The Devil

[herald]

1. Sinned against God. 2 Pet 2:4;1 John 3:82. Cast out of heaven. Lu 10:183. Cast down to hell. 2 Pet 2:4;Jude 1:6 (But he still goes about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)4. The Author of the fall. Gen 3:1,6,14,245. Tempted Christ. Matt 4:3-106. Perverts the Scripture. Matt 4:6;Ps 91:11,127. Opposes God's work. Zech 3:1;1 Thess 2:188. Hinders the gospel. Matt 13:19; 2 Cor 4:49. Works lying wonders. 2 Thess 2:9;Rev 16:1410. Assumes the form of an angel of light. 2 Cor 11:1411. The wicked are the children of. Matt 13:38;Acts 13:10;1 John 3:10 Turn aside after. 1 Tim 5:15 Do the lusts of. John 8:44 Possessed by. Lu 22:3;Acts 5:3;Eph 2:2 Blinded by. 2 Cor 4:4 Deceived by. 1 Kin 22:21,22;Rev 20:7,8 Ensnared by. 1 Tim 3:7;2 Tim 2:26 Troubled by. 1 Sam 16:14 Punished together with. Matt 25:4112. Saints Afflicted by, only as God permits. Job 1:12;2:4-7 Tempted by. 1 Chr 21:1;1 Thess 3:5 Sifted by. Lu 22:31 Should resist. Ja 4:7;1 Pet 5:9 Should be armed against. Eph 6:11-16 Should be watchful against. 2 Cor 2:11 Overcome. 1 John 2:13;Rev 12:10,11 Shall finally triumph over. Rom 16:2013. Triumph Over Predicted. Gen 3:15 In resisting his temptations. Matt 4:11 In casting out the spirits of. Lu 11:20;13:32 In empowering the disciples to cast out. Matt 10:1 (and us too!) In destroying the works of. 1 John 3:8 Completed by the death of Jesus. Col 2:15;Heb 2:14 Illustrated. Lu 11:21,2214. Character Of Presumptuous. Job 1:6;Matt 4:5,6 Proud. 1 Tim 3:6 Powerful. Eph 2:2;6:12 Wicked. 1 John 2:13 Malignant. Job 1:9;2:4 Subtle. Gen 3:1;2 Cor 11:3 Deceitful. 2 Cor 11:14;Eph 6:11 Fierce and Cruel. Lu 8:29;9:39,42;1 Pet 5:8 Cowardly. Ja 4:7The apostasy is of. 2 Thess 2:9;2 Tim 4:1Shall be condemned at The Judgment. Jude 1:6;Rev 20:10Everlasting fire is prepared for. Matt 25:41 (the Devil will be cast into the lake of fire and be destroyed - my comment. Rev 20:10;Ezek 28:18,19)15. Compared To A fowler. Ps 91:3 Fowls. Matt 13:4 A sower of tares. Matt 13:25,28 A wolf. John 10:12 A roaring lion. 1 Pet 5:8 A serpent. Rev 12:9;20:2Courtesy of the MacArthur Study Bible