12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Book of Mormon | Helaman 16:22
   22 And many more things did the people imagine up in their hearts, which were foolish and vain; and they were much disturbed, for Satan did stir them up to do iniquity continually; yea, he did go about spreading rumors and contentions upon all the face of the land, that he might harden the hearts of the people against that which was good and against that which should come.
Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 2:2
   2 Imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was wrought by men and by the power of the devil, to lead away and deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.
Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 6:15 - 17
   15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this—Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world.
   16 And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had enjoyed peace but a few years.
   17 And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness.
Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 7:22
   22 And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the Spirit of God, and had been healed; and they did show forth signs also and did do some miracles among the people.
Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 9:2
   2 Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants of the whole earth except they shall repent; for the devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because of the slain of the fair sons and daughters of my people; and it is because of their iniquity and abominations that they are fallen!
Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 11:29
   29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 10:5
   5 Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 29:40
   40 Wherefore, it came to pass that the devil tempted Adam, and he partook of the forbidden fruit and transgressed the commandment, wherein he became subject to the will of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation.

Doctrine and Covenants | Section 35:9

   9 And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out devils; they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 46:7
   7 But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 52:14
   14 And again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived; for Satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth deceiving the nations—
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 76:25 - 39
   25 And this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God who was in authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the Only Begotten Son whom the Father loved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,
   26 And was called Perdition, for the heavens wept over him—he was Lucifer, a son of the morning.
   27 And we beheld, and lo, he is fallen! is fallen, even a son of the morning!
   28 And while we were yet in the Spirit, the Lord commanded us that we should write the vision; for we beheld Satan, that old serpent, even the devil, who rebelled against God, and sought to take the kingdom of our God and his Christ—
   29 Wherefore, he maketh war with the saints of God, and encompasseth them round about.
   30 And we saw a vision of the sufferings of those with whom he made war and overcame, for thus came the voice of the Lord unto us:
   31 Thus saith the Lord concerning all those who know my power, and have been made partakers thereof, and suffered themselves through the power of the devil to be overcome, and to deny the truth and defy my power—
   32 They are they who are the sons of perdition, of whom I say that it had been better for them never to have been born;
   33 For they are vessels of wrath, doomed to suffer the wrath of God, with the devil and his angels in eternity;
   34 Concerning whom I have said there is no forgiveness in this world nor in the world to come—
   35 Having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame.
   36 These are they who shall go away into the lake of fire and brimstone, with the devil and his angels—
   37 And the only ones on whom the second death shall have any power;
   38 Yea, verily, the only ones who shall not be redeemed in the due time of the Lord, after the sufferings of his wrath.
   39 For all the rest shall be brought forth by the resurrection of the dead, through the triumph and the glory of the Lamb, who was slain, who was in the bosom of the Father before the worlds were made.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 84:65 - 73
   65 And these signs shall follow them that believe—
   66 In my name they shall do many wonderful works;
   67 In my name they shall cast out devils;
   68 In my name they shall heal the sick;
   69 In my name they shall open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf;
   70 And the tongue of the dumb shall speak;
   71 And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not hurt them;
   72 And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.
   73 But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not boast themselves of these things, neither speak them before the world; for these things are given unto you for your profit and for salvation.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 86:3
   3 And after they have fallen asleep the great persecutor of the church, the apostate, the whore, even Babylon, that maketh all nations to drink of her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan, sitteth to reign—behold he soweth the tares; wherefore, the tares choke the wheat and drive the church into the wilderness.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 124:98 - 100
   98 And these signs shall follow him—he shall heal the sick, he shall cast out devils, and shall be delivered from those who would administer unto him deadly poison;
   99 And he shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent cannot lay hold upon his heel, and he shall mount up in the imagination of his thoughts as upon eagles' wings.
   100 And what if I will that he should raise the dead, let him not withhold his voice.
Pearl of Great Price | Moses 6:15
   15 And the children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in those days Satan had great dominion among men, and raged in their hearts; and from thenceforth came wars and bloodshed; and a man's hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of secret works, seeking for power.
Pearl of Great Price | Moses 7:24 - 26
   24 And there came generation upon generation; and Enoch was high and lifted up, even in the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power of Satan was upon all the face of the earth.
   25 And he saw angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.
   26 And he beheld Satan; and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness; and he looked up and laughed, and his angels rejoiced.
11. New Testament | John 10:10
      10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I [Jesus] am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
12. New Testament | 2 Corinthians 2:11
      11 [Forgive] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.