Dark Side The Satan Story
Mankind lives in a physical, tangible, material world, which is influenced by the invisible, spiritual world around us. The present day spiritual world is just as existent as it was nearly two thousand years ago when Lord Jesus walked the earth. The Old and New Testaments reveal to us from time to time, glimpses of this spiritual world. These Testaments provide us with the most factual information regarding Satan. Unfortunately, many have been misinformed and do not thoroughly comprehend Satan's origin and what his purpose concerning the spiritual and physical world. There is a great need to set the record straight regarding Satan especially in our hour with its present angel craze, channeling and a belief in spirit guides. I chose Satan as the subject of my paper because I am one who does not thoroughly comprehend who he is and what his purpose in both the spiritual and physical world is. Satan is a fallen angel that is frequently referred to in the Bible. There are numerous ideas about his evil spirit. Some believe that Satan and his demons are not real, but are rather personifications of the wickedness that abides in the world. Others admit the existence of Satan but presume that he is confined in the fiery
Tremmel, William C. The Satan Story. St Louis, Mo: CBP Press, 1987. pagels, Elaine. The Origin of Satan. New York: Random House, 1995 In present day, we often hear of people committing crimes with society accusing the person as being possessed by Satan. The New Testament clearly records several instances where evil spirits possessed and took up residence within human beings. One of the activities of evil spirits mentioned In the Bible is that of "familiar" or "divining" spirits. Satan appears to have the ability to rouse the dead from their ordained sleep. He also seems to be able to foretell the future, to some extent. As some Scriptures show, Satan is obviously free to propagate evil in the world. However, there are Scriptures which indicate that Satan is currently restrained in a type of spiritual prison. It is possible that through his "slander" and "gossip," Satan turned one-third of the angelic host against God. We know that Satan tried this approach in the Garden of Eden, when he unsinter God's motives to Eden (Gen 3:1-5). The angelic forces loyal to God eventually had to cast this "anointed cherub," along with his allies, out of heaven. From this point forward he became known in Hebrew, as previously mentioned, as Ha-Satan, or "The Adversary." Contrary to popular belief, the Bible reveals that Satan and some of his demons were not confined to Hell after their initial expulsion from heaven. Indeed, the Old Testament shows that, before the first coming of Yeshua the Messiah, Satan and his demons continued to have access to the very throne of God. Nathan, George. The house of Satan. New York, London, A.A Knoph, 1926 From the preceding Scriptures, we can learn several things about Satan. In the beginning, this "anointed cherub" was created as a wise, beautiful and powerful angel. He apparently was one of the two cherubs who cover the mercy seat (God's throne) with their wings. However, because of his pride in his beauty, this cherubs wisdom was corrupted (Thielicke 34, 55-62).
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