Doctrine of Satan

[Israel]

Saving the best for last...what a way!

The best preferred...to get us to see past what we thought...first.

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

 

[gordon 2]

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand: ... "

The personified entity said Satan who put himself as god and ahead of God who created him, who chose not to serve Adam but to serve himself and so Adam to serve him seems to me to be not unlike the famed "abomination of desolation, standing in the holy place"... as God.

Maybe whoso readeth, let him or her understand...


The fall was a falling away, the engine of tribulation and a type of the end time when Adam walked with God and God with Adam. it is a deconstruction of the most wholesome order. The Savoir was before this time and so in the beginning, the one that was before the Baptist and yet after him.

“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” In the economy of the Lord we are in Christ the last and we will be as the first as for the promises made to the faithful. "They will be my people, and I will be their God."Jer 32: 38

Praise the Lord for those who still cleave to the faith. The last will be saved as the first.

2 Thess 2: 3-10
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.

5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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"The Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth." Like the fragrance of the fields of Sharon his breath must be.

So perhaps the lesson is this " You had Paradise and put up a parking lot"- in its place." And "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—" And Satan's handy work is being undone."

Chill man.

 

[BanjoPicker]

SATAN THE FIRST RULER OF THE EARTH
According to Isa. 14:12-14; Ezek. 28:11-17; Lk. 10:18; 2 Pet. 3:4-8; Jer. 4:23-26; and other passages, Satan, known as Lucifer, had a kingdom on Earth long before the six days of Gen1:3-2:25 and the creation of Adam. These passages reveal that he, through pride, fell and led an invasion of Heaven and was defeated. At that time the Earth was cursed, and all life was destroyed by the first flood, as in Gen. 1:2.
How long Lucifer ruled the Earth in perfect harmony with the kingdom of God is not known, but it was for a long period, for it took a long time to work up such a rebellion as he did. He caused over one-third of God's own angels to rebel, as well as all his own earthly subjects.
He regained dominion over the Earth in Adam's day and usurped man's dominion by causing the fall of man and by being the stronger of the two sets of rebels after Adam did sin. Adam submitted to Lucifer who got the upper hand of all human rebels because he had the power of sin and death. When Adam fell there were only two human rebels but opposing them there were innumerable fallen angels and demons. Naturally the stronger set of rebels would come to dominate the weaker, and this is what happened in the case of the spirit and human rebels on the Earth. If man had not fallen, he would have had power over all the spirit rebels and would have rule them. He would have been able to overcome them, and they never could have regained dominion over the Earth. But when man sinned, he became powerless against the many spirit rebels and fell under their control.

 

[BanjoPicker]

Man lost the power he had with God and severed partnerships with the Creator and therefore could not cope with so many and more powerful spirit rebels. It is only when and lays down his arms of rebellion against God and regains the favor of the Creator and partnership with Him by the new birth that he will be able to have power over these fallen spirit rebels. This is why the new birth and the full surrender to God for the enduement of power is necessary before man can conquer and cast out demons and destroy all the works of the devil.

 

[BanjoPicker]

Satan's relationship to man through the various ages has been that of a usurper of man's dominion; and as long as man tolerates his dictatorship over him, that long will he remain subject to him in the individual life. Each now can, by the power of the gospel, defeat Satan and get rid of all demon relationship in his own life. This is what God demands, and He has provided the means whereby it can be attained. Man no longer needs to be defeated and always be sick, sinful, helpless, unhappy, and poverty stricken.

 

[BanjoPicker]

Although man cannot get rid of Satan's present power over his dominion by himself except as an individual who will meet the conditions of the gospel, man's dominion will be fully restored to him when the messiah comes. Then Satan's present position as ruler of this world's system and as prince of this world will be ended forever. Man will again inherit the Earth and will again in the Earth forever as before the fall. Satan's dominion is forcing its rule upon men by sheer force of power. This power will be broken, and Satan will have but three and one-half more years to rule the Earth when the war in Heaven of Rev. 12:7-14 is ended.

 

[BanjoPicker]

The Fall of Satan

There are several plain Scriptures describing the fall of Satan. He fell through pride over his own beauty (Ezek. 28:11-17; 1 Tim. 3:6) and because he tried to exalt himself above God (Isa. 14:12-14).

 

[BanjoPicker]

THE FOLLOWING FACTS REVEAL THE WORK OF SATAN IN EVERY AGE.

