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INTRODUCTION
We talked last week about Angels on Assignment.
Angels are real.
They are supernatural beings that were created by God to serve Him and carry out His will.
God has angels ready to be dispatched at a moment’s notice to minister to you and I in our time of need.
But just like the angels in heaven are real, so are Satan and demonic powers.
Just like angels are out to do good, Satan and demons are out to do evil.
But how did evil originate?
Where did Satan and demons come from?
What is their agenda?
What is their purpose?
What does the Bible say about these powers of darkness?
And how do we as Christians overcome them?
When we come to this subject, the first thing we must realize is that this is not a game.
Spiritual warfare is very real.
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MESSAGE
Evil’s Origin
God originally created everything good.
This includes all the heavens and the earth and human beings and spiritual beings.
In fact, at the end of Genesis Chapter 1 He called His creation “very good.”
But in Genesis Chapter 3, we see that evil has entered into creation.
We are introduced to this character referred to as the serpent who deceives Eve, who then convinces Adam, to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that God had commanded them to not eat.
We probably all easily identify the serpent in Genesis Chapter 3 as Satan or the Devil.
Satan is revealed in Genesis Chapter 3 as a liar, as a deceiver, as an adversary to God and God’s people.
And this is the first indication in the Bible that something has happened to God’s perfect creation and that evil has entered into the picture.
So something must have happened between Genesis Chapter 1 and Genesis Chapter 3.
Because we know that Satan was originally created perfect.
He was originally part of God’s creation that He called “very good” at the end of Genesis Chapter 1.
So what happened?
Ezekiel Chapter 28 gives us the answer.
So Satan was originally created as a good and perfect being, but at some point iniquity (sin/evil) was found in him.
What was the iniquity (sin/evil) that was found in Satan?
We find the answer to this in Isaiah Chapter 14.
Satan was lifted up in pride.
Notice the five “I will” statements in these verses.
“I will ascend into heaven.”
“I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.”
“I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north.”
“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds.”
“I will be like the Most High.”
Satan’s sin of pride brought the first evil into the creation.
God did not create evil.
God gave human beings, and apparently the angels as well, free will to make their own choice.
We can either accept God or reject Him.
We can either obey God or rebel against Him.
Satan made the decision to rebel against God and then tempted Adam and Eve to do the same thing.
The entrance of evil into the world was the result of Satan’s choice to rebel against God.
Because of Satan’s sin, God cast him out of heaven.
God put down Satan’s rebellion quickly.
This is often referred to as the fall of Satan.
However, it is more accurately described as Satan being cast out.
Satan did not so much fall, as God threw him out.
And one third of the angelic host rebelled along with Satan and were also cast out with him.
The angels that rebelled along with Satan against God are often referred to as fallen angels or demons.
There are two main groups of fallen angels or demons (Fallen and Bound and Fallen and Free)
Fallen and Bound.
There are a group of the fallen angels who are bound and awaiting judgment.
These are often connected to the angelic rebellion in Genesis Chapter 6, which we don’t have time to get into in this message.
Fallen and Free.
Not all of the fallen angels are bound in everlasting chains of darkness.
Some were cast down to the earth along with Satan.
Satan, in a sense, rules over these demons and the powers of darkness.
And their main agenda is to oppose God and God’s people.
Satan’s Agenda
Some of the names given to Satan throughout the Bible give us an understanding of his agenda.
“Satan” means adversary or one who opposes.
“Devil” means slanderer.
“The ruler of the demons” (Matthew 9:34).
“Beelzebul” which means lord of the flies (Matthew 12:24).
“A liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).
“A murderer” (John 8:44).
“The ruler of this world” (John 14:30).
“The god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4).
“The prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2).
“The deceiver of the whole world” (Revelation 12:9).
“The accuser of the brethren” (Revelation 12:10).
What are some ways that Satan and demons come against God’s people?
Deception
Satan’s first act in Genesis Chapter 3 is deceiving Eve into disobeying God.
Satan is the father of lies and the demons help spread his lies.
He did this by convincing her that God’s word is not true.
Satan and demons come against God’s people by spreading false doctrine.
The false religions of the world today have been formed through the deception of Satan and demons.
Islam was created by Muhammad in AD 610 after he claims he was visited by the angel Gabriel and given the content of the Koran.
Mormonism was started after Joseph Smith claims he was visited by the angel Moroni and given the Book of Mormon.
Satan and demons know that we were created for worship.
So they don’t try to keep us from worshipping.
They just try to change the object of our worship to someone or something other than the One True God.
They promote:
Idolatry,
Witchcraft,
Occult practices,
False doctrine,
False worship, and
Anything to pull you away from worshiping the One True God in spirit and in truth.
Temptation
Satanic and demonic deception are usually coupled with temptation.
Satan began by deceiving Eve into doubting God’s Word.
Then he tempted her by convincing her that she could be like God.
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