The Moment Satan took over Adam’s Soul

Darkness

“And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did est, and gave also unto her husband with her; and did eat.”

Genesis 3:6

The moment they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, their were opened, and they knew that they were naked.  At that moment, Satan came into their souls and took over!

Satan came into Judas’ heart.

“And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him.”

John 13:2 (KJV)

In the same chapter, a few verses down, John 13:26, Jesus knew who was going to betray him. Jesus had been praying for Judas. He knew Judas was stealing money out of the ministry’s fund. Once Judas reached a certain point, Jesus released him.

How do we know this? Jesus’ disciples wanted to know who was going to betray him.

“Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”

When did Satan enter Judas? When Judas started stealing. Judas was offered 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus. But what Judas didn’t know was that he was going to be used by Satan to kill Jesus. Once Judas realized the error of his betray, he was filled with regret and committed suicide.

Judas gave the money back. He confessed to his wrong. They told him to deal with his guilt. Judas threw the thirty pieces of silver back at the council. The council recognized that the 30 pieces of silver were blood money. They refused to put it back into the general fund. They took the blood money and bought a cemetery to bury strangers.

Ananias and Sapphira

Satan came into Ananias and Sapphira souls to convince them to secretly keep back part of the price they got from selling land. The amount of their offering was always based on free choice, but secretly, they hatched a plan to make like they were giving the whole price of the land to the work of God. The apostle Peter said

“…Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.” Acts 5:3-4

Satan evidently had a place in their minds and hearts because they discussed this among themselves and agreed to it. Satan was able to use them to hinder a move of God.

In two previous examples, Satan gained access to people who listened to him. He gets into people’s minds, and from there sow seeds into their hearts.

Eve knew the truth about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil because she quoted to the serpent. The serpent lied to her. Once the serpent got into her head, it was a matter of time before acting on his lie.

Eve saw the tree that it was good for food. It was pleasant to the eyes, and good to make one wise, and she took it and ate it.

The lie was first spoken to her mind and conceived in her heart. She acted on what began as another vision, a new reality, and they opened the realm of the knowledge of good and evil.

Adam and Eve lost everything. Their son Cain murdered his brother Abel. Their descendants all died at the great flood of Noah’s day. Their one act of disobedience opened a flood gate of darkness that reverberate down to the generations of our time.

The process

The process is always the same. According to Genesis 6:5-6

“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thought of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”

The moment Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the sacrifice, their eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked.

They ran from God and hid in the garden among the trees. When God called for Adam, Adam said, “I was afraid because I am naked” 😨 😱

Fear was the first sign that Satan had gained control of Adam’ soul. He was full of fear.

Adam blamed God and his wife for his failure. Adam said, “The woman you gave me, she gave me the fruit, and I did eat.”

Facts about darkness

Darkness creeps, invades, and slowly takes over. Satan wants you to take your eyes off of God. He tries to fill us with his agenda, plans, and vision. Remember, God’s vision is singular, and everything else is di-vision.

The weapons of our warfare

You might know someone dealing with dark issues. According to the apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. He said, casting down imaginations and every high thought that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ!

Keep going back to the original vision of Genesis 1:26-27. Refocus, renew, get back up, repent. God never has to change his plans. His ways are perfect!