THE UNIDENTIFIED

THIEF
 Albert Spaggiari
“The Greatest Thief”

Albert Spaggiari was a

French career criminal who
is best known for
masterminding the Societe
Generale bank robbery in
France, 1976. They opened
up over 400 safety deposit
boxes, stealing over
60million francs worth of
money, securities and
other valuables.
 Thieves are:
Stealers – they get
something that is
not theirs

Liars – they will never

admit their faults

Murderers – they are

ready to kill just
to escape
 Characteristics of
Satan

Stole the creatures of

God (Rev. 12:3,4)

Father of Lies
(John 8:44)

Always ready to kill

 JOHN 8:44
“….He was a murderer from
the beginning, and does not
stand in the truth because
there is no truth in him.
Whenever he speaks a lie,
he speaks from his own
nature, for he is a liar, and the
father of lies.”
Thieves in the Bible
Judas Iscariot
 John 12:6 (NASB)

“Now he (Judas) said this, not

because he was concerned
about the poor, but because
he was a THIEF, and he had
the money box, he used to
PILFER what was put in it.”
Jacob
 Genesis 27:36 (NIV)

“Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly

named Jacob? He has
deceived me these two times:
he took my birthright and
now he’s taken my
blessings!...”
Adam and Eve
 HOW?

The only sin they committed that

was recorded in the Bible is
DISOBEDIENCE.
 COMMANDMENT 8

“Thou shalt not steal”

Exodus 20:15
Psalms 24:1
The earth is the
Lord’s and all it
contains, The world
and those who dwell
in it.
Adam and Eve
 WHO IS THE
UNIDENTIFIED THEIF?
US
Things We Steal from God
Time

Talents

Energy

Sabbath

Wealth

Yourself
 Malachi 3:6,7
“For I the Lord, do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob,
are not consumed. From the days
of your fathers you have turned
aside from My statutes and have
not kept them. Return to Me and I
will return to you”, says the
Lord…”