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The Doctrine of Satan From The Reality of Evil, Satan, and Demons
What He is Not Satan is not evil principle, an error
of the mortal mind, an abstract power, or a being with hoofs, horns, and
tail, holding a pitchfork and presiding over a lake of fire and the realm of
the dead. What He Is 1. Satan is a
real person (1 Chron. 21:1; Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Psalm 109:6; Zech. 3:1-2;
1 Peter 5:8-9; Rev. 12:7-12) 2. Jesus dealt with
him as with a person (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13) 3. Jesus waged
war on Satan as on a person (Luke 13:16; Acts 10:38; 1 John 3:8) 4. Christ taught
that Satan was a real person (Luke 10:18; Rev. 12:7-12; Rev. 13:1-4; Rev.
20:1-10) 5. The apostles
fought with Satan as with a real person (Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Thes. 2:18; 1
Peter 5:8-9) 6. The apostles
warned people against a personal devil (Ephes. 4:27; Ephes. 6:11; James 4:7;
1 Peter 5:8-9) 7. Personal
singular pronouns are used of Satan (Matthew 4:7-11; Matthew 12:26; Luke
11:18) 8. Personal
statements are made to him (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel
28:11-17; Zech. 3:1-2; Matthew 4:1-10; Jude 1:9) 9. Personal
conversation is carried on with him (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Matthew 4:1-10;
Jude 1:9) 10. Personal
descriptions are given of him (Job 1:7; John 8:44 ;1 John 3:8) 11. The
personal names and titles that are given to him: (1) The Devil and Satan (Rev. 12:9) (2) Beelzebub (Matthew 10:25; Matthew
12:24) (3) Belial (2
Cor. 6:15) (4) The
adversary (1 Peter 5:8-9) (5) The dragon
(Rev. 12:3-12; Rev. 13:1-4; Rev. 20:1-3) (6) The serpent
(2 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:9) (7) The god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4) (8) The prince
of this world (John 12:31) (9) The prince
of the power of the air (Ephes. 2:1-3) (10) The
accuser of our brethren (Rev. 12:10) (11) The enemy
(Matthew 13:39) (12) The
tempter (Matthew 4:3) (13) The wicked
one (Matthew 13:19,38) (14) That wicked
one (1 John 5:18) 12. Personal acts and
attributes are ascribed to him (see The
Work of Satan, below.) 13. He
is an angel with a body, soul, and spirit like all other angels (Rev.
12:7-12) 14. He
has been seen with a body (1 Chron. 21:1; Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Psalm 109:6;
Zech. 3:1-2; Matthew 4:1-11; Rev. 20:1-3) 15. He
will be bound physically with a chain and cast into a prison (Rev. 20:1-3) 16. He has a heart (Isaiah
14:12-14); pride (Ezekiel 28:17; 1 Tim. 3:6); speech (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7;
Matthew 4:1-11); knowledge (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11; Rev.
12:12); power (Job 1:6-22; Job 2:1-7; Acts 10:38; Acts 26:18; 2 Thes. 2:8-12;
Rev. 13:1-4); desires (Luke 22:31); lusts (John 8:44; Ephes. 2:1-3); and many
other physical parts, soul passions, and spirit faculties 17. He
goes from place to place in a body like anyone else (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7;
Matthew 4:10-11; Mark 4:15) 18. He
has a kingdom (Mark 3:22-26) 19. He
has access to heaven (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-6; Rev. 12:9-12) 20. He
is a great celestial and terrestrial ruler (John 12:31; 2 Cor. 4:4; Ephes.
2:2; Ephes. 6:10-18) 21. He
rules the business, social, political, and religious activities of the
majority of mankind 22. His
realm is divided into organized principalities and powers in the heavenlies
(Daniel 10:12-11:1; Matthew 12:24-30; Ephes. 6:10-12) 23. His
subjects are fallen people, and demons of various kinds (Matthew 25:41; John 8:44;
James 2:19; 1 John 3:8-10; Rev. 12:7-12) 24. He is head of some
religions and is a leader in religious affairs (2 Cor. 11:14; 2 Cor. 2:9; 2
Cor. 3:9) The Origin of Satan Satan was created by Christ along with
other beings, principalities and powers in heaven and earth (Isa. 54:16; John
8:44; Col. 1:15-18; 1 John 3:8. Clearly, Satan was not created evil;
he rebelled then was judged (Ez 28:12-19; Isa. 14:12-14; Rev. 12:7-10, 12)). The word “Lucifer” is used in the King
James Version and it is only once. It is the only translation to use the name
of Lucifer. Isaiah 14:12, states: “How are thou fallen from heaven, O
Lucifer, son of the morning! How are
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” The Hebrew word translated as “Lucifer”
is helel, from the root word of Halal,
meaning “to bear light.” However, the
King James Version translators did not use this word from the Hebrew language
because the term did not fit into their understanding of what they had been taught.
