Posts Tagged ‘Satan’
Beware – Hungry Lions
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Beware-Hungry-Lions.mp3 by Joe Greer Lessons to Build Your Faith
Read MoreWho was the King of Tyre in Ezekiel 28?
Question: Who was the King of Tyre in Ezekiel chapter 28? Thank you for maintaining your site it has been most helpful to me. God bless. Answer: The king of Tyre at the time Ezekiel was written was Ithobaal III (sometimes spelled Ethbaal III) who reigned from 591–573 BC. His name connects him with the…
Read MoreThe Reality of Satan
by Doy Moyer “Satan” is a descriptive term that means “adversary.” “Devil” means “slanderer.” These terms aptly describe the being who is known as the enemy of God and His people. The first encounter with the devil is seen in Genesis 3, where the creature here slandered God’s severity by telling Eve that if she…
Read MoreResist the Devil
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Resist-the-Devil.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: James 4:1-10 I. When we are faced with temptation, it is a struggle to resist A. The urge to give in seems overwhelming. Even when we know we should not, too often we do it anyway – Romans 7:14-15 1. Since the action goes against what we know and want to…
Read MoreSatan’s Devices
by Jefferson David Tant The apostle John wrote some words concerning Satan in Revelation 12:9: “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.” We are…
Read MoreThe Wiles of the Devil
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/The-Wiles-of-the-Devil.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 6:10-18 I. Satan is a real being A. Jesus warned Peter that Satan wanted him – Luke 22:31 1. Much like Satan wanted Job – Job 1:6-12 B. Peter warned us that Satan wants to devour us – I Peter 5:8-9 C. Thus, we have to know our enemy – II Corinthians…
Read MoreCan you break a covenant with Satan and turn back to God?
Question: Hello sir, I have quite a few questions if that’s alright. Is it possible to make a covenant with Satan and break a covenant with God? Can you break the covenant with Satan and turn back to God? Does God ever lose hope in someone and cut them off completely? Does God love all…
Read MoreWhy did God have His Son killed instead of just killing the devil and ending everything?
Question: I’ve seen this reposted on several internet platforms and I just want to know your thoughts on this: why did God have His Son killed instead of just killing the devil and ending everything? Answer: Ending Satan immediately would seem like a just response to the misery Satan has caused in this world. However,…
Read MoreI don’t believe Apollyon is Satan
Question: In regards to Is Satan female? you said one of his names was Apollyon and cited Revelation 9:11. But read Revelation 9:1-11 and 20:1-2. Apollyon binds Satan. Answer: “They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon” (Revelation…
Read MoreWhy is Satan called the god of this world?
Question: I just found your website and am so excited to see that the gospel is being spread in Omaha! I have wondered why it is generally accepted that Satan is the god of this world, based on 2nd Corinthians 4:4. Would God, who says there are no other gods, give his arch-enemy this title?…
Read MoreCan false teachers do miracles?
Question: Greeting, Recently I read about this topic from “Summarizing the Book of Acts – Miracles Confirm God’s Word” by Roy H. Lanier, Jr and want to ask your opinion about the material. “Many “Spirit-filled” claimers today contradict plain Bible teachings. Some of their doctrines violate the clear teachings of the Lord. God would not…
Read MoreIs Satan behind mental illnesses?
Questions: Hello, I was flipping through the pages of a small book filled with handwritten verses loved ones made for me when I was in the psychiatric hospital. I still read through it from time to time, and tonight I found a small piece of paper tucked in a hard-to-notice spot. It’s in my mom’s…
Read MoreSoldiers of Christ Arise and Put Your Armor On
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Soldiers-of-Christ-Arise-and-Put-Your-Armor-On.mp3 by Wayne Fancher Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,…
Read MoreDo you believe the devil is controlling people today?
Question: Do you believe the devil is controlling people today to mobilize his plans to multiple his kingdom on the earth by destroying God’s people? Answer: If Satan controlled people, then he alone would be responsible for the actions that they commit. This is not what the Bible teaches. Satan encourages people to sin and…
Read MoreWhy didn’t God destroy Satan earlier?
Question: Dear Brother, I tried searching for an answer from your questions collection for the question: Why God did not destroy Satan and allowed him to live to this date? Can you please clarify? Thank you. Answer: “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the…
Read MoreWas Satan Created?
by Doy Moyer Years ago I was asked to teach a class on I Timothy 6 for a congregation that I was visiting. We read of Jesus Christ, “the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see” (I…
Read MoreIs Satan winning?
Question: I have a question: Is Satan winning? The world is so terrible. Sin is everywhere. Faithful Christians are a drop in the bucket compared to the population. Isn’t this exactly what Satan wants is for all of these people to go to hell and that’s where most people go? “Few” will make it to…
Read MoreIs Satan the source of all evil?
Question: Hey Mr. Jeffrey, Is every single evil ideology, false teaching and deceptive doctrine that is against God derived in some form or fashion from Satan? I noticed the Spirit says many will follow after the doctrine of demons in I Timothy 4. It got me thinking Answer: Since Satan is the one who originally…
Read MoreHow could Satan be in heaven?
Question: I know you get a lot of questions, but I’m hung up on this one. In your answer about Satan’s fall from grace, you conclude that Satan was in heaven: “Satan could at one time appear before God (Job 1:6; 2:1; I Kings 22:19-22); thus, he was in heaven.” Couldn’t he have appeared before God without…
Read MoreWhy were Michael and Satan arguing about the body of Moses?
