Week 4: The Elephant in the Room:

Satan

Clobbered,butbyWHO?

“Youbringnewwitnessesagainstmeandincrease

Yourangertowardme;Yourforcescomeagainstme

waveuponwave.”

Job10:117

“ThenknowthatGodhaswrongedmeanddrawnHisnetaroundme.” Job19:6

“AssurelyasGodlives,whohasdeniedmejustice,theAlmighty, whohasmademylifebitter...”Job27:2

“Hedestroysboththeblamelessandthewicked.” Job9:22

“Hemocksthedespairoftheinnocent.” Job9:23

God,accordingtoJob

God,accordingtoJob

“Whenalandfallsintothehandsofthewicked,

[God]blindfoldsitsjudges.IfitisnotHe,thenwhoisit?”Jobsaid.

Job9:24

NeveroncedoesJobconsiderthatSatanisthesourceofhisafflictions,eventhoughJoblikelywasfamiliarwiththehistoryofGod’screation,mankind,

andSatan’sfall.

ScholarsbelieveJobwasanot-too-distantancestorofShem,asonofNoah,and,

therefore,hewouldhaveknownthestoryoftheflood,theiconicstoryofconflict

betweengoodandevilfollowingcreation.

Eliphazappearstoreferencethegreatflood:

“Willyoukeeptotheoldpaththatthewickedhavetrod?

Theywerecarriedoffbeforetheirtime,theirfoundationswashedawaybyaflood.”

EliphaztoJob

Job22:15-16

EliphazalsowasfamiliarwiththegreatconflictinheavenbetweenGodandSatan.Twice,Eliphaz

referencedtheLordchargingHisangelswitherror.

“IfGod...chargeshisangelswitherror....”Job4:18

“IfGodplacesnotrustinHisholyones,ifeventheheavensarenotpureinHiseyes,

howmuchlessmortals....” Job15:15-16

Thesecouldnothavebeen“goodangels,”becausenowhereelsedoesScripturesuggesttheyerred.

AlthoughEliphazrecognizedthe

existenceofdemonicforces,Job,inallhismanywords,didnot.

Satanistheproverbial

elephantintheroom.

“The invisibility of the devil and his demons makes them little feared

by the ignorant world.”

-WilliamGurnall,TheChristianinCompleteArmour,

oneofthegreatestbooksonspiritualwarfareeverwritten

WhoisSatan?

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SatanwasanointedandordainedasaGuardianCherub,createdblameless.Ezekiel28:14-15

HelivedinEden,thegardenofGod.Ezekiel28:13

HewasfirstcalledLucifer,“SonoftheMorning”or

“MorningStar.”

“Howartthoufallenfromheaven,OLucifer,sonofthemorning!howartthoucutdowntotheground,whichdidstweakenthenations!”

Isaiah14:12(KJV)

Satanwasadornedwithsplendorandbeauty.“....everypreciousstoneadornedyou:carnelian,

chrysoliteandemerald...

“....lapislazuli,turquoiseandberyl.Yoursettingsand

mountings,weremadeofgold;onthedayyouwerecreated

theywereprepared.”

Ezekiel28:13

WhoisSatan?

ThenLuciferbecameproud.GivenfreewillbyGod,hemisusedhispoweranddenouncedthesourceof

hisextraordinarygifts.

HesoughttobeequalwithGod–tomakehimselfliketheMost

High

“Yousaidinyourheart,....IwillmakemyselfliketheMostHigh.’”

Isaiah14:12-15

“Who,beinginverynatureGod,didnotconsiderequalitywithGodsomethingtobeusedtohisownadvantage....”

Philippians2:6

CompareSatan’spridewithChrist’s

humility

WhoisSatan?

As a result of his pride, Satan was thrown to

earth.

“Throughyourwidespreadtradeyouwerefilledwithviolence,andyousinned.SoIdroveyouindisgracefromthemountofGodandI

expelledyou,guardiancherub,fromamongthefierystones.Yourheartbecameproudonaccountofyourbeauty,andyoucorruptedyourwisdombecauseofyoursplendor.

SoIthrewyoutotheearth....” Ezekiel28:16-17

“Thegreatdragonwashurleddown—thatancientserpentcalledthedevil,orSatan,

wholeadsthewholeworldastray.Hewashurledtotheearth,

andhisangelswithhim.”Revelation12:9

ManybelieveLeviathanofJob41isSatan.

“Nothingonearthisitsequal—

acreaturewithoutfear.Itlooksdownonallthat

arehaughty;itiskingoverallthatare

proud.”Job41:33-34

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“Inthatday,theLORDwillpunishwithhissword—hisfierce,greatandpowerfulsword

—Leviathan,theglidingserpent,Leviathan,thecoilingserpent;

hewillslaythemonsterofthesea.”

