Angelology-The Study (Doctrine) of Angels

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Satan The Angel of Light The Bible teaches that
Satan is the greatest enemy of both God and man.
We must search the scriptures so we are aware of
his schemes. A. The existence of Satan 1.
Proof in Old Testament an adversary Job 16
One day the angels came to present themselves
before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7
The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come
from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roaming
through the earth and going back and forth in
it." Zech 31-2 31 Then he showed me Joshua
the high priest standing before the angel of the
LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to
accuse him. 2 The LORD said to Satan , "The LORD
rebuke you, Satan !
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Satan The Angel of Light 2. Proof in New
Testament an adversary The word Satan occurs
about 37 times in the New Testament. These
scripture references uses the definite article in
reference to Satan, indicating a personal
Devil. Jesus taught the existence of
Satan. Matt. 1339Luke 1018John 844
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Angelology-The Study (Doctrine) of Angels
Satan was a part of the original creation
Isaiah 14 12 12 "How you have fallen from
heaven, o star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the earth, You who
have weakened the nations! Ezek 2812 12 "Son
of man, take up a lamentation over the king
ofTyre and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,
"You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom
and perfect in beauty. Was Satan "perfect" like
Jesus? No, but he was an angel. .. but God gave
Satan a free choice, just like He gives to us.
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Satan was beautiful Ezek 2817 17 "Your heart
was lifted up because of your beauty You
corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground I put you before
kings, That they may see you. Although we know
very little concerning the circumstances of
Satan's original sin, Christ gave us an insight
into the iniquity that was found in Satan. John
844 44 "You are of your father 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.
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Satan's lie was that he said he could be like
God. (Five I Wills) Isa 1413-14 13 "But you
said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven I
will raise my throne above the stars of God, And
I will sit on the mount of assembly In the
recesses of the north. 14'1 will ascend above
the heights of the clouds I will make myself
like the Most High.' NASB Satan really believed
he could be like God which led to Pride. Because
of His pride, he influenced 1/3 of the angels to
rebel against God. Because of their sin, they
could no longer dwell in heaven
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Satan is called the "god of this world" - 2
Cor. 44 Prince of the power of the air Eph.
22 "the Prince of this world" - John 1430
The adversary-1Peter 58 The accuser Rev.
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When God sent him to the ground, apparently he
did not lose his supernatural abilities. Powers
of Satan 1. He is able to blind the eyes of
the ungodly 2 Cor. 44 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. 2. He is very subtle
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3. He is powerful, but NOT omnipotent 4. He is
intelligent, but NOT omniscient -Satan can not
read your minds -he can oppress a Christian,
-but he can NOT possess a Christian "greater is
He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
" 1John 44 5. He is influential, but not
omnipresent
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Satan's future position "Satan's future doom,
prophesied in Genesis 315, is described in
Isaiah 14, Revelation 12 20. The Scriptures
record his final demise in two stages, at the end
of the Tribulation and at the end of the
Millennium." "In the midst of the Tribulation
period, Satan no longer has any access to God to
tempt God's people. Therefore God cast Satan from
His presence, and event observed by John in Rev
91." Lake of Fire
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The character of Satan 1. He is the adversary.
An adversary is one who takes a position against
another. From the opening pages of Scripture,
Satan is seen as the one who is set against
everything that is righteous, good, and holy. He
is the arch enemy of God and His children. To
stand with Satan and his philosophy is to stand
against God. I "Be sober, be vigilant because
your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." 1
Pet. 58
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• He is the accuser.
• I "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth
  Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an
  hedge about him, and about his house, and about
  all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed
  I the work of his hands, and his substance is
  increased in the land.
• But put forth thine hand now and touch all that
  he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face."
  Job 19-11

