Article 4 Satan
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IV. Satan
Satan is a person rather than a personification of evil () and he with his demons opposes all that is true and godly by blinding the world to the gospel (, ), tempting saints to do evil (; ), and warring against the Son of God (; ).
1. Satan is a person rather than a personification of evil ()
1. Satan is a person rather than a personification of evil ()
44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Some view The devil, Satan, as a concept
He is far more than that.
He is a created being
He is finite, yet was once an angel so can manifest in physical or spiritual realm
He is called by various names in the Bible, and all indicate a person
Satan (meaning “adversary”—
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
The devil (i.e., “slanderer”—
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Lucifer ()
12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
The serpent/Dragon (; )
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
3 But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
The actions taken by Satan and references to him describe an actual being.
Notice that the Lord Jesus Christ recognized him as a person.
Jesus referred to him frequently by name
;
18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’ ”
Jesus called him “the prince of this world”
; ;
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.
30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
The apostle Paul called Satan:
the “god of this world”
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
the “prince of the power of the air” ()
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—
The apostle John said,
“The whole world is under the control of the evil one” ()
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
that Satan “leads the whole world astray” ().
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
These could hardly be descriptions of an impersonal force or a mere personification of evil. They are strong indications that the Bible teaches he is a real created being.
2. He with his demons opposes all that is true and godly by
Blinding the world to the gospel (, )
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Tempting saints to do evil (; )
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Warring against the Son of God (; ).
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,
10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
He can be Overcome:
1. Stand firm in your identity in Christ
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
2. Put on Christ’s righteousness
14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
3. Preach the Gospel
15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
4. Be Saved
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
5. Immersed in the Word
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
6. Pray
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
7. Resist
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
