LUCIFER, SATAN, AND THE DEVIL
By Pastor Ralph M. Wells
Good Monday morning from Lapu-Lapu City. Today we are looking at Lucifer, Satan, the Devil, Old Slew foot, the father of all liars!
Let me be very clear right up front, Satan knows Scripture!
In fact, he knows Scripture better than most believers; but, he always twists it to his own ends!
Remember Satan's rebellion was sometime before the Garden of Eden, he was in the very council of God, “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.” (Ezekiel 28:14)
But, he became jealous of God and said, “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.” (Isaiah 14:13-14)
So, God cast him out of heaven, “By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.” (Ezekiel 28:16)
And to those who say God created evil because he created Satan, let me remind you of what the Holy Spirit spoke between those two verses in Ezekiel, “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” (Ezekiel 38:15)
So, from his beginning of self-exalting pride, he progressed to lying, especially twisting Scriptures; and, in the process, became the father of all liars, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44)
And, he has been lying and twisting Scripture fir over six thousand years! “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-5)
And, just as Jesus warned, we see Satan's lying minions all around, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Matthew 24:24)
But, please note, Jesus said, “if it were possible,
But, it is NOT possible for Bereans!
Those who study diligently to make sure they are not led astray by deceivers!
That is why Paul said, “For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” (Romans 16:18)
Paul was addressing those who choose to remain babies, never progressing to maturity, “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.” (Hebrews 5:12-13)
And, that is fine when we were first born again, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” (1 Peter 2:2)
But no one, especially Jesus, wants to see someone who had been saved for years sucking on a spiritual bottle instead of digging into spiritual meat!
However, we know that both Satan and his minions face an inevitable end!
For Satan, “Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” (Isaiah 14:15) “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
And, Satan's minions, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in they name? And in thy name have we not cast out devils? And thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:22-23)
And, “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” (Matthew 25:41)
But, do not worry about the Scripture twisters; their day IS coming; VERY soon! ~ Baruch HaShem Adonai
By Pastor Ralph M. Wells
Good Monday morning from Lapu-Lapu City. Today we are looking at Lucifer, Satan, the Devil, Old Slew foot, the father of all liars!
Let me be very clear right up front, Satan knows Scripture!
In fact, he knows Scripture better than most believers; but, he always twists it to his own ends!
Remember Satan's rebellion was sometime before the Garden of Eden, he was in the very council of God, “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.” (Ezekiel 28:14)
But, he became jealous of God and said, “For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.” (Isaiah 14:13-14)
So, God cast him out of heaven, “By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.” (Ezekiel 28:16)
And to those who say God created evil because he created Satan, let me remind you of what the Holy Spirit spoke between those two verses in Ezekiel, “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” (Ezekiel 38:15)
So, from his beginning of self-exalting pride, he progressed to lying, especially twisting Scriptures; and, in the process, became the father of all liars, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44)
And, he has been lying and twisting Scripture fir over six thousand years! “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-5)
And, just as Jesus warned, we see Satan's lying minions all around, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Matthew 24:24)
But, please note, Jesus said, “if it were possible,
But, it is NOT possible for Bereans!
Those who study diligently to make sure they are not led astray by deceivers!
That is why Paul said, “For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.” (Romans 16:18)
Paul was addressing those who choose to remain babies, never progressing to maturity, “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.” (Hebrews 5:12-13)
And, that is fine when we were first born again, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” (1 Peter 2:2)
But no one, especially Jesus, wants to see someone who had been saved for years sucking on a spiritual bottle instead of digging into spiritual meat!
However, we know that both Satan and his minions face an inevitable end!
For Satan, “Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” (Isaiah 14:15) “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)
And, Satan's minions, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in they name? And in thy name have we not cast out devils? And thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:22-23)
And, “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” (Matthew 25:41)
But, do not worry about the Scripture twisters; their day IS coming; VERY soon! ~ Baruch HaShem Adonai