He is the deceiver of all men (Rev. 12:9; 20:1-10; 2 Cor. 11:14). He had the power of death until Christ conquered death, He11, and the grave (Heb. 2:14; Rev. 1:180. He is the leader of all sinners and backsliders in the human race (1 Jn. 3:8-10; 1 Tim. 5:15). and of all spirit rebels (Eph. 6:10-18; Mt. 9:34). He causes all sickness and diseases and physical and mental maladies in the human race (Lk. 13:16; Acts 10:38). He takes advantage of all adversities of men to further their rebellion and hold them captive (2 Cor. 2:11 1 Tim. 1:20; 5:11-15).
He tempts men (Mk. 1:13; 1 Cor. 7:5), provokes to sin (1 Chron. 21:1), causes offense (Mt. 16:23), transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14), resists others (Zech. 3:1, 2), enters into union with others against God (Lk. 22:3; Jn. 13:2), sends messengers to defeat saints (2 Cor. 12:1), hinders the gospel (1 Thess. 2:18; Acts 13:10), steals the Word of God from people lest they should believe it (Mt. 13:19; Lk. 8:12). works miracles (2 Thess. 2:9), contends with messengers of God and sometimes holds them captive (Dan. 10:12-21; Jude 9). hinders answers to prayers (Dan. 10:12-21), sets snares for men to fall into sin (1 Tim. 3:7; 2 Tim. 1:26), makes war on the saints (Eph. 6:10-18), causes diversions and blinds men to the gospel (2 Cor. 4:4), causes double mindedness (Jas. 1:5-9), doubt and unbelief (Rom. 14:23; Gen. 3:4, 5), darkness and oppression (2 Cor. 4:4; 2 Pet. 1:4-9), deadness and weakness (Heb. 6:1; 9:14), delay and compromise (Acts 24:25; 26:28), and divisions and strife (Pet. 5:8; 1 Cor. 3:1-3).

 

[gordon 2]

Your forgot about the need to cover your nakedness, cotton fields, the cotton ginny, unions, tariffs, taxes, and wars. But them is only hinted at in scripture so they probably don't amount to much in the way of how you account how Satan goes.

 

[Artfuldodger]

THE FOLLOWING FACTS REVEAL THE WORK OF SATAN IN EVERY AGE.

He is the deceiver of all men (Rev. 12:9; 20:1-10; 2 Cor. 11:14). He had the power of death until Christ conquered death, He11, and the grave (Heb. 2:14; Rev. 1:180. He is the leader of all sinners and backsliders in the human race (1 Jn. 3:8-10; 1 Tim. 5:15). and of all spirit rebels (Eph. 6:10-18; Mt. 9:34). He causes all sickness and diseases and physical and mental maladies in the human race (Lk. 13:16; Acts 10:38). He takes advantage of all adversities of men to further their rebellion and hold them captive (2 Cor. 2:11 1 Tim. 1:20; 5:11-15).
He tempts men (Mk. 1:13; 1 Cor. 7:5), provokes to sin (1 Chron. 21:1), causes offense (Mt. 16:23), transforms himself into an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14), resists others (Zech. 3:1, 2), enters into union with others against God (Lk. 22:3; Jn. 13:2), sends messengers to defeat saints (2 Cor. 12:1), hinders the gospel (1 Thess. 2:18; Acts 13:10), steals the Word of God from people lest they should believe it (Mt. 13:19; Lk. 8:12). works miracles (2 Thess. 2:9), contends with messengers of God and sometimes holds them captive (Dan. 10:12-21; Jude 9). hinders answers to prayers (Dan. 10:12-21), sets snares for men to fall into sin (1 Tim. 3:7; 2 Tim. 1:26), makes war on the saints (Eph. 6:10-18), causes diversions and blinds men to the gospel (2 Cor. 4:4), causes double mindedness (Jas. 1:5-9), doubt and unbelief (Rom. 14:23; Gen. 3:4, 5), darkness and oppression (2 Cor. 4:4; 2 Pet. 1:4-9), deadness and weakness (Heb. 6:1; 9:14), delay and compromise (Acts 24:25; 26:28), and divisions and strife (Pet. 5:8; 1 Cor. 3:1-3).

Do men ever sin on their own without Satan's help?

