Sin.
This incorporates: Self-worship; false christ;
Sun worship; Self-righteousness.
Baal.
There is always a constant need to DO or to be DOING something, all of the time, in order to prove that in themselves they are “good” or that the good side of them is at least better than the bad.
Genesis 4:3 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
Revelation 13:16,17 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
PP 72 - “Cain and Abel represent two classes that will exist in the world till the close of time.”
GC 500 - “Reproof of sin still arouses the spirit of hatred and resistance. When God's messages of warning are brought home to the conscience, Satan leads men to justify themselves, and to seek the sympathy of others in their course of sin. Instead of correcting their errors, they excite indignation against the reprover, as if he were the sole cause of difficulty. From the days of righteous Abel to our own time, such is the spirit which has been displayed toward those who dare to condemn sin.”
DA 320 - “When they see that there is no way of weaving self into the work, they reject the salvation offered.”
RH April 3, 1894 - “To the present time, men insist on being saved in some way by which they may perform some important work. If they see there is no way in which to weave self into the work, they reject the salvation offered.”
