Satan Pursues Man Job 1 6 12 Satan

Satan Pursues Man Job 1: 6 -12 Satan is trying to catch man Man is trying to flee “But now, stretch out Your hand touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

Man Has Always Had to Flee 1) Fear consequences of sin – Rom. 6: 23 2) Love righteousness, hate sin - Ps. 119: 104 3) To do his duty to God – Jas. 4: 7

Descriptive Titles of Satan 1. Serpent - Rev. 20: 2 == sly 2. Wicked one - Mt. 13: 19 3. Evil one - Mt. 13: 19 4. Enemy - Mt. 13: 39 == adversary 5. Evil Spirit - 1 Sam. 16; 14 6. Lying Spirit - 1 kings 22: 22 7. Spirit that works in children of disobedience - Eph. 2: 2 8. Prince of this world - Jn. 14; 30 9. Prince of power of air - Eph. 2: 2 10. Prince of Devils - Mk. 3: 22 11. Tempter - 1 Thess. 3: 5 Mt. 4: 3 12. Hinderer - 1 Thess. 2: 18 13. Accuser - Rev. 12: 10

Descriptive Titles of Satan 14. Deceiver of whole world - Rev. 12: 9 15. Murderer - Jn. 8: 44 16. Father of lies - Jn. 8: 44 17. Angel of Bottomless pit - Rev. 9: 11 18. Angel of Abyss - Rev. 9: 11 19. Angel of Light - 1 Cor. 11: 14 20. Great Red Dragon - Rev. 12; 3 21. 2 Cor. 6: 15 = the worthless one, reckless, lawless 22. Rev. 9: 11 -- destroying angel 23. Power of Darkness - Col. 1: 13 24. Ruler of darkness - Eph. 6: 12 25. The God of this world - 2 Cor. 4: 4 26. Adversary - 1 Pet. 5: 8 27. Roaring Lion - 1 Pet. 5: 8 28. Beelzebub - Mt. 12: 24

Satan Pursues § § § Adam and Eve - Gen. 3: 4 Cain – Gen. 4: 7 David – 2 Sam. 11 Judas – Lk. 22: 3 -6 Peter – Lk. 22: 31 Jesus - Matt. 4: 1, Mk. 1: 13 Job 1: 6 -12 “touch all that he had” 2: 1 -6 “skin for skin”

Satan Pursues v 1 Pet. 5: 8 “seeking whom he may devour” v 1 Cor. 10: 12 “take heed lest he fall. ” v 2 Cor. 2: 11 “get an advantage of us”

Why does Satan Pursue? Not… help us show his love But that He may… 1. 2. 3. 4. Cause us to lose our soul Hinder us in obeying the truth Deceive us Use us for his work

Why does Satan Pursue? 1. Lose our soul - 1 Pet. 5: 8 “devour” = ruin, destroy 2. Hinder - Lk. 8: 12 “lest they should believe” 3. Deceive – Eph. 6: 11 “the wiles of the devil” 1 Cor. 15: 33 “evil companionships” Rev. 20: 10 “that deceived them” 4. Use us - 1 Jn. 3: 10 “children of the devil”

Satan’s Method of Pursuit 1. Lies - “He is a liar, and the father of it. ” 2. Temptations – “in time of temptation fall away” 3. His children – hypocrites, backsliders 4. Adversity – Job – it did not work

Satan Pursues Man Foolish if we do not try to flee Jas. 4: 7 -8 Resist the devil, and he will flee Draw near to God and he will draw Flee from Satan - - - Run To God !

Satan Pursues Man Satan pursues us because he Hates Us ! God pursues us because He loves us !

Satan Pursues Man “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? ” Rom. 6: 16

Satan Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized Faithful God John 12: 48 John 8: 24 Luke 13: 3 Matt. 10: 32 -33 Mark 16: 16 Matt. 24: 13