c. He robs sinners of the word heard (Matt. 13:19) When Satan sees a sinner hearing but not understanding the word, he comes and catches away the seed sown before the sinner has an opportunity to meditate upon it and possibly understand it. d. He deceives sinners through his counterfeit program (He keeps sinners from salvation by influencing them to join his counterfeit churches, listen, to his counterfeit ministers, and believe his counterfeit gospel) (1) He builds counterfeit (false) churches (“synagogues