In our last blog post we looked into the Wiles of Satan used against humanity the world over to deceive man to do his will, in the destruction of humanity, through the use of GOD's wrath as a nuclear force of fire and brimstone. I want to look at another of his devices as the arch deceiver used against mankind before looking at his prince-hood.
The Arch Deceiver, who attempts to ruin mankind:
By Lying promises,
Genesis 3:5 of 1-7 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?'" And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die (become separated from God). For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked (for the glory, the anointing, that encased them departed from them). And they sewed fig leaves (a symbol of GODS Israel) together and made themselves loincloths."
Wresting the Scriptures,
Matthew 4:6 of 5-7 "Then the devil took Jesus to the holy city (Nehemiah 11:1, 18; Daniel 9:24) and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, "If you are the Son of GOD, throw yourself down, for it is written (Psalm 91:11-12), "'He will command His angels concerning You,' and "'On their hands they will bear You up, lest You strike Your foot against a stone.'" To this Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written, 'You shall not put the LORD your GOD to the test.'"
Cunning plans,
2Corinthians 2:11 of 5-11 "Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs."
Appearing as an angle of light,
2Corinthians 11:13b-14 of 12-15 "What I am doing I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds."
Satan's Prince-hood,
John 12:31 of 27-43 (Jesus is speaking) "Now is My soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save Me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.' Then a voice came from heaven: "'I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.'" The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to Him." To this Jesus answered, 'This voice has come for your sake, not Mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself.' Then He said this to show by what kind of death He was going to die. So the crowd answered Him, "We have heard from the Law that the (Messiah of Psalm 110:4, Isaiah 9:7) Christ remains forever. How can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?" So Jesus said to them, 'The [true] light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light [have Me, the true light of man], believe in this light, that you may become sons of light.' When Jesus had said these things, He departed and hid Himself from them. Though He had done so many signs [attesting wonders] before them, they still did not believe in Him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled (of 53:1): "LORD, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?" Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said (by the LORD said in 6:1ff), "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal (restored them to spiritual health) them." Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke of Him. Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in Him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from GOD."
John 14:30 of 25-31 (Jesus is speaking) "'These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the HE the Helper, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, HE will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Of My Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. You heard Me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on Me, for I do as the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.'"
John 16:11 of 5-11 (Jesus is speaking) "'But now I am going to Him Who sent Me (Deuteronomy 18:15-22), and none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you. And when HE comes, HE will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see Me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.'"
2Corinthians 4:4 of 1-6, 7-12 "Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of GOD, we do not lose heart. For we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with GOD's word, but by the open statement of this truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of GOD. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of GOD. For what we proclaim is not about ourselves, but Jesus Christ as LORD, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For it is GOD, Who said (in Genesis 1:3), "'Let light shine out of darkness,'" Who has shone in our hearts, to give this light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of Jesus Christ.
For we have this treasure as in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to GOD and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life in Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life (Christ) of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you."
Ephesians 2:2-3 of 1-10 "You were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But GOD, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which HE loves us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages HE might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of (Mosaic Laws obedience to as) works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good (obedience by faith's law of love that) works, which GOD prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
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