The Bible God Salvation
Understanding Angels 0Origin 0Nature and Purpose 0Work and Ministry 0Satan and the problem of evil.
Satan and the Problem of Evil 0 The Devil s Existence One well known author wrote; If I were the Devil the first thing I would do would be to deny my own existence. 0 In the fifties a national secular magazine polled some 5000 American pastors and found that 73 % ridiculed the concept of a literal personal devil. 0 Believing Faith - Hebrews 11:6
Declared in Scripture 0The devil is mentioned in seven Old Testament books: Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah. 0He is found in 19 New Testament books and is referred to by every New Testament Writer. 0He is referred to by the Lord Jesus 15 times.
Lucifer s Fall and the Origin of Satan and Evil Ezekiel 26-28: Ezekiel predicts coming judgment upon the city of Tyre. This was fulfilled when the city was sacked by Nebuchadnezzar in 573 B.C. and later destroyed by Alexander in 332 B.C.
Ezekiel Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD
Ezekiel 28:12-19 0 Thou sealest up the sum or you set the seal on perfection. 0 full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty Lucifer became the pattern of perfection and beauty. 0 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God. 0 Every precious stone was thy covering ; 0 The high priest s breastplate Exodus 39:10-13 0 The New Jerusalem Revelation 21:14, 19-21
The workmanship of thy timbrels and of thy flutes Pentecost writes this: Musical instruments were originally designed to be means of praising and worshiping God. It was not necessary for Lucifer to learn to play a musical instrument in order to praise God. If thou please, he had a built-in pipe organ, or, he was an organ! Lucifer, because of his beauty, did what a musical instrument would do in the hands of a skilled musician bring forth a psalm of preise to the glory of God. (Your Adversary, the Devil, p. 16)
The Guardian Cherub Mathew presents Christ as the Lion-like King Mark presents Christ as the calf-like servant Like presents Christ as the perfect man John presents Christ as the eagle-like God In the book of Revelation we find that in heaven there are four special cherubim around the throne of God with this appearance. Revelation 4:6-8
The Anointed Cherub 0 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth The word cherub is derived from the Hebrew root word charab, meaning to cut, to engrave, a meaning that carries with it the idea of engraving a coin. 0 F. C. Jennings writes: The cherub, we gather from the word itself, was to be the representative of God as the image cut on a coin represents fully the sovereign, or governor, that issues it. (Satan, His Person, Work, Place, and Destiny, p. 40).
0 I have set thee so God appointed it 0 Thou was upon the holy mountain of God; thou has walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire 0 Note the two phrases: 1. The holy mountain of God both Isaiah and John speak of this mountain. Isa. 14:13, Rev. 14:1 & 21:10 2. The stones of fire compare what Ezekiel says here and what Moses said when he saw the glory of God. Exodus 24:9-10, 16-17
Till iniquity was found in the What kind of iniquity? 1. Pride Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty Ezekiel 28:17a 2. Self will For thou has said in thine heart, I will Isaiah 14:13 The very worst sin was also the very first sin: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall Proverbs 16:18 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil 1 Timothy 3:6
Lucifer s I Wills I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the most High. Contrast this with the prayer of the Lord Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, not my will, but thine be done. Luke 22:42