Isaiah27:1

“Heseizedthedragon,thatancientserpent,whois

thedevil,orSatan,andboundhimforathousandyears.”

Revelation20:2

IsitacoincidencethattheLorddedicatedafullchapterto

introducingJobtoLeviathan?

“CanyoupullinLeviathanwithafishhookortiedownitstonguewitharope?Canyouputacordthroughitsnose

orpierceitsjawwithahook?Willitkeepbeggingyouformercy?

Willitspeaktoyouwithgentlewords?Willitmakeanagreementwithyou

foryoutotakeitasyourslaveforlife?”

Job41:1-5

Satan’srebellioncreatedawarbetweentwokingdoms:TheKingdomofGod

andtheKingdomofSatan.

Everyangelandhumanbeingisinonekingdomortheother.

Inthisverse,Christspokeofbothkingdoms:

“IfSatandrivesoutSatan,heisdividedagainsthimself.Howthencanhiskingdomstand?AndifIdriveout

demonsbyBeelzebub,bywhomdoyourpeopledrivethemout?Sothen,theywillbeyourjudges.ButifitisbytheSpiritofGodthatIdriveoutdemons,thenthe

kingdomofGodhascomeuponyou.”

Matthew12:26-28

Eachkingdomhasahierarchy.

“Forwewrestlenotagainstfleshandblood,butagainstprincipalities,

againstpowers,againsttherulersofthedarknessofthisworld,againstspiritualwickednessinhighplaces.”

Ephesians6:12(KJV)

Michael,theArchangel,

iscalleda“prince”whoprotectsthe

Israelites

Daniel11:1;Jude1:9

Sataniscalledthe“prince”ofdemons,suggesting

authorityandhierarchy.

Matthew12:24

“Itstailsweptathirdofthestarsoutoftheskyandflungthemtotheearth.”

-AbouttheenormousreddragonRevelation12:3-9

ForwhenSatanleftthehighestheaven,hetookathirdoftheangelswithhim.

Satanisnotomni-present.Althoughhewasthrowntoearth,

Satanroamsbothearthandheaven.

“OnedaytheangelscametopresentthemselvesbeforetheLord,andSatanalsocamewiththem.TheLordsaidtoSatan,“Wherehaveyoucomefrom?”

SatanansweredtheLord,

“Fromroamingthroughouttheearth,goingbackandforthonit.”

Job1:6-7

Some,liketheRev.Dr.DerekPrince,believeSatanandhisdemons

areheadquarteredinthe“second”heaven.

SeeDerekPrince– TheEnemiesWeFace CastingDownStrongholds

Derek’sLogic:1.Thereare

multipleheavens.

“Inthebeginning,Godcreatedthe

heavensandtheearth.”

Genesis1:1

Derek’sLogic:2.Infact,thereare

atleastthreeheavens.

“IknowamaninChristwhofourteenyearsagowas

caughtuptothethirdheaven...Hewas

caughtuptoparadiseandheardinexpressiblethings,

thingsthatnooneispermittedtotell.”

2Corinthians12:2-4

3.Thereisthehighestheaven,wheretheLordsitsonhisthrone.“GlorytoGodinthehighestheaven,andonearthpeacetothoseonwhomhisfavorrests.” Luke2:14

Derek’sLogic:

“ThehighestheavensbelongtotheLORD,buttheearthhehasgiventomankind.”

Psalm115:16

“...ToHimwhoridesacrossthehighestheavens,theancientheavens,

whothunderswithmightyvoice.” Psalm68:33

“TotheLORDyourGodbelongtheheavens,eventhehighestheavens,theearthandeverythinginit.”

Deuteronomy10:14

“YoualonearetheLORD.Youmadetheheavens,eventhehighestheavens,andalltheirstarryhost,theearthandall

thatisonit,theseasandallthatisinthem.Yougivelifetoeverything,andthemultitudesof

heavenworshipyou.”Nehemiah9:6

Derek’sLogic:4.Thereisthelowestheaven,whichisvisibletohumanbeings.

“WhenIconsideryourheavens,theworksofyourfingers,themoonandthestars,whichyouhavesetinplace...”

Psalm8:3

“Lookupattheheavensandsee;gazeatthecloudssohighaboveyou.” Job35:5

5.Logic,then,dictatesthatthereisa“second”oratleastone“middle”heaven.

Becausemultipleversesspeakofspiritual

warfareoccurringinheaven,Dr.PrincereasonsthatthisiswhereSatanhashisthrone.

