The Great Deception
Flame Lyrics

The great deception, ception, ception, ception, ception
Refers to the deception that occurred in the Garden of Eden

See the king and the queen, they were under bosses
Adam and Eve were rulers in the Garden of Eden

Ruling everything, their dominion was exhausted
Adam and Eve had dominion over all things in the Garden of Eden

(Now let every creeping thing) except for God himself
God was the only one above Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

And each other, but they represented God himself
Adam and Eve were made in God's image

But I can hear the ploy, the hiss (no more being nice)
The serpent is deceiving Eve

Of the serpent who slithers in the grass
The serpent is cunning and deceptive

And calls into question, the giver of the task (are you sure)
The serpent is questioning God's command not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge

I know they brew over me (I'm the beast of the field)
Satan is aware of his role as the evil one

But how can I persuade them (gotta get us out their minds)
Satan is trying to deceive Adam and Eve

Make 'em think that they are animals (make 'em think they are the king)
Satan wants Adam and Eve to think of themselves as animals and usurp God's authority

Then I can degrade them (then I got 'em, I got 'em)
Satan's plan is to degrade Adam and Eve and turn them against God

This is my plot, but I'll have to use their appetites to twit them in a knot
Satan is planning to use Adam and Eve's desire for the fruit to trick them

(Tell 'em they can be like God) Then maybe I can win
Satan wants Adam and Eve to eat the fruit and become like God

If I could use Adam's appetite to make him sin
Satan's ultimate goal is to make Adam and Eve sin

[Chorus]
Repeats the title of the song

Look at the queen of the universe, walking in the garden
Eve is described as the queen of the universe

The image bearing empress, conversing with the fallen
Eve is made in God's image

(Serpent who was crawling) the evil spirit of Eden
The serpent represents Satan

Who tried to redefine the definition of freedom
Satan is trying to redefine what it means to be free

Ju, ju, ju, ju, ju, ju, just eat the fruit from the tree
Satan is tempting Eve to eat the fruit

You are a goddess, you are deity
Satan is trying to make Eve think of herself as a god

You are much more than God has revealed
Satan is trying to make Eve think that God is hiding something from her

Go ahead Eve exercise your reveal
Satan is urging Eve to eat the fruit

Distinguish for yourself, good and evil
Satan is encouraging Eve to make her own moral judgments

But who am I, I'm just a beast of the field
The serpent is downplaying his importance

No the fruit is not lethal, just eat see how it makes you feel
Satan is minimizing the danger of eating the fruit

And how it makes you think, and how it makes you act
Satan is suggesting that the fruit will have positive effects

Fact! Your God has been holding back
Satan is lying about God' intentions

Scratch that, He is flat out lie
Satan is denying the truth outright

If you eat from the tree you will not surely die
Satan is contradicting God's warning about the Tree of Knowledge

[Chorus]
Repeats the title of the song

From the dawn of history, the mystery of lawlessness
Refers to the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Hijack the cosmic order, interrupted flawlessness
The fall of Adam and Eve disrupted the perfect order of things

Introduce fallenness and now the servant-king
Adam, who was once a ruler, is now subservient

Who used to rule the land forfeited everything
Adam lost his dominion over the Earth

And now the image bearers, Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve were created in God's image

Gave up their authority and were forced to leave
Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden

The sanctuary of Eden, The world was the kingdom
The Garden of Eden was Adam and Eve's sanctuary

But Adam brought the curse
Adam's sin brought about the curse of sin onto humanity

Because of his disobedience
Adam disobeyed God's command

Now demonic powers, rule the universe
Satan and his demons rule the world

Satan is the leader, and death is the curse
Satan is ultimately responsible for death

The Father sent Jesus, to come press reverse
God sent Jesus to undo the effects of sin

But he had to hit the wilderness first
Jesus had to undergo temptation in the wilderness before his ministry

To overcome temptation, overcome sin
Jesus was able to overcome temptation and sin

These are the things that are common to man
Temptation and sin are common human experiences

And that's exactly what he did, after the resurrection
Jesus overcame death through his resurrection

The safest place to be is in Him for protection
Being in Christ is the safest place to be

For perfection
Being in Christ is the path to perfection

For correction
Being in Christ can bring correction to our lives

To escape the great deception
Being in Christ helps us to avoid falling into Satan's deceptions

Overcome temptation
Encouragement to overcome temptation

Overcome sin
Encouragement to overcome sin

After the resurrection
Refers to the time after Jesus' resurrection

The safest place to be is in Him for protection (for protection)
Being in Christ is the safest place to be

For perfection (for perfection)
Being in Christ is the path to perfection

For correction (for correction)
Being in Christ can bring correction to our lives

The great deception, ception, ception, ception, ception
Repeats the title of the song

Ception, ception, ception, ception
Repeats the title with a shortened version