So the translators took the name of Lucifer from the
Latin Vulgate translator Jerome, who was an Arian Monk. This is the man who translated the Bible in
the fourth century AD, which is known to us today as the Latin Vulgate. In that time of Jerome’s life, there
was an enemy of Arianism named Lucifer, a bishop in the region of
Cagliari. Lucifer would come to the
gatherings of the Arian’s, disrupt their meetings and councils with the
teaching of Christ and God being one and being equal. Lucifer was an envoy of
Pope Liberius and was actually commissioned by the
pope to intervene with the emperor of Rome (Constantius II), who was also a
member of the Arian Brotherhood. Due to the vehement speeches by Lucifer
against the emperor and his false beliefs, as well as those of the Arian
Brotherhood, Jerome made a decision that would impact the world even
today. He surmised that he would make
the name of Lucifer, so detestable,
that no one would want to name a child with this title. So
Jerome altered the writings of the Latin Vulgate, and thus began the
inference that Lucifer was the original name for the devil. The Origin of Satan’s Demon Disciples Please
consider that there is not a single passage in all the Bible that teaches
that Satan fell and took a third of the angels with him. Second Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 reference, “God did not
spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits
of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment… And I
remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of
authority…” This is mentioned in our Bible only at
Genesis 6:1-5. The closest one can get to this idea of
Satan “falling and taking a third of the angels with him” (the
serpent, Gen. 3, Isa. 14, Luke 10, Heb. 12, Rev. 9, or any other place in our
Bible) is Revelation 12. The context of this heavenly war is the birth of
Y’shua the Messiah, Jesus—not the serpent
or Satan connected to the fall of Genesis 3 [emphasis added]: Revelation 12:1-5: “Now a
great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon
under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being
with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great,
fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his
heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to
give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child
[Y’shua the Messiah, Jesus] who was [destined] to rule all nations with a rod of iron...” (Revelation 12:1-5) Now, regarding Genesis 6:1-5: Quoting
the book of Enoch 15:8—16:3: “And now, the giants, who are produced from the
spirits and flesh, shall be called evil spirits, upon the earth, and on the earth
shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies;
because they are born from men, and from the holy watchers is their beginning
and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits upon the earth, and evil
spirits they shall be called. [See Genesis 6:1-5] “As for the spirits of heaven, in
heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth were born
which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling. “And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy,
attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they
take no food but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offenses. And
these spirits shall rise up against the children of
men and against the women, because they
have proceeded from them. [See Gen. 6:1-5; Matt. 8:28-32; 12:43; 1 Peter
5:8.] “From the days of the slaughter and
destruction and death of the giants [Noah’s flood], from the souls
of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall destroy without incurring judgment—thus shall they destroy
until the day of the consummation, the great judgment in which the age shall
be consummated, over the Watchers and the godless, yea, shall be wholly
consummated. [See Gen. 6:1-5; Matt.
