Star Wars: The Great Controversy | Dr. Conrad Vine

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Revelation 12:7

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought back.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

Ezekiel 28:12-15

Thus says the Lord God: “You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering… You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until iniquity was found in you.”

Isaiah 14:12-14

How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! For you said in your heart: “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly… I will ascend to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

Revelation 12:12

Woe to the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you with great wrath, because he knows that his time is short.

Jude 1:6

And the angels who did not keep their own position, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Genesis 2:16-17

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Genesis 3:1-4

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.”

Romans 5:12

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.

Romans 5:18-19

Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.

John 12:31

Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

Ephesians 6:12

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Colossians 1:13

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

John 13:27

Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

Matthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Matthew 12:29

Or how can someone enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.

Matthew 8:29

And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

Acts 10:38

God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

John 6:37

All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.

Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.

Revelation 12:3-4

Then another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth.

Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

1 John 3:8

The Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Romans 5:8

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Revelation 12:10

Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down.

Revelation 20:10

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Genesis 2:7

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Daniel 2

[God reveals the flow of history and the climax with the second coming of Jesus Christ.]

Memorable Quotes

“Why is it that men never remember their wedding anniversaries? Because the joy of receiving a wife is offset by the pain of receiving a mother-in-law on the same day.”

“Behind every front door, whether there is a Ferrari or a Ford, there is always a story to tell. There’s always some kind of suffering going on.”

“Satan was a murderer from the beginning and there is no truth in him.”

“Before Satan fell in heaven, he was a covering angel. He stood in the presence of God. He was blameless in his ways from the day he was created, until iniquity was found in him.”

“Sometimes I look at these movie stars walking down the red carpet and the first thought that comes to my mind is what a bunch of humble people. They normally strut their stuff.”

“There’s one consistent theme in Satan’s thinking: I will ascend. I will raise. I will sit. I will ascend. I will make myself like the Most High.”

“The war in heaven was a battle about truth, about the nature of God, his character, and his government.”

“Satan is angry and he knows that his time is short.”

“Satan is like a roaring lion prowling around seeking whom he may devour.”

“If you introduce doubt, you start to destroy the relationship.”

“Satan was the first theologian in human history. He was discussing the word of God: ‘Did God really say this?’”

“Sin entered this world through Adam and Eve choosing to put self on the throne of their hearts.”

“We bear the consequences of what Adam did, but we don’t bear his guilt.”

“Every story has three components: situation, complication, and resolution. Genesis 1-2 is the situation; Genesis 3 is the complication; Genesis 4 to Revelation 22 is God’s plan for salvation.”

“Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil.”

“The problems we face today are beyond our ability to fix on our own.”

“The cross was designed as an instrument of torture and humiliation, but it has become a symbol of God’s victory over evil.”

“The cross is always empty because Jesus is no longer on it; He rose from the grave and conquered death.”

“God doesn’t leave us to stew in this world of sin. He took personal responsibility for fixing the problem.”

“Jesus Christ has never lost an encounter with Satan or any of his demons.”

“When Jesus comes again, Satan and his angels will face their ultimate destruction.”

“If you have cancer, you want the surgeon to cut out the tumor, not preserve the cancer.”

“Our greatest problem today is not poverty, homelessness, or racism; our greatest problem is the reality of a personal malevolent evil being called Satan.”

“Our greatest need is a personal loving Savior who has never lost a battle with Satan and promises, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”

“Anyone who comes to me, I will never drive away.”

“There is a struggle between good and evil. It’s between Christ and Satan. Choose which side you will be on.”

“I want him to fight the battles I cannot see, the battles I cannot fight.”

“I gave my life to Jesus when I was 13 years of age. He’s done me no harm.”

“Four score and six years I have served my king, and he has done me no wrong. Why now would I deny my king?” (Polycarp’s words, adapted by the preacher)

Other Quotations

Polycarp (early Christian martyr)

“Four score and six years I have served my king, and he has done me no wrong. Why now would I deny my king?”