10: Satan’s Final Deceptions – Teaching Plan

Key Thought : The inhabitants of th earth will drink the wine of Babylon. These are false teachings and doctrines that lead to death. The three angels’ messages keep us from these deceptions.
June 3, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 16:13,14. Revelation 18:2,23.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
Who is deceived by Satan? How do we understand these words?
Personal Application: What can we learn from people doing evil things thinking they were doing right for God? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What difference does it make whether we believe the dead are sleeping in the grave or in heaven in the spirit? Either way, God is coming to get us and we will be saved. There is too much evidence that the spirit leaves the body at death.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 8:16, 2 Kings 23:5,11.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What clear instructions did God give us about life and death in the Scriptures?
Personal Application: What examples of modern spiritualism exist in your culture today? How can we keep from being led astray by this influence? Share your thoughts
Case Study: One of your friends states, “Everybody goes to church on Sunday. Christianity is under attack from everyone. Do you think God would reject Christians just because they go to church on the day of Christ’s resurrection? We are saved by grace not by obedience. God died on the cross for us. We are saved.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Ezekiel 20:1-20.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What is the message here and how does the Sabbath fit in with this call to righteousness?
Personal Application: Is it possible that we could be on the slippery slope of compromise in our lives? What might these compromises be? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Do you think your church is pure and following all the counsel of God, or have they compromised or are compromising their faith?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Revelation 18:4,5..

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What is God’s appeal to multitudes still in fallen organizations?
Personal Application: What if our emotions point one way and the Scriptures point another way? What role does emotion play in our religious experience? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

Amen!