Chapter
102
Origin, History,
and Destiny of Satan
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Have any others
than the human family sinned?
"God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to
hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
judgment." 2 Peter 2:4.
What is the name
of him who led them to sin?
"Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
Devil and his angels." Matt. 25:41.
Is he known by
any other name?
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil
and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world." Rev. 12:9.
Where was his
abode before he fell?
"And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven." Luke 10:18.
What was his
position in heaven?
"Thou are 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. 28:14.
What was his
condition when created?
"Thou wast perfect in
thy ways from the day that thou was created, till iniquity was found in
thee." Eze. 28:15.
Why was he cast
from his high position?
"By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee
with violence, and thou hast sinned; therefore I will cast thee as
profane out of the mountain of God; and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire." Eze. 28:16.
Where were the
cherubim placed in the earthly sanctuary erected by Moses?
"And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the holiest
of all; which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid
round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's
rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and over it the cherubim of
glory shadowing [covering] the mercy seat." Heb. 9:3-5 (Ex.
25:16-22).
Of what was this
sanctuary a pattern?
"It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the
heavens should be purified with these." Heb. 9:23; 8:1-5.
Is there a
temple in heaven, containing the ark of the testament, or covenant?
"And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His
temple the ark of His testament." Rev. 11:19.
In the earthly
sanctuary, where did God dwell by the symbol of His presence?
"I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the
two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I
will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel." Ex. 25:22.
Where is God's
throne in heaven?
"'The Lord reigneth: let the people tremble: he sitteth between the
cherubim; let the earth be moved." Ps. 99:1.
When cast out of
the mountain of God, to what place was Satan banished, to be kept till the
judgment?
"For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to
hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
judgment.." 2 Peter 2:4.
What has been
the character of Satan ever since he has had access to this world?
"He that committeth sin is of the Devil; for the Devil sinneth from
the beginning." 1 John 3:8.
Was he ever in
the truth?
"Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will
do; he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth."
John 8:44.
What is the only
"beginning" of which we have any knowledge?
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Gen. 1:1.
What has been
the result of Satan's bringing sin into the world through our first parents?
"And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in
wickedness." 1 John 5:19.
When Christ came
to redeem the world, what did Satan do to Him?
"And immediately the Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness. And He was
there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and was with the wild
beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him." Mark 1:12, 13. See also Matt.
4:1-11.
How severely was
Christ tempted?
"For we have not a High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin." Heb. 4:15.
Has the church
suffered persecution since the days of Christ?
"And when the dragon [Satan. verse 9] saw that he was cast unto the
earth, he persecuted the woman [the church] ." Rev. 12:13.
NOTE. - Many millions of the
people of God have been put to death since the Christian era by papists, to say
nothing of those who suffered martyrdom at the hands of pagan persecutors. See
"Buck's Theological Dictionary," and any commentary or church history.
See also reading on "A Remarkable Symbol." page 146.
Will the last,
or remnant, church feel his wrath? and why?
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to
make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and
have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Rev. 12:17.
How will he
deceive men in the closing work of the gospel?
"And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast." Rev.
13:14.
What will be the
tendency of this work?
"For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the
battle of that great day of God Almighty." Rev. 16:14.
Why will men be
thus allowed to fall under the delusion of Satan?
"They received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And
for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe
a lie, that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in un. righteousness." 2 Thess. 2:10-12.
What will be his
last work?
"And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of
his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four
quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the
number of whom is as the sand of the sea." Rev. 20:7, 8.
As Satan and his
host compass the camp of the saints, what will take place?
"And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp
of the saints about, and the beloved city; and fire came down from God out of
heaven, and devoured them." Rev. 20:9.
What doom will
he finally meet?
"I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them
that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished
at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be anymore."
Eze. 28:18, 19; Heb. 2:14.
What exhortation
is given to Christians in view of Satan's hatred of them?
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary, the Devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; whom resist steadfast in the
faith." 1 Peter 5:8, 9.
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