The Angelic Conflict 5 Satan And His Angels

The Angelic Conflict (5) • Satan And His Angels Objected Being Thrown Out Of Heaven • God Created Man to Prove To Satan And His Angels That God’s Judgement Was Fair And Just • The Judgement Was Assigning Satan And His Angels To The Lake Of Fire Forever • Satan And His Angels Decided To Attack God’s Plan At Its Weakest Point (Man) • Satan Is Always Trying To Get People To Choose Against God’s Plan And To Choose For Satan • Though Human History There Has Been A War Ongoing By Satan To Defeat God’s Plan 1

The Angelic Conflict (5) • This War Is What We Call The Angelic Conflict • We Know That God Will Win This War • Satan Doesn’t Know This • Believers And Elect Angels Are On God’s Side • Unbelievers And Fallen Angels Are On Satan’s Side 2

The Angelic Conflict (5) The Angelic Conflict The Winning Side God Elect Angels Believers The Losing Side Satan Demons Unbelievers 3

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Adam And Eve A. God created Adam and Eve perfect. B. They lived in a perfect place called Eden. C. Just like the angels God created man with volition. D. God tested man’s volition by telling Adam and Eve not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. E. As you know, Satan tricked Eve and she and Adam ate of the Tree and sinned! F. Satan thought he was smarter than God. He thought he had “Messed up” God’s plan for man by getting Adam and Eve to eat of the tree. G. God knew that Adam and Eve would sin. H. God promised another tree (The Cross) 4

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Ever since Adam and Eve, Satan and his fallen angels have tried to get man to choose for them and choose against God. But, Adam and Eve chose for God; they were saved by believing in the coming Messiah (the seed/descendant) of the woman, who would defeat Satan (crush Satan’s head). Genesis 3: 15 (NASB 95) 5

The Gospel Message To Adam And Eve Genesis 3: 15 (NASB 95) 15 And I will put enmity (hate) Satan’s Seed Between you (Satan) and the woman (Eve), And between your seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Messiah); He (Messiah) shall bruise (crush) you (Satan) on the head, And you (Satan) shall bruise him (Messiah) on the heel. ” Eve’s Seed Enmity, Hate Antichrist Demons Unbelievers Messiah (JC) Elect Angels Believers Conflict God's Essence 6

The Gospel Message Genesis 3: 15 (NASB 95) 15 And I will put enmity (hate) Between you (Satan) and the woman (Eve), And between your seed (Antichrist) and her seed (Messiah); He (Messiah) shall bruise (crush) you (Satan) on the head, And you (Satan) shall bruise him (Messiah) on the heel. ” Messiah Bruising (Crushing) Satan’s Head Satan Bruising Messiah Enmity, Hate A Death Blow A Wound At The Cross Second Death Lake of Fire Messiah’s Heel Conflict God's Essence Followed By The Resurrection 7

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Genesis 4: 3– 4 (NASB 95) 3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; Cain chose for Satan as seen in his rejection of the sacrificial system. We see that Cain was an unbeliever. 1 John 3: 12 Abel chose for God by sacrificing an animal since God had instructed men that an innocent substitute must be offered in order to please God. 8

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Satan attacked mankind by seeking to eliminate true humanity so that the seed of the woman (the Messiah) could not come. Genesis 6: 1– 4 (NASB 95) 1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. ” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 9

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Satan attacked mankind by seeking to eliminate true humanity so that the seed of the woman (the Messiah) could not come. • • Observations The Sons Of God Were Angel-Men, Who Infiltrated The Human Race Most Of Their Offspring Would Be Sterile (Unable To Have Any Children) Any Offspring Would Be Angel-Men And Angel Women If This Would Have Continued, The Messiah (Jesus Christ) May Not Have Been Born God Also Promised That Christ Would Be Born Of A Woman (Fully Human), Not An Angel-Woman) Isaiah 7: 14 God Always Keeps His Promises Because Of His Veracity This Attack In Genesis 6, Is One Of The Reasons For The 10 Worldwide Flood

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Satan attacked mankind by seeking to eliminate true humanity so that the seed of the woman (the Messiah) could not come. The Only Other Usage of “sons of God” Found In The OT Job 1: 6 (NASB 95) 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. Job 2: 1 (NASB 95) 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. Job 38: 7 (NASB 95) 7 When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy? The Above Verses Clearly Show That The “sons of God” Were Angels, And Should Be Understood That Way In Genesis 6: 1 -4 11

