Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He can appear as an angel of light
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He can appear as an angel of light For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:13-14
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He can appear as an angel of light › He is the god of this world/age
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He is the god of this world/age But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He can appear as an angel of light › He is the god of this world/age › He is the greatest deceiver
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He is the greatest deceiver But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He can appear as an angel of light › He is the god of this world/age › He is the greatest deceiver › He is strong
Satan isn’t always easily recognizable › He is strong Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8
He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone › He tempted Adam & Eve to sin
He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone › He tempted Adam & Eve to sin Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden '?“ Genesis 3:1
He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone › He tempted Adam & Eve to sin › He tempted the Son of God to sin
He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone › He tempted the Son of God to sin Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, Matthew 4:1- 3a
He uses temptation and lies to misguide people › And the Lord said, " Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.“ Luke 22:31-32
Satan can also hinder the work of the church › Therefore we wanted to come to you — even I, Paul, time and again — but Satan hindered us. 1 Thessalonians 2:18
Satan can also hinder the work of the church › For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9
What is Satan’s Mission? › Alienate (separate) men from God by causing them to sin. › But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:2
What is Satan’s Mission? › Alienate (separate) men from God by causing them to sin. › Make men his slaves, by robbing them of the freedom that God’s Word gives man.
What is Satan’s Mission? › Make men his slaves, by robbing them of the freedom that God’s Word gives man. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
You can resist the Devil (Satan) › and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:26
You can resist the Devil (Satan) › then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, 2 Peter 2:9
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:11-12