28:41.] “And now unto the Watchers who have
sent thee to intercede for them, who had been aforetime in heaven, say to
them, ‘You have been in heaven but all the mysteries* had not yet been revealed
to you, and you knew worthless ones, and these in the hardness of your hearts
you have made know to the women, and through these mysteries women and men
work much evil on earth.’ Say to them therefore: ‘You have no peace.’” *
Job 4:18, 19; Matt. 24:36, 37; 1 Peter 1:12 Quoting
the Book of Jubilees 10:1-12: “And in the third
week of this jubilee the unclean demons began to lead astray the
children of the sons of Noah, and to make to err and destroy them. [Emphasis
added.] “And the sons of Noah came to Noah,
their father, and they told him concerning the demons who were leading astray
and blinding and slaying his sons' sons. And he [Noah] prayed before the Lord
his God, and said: 'God of the spirits of all flesh, who
hast shown mercy unto me and hast saved me and my sans from the waters of the
flood, and hast not caused me to perish as Thou didst the sons of perdition;
for Thy grace has been great towards me, and great has been Thy mercy to my soul;
let Thy grace be lift up upon my sons, and let not wicked spirits rule over
them lest they should destroy them from the earth. But do Thou bless me and
my sons, that we may increase and Multiply and
replenish the earth. “’And Thou knowest how Thy Watchers,
the fathers of these [evil] spirits, acted in my day: and as for these
spirits which are living, imprison them and hold them fast in the place of
condemnation, and let them not bring destruction on the sons of thy servant, my
God; for these are malignant, and created in order to destroy. And let them
not rule over the spirits of the living; for Thou alone canst exercise
dominion over them. And let them not have power over the sons of the
righteous from henceforth and for evermore.' “And the Lord our God bade [commanded]
us to bind
all. “And the chief of the [evil] spirits, Mastema, came and said: 'Lord, Creator, let some
of them [evil spirits] remain before me, and let them harken to my voice, and
do all that I shall say unto them; for if some of them are not left to me, I
shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men; for
these [evil spirits] are for corruption and leading astray before my
judgment, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men.’ [Reference “God's Purpose in Allowing Satan
to Continue” below] “And He [Lord, Creator] said: ‘Let the tenth part
of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend
into the place of condemnation…’ “…And we did according to all His
words: all the malignant evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation and a tenth part
of them we left that they might be subject before Satan on the earth.” God's Purpose in Allowing Satan to Continue 1. To use him in
afflicting believers to bring them to repentance (1 Cor. 5:1-6; 2 Cor.
2:5-11; Job 33:14-30) 2. To develop
character and faith in the believer (James 1:12; 1 Peter 1:7-13; 5:8-9; 2
Peter 1:4-9; Jude 1:20-24) 3. To keep the believer
humble (2 Cor. 12:7) 4. To
demonstrate the power of God over the power of Satan (Mark 5. To provide a
conflict for believers that they may be rewarded through overcoming (1 John 6. To
purge people of possibility of failing in the eternal future (Rev. 21) Please note that the Book of Enoch
is quoted twice in our Bible; the Book of Enoch was in our Bible until 500-years
ago; however, it was never removed from the Ethiopian Bible. And the Book
of Jubilees was removed from our Bible in the 1800s but it was never
removed from the Ethiopian Bible. “And the Truth shall set you free.” “The thief
comes to steal, kill, and destroy…” Please
also note that the Jews in New Testament times knew the books of Enoch,
the Book of Jubilees (and Jasher) well as part of
their Hebrew schooling. They
clearly understood the origins and realities of Satan’s demon disciples, as
it is written in Ephesians 6:12. Repeating,
only for understanding, there isn't a single passage in all the Bible that
teaches that Satan fell and took a third of the angels with him. Satan Ruler of the Earth Realm Satan gained rulership over the earth
realm in Adam's day, usurping man's dominion by causing his
fall. His relationship to man through the ages has been that of a
usurper; and as long as people tolerate his dictatorship he will remain
subject to Satan. Each person can now, by the authority and power
of the gospel, defeat Satan and rid themselves of all demon
relationship. This is what God demands, and He has provided means
whereby it can be attained (Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:19; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8;
Ephes. 6:10-18; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9). Satan's present
position as ruler of this sin-cursed world system and as the prince of this
world will be ended forever when Christ comes (Rev. 19-20), and man will again
inherit the earth and live on it forever. Introduction to Reversing Satan’s Rule Be strongly encouraged to review this excellent
introduction to reversing Satan’s rule by Pastor Tony Evans. The Work of Satan In general, his work is to oppose God
whenever possible. For this reason his work varies in some respects with the
purposes of God in different ages and dispensations. In Old Testament times Satan's
great work was to cause the fall of man, usurp his dominion, and try to
prevent the coming of the Messiah into the world in order to avert his own
defeat and pending doom. See context of Genesis 6:1-4. Note the following
regarding Satan and his activities: Twenty-six
Branches of Satan's Work: 1. He is the
deceiver of all mankind (2 Cor. 11:14; Rev. 12:9; Rev. 20:1-10). 2. He exercised
the power of death until Christ conquered death, hell, and the grave (Isa.