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind • Noah and his three sons and their wives chose for God and they were saved in the ark from the worldwide flood • The rest of the human race chose for Satan and all died in the flood including the angel-men and their offspring. • One chooses for evil when he continually follows and serves his own sin nature (STA, OSN) Genesis 6: 5 (NASB 95) 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6: 5 Is The Other Reason For The World Wide Flood 12

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind After The Flood, God Told Noah And His Family To Have Children And To Spread Out Over The Entire Earth Genesis 9: 7 (NASB 95) 7“As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it. ” Satan Wanted The People To Stay Together So He Could Better Control Them The Tower Of Babel (Genesis 11: 1 -9) Genesis 11: 1, 2, 4– 6 (NASB 95) 1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. 2 It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 4 They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth. ” 5 The LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them. 13

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The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Satan Wanted The People To Stay Together So He Could Better Control them The Tower Of Babel (Genesis 11: 1 -9) • • • Observations The People Spoke The Same Language The People Grouped Together ( Perhaps Fearing Another Flood By Not Believing God’s Promise In Gen. 9: 9 -17) They Built A City (To Create A World Away From God) They Built A Tower To Reach To Heaven ( A Desire For Another God) They Wanted To Make For Themselves A Name Indicates Their Pride, (Satan’s Sin) They Did Not Follow God’s Command In Genesis 9: 7 15

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Satan Wanted The People To Stay Together So He Could Better Control them The Tower Of Babel (Genesis 11: 1 -9) God Frustrated (Upset) Their Attemps To Follow Satan By Confusing Their Language And Scattered Them Throughout the Land Genesis 11: 7– 9 (NASB 95) 7“Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech. ” 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth. Observations • • Instead of speaking only one language, they were then speaking many languages and were confused. This is why there are many languages spoken throughout the world today. God scattered the people throughout the world. This was Satan’s attempt to establish a one-world society and a one-world religion. 16

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The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Another Attack Of Satan Was To Persecute And Murder So The Promised Messiah Would Not Be Born The Bible Reveals That The Messiah Was To Be A Descendant (Seed) Of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Genesis 22: 18 When Jacob’s Descendants First Entered Egypt, They Were Safe For Some Time Because Of Joseph’s (Jacob’s Son) Promotion By God In Egypt Genesis 41: 39– 44 (NASB 95) 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are. 40“You shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you. ” 41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. ” 42 Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. 43 He had him ride in his second chariot; and they proclaimed before him, “Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt. 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Though I am Pharaoh, yet without your permission no one shall raise his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. ” 18

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Another Attack Of Satan Was To Persecute And Murder So The Promised Messiah Would Not Be Born After The Death Of Joseph, There was A Change In Leadership In Egypt (A New Pharaoh) This New King Did Not Remember How Joseph Had Saved Egypt From The Famine Exodus 1: 8 (NASB 95) 8 Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. The New Pharaoh Was Afraid Of All The Many Jews That Lived In Egypt Pharaoh Made The Jews Slaves To Build Many Projects Exodus 1: 9– 14 (NASB 95) 9 He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we. 10“Come, let us deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply and in the event of war, they will also join themselves to those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land. ” 11 So they appointed taskmasters over them to afflict them with hard labor. And they built for Pharaoh storage cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel. 19

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Another Attack Of Satan Was To Persecute And Murder So The Promised Messiah Would Not Be Born To Reduce The Numbers And Strength Of The Jews Pharaoh Told The Midwives To Kill All The Male Babies At Birth Exodus 1: 15– 16 (NASB 95) 15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other was named Puah; 16 and he said, “When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live. ” If This Had Been Successful, All Hebrew (Jew) Males Would Have Been Killed Then The Messiah Could Not Have Been Born Of The Seed Of Abraham Exodus 1: 17 (NASB 95) 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live. God Defeated Satan’s Plan By Believers Who Feared God And Wanted To Please Him 20

