The Will (Part 4) Ezekiel 28 & Matthew 25:41: Truth of the will and sovereignty is found in Scripture alone.

• God is personal

• God has revealed

• God is sovereign

God’s will

• It is for absolute good

• God would never will for me that which is not the absolute best (this is difficult in practice)

Three will’s

• The existence of ONE WILL—starting point

• The introduction of a second will—Satan

• The introduction of the human will—man’s

The focus of each will

• God’s—focus on Jesus Christ as supreme King of the universe

• Satan’s—focus on himself

• Man—focus on enthroning himself

The initial challenge

1. God created a being that was superior to all other beings and gave him authority over creation

2. Time came when this being said—“I don’t like God’s will. I want my will.”

3. Multitudes of angels joined him

4. God dealt with this immediately, Matthew 25:41

5. The scene then moves to Eden—the conflict between God and Satan is behind every moment in history

Ezekiel 28

• Address to the prince of Tyre, vv.1-11

• Address to the king of Tyre, vv. 12-19

• God addresses Satan via someone else (this is quite common)