54:16; Hebrews 2:14; Rev. 1:18). 3. He is the
leader of all sinners and backsliders of the human race (1 John 3:8-10; 1
Tim. 5:15), and all spirit rebels (Matthew 9:34; Ephes. 6:10-18). 4. He causes sickness, disease, and
physical and mental maladies in the human race
(Luke 13:16; Acts 10:38). 5. He takes
advantage of all adversities of people to further their rebellion and hold
them captive (2 Cor. 2:11; 1 Tim. 1:20; 1 Tim. 5:11-15). 6. He tempts people
(Mark 1:13; 1 Cor. 7:5). 7. He provokes
to sin (1 Chron. 21:1). 8. He causes
offense (Matthew 16:23). 9. He transforms
himself into an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14). 10. He resists others (Zech.
3:1-2). 11. He enters into union
with others against God (Luke 22:3; John 13:2). 12. He sends messengers to
defeat saints (2 Cor. 12:7). 13. He hinders the gospel
(Acts 13:10; 1 Thess. 2:18). 14. He steals the Word of
God from people lest they should believe it (Matthew 13:19; Luke 8:12). 15. He works miracles (2 Thess.
2:9). 16. He contends with
messengers of God, endeavoring to hold them captive (Daniel 10:12-21; Jude
1:9). 17. He hinders answers to
prayer (Daniel 10:12-21). 18. He sets snares for
people to fall into sin (1 Tim. 3:7; 2 Tim. 2:26). 19. He causes diversion and
blinds people to the gospel (2 Cor. 4:4). 20. He causes
double-mindedness (James 1:5-9). 21. He causes doubt and
unbelief (Genesis 3:4-5; Romans 14:23). 22. He causes darkness and oppression
(2 Cor. 4:4; 2 Peter 1:4-9). 23. He causes deadness and
weakness (Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 9:14). 24. He causes delay and
compromise (Acts 24:25; Acts 26:28). 25. He causes divisions and
strife (1 Cor. 3:1-3; 1 Peter 5:8). 26. He makes war on the
believers (Ephes. 6:10-18). War on the Believers The greatest and most important work of
Satan among people now is to counterfeit the doctrines and experiences of God
as revealed in Scripture, in order to deceive saints (2 Cor. 11:14-15; Ephes.
6:10-18; 1 Tim. 4:1-7; Rev. 12:9-12). People are commanded to
prove and test all doctrines and experiences in the supernatural realm to see
if they are of God or of Satan (1 Cor. 2:12-16; Phil. 1:9-10; 1 Thess.
5:21-22; 1 John 4:1-6). It is certain that every religion,
doctrine, and experience among people cannot be of God. We must,
therefore, judge them by the written Word of God. The knowledge of
truth is the first essential in warfare against demons and error. Great
is the danger when believers accept anything and everything in the realm of
the supernatural as being from the Lord. The fact that the
believer is a child of God does not stop the devil from trying in every
conceivable way to imitate God to deceive him or her. Believers
are the ones Satan concentrates on and wars against. There are definite ways outlined in
Scripture whereby one can detect what kind of spirit is seeking to control
him or her. But if one neglects to study the Word s/he may fall prey
to one of Satan's demons through ignorance. It must be realized
that ignorance is no guarantee against workings of evil
spirits. In fact, one of the chief means by which Satan and his
forces try to control people is through ignorance. It accounts for
their widespread success in getting people to accept their suggestions,
doctrines, ideas, leadings, and guidance. Among the guiding
principles useful in detecting good and evil spirits, and their operations and
doctrines, the outstanding ones are these: 1. Any doctrine
that denies or causes doubt and unbelief concerning anything taught in
Scripture is from Satan and his demons (1 Tim. 4:1-8). Any
religion denying the inspiration of the Bible; the reality of God as a person;
the virgin birth and divinity of Christ; His miraculous power and
supernatural ministry; the death, burial, physical resurrection, and physical
manifestation of Christ after His resurrection; the physical ascension to heaven
and coming again of Jesus Christ to set up a kingdom in the world forever;
the necessity of the new birth, cleansing from sin and living free from sin;
and the numerous other experiences of the Bible-any religion denying these
fundamental truths is yielding to "the spirit of error," not
"the spirit of truth" (1 John 4:1-6). 2. Any power,
influence, or doctrine that causes one to become passive, inactive,
submissive, and unresisting to the workings of supernatural spirits seeking to
control his life contrary to the teachings of Scripture, is not of
God. The Bible says, "Resist the devil" (James 4:7; 1
Peter 5:8-9). An inclination to approve sin and ignore the
necessity of repentance and holy living, and a tendency to remove the penalty
for sin or doubt that hell is literal and eternal, is promoted by Satan, not
God. Just as God requires truth in the mind for the true working
of the Holy Spirit in a life, so the devil requires the believing of lies in the
minds of people to hold them in bondage. See 1 Cor. 6:9-11; 1 Cor.
