Subject: Does Satan Really Exist? |
Bible Note: 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 |