Derek’sLogic:

“Forourstruggleisnotagainstfleshandblood,butagainsttherulers,againstthe

authorities,againstthepowersofthisdarkworldandagainstthespiritualforcesof

evilintheheavenlyrealms.”

Ephesians6:10-12(NIV)

“Asforyou,youweredeadinyour

transgressionsandsins,inwhichyouusedtolivewhenyoufollowedtheways

ofthisworldandoftherulerofthekingdomoftheair,

thespiritwhoisnowatworkinthosewhoaredisobedient.”

Ephesians2:1-2

Readthisepicexampleofheavenlywarfare,precipitatedbytheprayersandfastingofagodlyman,Daniel,forthenationofIsrael.

“Onthetwenty-fourthdayofthefirstmonth,asIwasstandingonthebankofthegreatriver,theTigris...

“...Ilookedupandtherebeforemewasamandressedinlinen,withabeltoffinegold

fromUphazaroundhiswaist.Hisbodywasliketopaz,hisfacelikelightning,

hiseyeslikeflamingtorches,hisarmsandlegs

likethegleamofburnishedbronze,andhisvoicelikethesoundofamultitude.”

Daniel10:4-6

“Thenhecontinued,‘Donotbeafraid,Daniel.

SincethefirstdaythatyousetyourmindtogainunderstandingandtohumbleyourselfbeforeyourGod,yourwordswereheard,andIhave

comeinresponsetothem...

....ButtheprinceofthePersiankingdomresistedmetwenty-onedays.

....ThenMichael,oneofthechiefprinces,cametohelpme,becauseIwasdetainedtherewith

thekingofPersia.”

Daniel10:12-13

“....SoonIwillreturntofightagainsttheprinceofPersia,andwhenIgo,theprinceofGreecewillcome;butfirstIwilltellyouwhat

iswrittenintheBookofTruth.(Noonesupportsmeagainstthemexcept

Michael,yourprince.)”Daniel10:20-21

Knowingthatwearemembersofakingdomatwar—andunderstandingtheagendaandthecharacterofthe

adversary—areessentialifwedon’twanttobecomehaplessvictimsofthebattle.

Pride,murder,andliesareSatan’ssignatureactivities.

“Hewasamurdererfromthebeginning,notholdingtothetruth,forthereisnotruthinhim.Whenhelies,hespeakshis

nativelanguage,forheisaliarandthefatheroflies.”

John8:44

JesusChrist:

Satan’sambition:tobeequalwithGod.

Satan’sambition:tousurpGod’sglory.

Satan’sambition:Toleadthewholeworldastray.

Satanmasqueradesasanangeloflight,mimickingGod.

Hepretendstobeonthesideofhumans,butultimatelyleadsthemtodestruction.

Bewareofreligionthattalkslittleofsinorrepentance.

JobcooperatedwithSatanwhenhefellintolittlewhitelies–

exaggerations.

PraiseofMen

JobreflectedSatan’scharacterwhenhesought

thepraiseofmen.

ConscienceRatherthandenouncethe

promptingsofSatanorhisdemons,Jobturnedoffthesoundingsofhis

ownconscience.

“MyconsciencewillnotreproachmeaslongasIlive.”Job27:6

Envy

Jobopenedhimselfuptoenvy,asinthatconsumesSatan.

“Whydothewickedliveon,growingoldandincreasinginpower?Theyseetheirchildrenestablishedaround

them...Theirhomesaresafeandfreefromfear;therodofGodisnotonthem.Theirbullsneverfailtobreed;theircowscalveanddonotmiscarry....Theyspendtheiryearsinprosperityandgodowntothegravein

peace.YettheysaytoGod,‘Leaveusalone!Wehavenodesiretoknowyourways.’”

Job21:7-14

Job,AbouttheWicked

“Theyhavenostruggles.Theirbodiesarehealthyandstrong.Theyarefreefromcommonhumanburdens;Prideistheirnecklace;theyclothethemselveswithviolence.Fromtheircallousheartscomesiniquity;theirevilimaginationshavenolimits.Theyscoff,andspeakwithmalice;witharrogancetheythreatenoppression.Theirmouthslayclaimtoheaven,andtheirtonguestakepossessionoftheearth.Therefore,theirpeopleturntothemanddrinkupwatersinabundance.Theysay,‘HowwouldGodknow?DoestheMostHighknowanything?’” Psalm73:4-11

ThePsalmist,AbouttheWicked

ThePsalmistsaidhe,thePsalmist,nearlylosthisfootholdandhisfeethadnearlyslipped

becauseheenviedthearrogantwhenhesawtheirprosperity.

ThePsalmistcaughthimself—exhibitingaform

ofspiritualwarfare—butJobdidnot.

