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141 | Does Satan Really Exist? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166056 | ||
Hi Dr. B, Those are some really good questions! There are a number of passages that seem to me to be beyond disputing that Satan is an actual being, not a symbol, or allegory, but an individual "person". In Job, in the gospels (i.e. the wilderness temptations of Jesus), Peter's letter, and many more places speak of Satan as a particular created being. Regarding your first question regarding the numbering of Israel, the Bible tells us that both Satan and God had a hand in it. But this would not make them the same person. In John 13:27, of Judas, it says, "after the sop Satan entered in to him, then Jesus said to him, "what you do, do quickly." This was an act done by Judas. Satan had played a part as well, but at the end, it was Jesus Who set it in motion. God is sovereign. I take these passages of David numbering Israel to show the same thing. Our sins are our responsibility, Satan plays a role, but God is sovereign. Regarding the war in heaven, again, turning to Job, we see Satan presenting himself before God. That he is called Satan, the accuser, clearly means that this is after his fall. That he is presenting himself before God implies that he has the ability to enter heaven. Following the War in Heaven of the Revelation, he will not be able to enter heaven. He will be cast down to the earth, unable to leave it, and it will really make him mad. I hope this clears things up for you! Love in Christ, mark |
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142 | Is there any way to edit posts? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166059 | ||
Hi Dr. B, There is not currently a means of editing posts. I knew you meant Samuel. Normally what we do when we catch our errors is simply post a correction following. Not that anyone on this forum Ever makes errors! ;-) You may email the Lockman Foundation to request changes to the site. Their email address is at the bottom of your screen. Love in Christ, Mark |
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143 | Where in scripture is the fall of Satan? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166065 | ||
We are not given a lot regarding the creation and fall of Satan. Psalm 104 talks about creation, and in verse 4 we read "He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers." This is the only verse I am aware of that specifically talks about the creation of angels. Luke 10:18 And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning." We are not told when exactly this happened, and there is a lot of different conjecture. Many people believe that passages such as Isaiah 14:12-17 and Ezekiel 28:12-19 are of a dual nature, both of the earthly rulers, and also of Satan. There are some very intriguing statements made, esp. in Ezekiel. If I were to guess, I would say that the angels were created on the second day, based on Psalm 104, and that he fell sometime between the creation of man and the fall of man, when Satan realized that God was making man to be higher than the angels, and Satan became prideful. But like I said, these are just my guesses. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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144 | "word" or "Word" | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166074 | ||
Hi New Creature, This difference is the result of editorial decisions of the translators. There is one of three potential things happening here. Mr. Green apparently believes that this reference refers to Christ, and has capitalized it out of his respect for our Lord. A Bible that does not capitalize this word either does not capitalize all words refering to Deity (the preface or forward should let you know), or does not think this word refers to Deity. Any time you see capitalization in the Bible, is always relfects an editorial decision, either by the translator, or by whoever edited the Greek manuscript. Then search the Scriptures, and see for yourself if these things are true. Love in Christ, Mark |
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145 | "word" or "Word" | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166083 | ||
Hi New Creature, Vincent's words resonate in me. The separation between the Written Word and the Living Word, well, I can only say both are exressions of the Father, and both communicate God to me. In my own views, I tend to think that the incorruptible seed spoken of here is the Holy Spirit, imparted by the instrumentality of the Son. I am running out of time, so I will try to write more on this later. Love in Christ, Mark |
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146 | Does Satan Exist Part I | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166180 | ||
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147 | Does Satan Exist Part II | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166182 | ||
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148 | Does Satan Exist Part III | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166184 | ||
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149 | Does Satan Really Exist? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166187 | ||
Drbloor, Your logic is the same as those that deny the Triune nature of God. "Unless you can show me a verse that says. . ." The fact that the Bible speaks of Satan as an individual teaches his individuality: Zec 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. Zec 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? These are not words that describe a man alive in during the time of Tyre: Eze 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, Eze 28:14 Thou 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. Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. "thou wast the annointed cherub" How much of a clearer passage do you want describing the fall of an angel? Remember, God is sovereign. That is a clear teaching of the Bible. Act 4:24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, "Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 1Ti 6:15 which he will display at the proper time--he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Consider what it means to be Sovereign King of Kings. It means He has final say. On everything. James plants responsibility for sin squarely where it belongs - on the sinner. But he in no wise states a non-belief in Satan, and even says we are enticed. That is something that Satan does to tempt, he entices. The Bible most certainly teaches the creation, fall, and existance of Satan: Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, Rev 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. and best of all, his final judgment. Love in Christ, Mark |
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150 | Does Satan Exist Part III | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166188 | ||
Satan could be insane. All of this notwithstanding, Revelation 20 connects this being, whom we call Satan, to the serpent in the garden, to the adversary of the Old Testament, to the Satan of the New, to the Devil that deceives. God's purposes will be served, no matter who you are, or what you do, God is Sovereign. Neither Hitler, nor Judas, nor the devil himself will subvert or prevent the purposes of God coming to pass. That's what it means to be both Sovereign and Omnipotent. Love in Christ, Mark |
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151 | Does Satan Exist Part III | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166202 | ||
