Who is Satan?

17 July 2007 Last Updated on 02 September 2010 Bible Research

At one time Satan was a beautiful angel. Almighty God gave him the job to be caretaker of the earth. He believed he could be worshipped like Almighty God and exalted himself to be like God. This study has scriptures showing that Satan has access to God's throne and to the earth. There are no scriptures describing a horned creature surrounded by fire, tormenting people for all eternity. There will be a future time period when there will be a war in heaven. Satan will be thrown out of heaven and confined to the earth, as a human form. When Satan is cast to the earth, he will know he has a short time to live. He will cause much chaos on the earth and many people will be deceived. Satan will be "chained" for a thousand years, similar to a person in prison. Satan, along with those who followed him, will be permanently destroyed by Almighty God.

Satan Working Today

Job 1:6-11 and 2:1-3 Satan desired that Job would curse the one true Almighty God. Satan was working evil intentions then, as he does today.

1 Peter 5:8 Peter symbolically depicts the devil "as a roaring lion" warning us to be aware and not easily deceived.

Ephesians 6:11-13 Our fight is a spiritual fight, not a fleshly fight. Spiritual armour provides ability to withstand against evil.

Satan - god of this World

Genesis 3:1-5 Through Satan's deception and lie, Adam and Eve died.

John 8:43-44 Christ said there was no truth in Satan and that he was a murderer from the beginning and the father of lies.

Luke 4:3-8 Satan has power of all the kingdoms of the world. Satan offered to give this power to Christ if he would worship him.

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 The god of this world can be very deceptive, don't be blinded!

Ezekiel 28:13-17 Lucifer was in the Garden of Eden and is described as being a very beautiful creature. God set Lucifer up as the anointed, covering cherub (a particular rank of angels). Iniquity was found in him and he will be cast out of the mountain of God and destroyed.

Isaiah 14:12-17 Lucifer thought he could exalt his throne above the stars of God. Men will see him, in the form of a human and be amazed that he deceived the nations.

Revelation 12:7-12 Satan, the accuser, will be cast out of heaven and put on the earth. This will be a very troublesome time.

Revelation 20:1-3, 7 and 10-15 Satan will be bound for a thousand years. After this thousand year time period, Satan will be released for a short time and will again desire to deceive the nations. Satan will then be cast into the lake of fire along with all those that followed him.

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+1 #6 RE: Who is Satan? — BAK 2011-12-16 15:33

Thanks for the additional information on the origin of Christmas. Well said.

-Bible Research

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0 #5 Santa Claus and Satan Claws — Mike Smith 2011-12-12 03:12

JESUS CHRIST: OUR LORD AND SAVIOR ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE SANTA CLAUS: THE COUNTERFEIT ACCORDING TO MYTH OF MEN
1. Has white hair like wool (Rev 1:14) 1. Has white hair like wool
2. Has a beard (Isaiah 50:6) 2. Has a beard
3. Comes in red apparel Isaiah (63:1-2) 3. Comes in red apparel
4. Hour of His coming is a mystery
(Luke 12:40; Mark 13:33)

4. Hour of his coming is a mystery
5. Comes from the North where He lives (Ezekiel 1:4; Psalm 48:2) 5. Comes from the North where he lives: North Pole
6. Is a carpenter (Mark 6:3) 6. Is a toy carpenter
7. Comes as a thief in the night
(Matthew 24:43-44)

7. Comes as a thief in the night. Even gains entrance to homes as a thief.
8. Omnipotent -- all powerful (Rev 19:6) 8. Omnipotent -- can deliver all the toys of the world in one night
9. Omniscient -- knows all (Hebrews 4:13; 1 John 3:20) 9. Omniscient -- knows if you have been good or bad, for the entire year
10. Omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-10; Ephesians 4:6; John 3:13) 10. Omnipresent -- sees when you wake or sleep. Has to be everywhere at once to be able to deliver all the toys in one short night.
11. Ageless, eternal (Rev 1:8; 21:6) 11. Lives forever
12. Lives in men (1 Cor 3:16; 2 Cor 6:16-17) 12. Lives in the hearts of children
13. Giver of Gifts (Ephesians 4:8) 13. Giver of Gifts
14. Absolute Truth (John 14:6) 14. Absolute Fable - (1 Tim 1:4; 4:7;
2 Tim 4:4)

