Things Satan Does Not Really Want Us To Know
INTRO: Okay! We have spent six months looking at Christ and things He wants us to know. Today, I am going to look at some things Satan really does not want us to know or remember. Satan paints on a different canvas than the Lord. He tells a different story than the Lord. He does not really want us to know the truth, because it shows the real side of Satan.
Lets get started by reading from Luke 4.
Luke 4:1 - 21 1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.3
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.4
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.5
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.6
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.7
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:10
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:11
And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.12
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.13
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.15
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.17
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,19
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.20
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.21
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.First lets look at…
Some names and titles attributed to Satan:
Abaddon - Rev. 9:11
Accuser - Rev. 12:10
Adversary - 1 Peter 5:8
Angel of the Bottomless Pit - Rev. 9:11
Apollyon - Rev. 9:11
Belial - 2 Cor 6:16
Beelzebub - Matt 12:24
The Devil - Matt. 4:1
God of this world - 2 Cor. 4:4
Murderer - John 8:44
Prince of Devils - Matt 12:24
Prince of the Power of the Air - Eph. 2:2
Prince of theis World - John 14:30
Ruler of darkness - Eph. 6:12
Serpent - Gen. 3:4
Tempter - Matt 4:3
Unclean Spirit - Matt. 12:43
Wicked One - Matt 13:19
Okay, lets get into the message. First we need to know about…
His (Satan's) Nature
Insidious or Insincere
Liar - John 8:44
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Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.Murderer
Thief, etc.
Imperfect
In contrast to Christ who was without sin, perfect in every way
Christ was the perfect sacrifice for our sins
Iniquitous
Wicked (full of iniquity)
Immoral, etc.
Inhuman
Merciless, unfeeling
Not wired like we are at all - AntiGod
If we were to rework John 3:16 to describe his nature it would be something like this…
For Satan so hated God and the world, he killed God's only begotten Son, that all might perish, without remedy, without everlasting life.
Let us also look at more than just his nature, but also…
His actions
Introduces doubt - IF, IF, IF
Doubt will distance us from God
Doubt will cripple our efforts
Doubt will harm, discourage, others
Doubt will ruin our zeal
Interprets God's Word falsely
2 Corinthians 4:3 - 4 3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
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In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.Buries or hides what he can
Twists what he can (Eve)
Changes what he can
Uses what he can (with Christ - unsuccessful)
Illusionary or Incognito
Offered Christ much gain (was not his to offer)
2 Cor. 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Injurious to all
Job 2:7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Luke 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
John 13:2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
2 Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
1 Thessalonians 2:18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
Irreverent to God and anything that is His
Deceived Eve - Genesis story
Rebelled against God - Revelation
Deceived His followers
Incessant -
Relentless in his pursuit of mankind
Tireless in going against God
1 Peter 5:8 - 9 8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Last let us look at…
His end, destiny or demise
He will remain one of…
Infamy - he will still deserve the names, the distaste and the distance from God he now has
He will also be one of…
Infinity
Special member of the B.P.C. (Bottomless Pit Club)
Eternally separated from the presence of God (he now has at least an audience) - It will get even worse
Eternally tormented, etc.
He will suffer the effects of his…
Inglorious fall
Risked it all
Lost it all
To sum all this up, he…
Imitates God poorly
Unworthy of any praise or worship
Unloving of any soul or being (except himself)
Uncaring of any person or situation
Unable to declare truthfully any victory when it comes to God or His Son
Unable (and unwilling) to save any individual from anything
Unable to help even himself in his deepest and darkest hour
Gary Marcum - New Beginnings Church - 091607am