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UNDERSTANDING WHO SATAN IS ( PART TWO )

Writer's picture: Freedom House Church Freedom House Church

Updated: Oct 13, 2024



INTRODUCTION:

The second part of this new teaching series will introduce you to the history of Satan.

In this second part I review the Bible to help you understand in a simple and clear way the history of Satan, from his creation, his origin (Satan/The Devil), his rebellion, his fall and his end, his personality before his fall, the position he occupied in heaven before his fall, his choice to identify with evil, that is to say to practice evil, and the crimes he committed in heaven to be cast out of heaven? You will also discover how lucifer was cast out of heaven which was his home and the consequences he suffers until today for having lost his place in heaven.


The conclusion of the answer to all these questions pushes me to make you discover also in the second part of this teaching. "THE FIVE EPISODES OF THE LIFE OF SATAN/THE DEVIL which are very rich in study and reflection.



THE STORY OF SATAN ( THE DEVIL )

In this second part of this study on SATAN, we will try to go back over the history of Satan, his origin, his creation, his rebellion and his fall etc... We will base our study on the understanding of his passage from Lucifer to Satan the Devil. What were the motivations and the foundations of this metamorphosis? That is to say of this radical change.

What made him rebel against God? Why in an extremely pure place like heaven, did SATAN have the idea to practice evil? And why didn't God kill Satan at the beginning of his rebellion, why did He let him live and create his kingdom?

1. THE CREATION AND ORIGIN OF LUCIFER ( SATAN/THE DEVIL )

Biblically, according to the Scriptures, God did not create Satan or the devil, the person God created was Lucifer. The name Lucifer means "light bearer" or "morning star", which refers to salvation. This name is linked to his origin (his creation), that is, his past before he was transformed into Satan the Devil.


According to his biblical account here are the details that the Bible gives us about his personality, his character, his appearance, his position in the heavenly government at the time of his creation before his fall. To understand all these details of his creation we will base our study on the book of Ezekiel 28:12-19 and Isaiah 14:12-14.


ISAIAH 14:12;14

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cast down to the earth, O Lord that destroyed the nations! 13 Thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.


EZEKIEL 28:12-19

12 Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou art the seal of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

13 Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God: You were covered with all kinds of precious stones, sardius, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, emerald, and gold; your tambourines and your flutes were for your service, prepared for the day you were created.


14 You were a covering cherub with outstretched wings; I set you, and you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the sparkling stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created until iniquity was found in you. 16 By the greatness of your traffic you were filled with violence and you sinned; I will cast you down from the mountain of God, and I will destroy you, covering cherub, from among the sparkling stones.


17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You have corrupted your wisdom by your splendor; I will cast you down to the ground; I will make you a spectacle to kings. 18 By the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your traffic, you have profaned your sanctuaries; I will bring out a fire from you and devour you; I will reduce you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look on you. 19 All who know you among the peoples are astonished at you; you are reduced to nothing, you will be no more forever.


THE FIVE EPISODES OF SATAN'S (THE DEVIL'S) LIFE

Based on these two Bible verses of Ezekiel 28:12-19 and Isaiah 14:12-14,


I highlight 25 points that show us the complete trajectory of the story of Satan the devil from his creation to his end and how he went from Lucifer to Satan, from a magnificent creature to an evil creature.


I have divided these 25 points into 5 parts which are in some way the 5 episodes of Satan's life from his creation to his final destruction: His original personality, the position he occupied in heaven before his fall, the choice to identify with evil, then to be cast out into heaven and his catastrophic end.


FIRST EPISODES OF SATAN'S STORY: ( HIS CREATION )

How was he created? With what matter and with what personality?

Why did God create him?


Satan the devil was from the beginning of his creation a character with great personality and perfect beauty. The Bible confirms that he was created with great wisdom and intelligence with the divine character. It is the divine or godly side that allows him to have the deep knowledge of good and evil.


HIS PERSONALITY BEFORE HIS FALL:

Here are the 7 characteristics that are related to his personality before his fall.


1.He was created with perfection.