15. Sits on a throne (Rev 5:1; Heb 1:8) 15. Sits on a throne

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0 #4 Santa Claus and Satan Claws! — Mike Smith 2011-12-12 03:10

16. We are told to boldly go to the throne of Grace for our needs (Heb 4:16) 16. Children are bidden to approach his throne to ask for anything they want
17. Commands children to obey parents 17. Tells children to obey parents
18. Wants little children to come to Him (Mark 10:14) 18. Bids children to come unto him
19. Judges (Rom 14:10; Rev 20:2) 19. Judges whether you were good or bad
20. Everlasting Father (Isa 9:6; Heb 12:2) 20. Father Christmas
21. Christ Child (Matt 1:23; Luke 2:11-12) 21. Kris Kringle (means christ child)
22. Worthy of Prayers and Worship (Rev 5:14 Hebrews 1:6) 22. Prayers and worship to "St. Nick" by children
23. Lord of Hosts (Mal 3:5; Isa 8:13; Psalms 24:10) 23. Lord over a host of elves - (In Druidic religion, elves are demons or tree spirits
24. God says, "Ho, ho ... (Zechariah 2:6) 24. Santa says, "Ho, ho, ho ..."
25. Prince of Peace, the Image of God (Isa 9:6;
Hebrews 1:3)

25. Symbol of World Peace, the image of the Christmas Season
Note: This comparison taken from "The GOOD NEWSletter", by Former Catholics For Christ, Oct/Nov/Dec, 1997. Clearly, you can see that someone deliberately created a Secular counterfeit to Jesus Christ, matching the many attributes of Jesus Christ with Santa Claus! There are too many direct matches for this creation of Santa Claus to have been an accident. We are told in Job 1:6-7 that Satan walks up and down on the Earth, as if it were a small garden plot completely under his domination. Satan can be thought of as a Master Marionette, pulling the strings on Earth. Certainly, in these Last Days, Satan would have wanted someone else to draw the attention, admiration, and love of the children away from Jesus Christ. But, not only that, Satan would have wanted to infect children early with that most devastating of spiritual diseases, the love of material things, and the love of oneself that goes with trying to get as many presents as possible! The creation and promotion of Santa Claus certainly fulfills all these goals.

Remember that one of Jesus' End Times prophecy was that the hearts of the people would have become extremely cold to Him. "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." (Matthew 24:12)

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-1 #3 satan — Gwen sann 2011-11-08 17:41

where do you think that torment comes from and what casues weeping and gnashing of teeth,and those whos father is the father of lies are his followers and damnation is eternal punishment that doesnt end..like eternal life,it in the word..if satan whom is foul we see by his fruit,then what do you think he and the demons will be doing to the souls of those who perish?and have you ever seen a demon..not pretty..so how do you know if satan has horns,and why does it matter,do you know how big the bible would have to be to contain every detail that there is..it is even written that there were many other things that jesus did if they had been written John21:25 check it out for yourself.He wants us to love him with all of our mind ,heart and strength,look at the scribes and pharisees,they couldnt see the forrest for the trees..do you have any topics on joy and true intimacy.?the more of that we have the rest will be.seek his kingdom and righteousness,o h yea..its his righteousness not ours,we are clothed in jesus and its his..remember,ours is as filthy rags..romans 3:22. i find this whole experience refreshing,im glad you guys are around and open,i beleive we are all on the same side and iron sharpens iron..

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+2 #2 RE: Who is Satan? — BAK 2011-05-06 18:35

Quoting Jack:

Does Bible Research eat pork? If yes, why? If no, why? Thanks in advance!

Bible Research does not teach against eating pork. The Mosaic Law ended for Christians at Christ's death. The Apostle Paul said eating meat is ok and let no one judge you of that (Colossians 2 and 1 Corinthians 8).

Paul did say that if a brother is offended by eating certain meats then it is better to refrain to avoiding offending or stumbling a brother. In this case we would not eat pork in front of someone who believes that it should not be eaten.

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