The Devil, Demons, and What to Do About Them: Who is the Devil?
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· 15 viewsThis is an introduction to who the devil is and what his origins and methods are.
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Creation - Probation - Ministration
Creation - Probation - Ministration
Creation
Creation
He was created by Jesus (Col. 1:16)
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
God created Angels (Heb. 1:14; Psa 148:2)
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
Angels predated the creation of the Heavens and the earth (Job 38:7).
When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Satan is a spiritual being that was created when God created the spiritual hosts.
When was this? – before he created man (Job 38:6-7)
To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Since God stated that all of his creation was good at the end of the creation week, we may know that Satan was created good (Gen. 1:31).
Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Probation
Probation
Our probationary period is from the time we become accountable till we die. By implication we may know that the angels has a probationary period as well, during which some angels chose to not obey God (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6)
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
How could this happen to the Devil and other angels?
Remember that there are ranks and levels of angels: Michael the arch angel (Jude 9); Cherubim who serve as guards (Gen. 3:24); Seraphim who serve around the very throne of God (Isa. 6:1-2).
Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
This hierarchy and service coupled with the statement that Satan’s downfall involved pride (1 Tim. 3:6) gives us clues as to what the temptation of the angels might have been and the wicked choice made by some, including Satan.
not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Also, Satan seems to be the leader of this rebellion against God as he is named and the other angels are called his (Mat. 25:41).
“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
Often used passages to get a picture of the fall: (Isa. 14:12-15; Eze. 28:11-19; Luke 10:18; Rev. 12:7-11), but these accounts range from not about Satan at all to being about his loss of power and final failure rather than giving an account of his initial fall from grace.
Ministration
Ministration
He has scripture he can twist (Gen. 3:4; Rom. 16:17-20)
Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
He has his ministers (2 Cor. 11:15)
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
He has his lies (Jn. 8:44)
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
He has my desires (James 1:13-15)
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
