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It's true that king Tyrus was under the influence of evil, however the lamentation is directed to the king, not a fallen angel called Satan. No, read it more carefully. The lamentation is directed to the king of Tyrus, calling him the anointed cherub and perfect in his ways etc. it is not...

Scripture does NOT tell us that Satan was created either as an angel of God, or the spirit of all evil. Satan acts through man's natural spirit. If man had never fallen into sin and become destined to die, where would Satan be found? He only exists through the humans he inhabits since the...

That's only because he views the spirit in mankind as being the spirit/Spirit in them. It's not denying the existence of spirit beings but recognizing these spirits only exist through the humans they inhabit. When our spirit is inhabited by the spirit of evil, we, through natural spirit are...

The lamentation is directed to the King of Tyrus, a human, it is he who is once was called the "anointed cherub"! If you don't know what cherubim are, do you think it wise to guess? I don't read the cherub being called 'he' in the lamentation to king Tyrus. According to the Hebrew dictionary...

All of humanity lived under fear through the curse of death until they have been born again. None could be born again until Christ came and made atonement for sin and defeated death. The Covenant promises of God could only remain a promise and not fact before Christ literally came.

When I read again reply #21 from TS he writes "there can be no communion of the spirit of Satan and the Spirit of God in the same Temple" also "But if you mean do I believe the spirit of devils possesses people and thus they do terrible and wicked things, then YES. Absolutely!" If there is...

The following is the reason this post became so hostile. WPM replied: This is more in line with modern liberal Atheistic Psychology thinking today or established Christadelphianism than biblical Christianity. The modern psychological model The modern psychological model views the...

To set the record straight, I bowed out of this discussion not because I did not have an answer from Scripture for what I believe regarding Satan, but because this post became so hostile toward fellow Christians, and I too engaged in a manner that did not bring glory and honor to God.

Conclusions Taking these two passages in their literary and historical contexts, it is a very questionable interpretation to claim they are describing the fall of Satan. This teaching is very popular, but was rejected by the Reformers and by most evangelical scholars in modern commentaries. The...

What the commentaries and Bible handbooks say I have yet to find a commentary which, by looking at the whole book and the relevant passages in context, teaches with any degree of certainty that either Isaiah 14 or Ezekiel 28 describe the fall of Satan. However, there are plenty of topical books...

Ezekiel 28:11-19 Ezekiel chapters 25 to 32 are also prophecies against pagan nations. Chapters 26 to 28 are specifically against Tyre, a major city, important port and wealthy commercial centre at that time, under its ruler Ethbaal III (c.590 - c.573). Ezekiel described Tyre’s trading with other...

Is Lucifer a name for Satan? The name 'Lucifer' only appears in Isaiah 14:12. The Hebrew word is 'helel', meaning 'the shining one'. In the Septuagint (LXX), the translation of the OT into Greek, it was translated 'heosphoros', meaning 'the light-bearer'. The first time it was translated as...

I don't deny the existence of the spirit being, Satan! What I've argued against is the belief that Satan is a fallen angel! Tertullian (160 - 220) was the first of the church fathers who taught that Satan was a fallen angel, by quoting Ezekiel 28 (Against Marcion 2:10). The Fall of Satan -...

What difference does it make? Physical death is ordained for every human! When man physically dies in unbelief, they have no hope of living again, which is why they fear death. But the man who physically dies in faith has no more fear of death, because they know physical death is not the end...

Are you reading and assuming that when Satan is bound this world will be a world of peace and harmony? If yes, where in Scripture do you find that to be true?

As long as Satan possessed power to take the Word away from those who hear and don't understand, how can Gentiles (nations) be saved? The gospel of the Kingdom of God was sent out by Christ to be not only proclaimed but also taught so that new disciples would be made from all nations. Before the...

This is true, but what Scripture does say is that Satan deceived nations (Gentiles) before being bound. That meant that only few from among the nations (Gentiles) prior to his binding were being saved. Since the cross and resurrection that truth changed decisively. Because now, since the...

Satan is released when the seventh trumpet sounds that time shall be no longer. That shall be AFTER the Kingdom of God in heaven is complete and there are no others to be eternally saved. That's why John writes that Satan shall be loosed only when the thousand years have expired. Since the...

The gospel of the Kingdom of God is the message about the life, death and resurrection of the promised Messiah, Christ Jesus our Lord. If Satan has not been bound through the advent of Christ's cross and resurrection, there would be NO gospel of the Kingdom of God to proclaim unto all people...

Conclusions Taking these two passages in their literary and historical contexts, it is a very questionable interpretation to claim they are describing the fall of Satan. This teaching is very popular, but was rejected by the Reformers and by most evangelical scholars in modern commentaries. The...