King of Tyrus, Ezek 28:11-19
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 was created, he […]
Give and Take, Jn 3:16
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 youth pastor said, “In those […]
Sifted by Satan
Sifted by Satan Luke 22:31-34 Sift: to examine minutely or critically, to scrutinize, Separate the fine from the course. In Bible times threshing floors were used to separate the grain from the chaff. The wheat was crushed by oxen walking on it, then it was thrown in the air, winnowing. The process was very […]
Satan Was Listening, Are You?
Satan Was Listening Are You? Luke 4:1-13 In the passage before us Satan tempted the Lord Jesus Christ three different times. In all three cases Jesus defeated Satan by quoting a passage of scripture. But if we look closely to the words that Jesus quoted we can see an interesting fact in regards to the […]
Bear With Me, 2 Cor 11:1-33
Paul wanted the Corinthians to bear with him through some boasting. They might well bear with [meaning “in all likelihood they would bear with”] a fellow preaching false doctrine [2 Cor 11:4], so they should certainly bear with Paul. He wanted them to bear with him: Being jealous over them with godly jealously – 2 […]
Giving Satan an Advantage, Part II, 2 Cor 2:11
In Part I of this lesson, we saw that from the moment we are saved, we are in a battle with Satan. He is our adversary [1 Pet 5:8]. God gives us his whole armor to protect us in this battle [Eph 6:10-18]. However, according to 2 Cor 2:11, there are certain things that we […]
Giving Satan an Advantage, Part I, 2 Cor 2:11
Satan is a vicious, clever enemy. Nevertheless, Jesus successfully defended himself against the temptations of the devil [Matt 4:1-11], cast him out of every person he possessed, who came to Jesus for healing [Acts 10:38], spoiled him and openly triumphed over him on the cross [Col 2:15], and will destroy him after his millennial reign […]
Satan Cast Out Ezek. 28:16
Satan Cast Out Ezek. 28:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Originally, the devil was the anointed cherub that covereth [Ezek 28:14]. To see what he covered we need to look back to Ezek 1 and 10. According to Ezek 1:4-10, there were four creatures that appeared by the river of Chebar. Above their heads was a firmament […]
Satan’s Hidden Influence Lesson #6 : Satan’s Influence with Images
Satan’s Hidden Influence Lesson #6 Satan’s Influence with Images In this lesson we are going to look at how Satan uses images to influence and deceive people today. When we think of images we often think of pictures or advertisements, television shows, movies, or other things that happen to come across the screen of […]
The Benefits of Breaking Off Fellowship 1 Cor 5:1-13
The Benefits From Breaking Off Fellowship I Cor. 5:1-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Fornication is a bad sin. It is forbidden in Lev 18:8 and Lev 20:11. It’s punishment was death. Reuben committed this sin and lost his birthright [1 Chr 5:1-2]. Gentiles don’t even talk about it. And the Corinthians had done nothing about it. […]