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“And Satan Came Among Them”. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. Job 1:6 NKJV. Satan Came Among Adam And Eve In The Garden - Gen 3:1-4. Adam and Eve yielded to Satan's temptation - Gen 3:6
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“And Satan Came Among Them” Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. Job 1:6 NKJV
Satan Came Among Adam And Eve In The Garden - Gen 3:1-4 • Adam and Eve yielded to Satan's temptation - Gen 3:6 • Anytime God makes his will known, Satan is there to lambaste and defeat it - 2 Thess 2:7-12; 1 Tim 4:1-6
Satan Came Into The Presence Of Jesus During The Temptation In The Wilderness - Matt 4:1-11 • This was immediately after the Lord's baptism - Matt 3:13-16 • All who are baptized into Christ (Col 2:12) will have to face Satan's coming among them - 1 Pet 5:8 • Like Job, God's people need to resist Satan - 1 Pet 5:9; Jas 4:7
Satan Comes Among People In Order To Hinder The Truth Of God • The parable of the sower - Lk8:5-9 • Herod: Enjoyed listening to John the Baptist, but Satan's influence was greater - Mk 6:20 • Felix: Trembled at the thought of having to face Christ, but was convinced by Satan to postpone any response - Acts 24:24-25 • Agrippa: Heard Paul's defense concerning Christ - Acts 26:27-28
Satan Came Among The Twelve Apostles (Judas Iscariot) - Lk 22:3 • Satan is most effective when he comes among people!
Satan Came Among Ananias And Sapphira - Acts 5:3 • Got them to rationalize their actions • Created greed
Satan Is In Our Midst When Truth Is Preached: • About the name by which we glorify the Father - 1 Pet 4:16 • Regarding the name of the church - Rom 16:16
Satan Comes In Among People Regarding The New Testament Church: • "One church is as good as another," "It does not matter what church you belong to," etc. • Eph 3:7-10
Satan Enters Into The Presence Of People When God’s Conditions Of Salvation Are Preached • To be saved one must believe and be baptized - Mk 16:16 • Satan says, “You don't need to be baptized. After all, baptism is just a nice, little ceremony whereby you demonstrate the power of faith.”