For serious students only: I decided to trace the origin of evil from Ellen White’s books and found the whole chapter repeated 5 times in the span of about 50 years of her lifetime. She used the principle: REPEAT AND ENLARGE. Each time she added deeper insights. Also, be aware that there are very important revelations in her earlier material which common Adventists aren’t even aware of. It is a work-in-progress – anytime I find more insights, I will keep adding them into this research.
To my delight I discovered (in October 2024) that Michael Presečan did similar research and came to very similar conclusions. It is as if two people read the same notes and sing the same song in harmony. It cannot be otherwise. For me it is a confirmation to my conclusions. I added his outline into my pdf.
As the Bible says:
One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. Deut. 19:15
There is also the third witness from Rob Bertholf. I will post videos from both of them bellow. You can dive into
- their two studies on video
- my pdf “The Masterpiece of Deceptive Spirit and You“
- and Michael’s presentation in Miro program: Rebellion Against the Son. It is excellent study and well organized.
In the title of my pdf I tried to express the idea that we all have to be very careful what kind of spirit is leading us.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
We might argue over the topic of who God is and have such a wrong spirit that even if we think we are right, we might completely lose the people. Feel free to comment, but please maintain a respectful spirit, even if you do not agree.