 

[BanjoPicker]

Your forgot about the need to cover your nakedness, cotton fields, the cotton ginny, unions, tariffs, taxes, and wars. But them is only hinted at in scripture so they probably don't amount to much in the way of how you account how Satan goes.

They are 370 kinds of sins committed and recorded in Scripture do you need a sample?

 

[BanjoPicker]

Do men ever sin on their own without Satan's help?

Man cannot help being born in sin, but he can help himself in the matter of continuing in sin. He cannot help his being here, but he can help himself as to where he is going. Each man is personally and solely responsible for choosing to continue in sin and yieldedness to the devil. He is a free moral agent and can turn to God and get rid of sin at any time he chooses. "Choose you this day whom ye will serve" still applies to man, and each one is serving the master of his own choice (Josh. 24:15; Judges 5:8; 10:14; Isa. 66:3, 4; Mk. 16:16; Jn. 3:14-18, 36; 6:37; 7:27-29; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 13:38, 39; 26:18; Rom. 6:16). God has definitely stated that He is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance"; so it is entirely up to man to become reconciled to God or suffer the original penalty for sin (1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9).

 

[BanjoPicker]

THE CHARACTER OF SATAN

Satan and his low degrading tactics and enmity manifested in innumerable ways as seen in his works reveal his true character.

He is the enemy of all good and the accuser of God and man Mt. 13:28; Rev. 12:9-12; Ezek. 28:11-17, the father of lies Jn. 8:44, a murderer Jn. 8:44, a sower of discord Mt. 13:39, an adversary 1 Pet. 5:8, 9, the first sinner, the first rebel, and the first to consecrate himself to self-gratification and to wage war against all society Isa. 14:12-14; Ezek. 28:11-17; Rev. 12:9, 20:7-10.

 

[BanjoPicker]

The greatest and most important work of Satan now among men is to counterfeit the doctrines and experiences of God as revealed in Scripture in order to deceive saints. Men are commanded to prove and to test all doctrines and experiences in the supernatural realm to see if they are of God or of Satan (1 Cor. 2:12-16; Phil. 1:9, 10; 1 Thess. 5:21, 22; 1 Jn. 4:1-6). It is certain that every religion, doctrine, and experience among men cannot be of God; so we must judge them by the plain written Word of God. The greatest danger for spiritual believers is to accept anything and everything in the realm of the supernatural as being from God. Such believers have consecrated themselves to yield to the Holy Spirit and the leadings of God, and they think that they cannot be deceived and be led by evil spirits through counterfeit doctrines and leadings. But the fact that the believer is a child of God does not stop the devil from trying in every conceivable way to imitate God to the believer. In fact, believers are the ones he concentrates upon and wars against.

 

[BanjoPicker]

War on the Saints

The greatest and most important work of Satan now among men is to counterfeit the doctrines and experiences of God as revealed in Scripture in order to deceive saints. Men are commanded to prove and test all doctrines and experiences in the supernatural realm to see if they are of God or of Satan (1 Cor. 2:12-16; Phil. 1:9, 10; 1 Thess. 5:21, 22; 1 Jn. 4:1-6). It is certain that every religion, doctrine, and experience among men cannot be of God; so we must judge them by the plain written Word of God.
The greatest danger for spiritual believers is to accept anything and everything in the realm of the supernatural as being from God. Such believers have consecrated themselves to yield to the Holy Spirit and the leadings of God, and they think that they cannot be deceived and be led by evil spirits through counterfeit doctrines and leadings. But the fact that the believers is a child of God does not stop the devil from trying in every conceivable way to imitate God to the believer. In fact, believers are the ones he concentrates upon and wars against.

 

[BanjoPicker]

Paul said, "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works" 2 Cor. 11:14, 15. This makes it clear that counterfeits of Satan will be substitutes of truth and as near to the light and truth as possible in order to deceive seekers after the truth. So, it will pay everyone to be careful about what he believes and what supernatural power he yields to. There are definite ways to outlined in Scripture by which one can detect what kind of spirit is seeking control of him.

