Satan

The Bible clearly teaches us about the existence and truth of Satan. The Bible describes him being ' an opponent of mankind ' (Genesis 3:15), ' father of lies ' (John 8:44 b), and ' persecutor ' (Revelation 12:10). " mans " enemy." Isaiah 14:12-17 explains that Satan is a former holy angel, but he tried to grab the honor and worship only for God. So God threw him out of heaven (see also Ezekiel 28:11-17).

Since God ousted him from heaven (with angels who rebelled against God), Satan's purpose is to fight God and lead people on earth in rebellion against Him. God has temporarily given him authority over this world; the ' god of this world ' (2 Corinthians 4:4) and "prince of power over the air ' ( Ephesians 2:2 )." So we must be prepared and watch out. The devil is like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour " (1 Peter 5:8).

An effective way of Satan to harass our lives is by deceit. Whenever Satan deceives us into who God is, what God says, who we are, and who He is, he has power and authority over our lives. Believing Satan does not exist is not true is one of Satan's most harmful lies.

In creation, God gave man authority on earth (Genesis 1:28). When Adam and Eve voluntarily disobeyed God, they gave up some of their authority. By listening to Satan's lies, they subjected themselves to the devil. But, on the cross, Jesus stripped Satan of his authority: " It's time to judge this world. It is time to judge the ruler of this world " (John 12:31). " So the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil " (1 John 3:8). Satan has no longer authority over those who are in Christ unless they give Satan the right whenever they listen and believe his lies.

A lot of misinformation about Satan comes from Hollywood and other flawed sources of information. We deserve to obtain information in the Bible for truth in this matter and other things about God and faith. The Bible clearly teaches us that Satan truly exists, and the Bible gives us an idea of how he moves. There is no reason for us to fear Satan because his power is so small compared to the power of God. But the Bible teaches us we should not be complacent in our spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:10-18). The key is submitting to God and fighting against the devil (James 4:7), knowing that Satan was defeated by Jesus on the cross and his end - the eternal judgment of God - is certain (Revelation 19:20).