10:12-13; 2 Cor. 11:3-15; Galatians 5:19-21; 6:7-8; Ephes. 6:10-18; 1 Tim.
4:1-9; James 1:22; 2:10. 3. The Holy
Spirit can be recognized by the fruit of His Spirit: love, it’s joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and a firm grip*
(Galatians 5:22-23). Six Earmarks of a Manifestation of the Holy Spirit (1) A Christ-like spirit of love, patience,
and faith in God (2) Soberness and keenness of spirit
vision (3) Deep humility of heart and meekness
of spirit, with a lion-like courage against sin, sickness, poverty, disease,
discouragement, failure, and everything else causing defeat in the Christian
life (4) Absolute clearness of the mental
faculties and intelligent action in carrying out Biblical instructions
concerning known duty and personal life as a Christian (5) Freedom from faultfinding, surmising,
whispering, and slander; and freedom from all the works of the flesh listed
in Mark 7:19-21; Romans 1:24-32; 1 Cor. 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21; Col.
3:5-10 (6) Freedom from any ignorance
concerning the divine will. When one is moved upon to act quickly and
urgently without knowing whether the act will glorify God or not, it is
better to wait and pray until it is clear beyond all doubt that God approves
such action. Always remember that 1 John 4:1 commands: "Try the spirits whether
they are of God." The Character of Satan The names and various descriptions of
Satan reveal his true character as follows: 1. He is the
enemy of all good and the accuser of God and people (Matt. 13:28; Rev.
12:9-12). 2. The
father of lies (John 8:44) 3. A
murderer (John 8:44) 4. A sower
of discord (Matt. 13:39) 5. An
adversary (1 Peter 5:8-9) 6. The first
sinner, the first self-gratifier, and the first to wage war against all society
(John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; Rev. 12:9; Rev. 20:7-10) 7. He is cunning
(2 Cor. 2:11; 2 Cor. 11:14; Ephes. 6:11-12). 8. Wicked (Matt.
13:18,38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; 5:18) 9. Malignant
(Luke 8:12; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Peter 5:8-9) 10. Cowardly (James
4:7) 11. Tempter (Matt.
4:1-11) 12. Thief (John 10:10) 13. Without principle in
taking advantage of people in their weak moments (Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 22:40; 2
Cor. 2:11; 2 Cor. 11:3); in tempting people after great success (John 6:15); in
suggesting the use of right things in a wrong way and at a wrong time (Matt.
4:1-11); in slandering God to people and people to God (Gen. 3:1-10; Job
1:6-12; Job 2:1-7); in appearing as an angel of light to deceive (2 Cor.
11:14); and in deluding his followers as to their eternal end (2 Thess.
2:8-12; Rev. 12:9; Rev. 20:7-10) 14. Presumptuous (Job
1:6-12; Job 2:1-7) 15. Trapping (2 Tim. 2:26) 16. Deceitful (2 Cor. 11:14;
Rev. 12:9; Rev. 20:10) 17. Fierce and cruel (Luke 8:29;
Luke 9:39; 1 Peter 5:8-9) 18. Aggressive (Ephes.
4:27; 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8-9) Satan has never been known to be
merciful, good, loving, kind, gentle, pitiful, patient, or to have any of the
graces of God since he became the enemy of God and people. In Scripture he is
compared to a fowler (Psalm 91:3); fowl (Matt. 13:4,19); a wolf (John 10:12);
a destroyer (John 10:10); a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8-9); a serpent (Rev.