''And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now
is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom
of our God, and the power of his Christ for the
accuser of our brethren is cast down, which
accused them before our God day and night."
Rev.1210
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3. He is the tempter. Of all Satan's character
traits this one word describes him in his
primary occupation. He is continually tempting
men to follow his evil ways.
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Evidently anything that Satan does today is by
the permission of God. As the "accuser of the
brethren," he mocks everything that is holy and
just. He ridicules the spiritual Christian
before God day and night Once allowed by God to
tempt an individual, he will try everything at
his disposal to make the holy unholy. But we
have the confidence that "greater is he that is
in you God, than he that is in the world
Satan" (1 John 44). God will never allow us
to be tempted by Satan to an unbearable degree.
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as
is common to man but God is faithful, who will
not suffer allow you to be tempted above that ye
are able but will with the temptation also make
a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
1 Cor. 1013
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It is important to understand how Satan tempts us
so that we can be prepared to defend ourselves
(in God's power) against him. From 1 John 216 we
learn that the Devil has three primary methods of
temptation "For all that is in the world, the
lust of the flesh,and the lust of the eyes, and
the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is
of the world." 1 John 216
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Each one of these temptations arises out of an
area of God-given desire but is then taken
beyond the limit of Scripture. Satan used these
three areas of temptation with Eve as well as
with Jesus Christ. Christ's glorious victory
over the Devil's temptations gives us confidence
that we, too, can overcome his temptation. By
submitting to the Holy Spirit and using the Word
of God, we can overcome the temptations of the
Tempter. We need not fear what he can do to us.
Our confidence is in the One who soundly
defeated the Devil.  
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• Present and Future Position 0f Satan
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• Satan's present position
• He has a position of great power.
• Over the world (Matt. 1226 John 1231 Eph.
  22)
• b. Over his fallen angels (Matt. 2541 1 John
  519 Rev. 127)

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2. He is the possessor of a great kingdom. In
Matthew 1226 Christ refers to the kingdom of
Satan. In the temptation of Christ in the
wilderness Satan offered Christ the kingdoms of
the world if Christ would bow down and worship
him. Did Satan have the right to make such an
offer? Evidently he did. Christ never disputed
Satan's claim. God had given to Satan temporary
rule over this world, and Satan offered that rule
to Christ. Jesus Christ rightfully refused the
offer, for He knew that someday He would receive
His kingdom, but it would come in God's time and
in God's way. Christ knew that first there must
be Calvary, then the kingdom. This should be a
lesson to those who are impatient concerning
God's will and His perfect timing. God's way and
timing are always best. There can be no "short
cuts" to long-term spirituality.
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• He is the perpetrator of much wickedness.
• a. Satan is involved in tireless activity.
  
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• "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, I have
  come From going to and from in the earth, and
  from walking up and down in it."
• Job 17
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b. He is in a continual conflict with God. 15
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed He shall
bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him
on the heel. Gen. 315 C. He is involved in
continual temptation. (1) He capitalizes on
man's weaknesses. 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. 1 Cor. 75 (2)
He believes the end justifies the means. 5 For
God knows that in the day you eat from it your
eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,
knowing good and evil. Gen. 35
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(3) He is subtle in his temptation. "Now the
serpent was more subtle." Gen. 31 "lest he
fall into reproach and the snare of the devil" 1
Tim. 37 "And that they may recover themselves
out of the snare of the devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will." 2Tim.226 "And no
marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an
angel of light." 2 Cor. 1114
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d. He is the great counterfeiter. "But while
men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among
the wheat, and went his way. 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 the harvest is the end of the world and
the reapers are the angels."
Matt. 1325, 38-39
As tares and wheat are similar in appearance
until the harvest, so some unsaved people may
appear to be saved when they really are not.
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• B. Satan's future position
• Christ has defeated Satan in the past.
• a. At Christ's temptation (Matt. 41-11)
• Jesus Christ soundly defeated Satan at His
  temptation. Al- though Christ could have
  defeated Satan with divine power, that was not
  His purpose. Jesus wanted to be an example to all
  mankind in His defeat of the Devil. He overcame
  outward temptation by submitting Himself to God
  the Father and resisting the Devil (James 47),
  which is the way that each Christian must also
  resist
• temptation. Three times during the temptation
  Christ quoted from the Old Testament book of
  Deuteronomy.
• Matt. 44-Deut. 83 Matt. 47-Deut. 616
• Matt. 410-Deut. 613 1020

