The document discusses the great controversy between Christ and Satan over God's character and sovereignty. It describes how Satan rebelled against God in heaven and was cast out, after which he tempted Adam and Eve to sin. This led to the distortion of humanity and entrance of sin and death into the world. However, Jesus came to earth and lived a perfect life to pay the penalty for sin and offer salvation. The conflict originated in heaven and is now playing out on earth, with the loyal angels and Holy Spirit helping God's people, until God's love and character are fully vindicated.

1. 1
The Great
Controversy
The 8th
Doctrine

2. 2
The Great Controversy
• All humanity is now
involved in a great
controversy between
Christ and Satan
regarding the
character of God, His
law, and His
sovereignty over the
universe.

3. 3
The Great Controversy
Rev 12:4-5 KJV
(4) And his tail drew the
third part of the stars of
heaven, and did cast them
to the earth: and the
dragon stood before the
woman which was ready
to be delivered, for to
devour her child as soon
as it was born.
(5) And she brought forth a
man child, who was to
rule all nations with a rod
of iron: and her child was
caught up unto God, and

4. 4
The Great Controversy
Rev 12:6-7 KJV
• (6) And the woman fled
into the wilderness,
where she hath a place
prepared of God, that
they should feed her
there a thousand two
hundred and threescore
days.
• (7) And there was war
in heaven: Michael and
his angels fought
against the dragon; and
the dragon fought and
his angels,

5. 5
The Great Controversy
Rev 12:8-9 KJV
(8) And prevailed not;
neither was their place
found any more in
heaven.
(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..

6. 6
The Great Controversy
This conflict
originated in heaven
when a created
being, endowed
with freedom of
choice, in self-
exaltation became
Satan, God's
adversary, and led
into rebellion a
portion of the
angels.
•

7. 7
The Great Controversy
Isa 14:12-13 KJV
(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!

8. 8
The Great Controversy
Isa 14:12-13 KJV
(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

9. 9
The Great Controversy
Isa 14:14 KJV
I will ascend
above the heights
of the clouds; I will
be like the most
High.

10. 10
The Great Controversy
Satan introduced
the spirit of
rebellion into this
world when he led
Adam and Eve
into sin.
Read Genesis 3
Read Rom 1: 19-32

11. 11
The Great Controversy
This human sin
resulted in the
distortion of the
image of God in
humanity, the
disordering of the
created world, and
its eventual
devastation at the
time of the
worldwide flood.
.

12. 12
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:12-14 KJV
(12) Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered
into the world, and
death by sin; and so
death passed upon
all men, for that all
have sinned:
(13) (For until the law
sin was in the world:
but sin is not imputed
when there is no law.

13. 13
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:12-14
KJV
(14) Nevertheless
death reigned
from Adam to
Moses, even over
them that had not
sinned after the
similitude of
Adam's
transgression,

14. 14
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:15-16 KJV
(15) But not as the
offence, so also is
the free gift. For if
through the offence
of one many be
dead, much more the
grace of God, and
the gift by grace,
which is by one man,
Jesus Christ, hath
abounded unto
many.

15. 15
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:15-16
KJV
(16) And not as it
was by one that
sinned, so is the
gift: for the
judgment was by
one to
condemnation, but
the free gift is of
many offences

16. 16
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:17-18
KJV
(17) For if by one
man's offence
death reigned by
one; much more
they which receive
abundance of
grace and of the
gift of
righteousness

17. 17
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:17-18
KJV
(18) Therefore as
by the offence of
one judgment
came upon all
men to
condemnation;
even so by the
righteousness of
one the free gift
came upon all

18. 18
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:19-21
KJV
(19) For as by one
man's
disobedience
many were made
sinners, so by the
obedience of one
shall many be
made righteous.

19. 19
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:19-21
KJV
(20) Moreover the
law entered, that
the offence might
abound. But
where sin
abounded, grace
did much more
abound:

20. 20
The Great Controversy
Rom 5:19-21
KJV
(21) That as sin
hath reigned unto
death, even so
might grace reign
through
righteousness
unto eternal life by
Jesus Christ our
Lord.

21. 21
The Great Controversy
Observed by the
whole creation, this
world became the
arena of the
universal conflict,
out of which the God
of love will ultimately
be vindicated.

22. 22
The Great Controversy
Rom 8:21 KJV
Because the
creature itself also
shall be delivered
from the bondage
of corruption into
the glorious liberty
of the children of
God.
Read Genesis 6 - 8

23. 23
The Great Controversy
1Co 4:9 KJV
For I think that God
hath set forth us the
apostles last, as it
were appointed to
death: for we are
made a spectacle
unto the world, and
to angels, and to
men.

24. 24
The Great Controversy
To assist His
people in this
controversy, Christ
sends the Holy
Spirit and the loyal
angels to guide,
protect, and sustain
them in the way of
salvation.

25. 25
The Great Controversy
Heb 1:14 KJV
Are they not all
ministering
spirits, sent forth
to minister for
them who shall
be heirs of
salvation?

26. 26
The Great Controversy
(Conclusion)
When Lucifer chose
not to follow God
anymore, he and his
angels were thrown
out of heaven. As
Satan, he tempted
Adam and Eve to
doubt God, and they
sinned too. But
Jesus fought back
by becoming a
human, living a
perfect life, and then
dying to pay for our
sins.

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