12:9; Rev. 20:3); and a dragon (Rev. 12:3-12). The Methods of Satan 1. He uses every
conceivable means to hold people in subjection to himself and keep them from
turning to God. If he fails in this, he tries to kill the believer's
testimony and ruin his influence for God. 2. If one falls
he tries to make him stay fallen or commit suicide. He endeavors to cause
people to end their lives by insisting it is the best way out; but he hides
the true fact that this will be only the beginning of real torment in eternal
hell. 3. Satan tries to
get others in a lukewarm condition and, if he succeeds, urges them to stay in
that condition so that God will cut them off in the end. 4. He dares
people to do many things which they would not do under ordinary
circumstances; and men are foolish enough to think they are not brave if they
do not accept his dares. 5. Makes people
think they are missing everything in life if they do not go into all kinds of
sins which, in the end, will damn their souls. 6. He emphasizes
sin and sinful pleasures as innocent enjoyment. 7. He stirs
unholy passions in men and women, causing them to throw away all restraint
and live a life of partying. 8. He tries to
make people think there is no joy in serving the Lord. This is one of his
greatest errors. Serving Christ and winning souls pays the greatest dividends
and offers the greatest pleasures known. 9. He preaches
to the diligent in business that he needs to invest all his time in getting rich
before serving the Lord. The fact is that if one will truly serve the Lord,
he can be abundantly prosperous with God's help. 10. He urges churches and
their leaders to make religion a paying proposition by appealing to the rich
and influential through lowering the standards of holy living, making
salvation easy for all, and compromising essentials of the faith; and by
feeding the sheep messages on current events and book reviews instead of the
infallible Word of God. The Doom of Satan 1. Predicted in
Genesis 3:15 2. Accomplished: (1) At the first advent (John 19:30;
Col. 2:14-17) (2) At the second advent (Rev. 20:1-3) (3) At the battle of Gog and Magog (Rev.
20:7-10) The purpose of the thousand-year reign
of Christ after the second coming will be to suppress all rebellion (1 Cor.
15:24-28); and the final defeat of Satan and his hosts at the end of the
Millennium must be accomplished before the earth is entirely rid of
rebels. They must be confined to the lake of fire forever before rebellion
is finally and eternally overcome. The earth will be purified by
fire and made perfect the second time; and the kingdom of God will be
universal over all free moral agents, as it was before Satan and Adam started
rebellion. Duty of Followers of Jesus Regarding
Satan When one is born again he enters the
realm of the supernatural and spiritual; s/he should begin a study of the
Bible to see what it teaches regarding how s/he should walk and conduct themselves
in spiritual warfare with Satan and demons. Saints are to: 1. Put on the
whole armor of God (Ephes. 6:11-18). 2. Know Satan's
devices (2 Cor. 2:11). 3. Give him no
place (Ephes. 4:27). 4. Resist him
(James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9). 5. Be sober and
vigilant lest he devour them (1 Peter 5:8-9). 6. Overcome him
by the Word (Matthew 4:1-11; 1 John 2:14). 7. Overcome him
by the blood of Christ and testimony (Rev. 12:11). 8. Overcome him by
Christ and His name (Ephes. 1:19-22; 2:6; 2 Cor. 2:15). 9. Overcome him
by birth of the Spirit and faith (1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:1-4,18). 10. Overcome him by the Holy
Spirit (Romans 8:1-13; Galatians 5:15-26). There are demon spirits or groups of demon spirits behind the
health issues, unholy traits, and doctrinal errors known among humankind, not
excluding believers. They must be cast out or resisted in order to
get relief from them. Satanist-Turned-Evangelist,
John Ramiraz, Gives You an Inside Look into Satan’s Hidden Kingdom
Many people, including Christians, deny or minimize the devil’s power. John Ramiraz, as a third-ranked high priest of a satanic cult New York City, didn’t have that luxury. Satanist-turned-evangelist, John Ramiraz, gives you an inside look into Satan’s hidden kingdom. Enjoy his 14-minute video testimony here. And enjoy his 37-minute video testimony here. John is also now the author of several important books. Enjoy! Audio Study and Teaching by
Bible Teacher Derek Prince Enjoy these excellent audio studies and
teachings about our conflict with evil. Accomplished Bible teacher and author
Derek Prince reveals the
truth of our situation—that we are dealing with someone, not something. That
someone is Satan, who has a
rival kingdom in the heavens. Our enemies are persons without bodies; we
can’t see them, but we need to know how
to deal with them. Note that Derek's audio teachings are presented in convenient “bite-size” 10-minute segments. And Derek is also well-known as a pioneer in the important ministry recognized as “deliverance” prayer. “…Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness…” (2 Cor. 11:14-15) Understand evil and the occult
Thank you Finis Jennings
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Publishing, and their book entitled God’s Plan for Man
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