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2. At Christ's crucifixion In the Garden of
Eden, God promised mankind that Satan would be
ultimately defeated. "And I will put enmity
between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
and her seed it shall bruise thy head, and thou
shalt bruise his heel" Gen. 315 The Devil is
a defeated foe. The death of Jesus Christ on the
cross spelled defeat for the forces of Satan.
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Because of Christ's victory, the Christian can
experience victory over sin and Satan. Saved
from the penalty of sin in the past Saved from
the power of sin in the present Saved from the
presence of sin in the future  
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2. Christ will defeat Satan in the future.
Satan's future doom, prophesied in Genesis 315,
is described in Isaiah 14, Revelation 12, and
Revelation 20. The Scriptures record his final
demise in two stages, at the end of the
Tribulation and at the end of the Millennium.
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Origin of demons Demon is another name for
"fallen angel." Satan is the leader of fallen
angels (Rev. 127) and the prince of demons
(Matt. 1224). Characteristics of demons
1. Their names a. Fallen angels (Jude 6-7)
Demons This word is often translated "spirits"
or "unclean spirits" (Luke 1124). Devils, When
found in the plural or without the definite
article , refers to a group of demons.
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2. Their number Their number is one third of
the original host of heaven (Rev. 124). A great
host of demons can possess an individual
simultaneously (Mark 59). 3. Their nature  
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4. Their notoriety Demons were especially active
during the life of Christ on earth. They are
seldom mentioned in the epistles. As emissaries
of Satan, they attempt to hinder God's purposes.
In Scripture they are called "wicked" and
"unclean." Their own form of doctrine (1 Tim.
41-3) leads to immoral conduct in the lives of
those who follow it. As "spirits" they
evidently desire some sort of body (Matt.
1243-45 Mark 512). When Jesus cast the
demons out of the maniac of Gardara, they begged
Him to allow them to enter into the swine. Having
great physical strength (Luke 829), they can
inflict physical deformities upon the unsaved
(Luke 1311-17). Most Biblical examples of
demon possession occurred during the ministry of
Christ on earth.
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Cases of demonic activity The Syrophoenician's
daughter (Matt. 1522 Mark 725) The maniac of
Gadara (Matt. 828 Mark 52 Luke 827) The
man from Capernaum (Mark 123 Luke 431-37)
The blind and dumb demoniac (Matt. 1222-30
Mark 322-30 Luke 1114-23)
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Characteristics of demonic activity 1.
Definition of demon possession "Demon possession
means a demon residing in a person, exerting
direct control and influence over that person,
with certain derangement of mind and/ or body.
Demon possession is to be distinguished from
demon influence or demon activity in relation to
a person. The work of the demon in the latter
is from the outside in demon possession it is
from within. By this definition a Christian
cannot be possessed by a demon since he is
indwelt by the Holy Spirit. However, a believer
can be the target of demonic activity to such an
ex- tent that he may give the appearance of
demon possession .... Usually there is an
outbreak of demon activity when truth and light
are the strongest (e.g., time of Christ)."
-Charles Ryrie, Ryrie Study Bible, (Chicago
Moody Press, 1976),p.1838.  
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• Characteristics of demon possession
• Demons can cause dumbness. (Matt. 932-33)
• b. Demons can cause blindness. (Matt. 1222)
• Demons are associated with disease, but certainly
  not all disease is the result of demonic
  activity.
• Prolonged illness (Luke 1311)
• (2) Mental anguish (Luke 826-35)
• (3) Various physical disorders (Matt. 424 932
  Mark 918 Luke 1114)

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Demons give the possessed person great strength.
(Mark 53) Demons cause the possessed person to
act wild. (Mark 54) Demons use the vocal cords
of the one they possess. (Mark 57-9) Demons
have names. (Mark 59)
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Past and future course of demonic activity a. In
the past The main accounts of demon possession
occurred during the time of Christ. It is
doubtful if such a powerful outpouring of demon
possession would be seen today. However, in many
animistic cultures (animism is the belief that
spirits reside in objects), missionaries have
reported occurrences of demon possession. But
this should not frighten the Christian because of
the promise of 1 John 44- ''Ye are of God,
little children, and have overcome them because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in
the world" 1 John 44
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b. In the future According to Scripture the
next great outpouring of demon activity will be
during the Tribulation (Rev. 91-11).
Ultimately all demons will be cast into the
Lake of Fire (Matt. 2541). The final abode of
the lost was originally prepared for the Devil
and his angels. Man goes there only because he
rejects Christ's offer of salvation. The demons
once had the privilege of fellowship with God and
rejected it. Human beings are the only creatures
who have the privilege of salvation in Jesus
Christ.