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Intro
Background of universal judgment of the Lord’s Day
Cosmic disturbances
Wide-spread terror
Slaughter
Uses Medes to bring this to Babylon
Cosmic setting suggests final judgment of gentile powers
The actual fall of Babylonian empire in 539 by Cyrus was relatively peaceful and pretty political.
Babylon was the center of the Mesopotamian region that was biblically associated with rebellion against God.
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Babylon’s destruction would be Israel’s deliverance
Chapter 14 is a taunt of the King of Babylon
He’s dying, ridiculed by other dead kings, welcomed with worms and maggots
Morning Star, Son of the Dawn
This whole passage is multi faceted
Babylonian King acting self-righteously toward God’s people
The mythological idea of this Star god trying to go against the canaanite god El on the mount of sapon (basically olympus)
Satan, deciding to usurp God.
Is 14:12-15
Very strong, specific language to be talking about a human
Eternal backdrop, cosmic language.
I will ascend to the Heavens
I will set up my throne
I will sit on the mount of gods’ assembly
I will ascend above the highest clouds
I will make myself like the Most High
These 5 things seem distant, but they aren’t.
They are remarkably similar to another story about mankind: Tower of Babel ().
They want to ascend to Heaven.
They want to be above.
They want to be most important.
Most High.
They want to be like God.
Like God.
Who else wanted to be like God? Adam and Eve were deceived by Satan.
They were blinded by allowing pride to take root ()
SO, to understand Satan, we need to take a moment to understand all of evil.
Evil
Satan is Evil.
Absolutely.
Reference
But, so are our hearts.
REf
If no demon activity ever presented itself in your life, do you think you would still make mistakes?
Would you still wander away from God at times?
The reality is that we don’t need anyone’s help to fall on our faces and turn away from God.
Man’s responsibility
Christian responsibility
Notice how Satan is condemned, demons are exorcised, but Christian’s are told to act.
Ref
As Christians, our understanding of demon activity and satanic power is:
All of it has been defeated in Jesus
We are sustainable to attack when our weaknesses in the faith allow it
Breastplate of righteousness having a hole
Grudem
Origin
Satan as the Head
The Activity of Satan and Demons
Satan Originated Sin
Oppose/ Destroy Works of God
Limited by God and Limited Power
Differing stages of Demonic Activity
OT
Jesus
NT
Millennium
Final Judgment
Us and Demons
Demons in the world today
Some Evil, Not All
“Demon Possessions”
Jesus Gives Us Power over Demons
Intro
What in the world does this mean???
Excited because people don’t know.
Concerned because people don’t understand.
Careful because the Bible speaks specifically.
Respectful because the Bible speaks intentionally.
So, lets be all of these things together.
How can we do that?
Talk about what you know and why.
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Information Placement
You don’t need to necessarily know this information if you don’t know where to put it.
You don’t need to necessarily know this information if you don’t know where to put it.
You need to have an understanding of who Satan is, what Satan does, and why Satan does those things for these facts to mean anything.
People focus too much.
Understand who Satan is, what Satan does, and why
Understand God
Understand humans, yourself.
We need a box, with files in it.
The files need to be labelled.
We need to put them in order, and know why.
Then we can start filling them with information that will round it out.
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God
He is the Creator.
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