SATAN – THE STEALTH MASTER
INTRO: MOVIE PREDATOR – in the movie predator opening we see soldiers going into the jungle after something had taken one of them, its invisible and stalking them, its killing them with superior weapons. It turns out its an alien from outerspace. Think about it Satan is just like that.
HIS INTRODUCTION – HE CAME FROM OUTER SPACE APPEARS AS A SNAKE
ADAM, EVE – the opening scene of mankind THE CHOICE
Gen 3: 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
God had created Adam and Eve and placed them in the garden of Eden. It was paradise, it was perfect, they encounter a talking snake. WHAT IS THIS CREATURE? WHERE DID IT COME FROM? It wasn’t mentioned in the previous story.
HIS CREATION
Neh 9:6 6 You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
Col 1:16 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
HIS DESCRIPTION
Ezekiel 28:11-19 PERFECTION - he was created sinless and perfect
12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.
Your settings and mountings were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.
14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
HIS CORRUPTION
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’”
HIS DEGENERATION AND FALL – I WILL
Reason is sin
Isaiah 14:12-14
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; wanted to live in heaven and assume Gods place
I will raise my throne wanted authority and rule over all angels
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, wanted to govern heaven
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.” wanted to be God
15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.
Result – cast from heaven with other angels
Lost original holiness but became corrupt in nature and conduct
Revelation 12:7-9
7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, 8 and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole [a]world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Romans 6:23 – for the wages of sin is death
HIS DOMINATION - temporary
Adam and Eve were created to dominate the earth but when they sinned they handed it to Satan
PROOF THAT JESUS RECOGNIZED AT SATAN WAS NOW THE GOD OF THIS WORLD
Matthew 4: 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.’” 11 Then the devil *left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.
Jesus spoke of Satan as the ruler of this world
John 12:31 31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
John 14:30 30 I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;
John 16:11 11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
Paul said in II Corinthians 4: 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this worldhas blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God
Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’
Ephesians 2:1 And you ]were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience
HIS POWER
In Job 1
CAN CONTROL NATIONS v 13 – 15, 17
CAN CONTROL WEATHER v 16 fire from heaven - lightning, 18-19 tornadoes
CAN INFLICT DISEASE PAIN AND SUFFERIN UPON MAN IF ALLOWED BY GOD 2:7
luke 13:16 And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?.
CAUTION : THE STEALTH MASTER BOOGY MAN IS OUT TO GET YOU
Job 1:7 7 The Lordsaid to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the Lordand said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it
Job 2:2 The Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered the Lordand said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it
I John 4:4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in youthan he who is in the world.
SATAN PART 2
HIS STRATEGY
Gen 3: 1 Now the serpent was more crafty(sly, cunning,clever, mischevious) than any of the wild animals the LordGod had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
DOUBT
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
DISTORT DILUTE AND DENY TRUTH = DISOBEY
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
LIES
John 8:44 You are of yourfather the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies
HIS PURPOSE
TO BLIND UNBELIEVERS TO TRUTH – KEEP THEM FROM BEING SAVED
Matthew 10: 2 Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. DESTROY AND TAKE THEM TO HELL
II Corinthians 4: 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God
Satan will do anything to keep unbelievers from truth about Christ
BINDS TO SIN Encourages the Works of the flesh – alcohol, drugs, sex, violence
Astrology, tarot cards, séances, haunted houses, new age, crystals
False religions – islam, buddism, hindu, mormons, jehovahs witnesses, new age
Atheists – Psalm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
Evolution, humanism in schools, colleges SANTA AND EASTER BUNNY
Jesus was not God or the Messiah – DECEIT AND DENIAL
II John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist
.JOHN 14:6 6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
ACTS 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”
BLOCK THE TRUTH/ CLOUD THINKING OF UNBELIEVERS
Mark 4:15 These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them .Matthew 13:19 Luke 8:12
CAN POSSESS UNSAVED
Luke 22:3-4 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, [a]belonging to the number of the twelve. 4 And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them. See John 13:2, 27
OPPRESSES
Acts 10:38 You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
HAS THEM IN HIS TRAP
I Timothy 3:7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil..”
II Timothy 2:26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
TO GET BELIEVERS TO SIN AND LIVE DISCOURAGED DEFEATED LIVES
I Peter 5:8 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Pastors, marriages, teens, churches
Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat
CAN PUT THOUGHTS IN OUR MINDS
I Chronicles 21: 1- 2 Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their number. V 7 God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back someof the price of the land?