Question: I have a Bible question about Jude: Why were Michael and Satan arguing about the corpse of Moses? Answer: “Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body…
Read MoreTwo Conversations
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TwoConversations.mp3 by Austin Hausner
Read MoreHow does Satan tempt people?
Question: Dear sir, I believe I read where possibly you and many others say that Satan can’t get into our heads. OK, so while still under the Old Testament, he tempted Job. Then he, I’m assuming, physically tempted Christ. If he brought Jesus up to see the kingdoms of the world, then isn’t that physically tempting…
Read MoreWas Cain conceived by Satan?
Question: [Since the author believes himself wise, I left the original note unedited.] Who ever said that Cain is Adams’ son and not the devil or Satan the Dragon or what ever name you want to use is out of there mind Very simply first check the Hebrew manuscripts and you’ll find that Eve had…
Read MoreBecause of your answers, I’m going to follow Satan
Question: I’d like you to stay with me to the end, please. I’d like to thank you for helping me make up my mind about something. After seeing how a man of faith such as yourself can be so unfeeling toward the plight of others, I have decided to follow Samael aka Lucifer or Satan.…
Read MoreThe Workings of Satan
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WorkingsOfSatan.mp3 by Raymond Warfel
Read MoreDo all temptations come from Satan?
Question: Although I’ve read it several times before, I was discussing James 1:13-15 with my mother. In many of your explanations of this verse, you explain that Satan uses our own desires against us to break God’s laws. I explained to my mother that our desires lead us into temptations and that Satan tempts us…
Read MoreIsn’t Satan female in Hebrew?
Question: Regarding your post, Is Satan female?: if you were studying Hebrew you would know that Satan is a woman, so why is does your answer cite the English? If an early translator took a Hebrew word that means “she who bears many children” and chose to translate it as “set you so,” or, took a…
Read MoreThe Accuser of Our Brethren
by Steve Wallace Via Guardian of Truth, March 20, 1997 In Revelation 12:10 Satan is referred to as “the accuser of our brethren.” The word “accuse” is defined, “(1) to charge with, or declare to have committed a crime, (2) to find at fault; to blame . . .” (Webster 14). Sometimes a person is justly…
Read MoreThe Man of Sin
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ManOfSin.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Thessalonians 2:1-12 I. Have you noticed that when little is said on a particular topic that it generates more discussion than when much is said? A. Of course, when little is said the range of possibilities is wide open. B. It generates strong opinions (not truths, just opinions) which cannot…
Read MoreWhy wasn’t Satan and his angels offered forgiveness?
Question: Hello, I just stumbled into your website. I have a question. God commands us to forgive and this I accept but my question is: Why did God not forgive Lucifer, the devil? We need to follow the examples of God. Is there a reason why God refused to forgive Lucifer and the other angels…
Read MoreDo atheists worship Satan?
Question: Hello, Earlier today a friend and I were talking about things in Christianity that tend to bother me. One of those things was the mantra of “atheists worship Satan.” It drives me crazy because first off, they believe in neither God nor Satan. An illustration: a husband and a wife get into an argument. …
Read MoreHow can I know that what I am believing is the truth?
Question: Just last night I heard someone say that Lucifer was a human king and not Satan. I had thought that they were one and the same and now I am quite confused and discouraged because so many people view the Bible differently. How can I know that what I am believing is the truth?…
Read MoreEverywhere Spoken Against
by Jeffery Kingry If you are doing anything right, you should have caught Satan’s attention by now (Ref. Job 1:6). One of our great blessings is that while our adversary is powerful, he is not God. Satan’s powers are intimidating enough as it is (Matthew 4). It appears that the deceiver goes after people who stand out…
Read MoreWho is the god of this world?
Question: Who is the god of this world in II Corinthians 4:4? I thought it was Satan, but I was told that it was referring to Christ and was given Isaiah 6:8-13, Matthew 13:12-17, and Acts 28:25-28 as validation for that interpretation. If you could explain in a lay term why those are being taken…
Read MoreWho is the most powerful angel?
Question: When God created the angels, who were the most powerful? I have heard people say before I was saved that Michael was the most powerful and others say it was Satan. I know the Catholics hold Michael in high esteem, bordering on idolatry. Some people think Satan was God’s most powerful and beautiful creation…
Read MoreWhat would have happened if Satan wasn’t in the Garden?
Question: I was scanning around the web and found your article on the Tree in the Garden. Some brothers get together for breakfast and fellowship one day a week before work. This week we had both an elder and minister, two deacons, and another brother. We occasionally discuss issues that I would not normally talk about…
Read MoreHow did Satan corrupt the world before the fall of man?
Question: Hi! May I ask a question, please? How is it that Lucifer was upon this earth in the Garden of Eden in an already fallen state as the serpent and deceiver or devil? Lucifer had already corrupted the whole earth, before his fall from grace, according to the Bible. How did he manage to…
Read MoreShould we respect Satan?
Question: Below I copy and pasted from a web site with their beliefs on Satan and I emphasized the part that disturbs me. I was wondering what your thoughts on it are. To respect Satan is to exalt him and evil and is woefully contrary to God’s word, in my opinion. Is there a passage…
Read MoreHow do we know that the serpent was Satan?
Question: I have started reading my Bible consistently, and have a couple of questions: Why do people say that the serpent who tempted Eve was Satan? I don’t see that anywhere. Maybe I missed something? Also, someone once told me that Abram and Sarai were half-siblings, but I can’t seem to find that anywhere either.…
Read MoreWhen was Satan bound, before Jesus came to this world or later?
Question: “No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house” (Mark 3:27). From this verse, we learn that Satan is currently bound by Christ and that his power is limited. My question is: Was Satan bound…
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