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IV. Doctrine of Satan & Satanic Counterfeits Lake Erie Bible Church P-T Ken Reed Oct. 2006 THE DOCTRINE OF SATAN AND SATANIC COUNTERFEITS 2. He is not omnipresent; however, his army of demons enables him to rapidly gather information from around the globe. 3. Although he has accumulated a great amount of knowledge over the centuries, and can monitor current developments world-wide via his demon army, he is not omniscient. 4. While he does possess great power, he is not omnipotent. 5. He is, in every way, inferior to God, against whom he has chosen to revolt. 6. The Word of God clearly indicates that Satan and the kingdom of negative volition over which he rules, have a beginning and an end. 7. His operation of evil is consistently viewed as existing for only a time under the permissive will of God. The resume of Satan’s falls. A. While most speak of a single fall of Satan, the Bible indicates a series of at least 4 falls beginning with his original fall. B. While he was created without a sin nature and was perfect in every way, Satan possessed volition. Isa.14:13-14 C. For an unspecified period of time, Satan remained obedient and sinless, serving God. Eze.28:15 D. His original sin was the mental attitude sin of pride in his great beauty. Eze.28:17 E. When Satan became impressed with himself, he lost his doctrinal perspective corrupting his wisdom. Eze.28:17. F. Pride or arrogance is the opposite of humility and grace orientation. Cp. Prov.8:13; 11:2; 16:18; 29:23; Dan.4:37 G. Rather than maintaining proper orientation with respect to his beauty and recognizing that all he possessed came from the grace of God, Satan came to believe that because of his beauty he was somehow superior. H. Sin resulted in his demotion from his position as the anointed cherub that guards, being cast to the earth. Eze.28:16 cp.Isa.14:12 I. Immediately following his original fall, Satan adopted the manifesto of revolt as revealed in his 5 “I wills” of Isa.14:12-17: 1. Self-exaltation in competition with God to rule in the 3 rd heaven. Vs.13a “I will ascend to heaven…” 2. Rulership over the angelic hosts. Vs.13b “I will raise my throne above the stars of God…” 3. Establishment of his throne on the earth. Vs.13c “I will set on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north.” 4. Rulership over planet earth. Vs.14a “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds…” 5. Finally, to make himself like God. Vs.14b “I will make myself like the Most High.” J. The time of his original fall was sometime after the creation of the universe but prior to the creation of man. K. His original fall was being cast out of heaven demoted from his original position as the anointed cherub (some count this as 2 falls). Eze.28:16 4
Doctrine of Satan & Satanic Counterfeits Lake Erie Bible Church P-T Ken Reed Oct. 2006 THE DOCTRINE OF SATAN AND SATANIC COUNTERFEITS L. His 5 “I wills” are a subsequent result of his original sin. M. They most naturally look to a propaganda campaign of future determinations through which he will re-exalt himself. N. These 5 “I wills” are retaliation to his original fall from holiness and subsequent demotion. O. They in turn correspond to 3 more falls Satan experiences: 1. Fall two occurs in conjunction with seal six of Rev.6:13-14 (~3 rd year, 1 st month of the tribulation) when all access to the 3 rd heaven is withdrawn and Satan is confined to planet earth in operation star-wars. Rev.12:7-12 2. This fall disproves any validity to him ruling in the 3 rd heaven and over the angels in his 1 st two “I wills”. 3. Fall three will occur at the 2 nd Advent when he is confined to the abyss for a thousand years. Rev.20:1-3 4. This fall disproves his claim of ruling North of Israel over the world in his 3 rd and 4 th “I wills”. Rev.20:1-3 5. Fall four will occur at the end of the Millennium (thousand years) when he is confined to the lake of fire for eternity. Rev.20:7-10 6. We can assume this fall vanquishes his 5 th “I will” disproving beyond a shadow of doubt that he will ever reach his ultimate goal of reigning as the “Most High” of creation. P. His 3 subsequent falls indicate the process of a total resolution to the Angelic conflict judging all 5 “I wills” as fraudulent and empty. V. Satan's current status. A. After Satan's open revolt against God, one-third of the angels accepted Satan's viewpoint and joined him. Rev.12:4 B. Their base of operations for their revolt (or following the actual revolt) became planet earth. C. They were judged by the Eternal Judge and their base of operations was turned into a frozen uninhabitable wasteland. Gen.1:1,2 D. They were condemned for their unrighteousness and sentenced to the lake of fire. Mat.25:41 E. However, it is evident from the Bible that the sentencing has not yet been carried out. Job 1:6,7; 1Pet.5:8 F. When all the evidence is evaluated, it is clear that Satan and his fallen angels have appealed the sentence. G. It is obvious that the crux of his appeal centers on God’s Sovereignty (will) and essence vs. Satan’s as implied through his 5 “I wills” and hence, volition. H. Any further implications are at present speculation. I. However, it is a fairly safe bet that Satan did not believe that God could resolve the issue of conflict of –V manifested in His creation and maintain His integrity of essence and Person. J. Satan's fall resulted in judgment on creation and the earth was packed in ice. 1. The surface of the earth was covered with water. 2. There was total darkness. 3. This means ice. 5
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