Many people today do not believe that Satan is a being and (angel to be precise) was created as Lucifer, by God for His own glory. Lucifer later rebelled against the government of God in heaven and was cast out of heaven to this earth thousands of years ago. This conflict originated way back in eternity past..
As a matter of fact the bible clearly states that Satan was one of God�s best creations as described in scriptures and that he was beautiful. Above all, he was so highly honoured above all the heavenly angels and held a commanding position for all heavenly beings except Christ (Michael).
It is the aim however of this study to prove beyond any doubt by the use of the bible that;
(a) Satan is a creature and God had created him perfect.
(b) He was once a highly honoured angel who chose to rebel against his Maker.
(c) He was once one of the two covering angels (a cherub)
(d) He lives in a spiritual world biblically called abyss, or bottomless pit.
(e) He calls himself god and demands every human being on earth, angels in heaven and his angelic demons to worship him.
(f) God will at the appointed time permit him to appear during the very last days of this earth's history for his final showdown before he is finally destroyed.
1. Originally named Lucifer the son of dawn. Isaiah 14:12. We might not be in a position to thoroughly expound the secrets of the enemy of souls. However, having said that, it is important to know the enemy for the sake of safety for our souls. One thing the Devil is certain, is that he will fight God till the end of this spiritual battle. He knows he has no time to worst and we should not have time to worst either. He will never give up regardless there is no more time, and we should not give up either. Faith in Christ God has not left us to tread in darkness without the evidence of the presense of THE enemy. The enemy is determined to destroy all humanity from the face of the earth if only God would permit him. The determination demonstrated by Satan, should be defeated by our courage, our sacrifices, our heroic determination and faith in God through Jesus Christ. Christ our savior died for us at the Cross and our victory over the Devil was permanently secured. The bible assures us that, if we only believe in God's sacrifice for His only Begotten Son. If we seriously take this by faith, there is no reason why anyone should perish. Christ is not coming for the Second Time as a little babe in a manger, but as a Mighty conqueror,with the Iron Scepter as Ruler of the universe and as The King of kings. To destroy His enermy including all who joined Satan in fighting God's people and putting them under His feet. Praise God the Father of our Lord Jesus for giving us Christ, who went all the way to the Cross of Calvary to pay the debt of sin for us. No human mind, nor thoughts can farthom our savior's selfless expression of this highest order in the whole universe. Christ's sacrifice makes the greatest difference in our lives by giving us the freedom to choose salvation and be able to identify our enemy as well as appreciating this great sacrifice while mercy still lingers. How can we then Identify Satan? In the book of Genesis 3:1-7 we read the following, �1Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he (Serpent Satan, Devil) said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3But of the fruit of the tree, which is in the midst of the garden, God, hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.� In Genesis 3, we are told of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. As we carefully analyse this chapter we shall see and understand how God identifies the enemy for us his children. The Devil disguised himself by deceiving our innocent and first parents by coming to the garden himself. He targeted Eve, and structured his questionnaire to attract a conversation. God is showing us how sin came into the world and by whom. You see,the Devil visited Eve in the garden and he took the form of a serpent and introduced the topic for their discussion. Eve's encounter with a Serpent (Satan) in itself describes the seriousness and the danger of dealing with this strange creature called Satan. The bible does not tell us that Adam and Eve used to talk with animals during their peaceful stay in the garden before the fall, because Animals DONT talk. God's word is very clear when it says: "God is not a man that He should lie or the son of men that He should change His mind. Job 36: 26 The fall of Satan The story of how Lucifer lost his position in heaven and became Satan is recorded in the book of Isaiah as follows, Isaiah 14:12-17 �12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?� God in His love in this chapter exposes the enemy�s aim (Satan) and his ultimate goal to sit on the throne of God to be worshipped. Before Christ comes the second time, the devil will play god in the guise of false Christ. Chapter 8: 23 " And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up." God will not allow this to happen until all the conditions are met. The book of Ezekiel 28 reads, "1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 8They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 10Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more." After the fall of our first parents, the Devil now claims this world to be his territory, according to Job. Job 1: 6-12 �6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.� The Devil is known as the Little horn. Daniel 8:9-12 �9And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 11Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down. 12And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. The Devil is known as the king of fierce countenance. Daniel 8:23-27 The Devil is known as the prince of the kingdom of Persia. Daniel 10: 10-14 �10And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.