Leaders Controlled by Satan Have These Things in Common

I. Think of Themselves as Chosen by God or Gods

A. King Nebuchadnezzar Had an Golden Image Made of Him

Daniel 3:1 “1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”

B. Nebuchadnezzar Then Had the People to Bow to the Golden Image of Him

C. King Saul Wanted a Burnt Offering to Himself by the People

Daniel 3:4–6 “4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.”

1. The People Did It

1 Samuel 13:9 “9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.”

2. Samuel Warn Saul That He Was Foolish

1 Samuel 13:13–14 “13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.”

D. King Ahab Set Up an Altar to Baal

1. He Had the Israelite Worship It

2. It Provoke the Lord God to Be More Anger at Him then All the Kings of Israel

1 Kings 16:32–33 “32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”

E. King Herod Allowed the People to Worship Him

1. People Said That His Voice Was of God

2. Immediately the Angel of the Lord Smote Him

3. He Was Eaten Up by Worms

4. He Died

Acts 12:22–23 “22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”

II. People in Recent History Controlled by Satan

A. Hitler

1. He Said That Only He Could Make Germany Great Again

2. He Want Everyone to Follow Everything He Said

3. He Killed the Jews and Other Who Went Up Against Him

B. Jim Jones Started Thinking He Was a God

1. Want Them to Follow Everything That He Said

2. He in the End Had Them Drink Cyanide Kool-Aid Die

C. David Koresh

1. Thought That He Was Chosen of God and Should Be Followed Without Questioning

2. He Had His Follower Burned Up in Fire

D. There is a Person in Recent History Who:

1. Said That Only He Can Make America Great Again

2. He is an Egomaniac/Boast

3. They Have Made a Golden Graven Image of Him

4. He Wants People To Bow Down to Him and Worship Him

5. He Takes Out Vengeance on Those Who Investigate Him or Go Against Him

Romans 12:19 “19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”

III. Some Things They Do

A. Boast About Themselves

B. Glory After the Flesh

C. They Bring You into bondage

D. Devour You

E. They Exalt Themselves

2 Corinthians 11:16–20 “16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.”

F. The Rich Fall into Temptation and Snares

1 Timothy 6:9–10 “9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”