ANSWERING MORE QUESTIONS

1. ANSWERING MORE QUESTIONS

2. Who is the devil? Where did he come from? What did he do to get kicked out of heaven?

3. Satan - “adversary, one who withstands” (Thayer).

4. Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all.

5. Colossians 1:16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. (Also: Isa. 44:24; Jn. 1:3; Eph. 3:9).

6. In the book of Job, Satan had to gain permission for what he could do to Job (Job 1, 2). • He had to ask if he could test Peter and sift him like wheat (Lk. 22:31). • Jesus and His disciples were able to cast out Satan’s demons from people (Lk. 10:17-18). • Satan and his angels could not prevail against Michael and his angels (Rev. 12:7-9). • An angel from heaven was able to bound Satan and cast him into the bottomless pit (Rev. 20:1-3). • If a Christian resists him, he will flee (Jam. 4:7). • In the end, Satan will be cast into hell with his angels (Mt. 25:41).

7. Since Satan’s power is limited, but God’s is not (Gen. 18:14; Job 42:2; Jer. 32:17; Mt. 19:26) proves that Satan is not Deity.

8. Genesis 1:31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. 1 John 1:5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

9. 1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning.

10. What was his sin? John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

11. What caused him to turn from God and sin? 1 Timothy 3:6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

12. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

13. 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Revelation 12:9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 20:2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

14. He influenced David to number Israel (1 Chr. 21:1). • He contended with God about Job (Job 1). • He is pictured as opposing the Angel of the Lord (Zech. 3:1). • He tempted Jesus to sin (Mt. 4). • He influenced Judas to betray Jesus (Jn. 13:2). • He influenced Ananias to lie (Acts 5:3). • He disputed with Michael over the body of Moses (Jude 1:9). • He and his angels fought with Michael and his angels (Rev. 12:7-9).

15. Satan - adversary (Job 2:1). • Devil - false accuser or slanderer because he speaks against men (Rev. 12:10) and God (Gen. 3:1-5). • Beelzebub - lord of the house (Mt. 12:24). • Serpent (Rev 12:9). • Prince of the powers of the air (Eph 2:2). • Abaddon (Hebrew) - destruction and Apollyon (Greek) - destroyer (Rev 9:11). Most likely referring to Satan. • Belial - good for nothing (2 Cor. 6:15). • Murderer and liar (Jn. 8:44). • Prince of this world (Jn 12:31). • God of this world (2 Cor 4:4). • The dragon (Rev 12:7).

16. Since he is not flesh and blood, he is a spiritual being just as angels are. • We find Satan meeting with the sons of God (Job 1:6; 2:1), which most believe is referring to angels in the book of Job. (Sons of God can refer to men or angels) • Though Satan opposes the righteous way, his power is limited by God (Job 1, 2) just like an angel’s power is limited (1 Chr. 21:27).

17. Satan had powers he could use when God allowed him (Job 1:11-12, 2:5-7): • He was able to direct the Sabeans and Chaldeans to Job’s home to raid his animals and kill his servants (1:14-15, 17). • He was able to call down fire from heaven to kill some more animals and servants (1:16). • He was able to cause a strong wind to blow the house down Job’s children were in and it killed them (1:18-19). • He was able to cause Job to have boils form all over his body (2:7). • Like Satan, the angels of God were able to use powers as well such as the two angels that struck the men at Lot’s house blind (Gen. 19:11).

18. Satan has his angels and Michael has his angels (Rev. 12:7-9; Mt. 25:41). • Satan is able to transform himself into an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14), which may imply that he is an angel of darkness. • If Revelation 9:11 is talking about Satan, which most scholars conclude, then Satan is called the angel of the Abyss. • Revelation 9:11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

19. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;

20. Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

21. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

22. Jesus tells us to pray so we can be delivered from the evil one (Mt. 6:13). • We are warned about the snare of the devil (1 Tim. 3:7; 2 Tim. 2:24-26). • Satan can take advantage of us (2 Cor. 2:11). • Satan is roaring lion seeking to devour us (1 Pet. 5:8). • Satan has his wiles or schemes (Eph. 6:11).

23. There are at least three ways that Satan can tempt us to sin within natural law: • 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father but is of the world. • The lust of the flesh • The lust of the eyes • The pride of life

24. He was created by God (Col. 1:16), he was a spiritual being, he was cast out of heaven (Rev. 12:9), and he and his angels will be cast into hell at the day of judgment (Mt. 25:41).

25. Where did angels come from?

26. Psalm 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.

27. Job 38:4 " Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

28. Why are some angels called archangels?

29. Michael’s name means, “Who is like God”.

30. He was the leader of angels: Revelation 12:7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon;

31. In the O.T. we learn that he is also a protector of God’s people: Daniel 10:21 "But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince. Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;

32. We see him contending and disputing with the devil in: Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

33. NKV 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. NIV 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

34. ANSWERING MORE QUESTIONS

35. Who is the devil? Where did he come from? What did he do to get kicked out of heaven? Where did angels come from? Why are some angels called archangels?

36. Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' "

37. 7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.' " 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly 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 will fall down and worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

38. When Satan tells Jesus in Luke 4:6 that the glory of the kingdom is his and he has the authority to give it to anyone who will bow down. Wasn’t that a lie?

39. Luke 4:6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

40. We must never forget that Satan is father of lies (Jn. 8:44). Three different times Jesus said that he is the prince of the world (Jn. 12:31; 14:30; 16:11). Paul said he is "the god of this world" (2 Cor. 4:4).

41. In what sense is he the god and prince of this world?

42. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

43. Did the devil tempt Jesus for the whole forty days or did he wait until Jesus was so “he didn’t care?”

44. Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.“ Mark 1:12 Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. 13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. Luke 4:1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. 3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

45. Who is Psalm 91 talking to? It seems the devil and Jesus both recognized that it was talking about Jesus?

46. Matthew 4:5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,' and, 'In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.' "

47. Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust."

48. Psalm 91:3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

49. Psalm 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation."

50. Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'You shall not tempt the LORD your God.' "