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1 | Satan.. man or not? | Ezek 28:12 | kalos | 57138 | ||
Here you are. Now you can read the Scriptural truth about who and what Satan is. 'Satan 'The Hebrew word satan [f'f] means "an adversary, one who resists." It is translated as "Satan" eighteen times in the Old Testament, fourteen of those occurrences being in Job 1-2, the others in 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Zechariah 3:1-2. There is some dispute as to whether it should be taken as a proper name or a title. In Job and Zechariah the definite article precedes the noun (lit., "the satan" or "the accuser"). Thus some argue it should be a title, while in 1 Chronicles (no article) it should be a proper name. The word is used also of various persons in the Old Testament as "adversaries, " including David (1 Sam 29:4), Rezon of Damascus (1 Kings 11:23,25), and the angel of the Lord (Num 22:22,32). (...) '"Satan" occurs thirty-six times in the New Testament, eighteen of that number in the Gospels and Acts. The Greek term satanas [Satana'"] is a loan word from the Hebrew Old Testament, and twenty-eight of the total occurrences are accompanied by the definite article. Often in the Gospel accounts Jesus is in contact with Satan directly or indirectly. He was tempted by Satan (Mark 1:13). In the famous "Beelzebub controversy" Jesus made clear his intention to drive Satan out of people's lives and to destroy his sovereignty (Matt 12:26; Mark 3:23, 26; Luke 11:18). He liberated a woman "whom Satan (had) kept bound for eighteen long years" (Luke 13:16). Paul spoke of his being sent to turn people "from the power of Satan to God" (Acts 26:18), and that the works of the "lawless one (were) in accordance with the work of Satan, " in doing sham miracles, signs, and wonders (2 Thess 2:9). Christ will come, he wrote, to overthrow that agent of Satan. 'While the activity of Satan is carried out in "the world" (i.e., among those who do not acknowledge Christ as Lord), he also works against the followers of Christ. He influenced Peter's thinking about Jesus to the extent that Jesus said to his disciple, "Get behind me, Satan!" (Matt 16:23). He asked for all the disciples in order to severely test them (Luke 22:31). He "entered" Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3), and "filled the heart" of Ananias (Acts 5:3). Believers can be tempted by Satan due to a lack of self-control in sexual matters (1 Cor 7:5), and he can even masquerade as "an angle of light" to accomplish his purposes (2 Cor 11:14). He tormented Paul by means of "a thorn in (his) flesh" (2 Cor 12:7). Some people even turn away from their faith to follow Satan (1 Tim 5:15). (...) 'Satan is regarded in the New Testament as "master of death and destruction, " who carries out God's wrath against sinners. Twice we read of persons "handed over to Satan" for spiritual discipline by the church (1 Cor 5:1-5; 1 Tim 1:19-20). This appears to mean that excommunication puts people out into Satan's realm, a sovereignty from which believers have been rescued (Col 1:13; cf. Heb 2:14-15). In other cases, Satan attacked the disciples of Jesus by "sifting" them (Luke 22:31), a figure that is enigmatic. It may have meant to test their faith (with the intent of destroying it), or, it may have meant "to separate off the rubbish" (I. H. Marshall). In any case, Satan was up to no good. He was able to "enter" Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3; cf. John 13:27), resulting in that disciple becoming a betrayer of his Master. Peter's sifting may have brought about his threefold denial of Jesus. (...) 'Jesus spoke of seeing Satan "fall like lightning from heaven" (Luke 10:18), a fall not identified but spoken of within the context of demons being cast out—a sign of Satan's loss of authority. In Revelation, amid a war in heaven, Satan was "hurled to the earth" along with his angels/demons (12:9). He, the Accuser, was overcome by One stronger than he. Finally, he is bound, imprisoned in the abyss for one thousand years, then ultimately banished in the fiery lake to suffer eternal torment (20:1-3, 10; cf. Matt 25:41). (...) 'Jesus would drive out "the prince of this world" by his cross (John 12:31); the latter would have no hold on Christ, for he was without sin (14:30); and Satan stood condemned at the bar of God's judgment (16:11). While the devil has had a career of sinning "from the beginning, " the Son of God came to destroy his wicked works (1 John 3:8). Those unable to hear and receive Jesus' words belong to the devil, who is their "father" (John 8:44)—they share a family likeness to him. ...' by Walter M. Dunnett Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, edited by Walter A. Elwell, published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) |
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2 | Satan.. man or not? | Ezek 28:12 | MrSock | 81021 | ||
Hello all ... i have been a Bible-believing born again Christian from age 4, and have only recently begun to question and test my faith. i'm putting it through the rigorous kind of testing that such devotion requires, because the idea that i've held blind faith for so many years unnerves me. Looking at these highlights of Satan, a Bible skeptic might find it suspicious that there are so many specific, explicit depictions in the New Testament, while the OT has only a handful of mentions. Beyond that, i've heard it said that Satan is mentioned only in the NT, while "the satan," an agent of God, is the one spoken of in Job. There is, of course, the serpent to lend credence. i find the King of Tyre passage too murky to make the call that Satan is a proper-noun fallen angel. You'd think that if there *were* a fallen angel named Satan who infects us and tempts us and stands as the main force of opposition to almighty God, the OT authors would've made a bigger deal about him beyond a few scant references. Thinking, MrSock |
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3 | Satan.. man or not? | Ezek 28:12 | Jeanne1 | 81038 | ||
Satan was an angel, the most beloved of Gods angels...he decided he was going to be God, and that's when his name was changed and he was cast out, along with his crew. That's where we get the "legions" and such..It's good to know but not profitable for growth. I find - and this may not hold true for you - that everyday, I need to find something in the Word that relates to my day to day walk with the Lord and relates to what I do day to day. There is so much to learn to become what Jesus hopes us to be. Obedience, prayer, study, commitment, witnessing and I don't just mean talking - James talks about faith without works being dead faith. I am overwhelmed by the amount of things I need to learn, and am always grateful for a study that gives me something I can apply that day...and the next, and so on. As for where Satan came from, it's an interesting question....just a word to the wise, don't let all these exotic questions keep you from the growth thing. J |
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