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There are some topics we in the contemporary church tend to shy away from.
People don't like to hear about sin or want to feel convicted.
They want to come to church and feel good.
They want to be encouraged to continue doing just what they're doing.
They don't want to be stretched.
They want to grow, they just don't want any growing pains.
The average Christian is content to sit in the pew, put in their two hours a week, and leave the same as they came in the door.
This morning were going to tackle one of those controversial subjects.
I personally have never heard this topic addressed inside a Sunday school classroom.
The arguments against it say that this topic does not bring glory to God. Don't waste your time on this subject.
I disagree.
I feel that Sunday school is all about equipping the Saints and every time believers discover the truth, God is glorified.
I rarely have a title for my lesson before I begin my research.
For this week's lesson, not only did I have a title, but bullet points as well.
The title of this week's lesson is:/ Know Your Enemy.
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And our course of study will take this route:
1. Who is he?
2. What are his strategies?
3. How do we overcome them and live victoriously?
One of the enemy's most successful tricks is to get people to believe that he does not exist.
A recent survey found that only 24% of Americans believe that Satan is a real spiritual being.
That means that 76% of Americans feel that Satan is an imaginary being.
The analogy that came to mind when I was meditating on that fact was a person with cancer.
They have this disease running through their body, wreaking havoc on their organs and tissues and denying that it exists.
But I'm getting ahead of myself here.
Let's back up.
Who is Satan?
Nelson’s Bible dictionary calls him the adversary, the great oppressor, or enemy, of God and humankind;
So where did Satan come from?
Because the subject of the Bible is God and his relationship to his people, we only have limited information about his enemies.
The word is intended to glorify God and not those who would oppose him.
Unlike man, who was created on the third day, we don't know when the Angels were created.
We don't know how long they existed before the earth took form.
What we know about Satan comes primarily from the profits.
It is an inspired revelation.
Turn with me to Ezekiel 28:11-19
11 The word of the Lord came to me:
12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Tyre was a prosperous seaport with a strong defense.
It was noted for its glass works, textiles, and skilled workers who engraved gemstones.
Because of his wealth and his fortress, the king of Tyre set himself up as a god.
Its people were condemned by the prophets for their idolatry.
Although Ezekiel uses the term “king of Tyre” he is actually addressing the spirit behind the king’s pride and lack of regard for God Almighty.
He says this about Satan,
“‘You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Again, this confirms Ezekiel is talking about Satan and not the actual king of Tyre.
There were only 4 in the Garden: God, Adam, Eve & the serpent.
every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.
In other words, Satan was created very beautiful.
14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.
Satan was not created with evil, he became evil.
How?
16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned.
What are we talking about here?
If you go back up to verse 14.
You will see that Satan was a guardian cherub.
That means that his job was to guard God's throne.
As such, he had to continue as an unrestricted access to God himself.
His position went to his head and that pride led him to sin.
16b So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
To pick up the rest of the story, we need to turn to Isaiah 14:12-15.
This time, although the context of the passage indicates the king of Babylon, Isaiah is detailing the spirit, who is controlling the king’s actions = Satan.
12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!
In some translations, you'll see the name “Lucifer” here.
“Lucifer” means “shining one” but most translators used the term “Morning Star”.
In Middle Eastern literature, the stars often represented the gods battling among themselves.
13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
I will, I will, I will, I will, and I will emphasizes the enemies will over God's will.
We know this is the sin of pride.
Quick recap: Satan was an anointed angel who fell into pride and exalted himself above God Almighty and was cast from heaven to the earth.
What else do we know about him?
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He is also called “the devil,” which means a false witness or malicious accuser.
(This terms occurs thirty-five times in the Bible, always in the New Testament).
Satan regularly accuses believers before God, seeking to tear down their sense of well-being and wear down their strength through guilt (Job 1:6–11; Eph.
4:27; 6:11; Rev. 12:10).
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He specializes in deceit (Gen.
3:1–7), sometimes masquerading as an “angel of light,” as though he were representing God (2 Cor.
11:14).
Jesus called him the father of lies (John 8:44).
Satan has high intelligence.
Satan is subtle.
He often sabotages the truth by mixing it with error.
He was able to deceive Adam & Eve into giving him their authority over creation.
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He is a tempter, seeking to draw people into activities that are disobedient to God and destructive to them (Matt.
4:1–11; 1 Cor.
10:13; 1 Thess.
3:5).
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He has a great deal of influence on this world.
Three times Jesus described him in Scripture as the “ruler of this world” (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11).
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