Are the devil and demons real? Whether
you believe it or not, they are real! The
devil is a powerful, evil spiritual being.
In Genesis he is the serpent or snake.
In Revelation he is referred
to as the dragon. Other names for him
are Lucifer and Satan. He is also called
the destroyer, the enemy, evil spirit, the deceiver, the tempter, the accuser, the
morning star, the angel of light, Beelzebub, the father of lies, the prince of
darkness, and the prince of this world.
Satan
was created by God, but is not equal to God. (Prov. 16:4) We learn about
him in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. Lucifer was God’s chief cherub angel which is
the highest ranking angel. He had
beauty, wisdom and talent. God gave him
a certain amount of power and authority, but he perverted that power. He was filled with jealousy and pride and rebelled
against God. He wanted to be greater
than God. He sinned against God and was
cast out of the presence of the Lord for eternity. In Revelation
12:4, 9 we learn that 1/3 of all the angels were cast out with him. Lucifer became Satan and the fallen angels
became demons. His fallen angels are
called demons, evil spirits, and angels of the devil.
Satan is
a spirit and evil spirits serve and follow him.
He is out to deceive and devour everyone. God gave him limited power. He can only be at one place at a time. He is not omnipresent like God. He will never die and there is nothing you
can do to destroy him. Only God can and
will destroy him when Jesus returns. He
is not sovereign like God. He only rules
over demons. He is not omniscient. He doesn’t know everything (1 Peter 1:12)
Satan
is an imitator and always wanted to be worshiped like God. He can mask himself as a messenger of
God. He is a liar. John
8:44 tell us that he is the father of lies.
He should never be trusted or believed.
He lied to Eve to get her to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil.
Satan
is a murderer. He is a sinner which is
his nature. He is a tempter. He tempted Christ in the wilderness in Matthew 4. He will try to tempt you. His goal is to tempt every believer and pull
them away from God. He does this by
causing the believer to doubt God. He
cause them to commit idolatry, to be prideful, self-righteous, and disobedient
toward God.
He is a
liar, a murder and a thief. He has no
authority unless it is given to him by God.
He is a hypocrite. He is the
enemy of humanity. He despises the truth
and tries to hide the actual truth about God.
He twists Scripture of his purposes. (Gen. 3:4-5) He is out to
steal, kill and destroy. (John 10:10) He tries to destroy our hope and need for
God.
He
causes division, destruction, deprivation and doubt. He tries to discourages, disrupt and damage
Christians. He tries to make you feel
like a failure. He wants you to feel
guilty of past sins even though God has forgiven you. Don’t listen to him! Stay in prayer. Stay in God’s Word. Stay in fellowship with other believers. Don’t give in to temptations. Stand firm and be alert as you wait for
Christ’s return.
“Be sober-minded; be watchful.
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking
someone to devour.” – 1 Peter
5:8.
“Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh
is weak.” – Mark 14:38.
I hope
this post has not been too depressing, but we need to know what we are up
against. No matter the troubles in this
life. No matter how much the devil
deceives and spreads evil in this world, he will be defeated. When Christ returns, He will throw the devil
and all his followers into eternal destruction forever. (Rev. 20) So take hope and
be encouraged by this. Evil will be
defeated and Jesus Christ will reign forever.
Praises
be to God!
Have a
blessed day and thanks for visiting my site.
Hope to see you here again.
-- I encourage you to trust in
Jesus.
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