Partakers Bible Thought 7 September 2021 – satan

Partakers Bible Thought

7 September 2021

12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit. (Isaiah 14:12-15)

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (1 Peter 5:8-9)

7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:7-10)

In the podcast today we are looking together at our arch enemy, satan. The Bible tells us that some angels fell, rebelled against God and were put out of heaven (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-18). Their leader is satan who has established his kingdom on earth. satan stands hatefully opposed to all God’s work, God’s people and resourcefully promotes defiance among people (Mark 4:15; Job 2:4-5) including those within the church.

When satan sinned, he was expelled from Heaven (Luke 10:18), although apparently he still had some access to God (Job 1:6). A multitude of angels decided to follow him in his fall and subsequently became the demons mentioned often in the Bible (Matthew 12:24; Revelation 12:7). Jesus Christ came to destroy satan and all his works (1 John 3:8). Jesus Christ’s death on the cross leads to satan’s ultimate destruction (Hebrews 2:14). satan has been disarmed (Colossians 2:15) & condemned (Matthew 25:41) and we remember that Jesus Christ is infinitely superior to satan (1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:18) Although satan’s doom has been secured by Jesus’ death on the cross, satan will continue to try and hinder God’s program until he and his demons are cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10).

Today we explore questions such as: Who is satan? By what other names do we know him by? What role does he have in this world? What does he do against Christian believers, as well as those outside the Church? How can Christian believers resist his attacks upon them and the Church? Listen or download the mp3 podcast to find out more about the Christian and satan.

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