1. SPIRITUAL WARFARE 2

2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY WHERE DID SATAN COME FROM? Isaiah 14:12-15 READ NOTE: a) Created by God - cast out of heaven. b) Why? V13,14 MAKE HIMSELF LIKE GOD! c) Used this with Adam & Eve Gen.3:5 READ d) He will try it again 2 Thess.2:4 READ

3. Ezekiel 28:12-19 READ NOTE: a) V13,14 - perfect high ranking angel that fell. b) Why? V15,16,17 - violence, wickedness and pride. c) V16 - expelled from heaven. HE WAS A HIGH-RANKING ANGEL WHO REBELLED AGAINST GOD; HE WANTED TO BE GOD (AND STILL DOES); HE WAS THROWN OUT OF HEAVEN.

4. HE IS NOT GOD, HE IS ONLY A FALLEN ANGEL HE HAS POWER, BUT GOD’S POWER IS OVER & ABOVE SATAN’S POWER!

5. Rev 12:4 NIV 4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. Rev 12:9 NIV 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. A THIRD OF THE ANGELS FELL WITH SATAN A THIRD OF THE ANGELS FELL WITH SATAN

6. DON’T FORGET THERE ARE TWO GOOD ANGELS TO EVERY DEMON GO IN THE NAME OF JESUS

7. KNOW YOUR ENEMY! (cont.) SATAN MASTER OF DISGUISE: Hebrew - satan - opponent, adversary, accuser. Greek - diabolos - slanderer, enemy, HE HAS AT LEAST 30 NAMES IN THE BIBLE

8. a) THE FATHER OF LIES (Jn.8:44) Lying is normality to satan and his demons. THE GREATEST LIE HE TOLD THE CHURCH – I DON'T EXIST ANY MORE! SADLY MANY BELIEVED HIM! He delights to bring untruth into the church & cause splits and divisions. He loves using rumours and gossip to destroy relationships. THE ANSWER IS TRUTH IN THE CHURCH! BYE BYE!

9. b) SERPENT (Rev.12:9) How he came to Eve Gen.3:1 - ALWAYS TRYING TO UNDERMINE GOD'S WORD. (Mat 4:3 NIV) The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." IF, HOW, ARE YOU SURE.... HE LOVES TO BRING DOUBT ABOUT GOD!

10. c) ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN Rev.12:10 NIV 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. You are such a failure.... God can't use you.... You have more doubts than Thomas…. You will never be as good as X….

11. COMMON TACTIC: He whispers a wrong thought into your mind, then confronts you - and you a Christian thinking like that.... HE LOVES TO REMIND US WE ARE SINFUL! GOD CHOOSES TO REMEMBER NO MORE. SATAN NEVER FORGETS - HE WILL BRING THINGS UP FROM THE PAST! (many Christians are crippled by this tactic). FANCY THINKING LIKE THAT DURING COMMUNION! DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU DID….

12. d) ROARING LION: (1 Pet.5:8,9) Ferocious attack - sickness, depression, fear, persecution. e) ANGEL OF LIGHT (2 Cor.11:13-15) (possibly his most dangerous disguise) It all seems so right, so good - this is the way error comes into the church. Example: 2 Cor.6:17 verse used for exclusiveness - but context is believer to non-believer. (Mk.16:18)

13. NEXT TIME WE WILL continue TO LOOK AT: KNOW YOUR ENEMY! NEXT TIME WE WILL continue TO LOOK AT: KNOW YOUR ENEMY!