 

[BanjoPicker]

A few general principles that one can use to detect good and evil spirits and their operations and doctrines:

Any doctrines that denies or in any way causes doubt and unbelief concerning anything taught in Scripture is from demons. Any religion that denies the inspiration of the Bible; the reality of God as a person; the divine sonship of Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God as a person; the virgin birth; the pre-existence of Jesus Christ; the divinity of Christ and His miraculous power and supernatural ministry; the death, burial, bodily resurrection, and the bodily manifestation of Christ after His resurrection; the bodily ascension to Heaven and coming again of Jesus Christ to set up a kingdom in the world forever; the reality and power of the Holy Spirit and His ministry among men to convict of sin, to create men in Christ and to carry on the work of God among men; the reality of Christian experiences as the new birth, cleansing from sin, living free from sin, divine healing, the Spirit baptism, gifts of the Spirit, miracles and signs following believers, answers to prayer, fulfillment of the promises in getting health, happiness, prosperity, and the numerous other experiences of the New Testament; the reality of Satan, demons, sickness, sin, and the fall of man; the creation of all things by God; the free moral agency of men; the universality of sin and the depravity of man; the necessity of repentance and the born-again experience; the penalty of sin as being eternal loos of the soul; the necessity of the atonement; the reality of Heaven and eternal He11; the resurrection and judgment of all men; and the immortality of the soul. Any religion that teaches contrary to these and all other fundamental doctrines of Scripture is of the devil and is for the purpose of causing the soul to be dam-ned in eternal He11.

 

[BassMan31]

A few general principles that one can use to detect good and evil spirits and their operations and doctrines:

Any doctrines that denies or in any way causes doubt and unbelief concerning anything taught in Scripture is from demons. Any religion that denies the inspiration of the Bible; the reality of God as a person; the divine sonship of Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God as a person; the virgin birth; the pre-existence of Jesus Christ; the divinity of Christ and His miraculous power and supernatural ministry; the death, burial, bodily resurrection, and the bodily manifestation of Christ after His resurrection; the bodily ascension to Heaven and coming again of Jesus Christ to set up a kingdom in the world forever; the reality and power of the Holy Spirit and His ministry among men to convict of sin, to create men in Christ and to carry on the work of God among men; the reality of Christian experiences as the new birth, cleansing from sin, living free from sin, divine healing, the Spirit baptism, gifts of the Spirit, miracles and signs following believers, answers to prayer, fulfillment of the promises in getting health, happiness, prosperity, and the numerous other experiences of the New Testament; the reality of Satan, demons, sickness, sin, and the fall of man; the creation of all things by God; the free moral agency of men; the universality of sin and the depravity of man; the necessity of repentance and the born-again experience; the penalty of sin as being eternal loos of the soul; the necessity of the atonement; the reality of Heaven and eternal He11; the resurrection and judgment of all men; and the immortality of the soul. Any religion that teaches contrary to these and all other fundamental doctrines of Scripture is of the devil and is for the purpose of causing the soul to be dam-ned in eternal He11.

your requirements are far too long.

" Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

 

[BanjoPicker]

Any power, influence, or doctrine that causes one to become passive, inactive, submissive, and unresisting to all workings of supernatural spirits which seek to control the life contrary to Scripture, is not of God. God's Spirit always and without exception wants free and active choice in the surrender of the will as it gets light according to the Bible. God seeks intelligent action, while demons demand the surrender of the will without active choice to do as one intelligently sees fit to do according to the Bible. They demand passivity on the part of their victims. They demand that man be a mere machine, an automation, and that he be no-active in submissiveness to them. They seek absolute and compulsory action through men.
When anyone asserts that the spirit demands of him that he do something and it is forcing him to do it, this is a sure sign that he is being moved by the wrong spirit. Demons work to get men to act quickly and unintelligently and to do acts regardless of the outcome to the cause of Christ and lost souls. The spirits of Christians are always subjects to them, and anything that demands that the personal spirit be not under the individual's personal control is the wrong spirit 1 Cor. 14:32. The Holy Spirit never causes people to act indecently and disorderly or to call attention to self in public services, things which they never would do in private.

 

[BanjoPicker]

The cause of passivity among believers may be summed up thus: they have a determination to obey the supernatural, thinking that surrender is a guarantee against demon operation, entrance into the spiritual realm opens to them supernatural communications which in turn leads them to believe that all supernatural influences and spirits must be God; the desire to be wholly surrendered to God and to be submissive to Him in all things leads them to submit, subdue, and make all things subject to the supernatural, their ignorance of supernatural leadings and guidance, and ignorance of the Scriptures are wrong interpretation of them give demons ground for operation, and yielding to supernatural manifestations and impressions. They are, in the majority of cases not able to detect the true source of supernatural manifestations, so they often yield to the wrong spirit.