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Satan: The Evil One
This is the fifth in a brief series of posts on angels.
There is ample evidence in Scripture that a supernatural creature called Satan actually exists. He is a created being, not merely a symbol of evil, a figure of speech, or a mysterious dark force.
He is an angelic being of superior intelligence and power; a roaming lion with a ravenous appetite for evil; a master of disguise who often appears as an angel of light; a pathological liar who shades his words with half-truths and misquoted Scripture; a once-anointed cherub who reflected the glory of God before becoming the great dragon who may have led as many as one-third of the angelic host to rise up in rebellion against their Creator.
He is a prince over a dark and unseen domain; the god of this present world system; the accuser of believers; the one who blinds unbelievers from a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and binds them as slaves to sin.
Continue readingThe great dragon was thrown out — Rev. 12:9
Previously: Then war broke out in heaven – Rev. 12:7-12
The scripture
Rev. 12:9 – So the great dragon was thrown out – the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him. (HCSB)
The great dragon was thrown out
The battle ends and John records that “there was no place for them [Satan and his angels] in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was thrown out – the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him” (vv. 8-9).
John makes it clear that the dragon is a sign, or symbol, of Satan. The apostle is not given to myths and legends but uses the imagery of a vile, dangerous, and wicked beast to describe the one who once was “an anointed guardian cherub” (Eze. 28:14) and who appears to people as an “angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). John rips away the Devil’s mask and exposes him for who he is:
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