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The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Another Attack Of Satan Was To Persecute And Murder So The Promised Messiah Would Not Be Born During The Time Of Esther, Haman Tried To Have All Jews Killed Because Mordecai Would Not Bow Down To Him Esther 3: 1– 6 (NASB 95) 1 After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him. 2 All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage. 3 Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you transgressing the king’s command? ” 4 Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus. 22

The Angelic Conflict (5) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan From The Old Testament Satan’s Attack On Mankind Another Attack Of Satan Was To Persecute And Murder So The Promised Messiah Would Not Be Born Esther, A Jew Was Promoted By God To Help Save Her People (Jews) From Haman Esther 4: 13– 17 (NASB 95) 13 Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews. 14“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this? ” 15 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, 16“Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish. ” 17 So Mordecai went away and did just as Esther had commanded him. The Jews Are Saved From Being Killed And Haman Is Hanged Esther 7: 1 -10 23

The Angelic Conflict (6) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan By Attacking Jesus During His Life To Prevent Him Dying On The Cross For Our Sins Herod’s Order To Kill All Baby Boys Under The Age Of Two Matthew 2: 1 -18 Herod Lies To The Magi In Order To Hide His Desire to Kill Jesus Matthew 2: 7– 8 (NASB 95) 7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from the exact time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him. ” 24

The Angelic Conflict (6) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan By Attacking Jesus During His Life To Prevent Him Dying On The Cross For Our Sins Herod’s Order To Kill All Baby Boys Under The Age Of Two Matthew 2: 1 -18 God Protected The Magi By Warning Them In A Dream Not To Go Back To Herod Matthew 2: 12 (NASB 95) 12 And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. God Sent An Angel To Joseph Warning Him So He Could Save Jesus Matthew 2: 13 (NASB 95) 13 Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him. ” • God Protected Jesus From Being Killed Before He Could Go To The Cross To Die For Our Sins • If Jesus Could Be Killed Before He Could Die On The Cross, There Would Be No Salvation For Man • Then God Would Not Have Kept His Promise And Satan Would Win 25

The Angelic Conflict (6) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan By Attacking Jesus During His Life To Prevent Him Dying On The Cross For Our Sins Satan’s Three Temptations Of Jesus In The Wilderness Satan Tried To Get Jesus to Sin If Jesus Would Have Sinned He Would Have Been Disqualified To Bear The Sins For Others Matthew 4: 1– 4 (NASB 95) 1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. ” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD. ’ ” A. Temptation To Turn Stones To Bread (Jesus Was Hungry) a) Using His (Jesus’s) Power To Satisfy His Needs b) Jesus Responded By Emphasizing The Importance Of The Word Of God (Deut. 8: 3) 26

The Angelic Conflict (6) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan By Attacking Jesus During His Life To Prevent Him Dying On The Cross For Our Sins Satan’s Three Temptations Of jesus In The Wilderness Satan Tried To Get Jesus to Sin If Jesus Would Have Sinned He Would Have Been Disqualified To Bear The Sins For Others Matthew 4: 5– 7 (NASB 95) 5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, ‘HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU’; and ‘ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE. ’ ” 7 Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST. ’ ” A. Temptation To Throw Himself Down From The Temple a) Testing God To Save Him From Harm b) Again, Jesus Responded By Emphasizing The Importance Of The Word Of God (Deut. 6: 16) c) God Does Protect Those Wanting To Do His Will, But Does Not Promise Protection For Those Wanting To Do Their Will 27

The Angelic Conflict (6) God Satan Elect Angels Believers Demons Unbelievers Examples Of Satan’s Attack On God’s Plan By Attacking Jesus During His Life To Prevent Him Dying On The Cross For Our Sins Satan’s Three Temptations Of jesus In The Wilderness Satan Tried To Get Jesus to Sin If Jesus Would Have Sinned He Would Have Been Disqualified To Bear The Sins For Others Matthew 4: 8– 10 (NASB 95) 8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me. ” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY. ’ ” A. Temptation To Rule The Kingdoms Of The World If He Would Worship Satan a) Receive All The Kingdoms Of The Earth By Avoiding The Suffering On The Cross b) Again, Jesus Responded By Emphasizing The Importance Of The Word Of God (Deut. 6: 13) c) Jesus (Messiah) Was To Rule The World As Taught In The Prophetic Word d) But, To Follow God’s Will, He Could Not Worship Satan And Take Any Shortcuts 28

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