Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

were not true. Satan has always desired to prove God a liar with His words. On this occasion the subtle thought placed in Peter’s mind may have been said to encourage Christ, but in reality it was a dart from Satan, who was intent on resisting the plan of the Almighty. A second disciple of Christ, Judas Iscariot, was the treasurer among Christ’s traveling ministry team, yet he is identified by John as a “thief” (John 12:6). He attended the Last Supper and drank from the Communion cup (John 13:26). Yet during this sacred moment when Christ was introducing a new covenant, we read that: “Satan entered Judas” (Luke 22:3). It was dangerous for Judas to drink from the cup while his heart was filled with evil. Years later Paul spoke of the Lord’s Supper when believers receive the bread and the cup and noted that some in the church were “weak and sick among you, and many sleep [had actually died],” because they had partaken from the table of the Lord unworthily and had drank judgment (or condemnation) to themselves (1 Cor. 11:29–30). Judas had certainly drank from the cup of the fruit of the vine in an unworthy fashion, and thus he opened a door to Satan, later actually taking his own life (Matt. 27:3–5). A third and very powerful event is recorded in Acts 5. A husband and wife sold a piece of personal property and committed to bringing the finances from the sale to the apostles to distribute among believers in need. They made a public commitment, but in private they formed a conspiracy to withhold part of the profits. Peter confronted the husband and