Study Outline On Satan And His Power
By Michael
A. H. Back
SPIRIT AND SOUL IN THE BIBLE
•Spirit is eternal.
Angels, Demons, People, and God all have spirits
•Soul powers a
physical body. People and Animals have souls
•Spirit/Soul
combination is eternal. People have Spirit/Soul combination
•Soul alone is not
eternal. Animals have souls
ANGELS AND DEMONS ARE SPIRITS
•Angels (holy and
fallen) are spirits. They do not have souls.
They never had physical bodies.
•Demons are fallen angels
•Demons serve their
leader, who is also a fallen angel
•Angels serve God
BRIEF HISTORY OF SATAN
Job chapters 1 and 2;
Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-19;
Revelation chapters 12,
13, 19, 20
1. His original name was
Lucifer, Son of the Morning (Halayl ben Shachar in Hebrew, Lucifer
Huios Orthrinou in Greek).
2. He was a covering
Cherub (covering cherubs are God's "inner circle" of
angels, and cover the throne in worship)
3. He was beautiful and wise
4. His clothing was
covered in every precious stone
5. He walked around in
the stones of fire (one of the holiest places in heaven)
6. He convinced 1/3 of
the angels to join him in rebellion (trafficked in violence)
7. His great beauty and
brightness are said to have been the seeds of his pride, which lead
to his downfall
8. Satan lost his place
as a member of heaven, but still could travel up to heaven
9. Satan hatched a plot
to prevent the deliverer, he failed
10. In desperation, Satan
invaded heaven
11. Michael and the holy
angels (the other 2/3) fought against Satan and cast him out of
heaven for good
12. Satan, in anger,
tried to wipe out the Jews, but fails again
13. Seeing the complete
unraveling of his plans, and fully enraged now, he focuses on
persecuting believers
14. He raises up an
antichrist for his final shot at defeating God
15. He is defeated and
bound for a 1000 years
16. He is released for a
short period after a 1000 years, launches one final rebellion, is
defeated and cast into the lake of fire.
WHO IS SATAN?
*Satan
is NOT the opposite of God the Father
*Satan
is NOT the opposite of Jesus
*Satan
is NOT the opposite of the Holy Spirit
Satan is more like the
opposite of the archangel Michael.
Satan is a fallen angel.
He is the leader of all the fallen angels.
He rules on earth because
WE gave him that power with the fall of Adam and Eve.
TITLES AND NAMES OF SATAN
»Devil (1 Peter 5:8;
Matthew 4:1-11; Ephesians 6:11)
»Adversary (1 Peter
5:8; 1 Timothy 5:14)
»Satan (Revelation
12:9; Luke 10:18; Job 1:6)
»Belial (2
Corinthians 6:15; Deuteronomy 13:13)
»Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-14)
»Dragon (Revelation
12:3-17; 13:2-11; 20:2)
»Serpent (Revelation
12:9; 2 Corinthians 11:3)
»Enemy (Matthew
13:39; Luke 10:19)
»Tempter (Matthew
4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5)
»Wicked One (Matthew
13:19; 1 John 5:18)
»Father of Liars
(John 8:44)
»Beelzebub (Matthew
10:25; 12:24)
»God of this World
(2 Corinthians 4:4)
»Prince of this
World (John 12:31)
»Prince of the Power
of the Air (Ephesians 2:1-3; 6:12)
»Accuser of the
Brethren (Revelation 12:10)
»Anointed Cherub
that Covers (Ezekiel 28:11-17)
»Angel of Light (2
Corinthians 11:14)
»Prince of Demons
(Matthew 12:24)
»The Thief (John 10:10)
SATAN'S POWERS
›Can Kill People
(Job 1:12-19)
›Cause sickness and
disease (Job 2:7; Luke 13:16; Acts 10:38)
›Cause others to
come against believers (Job 1:15,17)
›Can use the
elements (Job 1:12-19)
›Can Destroy Riches
(Job 1:12-19)
›Can work miracles
(2 Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 13:2-4, 11-15)
›Can hinder answers
to Prayer (Daniel 10:12-21)
›Can cause division
(1 Corinthians 3:13; 1 Peter 5:8)
›Can steal the word
from People (Matthew 13:19; Luke 8:12)
›Can hinder the
spreading of the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:18)
›Can hinder, harass
believers (Job chapters 1 and 2; 2 Corinthians 12:7)
›Can possess
unbelievers (Matthew 8:16; Mark 1:32)
SATAN'S PRIMARY
WEAPONS AND TACTICS
Most basic strategy:
»Temptations of
pleasure (lust, pride, greed, power)
»Threats of
suffering (fear, insecurity, weakness, physical or emotional pain)
»Stir up anger,
slander, deceit, bitterness and offense
»Stir envy,
jealousy, covetousness, and ungratefulness
»Encourage doubt/unbelief
»Keep believers from REPENTING
WEAPONS
›Temptation traps
›Lies and slander
›Ridicule - deception
›Direct physical
attacks by fallen angels
TACTICS
›Sets temptation
traps (Mark 1:13; 1 Corinthians 7:5)
›Provokes people,
uses anger (1 Chronicles 21:1)
›Takes advantage of
any opportunity (2 Corinthians 2:11; 1 Timothy 1:20; 5:10-15)
›Uses Irrational
Fear (Job 3:25; Romans 8:15)
›Uses intellectual
deception (Revelation 12:9; 20:1-10)
›Incites and uses
Pride (Mark 7:20-23; Romans 1:28-32; 2 Timothy 3:1-5)
›Uses insecurity,
weakness, and double mindedness (James 1:5-9)
›Seeks to cause men
to curse God (Job 1:11; 2:5)
›Instilling
doubt/unbelief (Genesis 3:4-5; Romans 14:23)
›Encouraging and
causing offense (Genesis 4:8; Proverbs 18:19; Matthew 5:23-25)
›Sends his angels to
harass believers (2 Corinthians 12:7)
THINGS SATAN CANNOT DO
»Kill Believers
»Possess Believers
»Raise the dead
»Defeat God
THE POWER OF JESUS
»Death and blood of Jesus
»Resurrection of Jesus
»The Power and Name
of Jesus
»Jesus NOW holds
keys of death and hell (Romans 2:14; Revelation 1:18)
HOW WE COMBAT SATAN
»Know Satan's
methods and tactics (2 Corinthians 2:11)
»Give Satan no place
- no eclairs in the refrigerator (Ephesians 4:27)
»Repent and Forgive
(2 Corinthians 2:10-11; 7:9; Luke 17:4)
»Restore
relationships (Luke 17:3-4; Matthew 5:21-25)
»Resist Satan,
Rebuke Satan (James 4:7; Jude 1:9; Matthew 17:18)
»Use the Word of God
(Matthew 4:1-11; 1 John 2:14)
»Be sober and
watchful (1 Peter 5:8-9)
»Be humble (James
4:6; 1 Peter 5:5)
»Continually work on
relationship with God (2 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 4:11-16)
»Be in fellowship
(Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:19-25; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5)
»Maintain a close
relationship with a few believers who can lift you up
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12;
James 5:16)
»Put on the whole
armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-18)
»PRAYER (James
5:13-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
SOME FINAL TRAPS
›Obsessing on Satan
›Ignoring Satan completely