2.He was created perfect in beauty.

3.He was created with great wisdom and intelligence.

5.He was covered with all kinds of precious stones such as:

sardius, topaz, diamond, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, emerald and gold;

6.He was created with a great personality.

7.He was a very influential angel because of his position in heaven, that is why he was able to influence the other angels to follow him in his rebellion against God.


SECOND EPISODES OF THE STORY OF SATAN:

In the second episode of his life, we will talk about what he represents in the kingdom of God. His position, his role and the function he occupied in heaven before his fall.


HIS POSITION IN HEAVEN BEFORE HIS FALL:

There are 6 things to remember about his position, place and function in heaven before his fall.


1. He walked in the glory of God.

2. He lived in the garden of God, that is, in heaven, in the presence of God.

3. He occupies a very high place in the presence of God.

4. Tambourines and flutes were at his service, which gives him the position of an archangel who was the cherub in charge of worship.

5.He was a covering cherub An archangel, that is, an angel who leads the other angels.

6.He was blameless in his actions from the day he was created until the day iniquity was found in him.


THIRD EPISODES OF SATAN'S STORY:

THE CHOICE TO IDENTIFY WITH EVIL ( PRACTICE EVIL ):

At some point in his life, after having worthily served the Lord in heaven, he became corrupted by filling himself with pride because of his position, his beauty, his intelligence and his wisdom. He did not stop there, he went further by defying God by wanting to be below God to the point of using his influence and position to push the other angels to rebel against God. According to the Bible, he was filled with violence and he sinned against God.


WHAT CRIME DID HE COMMIT IN HEAVEN TO BE KEPT OUT OF HEAVEN?

Here is the list of the four great crimes committed by Lucifer that forced God to cast him out of heaven and lose his place as an angel of God forever.


1. He corrupted his wisdom by his splendor. ( Corruption )

2. His heart was lifted up because of his perfect beauty. ( Pride )

3. By the magnitude of his influences, he was filled with violence and he sinned.

( Violence )

4. By the iniquity of his influence, he desecrated the sanctuaries.

( Desecration of the temple)


FOURTH EPISODES OF SATAN'S STORY:

LUCIFER EXPELLED FROM HEAVEN WHICH WAS A HOME FOR HIM:

After a period of violence and war, the verdict of his judgment falls and God decides to banish him from his kingdom forever. By creating his rebellion, I do not know if Satan expected to be expelled from heaven where he considers his home. He thinks that perhaps God will drop the matter and agree to share heaven with him in the name of peace. But instead he was cast out and lost his place forever.


Since the day he was cast out, he has been homeless and looking for a place to stay. That is why he has no fixed abode, he is everywhere, wandering everywhere.


JOB 1:7

"And the LORD said to Satan, Where do you come from? And Satan answered the LORD, From going to and fro through the earth, and from walking up and down in it."


It is written in the book of Revelation 12:7-9

7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. And the dragon fought and his angels. 8 But they did not prevail, and their place was found no more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.


Here are the 5 stages of his suppression;

1.He was cast down from the mountain of God, and lost his place as a covering cherub in heaven. ( Cast Down and Lost His Place )

2.He was cast down to the ground Because of the multitude of his iniquities,

( Cast Down )

3.He fell because of his pride ( He fell )

4.He is reduced to nothing after his fall ( Reduced to nothing )

5.There is no possibility of salvation for him forever. ( He is irredeemable )


FIFTH EPISODES OF SATAN'S LIFE:

HIS END: ( A CATASTROPHIC END )

The end of the Devil according to the Bible, he will first be bound for a thousand years, but will be briefly freed before finally being defeated and cast into the lake of eternal fire, him and all who are under his power.


In Revelation 20:1-3, Satan is chained and cried out into the bottomless pit, where he is imprisoned for a thousand years. In Revelation 20:7-10, he is freed and gathers his armies with Gog and Magog to wage war against the righteous, but he is defeated by fire from heaven and finally cast into the lake of fire.


1. God promises to destroy him by fire that will devour him

2. he will be reduced to ashes eternally.

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