SIMPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT SATAN

SIMPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT SATAN

 

1. What names are applied to the greatest of all evil spirits?
"The great DRAGON . . . that old SERPENT, called the DEVIL, and SATAN, which deceiveth the whole world"—Rev. 12:9.
(Matt. 4:3, 1 John 2:14, Rev. 12:10)

2. What was Satan like when God created him?
"Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty . . . Thou wast PERFECT IN THY WAYS from the day that thou was create d, till iniquity was found in thee"—Ezek. 28:12b, 15.
(Ezek. 28:13-14)

3. How did Satan become an evil spirit? "Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness"—Ezek. 28:17a.
(Isa. 14:13-14, 1 Tim. 3:7)

4. What is the present character of Satan?
"He was a MURDERER from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a LIAR, and the father of it"—John 8:44.
(1 John 3:8)

5. How much liberty does God permit Satan to have at present?
"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves BEFORE THE LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro IN THE EARTH, and from walking up and down in it"—Job 1:6-7.
(Zech. 3:1-2, Eph. 2:2, 1 Pet. 5:8)

6. What are some of the powers of Satan?
"The working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders" 1 Thess. 2:9.
(Luke 22:3, John 13:2, Acts 5:3, Job 1:7-19, Luke 18:11 with 18, Acts 10:38, Heb. 2:14)

7. Prove that Satan is the leader of other evil angels and spirits. "And Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and HIS ANGELS were cast out with him"—Rev. 12:9b. (Matt. 25:41, 12:21-26)

8. What position does Satan hold in the world of evil men?
"The GOD OF THIS WORLD hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, Who is the image of God, should shine unto them"-2 Cor. 4:4.
(John 14:30, John 8:44a, 1 John 5:19 ARV)

9. How does Satan seek to hinder the work of God?
"The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the Kingdom; but the tares are the children of the Wicked One; the enemy that sowed them is the Devil"—Matt. 13: 38-39a.
(Gen. 3:1-6, Luke 4:1-2, Matt. 16:21-23, 2 Cor. 11:14-15)

10. How does Satan seek to injure the people of God?
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour"-1 Pet. 5:8.
(Rev. 12:10, 1 Thess. 2:18, Rev. 2:10, 1 Tim. 3:7)

11. How does Satan work against unsaved men and nations?
"The seed is the Word of God . . . Then cometh the Devil, and taketh away the Word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved"—Luke 8:11-12.
(2 Cor. 4:4, Acts 5:31; 1 John 3:12, Rev. 20:3)

12. Prove that Christ came to judge and destroy Satan and his works.
"He that committeth sin is of the Devil, for the Devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the Devil"-1 John 3:8.
(Heb. 2:14, John 12:31-32, 16:7-11)

13. What will be the final doom of Satan and his followers?
"Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels" Matt. 25:41.
(Rev. 12:7-9, 12, 20:1-3, 7-10)

14. How can we always win the battle against Satan?
"Finally, my brethren, be strong IN THE LORD, and in the power of HIS MIGHT. Put on the WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil"—Eph. 6:10-11.
(Eph. 6:12-18, James 4:7, Eph. 4:27, Rev. 12:11)