Satanworksthroughnations,makingrulershispuppets.

“Howartthoufallenfromheaven,OLucifer,sonofthemorning!

howartthoucutdowntotheground,whichdidstweakenthenations!”

Isaiah14:12(KJV)

Heenterspeople.

“ThenSatanenteredJudas,calledIscariot,

oneoftheTwelve.”

Luke22:3

“JesusturnedandsaidtoPeter,‘Getbehindme,Satan!Youarea

stumblingblocktome;youdonothaveinmindtheconcernsofGod,butmerely

humanconcerns.’”

Matthew16:23

Andhisdemonsenterpeople.

“Whenanimpurespiritcomesoutofaperson,itgoesthrougharidplacesseekingrestanddoesnotfindit.Thenitsays,‘IwillreturntothehouseIleft.’Whenitarrives,itfindsthehouseunoccupied,sweptcleanandputinorder.Thenitgoesandtakeswithitsevenotherspiritsmorewickedthanitself,andtheygoinandlivethere.Andthefinalconditionofthatpersonisworsethanthefirst.Thatishowitwillbewiththiswickedgeneration.” Matthew12:43-45

Demonscausediseaseandsickness.

“....sothatevenhandkerchiefsand

apronsthathadtouchedhimweretakentothesick,andtheirillnesseswerecured

andtheevilspiritsleftthem.”

Acts19:12

“Thenshouldnotthiswoman,adaughterofAbraham,whomSatanhaskeptboundforeighteenlongyears,besetfreeontheSabbathdayfromwhatboundher?”

Luke13:16

“AtthatverytimeJesuscuredmanywhohaddiseases,sicknessesandevilspirits,

andgavesighttomanywhowereblind.”

Luke7:21

WhenJesussawthatacrowdwasrunningtothescene,herebukedtheimpurespirit.“Youdeafandmutespirit,”hesaid,“I

commandyou,comeoutofhimandneverenterhimagain.”

Mark9:25

Satananddemonsrobusofourjoy.

“Whatthelocustswarmhasleftthegreatlocustshaveeaten;whatthegreatlocustshaveleftthe

younglocustshaveeaten;whattheyounglocustshaveleftotherlocustshaveeaten.”

Joel1:4

“Surelythepeople’sjoyiswitheredaway.” Joel1:12

SatanwitheredawayJob’sjoylongbeforehisdevastation.

FearJobwasdrivenbyfear,the

oppositeoffaith.

“WhatIfearedhascomeuponme;whatIdreadedhashappenedtome,”Jobsaid.

Job3:25

SatancreatedtheeventsthatdevastatedJob,butGodpermittedSatantoact.WHY?

BecauseturningerrantmenovertoSatanisaScripturalwaytoredeemthem.Job’ssufferingwasforhishealingandredemption.

Satan

PaultoldtheCorinthianstohandamanovertoSatanforthedestructionoftheflesh,sothathisspiritmaybesavedontheDayoftheLord.

ICorinthians5:4

IntheNewTestament,HymenaeusandAlexanderwerehandedovertoSatantobetaughtnottoblaspheme. ITimothy1:20

Peterwasdeliveredfromhispridebybeing

siftedlikewheat.

AndtheLordsaid,“Simon,Simon,behold,Satanhathdesiredtohaveyou,thathemaysiftyouaswheat.”Luke

22:31

ButGodismercifulandrestoresthejoythelocusts

havetaken.

“Iwillrepayyoufortheyearsthelocustshaveeaten—thegreatlocustandtheyoung

locust,theotherlocustsandthelocustswarm—mygreatarmythatIsentamongyou.” Joel2:25

“Returntoyourfortress,youprisonersofhope;evennowIannouncethatIwillrestoretwiceasmuchtoyou.”

Zechariah9:12

HedoubledJob’sportion.

Butthereisacondition...

“Evennow,”declarestheLORD,“returntomewithallyourheart,withfastingandweepingandmourning.

Rendyourheartandnotyourgarments.ReturntotheLORDyourGod,

forheisgraciousandcompassionate,slowtoangerandaboundinginlove,

andherelentsfromsendingcalamity.”Joel2:12-13

ConsiderthatthewheelsofHeavenlyhelpwentintomotionafterDanielhumbledhimself,fasted,and

sethismindtogainunderstanding.

AlthoughHepermitsSatantoruleonearthtopurifyandrefineus,notwishinganytoperish,

theLordwillultimatelybevictorious.

“Thentheendwillcome,whenhehandsoverthekingdomtoGodtheFatherafterhehasdestroyedalldominion,authority

andpower.Thelastenemytobedestroyedisdeath.”

ICorinthians15:24