� The Devil shall speak against the God of gods. Daniel 11: 36-45 �36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 37Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.� He tempted Jesus Christ. Matthew 4:1-11 �1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.� The Devil possessed the man of the Gadarenes. Luke 8: 26-37 �26They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torture me!" 29For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. 30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss. 32A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission. 33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. 37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.� He also possessed the Disciple Peter. Matthew 16: 21-26 � 21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?� He is the Star that fell from the sky and is incharge of the abyss. Revelation 9: 1-11 � 1The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. 2When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. 3And out of the smoke locusts came down upon the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. 4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5They were not given power to kill them, but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6During those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them. 7The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.� Before Christ died on the Cross he knew he would cust the Devil out of heaven, stopping him from visiting heaven. In John 12:28 we read, "Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again. 12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me. 12:33 This he said, signifying what death he should die." The Devil used to visit heaven at certain times. Job 1:6-10 "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 1:7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land." After the Cross, there was war in heaven. The Devil, (the prince of this world), was a constant, uninvited "visitor" in heaven until Jesus died on the cross. That marked the end of his visits. The Devil used to visit heaven, to accuse the world of the bad deeds done on earth. Jesus had to die for our sins giving us a second chance to choose heaven through the blood of Christ. God decided not to stop the Devil who belived had cases to present in heaven. And that he alone (the Devil)had followers on earth. When Christ rose from the dead and went to heaven, there was no reason for the Devil to go to heaven and accuse us, because christ became our way to the Father. That is why there was war in heaven according to Revelation 12. Revelation 12:7-17 �7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9The great dragon was hurled down�that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." 13When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. 15Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring�those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.� He is the Beast out of the Earth when he establishes Church and State union. Revelation 13:12-17"11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." The Devil is know as the Eighth king. Revelation 17:8-11 �8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.� Soon he will establish a world wide system of worship in his favor, between the people and the glorious God. That is why Daniel 11:45 reads "And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him." (BUT JESUS or MICHAEL will stand up) Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt. 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. The Devil will come to his end at the appointed time. Rev 20:8 "And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea. 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them."
2. Serpent or Snake. Gen. 3:4.
3. The Scape goat (Azazel) Lev.16:10.
4. A Man. Ezekiel 28:2.
5. Abaddon.Rev. 9:11
6. Prince of this World. John 12:31
7. Prince of Darkness. Ephesians 6:12.
8. The Father of lies.John 8:44
9. Beelzebub. MarK 3:22
10. A lying spirit.1 Kings 22:22.
11. Diabolic.Jer. 4:7.
12. The beast that comes from the earth.Rev. 17:8.
13. A fallen star.Rev. 9:1
14. The dragon.Rev. 12:9
15. A Master of intrigue. Daniel 8:23
16. The prince of the kingdom of Persia.Daniel 10:20.
17. Prince of Tyrus. Ezekiel 28:2
18. Wormwood.Rev:8:11.
19. King of Abyss.Rev. 9:11.
20. The False Prophet.Rev 20:10
21. The 8th King/Head of the seven heads who are bound for perdition. Rev.17:11.
22. The king of the north.Daniel 11:6-40.
23. The little horn power of Daniel 8.
24. The son of perdition. 2 Thess. 2:3
25. King of the demons in the spiritual realm.Ephesians 6:12.
26. The Prince of the kingdom of Persia.Daniel 10:20.
27. The false Christ who will rise just before Christ comes.Mat 24:24.
28. The true anti-Christ.Mat 13:22.
29. The Ruler of this world and its fashions.Ephesians 6:12.
30. The Leader of the dead in the last incredible battle of Armageddon.Rev.16:14-16.
31. Accuser of the brethren.Rev. 12:10.
32. The angel of the bottomless pit.Rev. 9:11.
33. The Destroyer. Jude 16:24.
34. Apollyon. Rev. 9:11
35. The enemy of God and His Church.Mat 13:25-28.
36. The Power of Darkness.Col.1:13
37. Father of lies.John 8:44.
38. The enemy of truth. Mat 13:25.
39. Adversary 1 Peter 5:8
41. Belial. 2 Co. 6:15.
42. Devil. Mat 4:1
43. god of this world. 2 Co. 4:4
44. Murderer. John 8:44.
45. Prince of Devils. Mat 12:24.
46. Prince of the power of the air. Eph. 2:2.
47. Prince of this world. John 14:30.
48. Ruler of Darkness. Eph. 6:12.
49. Tempter. Mat. 4:3.
50. Unclean Spirit. Mat. 12:43.
51. Wicked one. Mat. 13:19.
52. Angel of the bottomless pit. Rev. 9:11.
THis is the sure word of God and in Him all our trust should rest.
23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 26And the vision of the evening and the morning; which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. 27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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