Hi Ocelot, I tend to agree with you (keeping in mind this is somewhat speculative). One the radio pastors I listen to, Raul Ries, said one day that since where more is given, more is required, and since the angels have a more complete revelation of God, they are judged more severely for rebellion. Man can repent. The fallen angels are reserved for judgment. love in Christ, Mark |
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152 | Does Satan Really Exist? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166208 | ||
Hi Dr. B, It seems the difference between you and I is that you do not take the plain meaning of the text as the intended meaning. But once we ignore the plain meaning, where does it end? We can then attach any meaning to any text, without any regard for what God meant. But that will not lead us towards Divine Revelation. In my opinion, your analysis of Ez 28 goes through a lot of convolutions to try to avoid a simple truth. But that's ok, because you don't need that passage to prove the existance, identity, and activity of Satan. That is where Rev 20, and others, come in. I have examined your posts regarding Ezekiel 28, and I do not agree with your analysis. If you read the entire book by Newton, "Observations on the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St John", you are to be commended for your tenacity! I too have it on my shelf and have read it. Newton and others have taken a preterist view or prophecy. And you do this, you have to allegorize much of Scripture that does not textually allow itself to be rightfully allegorized. While you have pointed out that there is a particular referrence (to stars) that may be figurative (and that not without the solution to the figure being given in the Bible, as we know "stars" can also refer to celestial beings*), that is a far cry from proving "huge tracts" are figurative. C.S. Lewis had an interesting thought, I think it was in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"(?)- One of the characters was as Star, and when the little boy protested, "He can't be - stars are huge balls of burning gasses!". He was answered "that may be what stars are Made Of, but that is not what stars Are." Interesting thought. Anyway, regarding Ez. 28:18-19 "you will cease to be forever" (NASB) - this is a slightly interpretive translation, this passage is more literally translated "you will be nothing forever". "and never shalt thou be any more." KJV "and thou shalt nevermore have any being." ASV "And shall be no more forever" NKJV "and thou art not -- to the age" Youngs The Hebrew translated "nothing" and "no more" is also translated variously as "not found", "unsearchable", and does not neccessarily mean to cease to exist. One example is Saul looking for his father's donkeys. "They were nowhere" didn't mean they ceased to exist, just that Saul couldn't find them. So there is not contradiction. I apologize if I mis-spoke, I was not intending to give the impression that I though Rev 20 taught the creation and fall of Satan, those things are taught elsewhere, of course. You say that the Revelation is a book of symbolic prophecy. I agree with you to the extent that it names what things are symbols, and that the Bible tells us what those symbols mean. Unless you can present a clear, grammatically correct, lexically authoritative, contextually harmonized, and doctrinally sound presentation of why we should take a narative or declaratory passage of Scripture to be anything other that what presents itself to be, I will stay with the plain reading of the text. To do anything otherwise is to put oneself as the judge over Scripture, and far be that from me. Love in Christ, Mark |
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153 | Does Satan Exist Part III | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166210 | ||
Matthew, also telling us about this same teaching, lets us know that Jesus was talking about the "angels of God in heaven", not the fallen angels. (Matt. 22:30) Jude tells us about angels that disobeyed, and will be judged. I suppose that is symbollic also? Mark |
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154 | Why does Satan believe he can win? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166823 | ||
Hi Atdcross, Col 1:16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. These are two verses, and there are more, that tell us Jesus created everything that was created. As we talk about Satan, we are talking about a being, who had a beginning, and was created, therefore, Jesus created Satan. The name we know a creature by is not the creature itself. So whether we call this being Lucifer, or Satan, or the devil, we are talking about a being that was created, and being created, was created by Jesus. Evil is not a "thing" that is created. Evil is the description of actions done be, or qualities possessed by a thing. But "evil" is not the thing itself. So God can be the creator of a being, without being the "creator" of evil. What God does is not evil, however, what is done by the creatures He created may be good or evil, since He gave to them the capacity to choose. Albert Einstein described evil as simply the absence of good, as darkness is the absence of light. Evil need not be created. Evil exists when a creature with choice choose rebellion against God. But the simple truth of Scripture is that if something or someone exists, aside from God Himself, then God created it or them. Love in Christ, Mark |
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155 | bed between husband and wife is undefiab | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166881 | ||
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156 | Questioning the age of accountability | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 166952 | ||
Hi Jeli, and welcome to the forum! There is a wealth of material for you to read already posted, as this subject has been discussed on numerous occasions. If you enter "age accountabil" in the "search" box (that is all that will fit, but it is enough), this will direct you to the many posts on this topic. Please read some of these, and let me know if you still have a question on this. Love in Christ, Mark |
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157 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 167208 | ||
TJStarfire, This interpretation of the mark of the beast has been looked at previously. Please use the search option to view some of these discussions. Simply put, the Biblical text gives no foundation to believe anything other than that this is a literal, physical mark, that marks the bodies of those who choose to buy and sell during the reign of the beast, who (the marked, and the beast) will be forever condemned. Love in Christ, Mark |
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158 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 167216 | ||
Hi Doc, I would have to take these point by point. Is there something in particular you are interested in? Love in Christ, Mark |
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159 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 167224 | ||
Hi Doc, I haven't seen where the ancient writers had much of anything resembling a "universal consensus" of these prophetic Scriptures, and in that way they greatly resemble the scholars of today. :-) Although I daresay that it was not unknown among the early church to undertand part of this as symbols and parts more literally. You ask about apocalyptic exegesis. Do you consider the Revelation to belong to the genre of writing known as Hebrew Apocalyptic, and should be understood as that sort of writing is meant to be understood? Love in Christ, Mark |
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