In Ezek 28:11-19, the Lord addresses Satan in the king of Tyrus, in the same way that Jesus addressed Satan in Peter in Matt 16:23. What God says to the devil in this lamentation against the king of Tyrus begins with the devil’s creation. The Devil Before His Fall When...
The Devil is described in a number of capacities in the Bible. He is the tempter, Matt 4:3; the deceiver, Rev 12; the accuser; Rev 12; the liar, Jn 8:44; the destroyer, 1 Cor 10:10, 5:5; and the roaring lion, 1 Pet 5:8, to name a few. In Jn 10:10...
The Devil’s Lies Jn 8: 44 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO of The Devil’s Lies According to Jn 8:44, the devil is a liar and the father of all lies. He took over the human race in the garden of Eden. He did it by lying. The devil has three advantages. One, he...
Spiritual Attacks Spiritual attacks from the devil often follow spiritual highs with the Lord. We see this with the baptism of Jesus Christ. In Jn 1:29-34, we see why John baptized the men of Israel and why he baptized Jesus. John preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of...
Declaration of Independence Jn 8:36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Excerpts from the declaration of independence encourage us to declare our independence from our former tyrannical rulers, the devil, the world and the flesh. When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands...
The Devil Offers You Something Good Ahead of Time One way the devil tempts you is to offer you something good ahead of time. He offers you something now that he knows you’re going to get later. In this, the devil is very subtle. You can have what you want...
When we were teaching a men’s Bible study on Monday nights at the church, we were going over some instructions on how to identify the pertinent parts of a verse and how to expound and outline each of those parts. When we finished dealing with two verses on money, our...
In Ps 27:1-3 David asks, Whom shall I fear? Of whom shall I be afraid? The context of these questions is a fight. Notice the references to the wicked, mine enemies, my foes, an host, and war. We are in a fight. Paul told Timothy to fight the good fight...
Fearful Rev.21:1-8 Many times we bring lost people to this passage to show them where “unbelieving” people go at the final judgment. But, “fearful” people are listed first. I realize this passage does not affect a saved child of God, but we all stand before the same God (Heb.13:5-8), and...
Before we were saved, we were dead in trespasses and sins. According to Rom 5:12, death came as a result of Adam’s transgression against Gen 2:17. When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, everything about them was affected by death. And so,...
