Your Adversary the Devil The Origin of Satan

�Context, direction, responsibility ◦ Created in God’s image, Acts 17: 29 -31 ◦ Spiritual

�Not a great deal of information is revealed about his origin ◦ Careful to

�The Bible does not say… ◦ Satan is a fallen angel whom God kicked

�The Bible says… ◦ Satan is a created being, Col. 1: 15 -17 (16)

�Pride, 1 Timothy 3: 6 �Presumption, Jude 8 -9 �Prevarication, John 8: 44 The

�Satan is not strong enough to defeat Christ, Revelation 12: 7 (1 -6); John

�Satan is not all powerful, Job 1: 12; 2: 6 ◦ God-defined boundaries ◦

�Satan is not all powerful, Job 1: 12; 2: 6 ◦ Satan operates within

�Created, yet arrogantly chose to dishonor God �Fights against the purposes of God �He

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Your Adversary, the Devil The Origin of Satan Part 2

�Context, direction, responsibility ◦ Created in God’s image, Acts 17: 29 -31 ◦ Spiritual birth, Jas. 1: 18; Gal. 4: 5 -7 �Origin of Satan gives context to understand, recognize and resist him ORIGINS Part 2 3

�Not a great deal of information is revealed about his origin ◦ Careful to draw necessary conclusions from what is said in the Scriptures � Avoid distortions and misapplications-Example: Isaiah 14: 12 & Ezekiel 28: 11 -17 do not refer to Satan The Origin of Satan: Where did he come from? Part 2 4

�The Bible does not say… ◦ Satan is a fallen angel whom God kicked out of heaven � Distortions of Ezekiel 28: 14 -17 and Isaiah 14: 12 ◦ King of Tyre, Ezekiel 28: 12 ◦ King of Babylon, Isaiah 14: 4, 16 -17 The Origin of Satan: Where did he come from? Part 2 5

�The Bible says… ◦ Satan is a created being, Col. 1: 15 -17 (16) � Not that God created him evil (God is not the source of evil), Psalm 5: 4; James 1: 13 � Satan chose his evil course of conduct ◦ He made sin his career, 1 John 3: 8 ◦ Murderer, John 8: 44; Hebrews 2: 14 -15 The Origin of Satan: Where did he come from? Part 2 6

�Pride, 1 Timothy 3: 6 �Presumption, Jude 8 -9 �Prevarication, John 8: 44 The Condemnation of Satan Part 2 7

�Satan is not strong enough to defeat Christ, Revelation 12: 7 (1 -6); John 12: 31 -33 �By Christ’s power, Satan has been “cast out” / “cast down” from a position of strength over sinners, Revelation 12: 10 ◦ Power of the fear of death, Hebrews 2: 14 -15 The Limitations of Satan Part 2 8

�Satan is not all powerful, Job 1: 12; 2: 6 ◦ God-defined boundaries ◦ WHAT ABOUT DEMON POSSESSION? � End predicted, Zechariah 13: 1 -2 � Jesus overcame this power of Satan, too, Matthew 12: 22, 28 -29 The Limitations of Satan Part 2 9

�Satan is not all powerful, Job 1: 12; 2: 6 ◦ Satan operates within the constraints of our freewill choices – not involuntary dominance, Ephesians 6: 11 -13 ◦ Satan is bound by the superior power of Christ, Revelation 20: 2 �Satan is not all-present, Lk. 4: 13; Jas. 4: 7 The Limitations of Satan Part 2 10

�Created, yet arrogantly chose to dishonor God �Fights against the purposes of God �He is a murderous liar �He is not all powerful �Restrained by God and defeated in Christ �His lies are attractive, yet deadly �End is eternal torment, Revelation 20: 10 The Origin of Satan Part 2 11