A Study of Satan in History

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- All scripture herein is quoted from theKing James Bible(1611) -

A Study of Satan

Part One: Satan's Beginnings

The angels KNOW

In the very instant that you become aChristian you are "sealed with the HolySpirit."Being sealed,you are a MARKEDperson. Who knows what the mark is?Perhaps the mark says, "God'sproperty." Perhaps it says, "God's child"or "God's soldier."Whatever that mark might be, everyangel in the universe immediatelyKNOWS exactly who and what you are.To God and His holy angels,you are acherished loved one.To Satan and his legions of evil angels,you are an ENEMY. Moreover, thesespiritual hosts of wickedness fully intendto engage you in a deadly seriouswrestling match. You are in a battle!In whom [Jesus] ye also trusted,after that ye heard the word of truth,the gospel of your salvation: in whomalso after that ye believed, ye weresealed with that holy Spirit of promise.(Ephesians 1:13)For we wrestle not against flesh andblood, but against principalities,against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, againstspiritual wickedness in high places.(Ephesians 6:12)

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Know your Enemy

Rule One in any battle is KNOW YOUR ENEMY. Accordingly, the goal of this essay isto teach you about Satan, the chief of all your enemies. Herein you will learn of Satan'sorigin, his nature, his goals, and the tactics he will use against you. Most importantly,you will learn how to gain the victory.Know this for a certainty –

One of Satan's main tactics is to DENY HIS OWN EXISTENCE

.Failing that, he seeks to ensure that anyone who teaches that he DOES exist ispromptly laughed out of town.

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There are angels called kings and princes

God's angel visits Daniel

In the days of Daniel chapter 10, theprophet Daniel and the people of Israelwere held captive in Persia. They hadbeen enslaved for many years.Daniel prayed and fasted for threeweeks, seeking God's answer as to whenthe Israelites would be set free.Finally Daniel's prayers were answeredbya visit from an angelic person, whoseappearance is described by the versesalongside.But why had God's messenger takenthree weeks to respond?Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked,and behold a certain man clothed inlinen, whose loins were girded withfine gold of Uphaz:

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His body also was like the beryl,

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and his face as the appearance of lightning,

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and his eyes aslamps of fire,

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and his arms and his feet like incolour topolished brass,

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and the voice of his words like thevoice of a multitude

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(Daniel 10:5-6)

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God's angel explains

God's angel immediately explains toDaniel why he had been so long incoming. Namely, God's angel had beenengaged in battle for 21 days with "theprince of the kingdom of Persia" and"the kings of Persia."Assisted by "Michael, one of the chief princes," God's angelic messenger hadfinally been freed to come to Daniel. Thechief prince Michael who aided God'smessenger was an archangel (Jude 1.9),the defender of the nation Israel (Daniel12.1).The prince and kings of Persia whobattled God's angel were themselvesANGELS, not humans.

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Humans could not even haveseen God's angel as he passedthrough their territory.

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Moreover, mere humans cannotsuccessfully take on an angel indirect battle, as is clearlydemonstrated by the quotedpassage from 2 Kings 19:35.Then said he [God’s angel] unto me,Fear not, Daniel: for from the firstday that thou didst set thine heart tounderstand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard,and I am come for thy words.But theprince of the kingdom of Persiawithstood me one and twenty days:but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and Iremained there with the kings of Persia.(Daniel 10:12-13)And it came to pass that night, that theangel of the L

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went out, and smotein the camp of the Assyrians anhundred fourscore and five thousand:and when they arose early in themorning, behold, they were all deadcorpses.(2 Kings 19:35)

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In Ezekiel, the king of Tyre is an angelic being

The anointed cherub

The passage alongside is addressed to"the king of Tyre." This king is clearly anangelic being for the following reasons:

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There are angels whom the Biblecalls princes and kings.

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The king of Tyre is said to havebeen "perfect in thy ways fromthe day that thou wast created...”

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The king is referred to as “theanointed cherub.” A cherub is anangelic person, not a human.This is proven by many Bibleverses, including but not limitedto Genesis 3:22-24 and 2 Samuel22:11.Moreover the word of the Lord cameunto me [the prophet Ezekiel], saying,Son of man, take up a lamentationupon theking of Tyrus [Tyre], and sayunto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

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Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty...

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Thou artthe anointed cherubthat covereth; and I have setthee so:

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thou wast upon the holymountain of God; thou hastwalked up and down in themidst of the stones of fire.

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Thou wastperfect in thy waysfrom the day that thou wastcreated, till iniquity was foundin thee.(Ezekiel 28:11-15)

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