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Text Ezekiel 28:12-14
The Problem
The Subject Tonight Is:
“Why So Much Suffering?”
● Have you ever wondered, if God is so good...
why is there so much suffering sickness and war.
Around the world tonight many deny that God exists.
if you asked them why, they might give you a variety of reasons.
But one reason they reject God and religion
is that they know if they accept that God exists, they would have to worship and obey Him.And they don’t want to submit to God the Creator of the universe.
They prefer to do as they please.
For this reason, many parts of the world are becoming more and more secular and atheistic.
But despite this trend, millions in every part of the world tonight also believe not only in God but in heavenly beings called angels.
I n 2001 major news organization surveyed Americans to find out what they thought of angels.
Amazingly 77 percent that was polled said they believe angels exist and one out every five said they had personally seen an angel
or knew someone who had.
What does the Bible teach about angels?
Bible mentions angels many times In Genesis 32 different appearances of angels.
Angels are real, not make believe.
Bible says–Psalm 103:20, 21:
“Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel In strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.
Bless the Lord, all you his hosts [or angels], you ministers [the angels] of His, who do His pleasure.”
● 2nd Angels were created to worship and praise God.
● 3rd to experience joy in worship.
● 4th They are beings of dazzling brightness
excel in strength.
In 2 Cor.
11:14 the Bible describes good and evil angels.
“And no wonder!
For Satan himself t transforms himself into an angel of light.”
The Bible describes the battle in the universe
The Battle for the Throne of heaven the battle between good and evil.
Did a good God make a bad devil?
No, The Bible teaches that God did not create evil angels.
the Bible describes origin of an angel named Lucifer.
The Name Lucifer means “light bearer” He was heaven’s light bearer.
Bible says in –Ezekiel 28:12-14, RSV:
“You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God;...” “...every precious stone adorned you...
You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you.”
God created a perfect angel dazzling in beauty the perfection of angelic leadership.
● This being of majestic glory coveted the authority that he did not have .
This is The story of a fallen angel it is more amazing than any movie drama of the ages.
● Bible describes Lucifer (Isa.
14:13, 14): “For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;...”
“...I will be like the most High.’”
God created a being that placed his eyes on God’s throne and rejected God’s authority and God’s law.
He wanted to be his own God
and placed his opinion above God’s sovereign will .
The reason for wars on earth is because of the first a war in Heaven.
War on earth is the same as it was in heaven.
Like Lucifer we sin when we live apart from God’s will.
We sin when we place our opinions and wills above God’s will.
Why would God create a being, like Lucifer,
with the capacity to choose to rebel?
Why didn’t God program Lucifer to never rebel?
If you take away the power of choice you take away the ability to love.
Love can never be forced, it must be chosen.
● If you take away the ability to love, you take away opportunity to be happy.
Happiness is based on choice .
God created angels as models of perfection
One angel coveted God’s throne and chose to rebel against God.
The Bible describes the results of that rebellion.
Bible says in Revelation 12, verse 7:
“And war broke out in Heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought.”
●There was a battle in Heaven and some angels sided with Lucifer.
Bible describes conflict–Revelation 12:9:
“So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world…”“…he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Satan is described as a serpent because he deceives, and a dragon because he destroys.
● Satan deceived one third of the Heavenly angels Bible says that one third of the stars of Heaven were cast out.
If one third of the angels were deceived are you strong enough to fight the devil alone?
● In this conflict, Jesus cast Satan out of Heaven
● Good News, Every time Jesus meets Satan
Jesus (Michael) wins and Satan (the dragon) loses.
And ultimately, Michael will slay the dragon.
How did earth get involved in the great conflict between good and evil?
Bible says, (Luke 10:18)
“...I saw Satan fall like lightning from Heaven.”
Some people imagine Satan has horns, a tail, pitchfork breathing out fire.
● Satan did not originate from hot spot in the
center of the earth.
He was a beautiful being dazzling brightness.Satan the deceiver and destroyer was cast out of Heaven to this earth.
Revelation 12:12 warns us...
“Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them!
Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea!
For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time.”
Devil is cast out from Heaven to this earth.
Did God create earth as a dumping off place for Satan?
What does the Bible say?
Nothing is further from the truth.
Bible says–the earth created–perfect air was fresh and clean and waters were pure ..
Genesis 1:28 says–Adam and Eve would...
“...have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Adam, not Satan, was given authority over this earth.
Adam was the prince of this earth.
Satan was an intruder and came to the garden as the great deceiver.
● Why did not God program Adam’s and Eve’s minds against the deceiver?
Satan charged the government of God was unjust and he said God was unfair, restrictive, arbitrary.
● If God did not allow Satan too tempt Adam/Eve
Satan would have said God is afraid He knows my way is better.
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