TEMPTS
Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil, also Mark 1:13
SEXUAL TEMPTATION
I Corinthians 7:5 Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and]come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
I Timothy 5:15 for some have already turned aside to follow Satan
ACCUSES – GUILT
Zechariah 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. We have an intercessor Jesus
I Timothy 2:5, Romans 8;34, Hebrews 7:25
HAS SCHEMES
II Corinthians 2:11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
APPEARS AS GOOD AND DECEIVES
II Corinthians 11:14-15 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
FALSE RELIGIONS, PROPHETS, PREACHERS
GOD CAN ALLOW SATAN TO AFFLICT
I Corinthians 5:5 5 I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. See Job 1 -2
II Corinthians 12:7 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to [a]torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
CAN HINDER DIVINE PLANS WHEN ALLOWED
I Thessalonians 2:18 For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—and yetSatan hindered us.
ALREADY DEFEATED
Luke 10:18 These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feetHIS CONCLUSION
PLACE OF PUNISHMENT PREPARED
Matthew 25:41 Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.
DESTINATION IN HELL WITH DEMONS AND PUNISHED IN THE FIRE ETERNALLY
Revelation 20:7 – 11 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 and will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the [seashore. 9 And they came up on the [broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the]saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
IS NOT OMNIPOTENT – POWERFUL BUT NOT ALL POWERFUL CAN ONLY DO WHAT GOD ALLOWS
IS NOT OMNIPRESENT – IS A SUPERNATURAL BEING THAT CAN ONLY BE ONE PLACE AT A TIME
BUT HAS A VERY ORGANIZED ARMY(DEMONS) WITH VARIOUS DUTIES, FAMILIAR SPIRITS
IS NOT OMNISCIENT – SMARTEST BEING GOD CREATED HAS SUPER NATURAL KNOWLEDGE
BUT DOES NOT KNOW EVERYTHING
CAN POSSESS UNBELIEVERS – BESIDES BLINDING - WANTS TO KILL AND DESTROY TAKE SOUL TO HELL
CANNOT POSSESS BELIEVERS – WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN US
CAN INFLUENCE BELIEVERS – THOUGHTS, HINDER, HARASS, CAN INFLICT DISEASE PHYSICAL MALADIES IF PERMITTED
SATAN IS CORRUPT AS IS THOSE WHO WERE CAST FROM HEAVEN WITH HIM
1/3 OF ANGELS OF HEAVEN – DEMONS
CAN FIND HIM WHEN GOD DOES ANYTHING BIG IN HIS PLAN TRIES TO THWART GODS PLAN
ADAM AND EVE IN GARDEN OF EDEN
EARLY MAN- JOB – tested, afflicted with dsease, controlled weather and nations
MOSES – EGYPTIAN SORCERERS IMITATED PLAGUES IN EXODUS
JESUS BIRTH – KING HEROD KILLED BABIES
JESUS AND APOSTLES MINISTRIES – harassed influenced believers, possessed unbelievers
NOW – END TIMES h.
HOW CAN BELIEVERS FIGHT SATAN
PUT ON YOUR ARMOR Ephesians 6:12-18
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forcesof wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
PRAY lest you enter into temptation Luke 22:40, 46
MEDITATE Psalm 1, Joshua 1:8 MEMORIZE Psalm 119:11 thy word have I hid in my heart
THINK ON GOOD THINGS Philippians 4
CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS
THINK ON GOOD THINGS Philippians 4
COMPARE ALL THOUGHTS TO GODS WORD
Matthew 4:4 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
II Corinthians 10:5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ
TRANSFORM YOUR MIND Romans 12:1
READ, STUDY II Timothy 2:15 Study to show yourselves approved unto God
DON’T GIVE HIM PLACE Ephesians 4:26-27 26 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
RESIST James 4:7 – 8 RESIST THE DEVIL AND DRAW NEAR TO GOD
FLEE FOLLOW FIGHT
I Timothy 6:11-12 11 But fleefrom these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,]perseverance andgentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
DON’T PRACTICE SIN I John 3:8-10
OBEY GOD AND HIS WORD
GOAL IN WORD THOUGHT AND DEED
I Corinthians 10:31Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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