Grace Bible Church
Pastor Teacher
Robert R. McLuaghlin
Wednesday August 29, 2018
Pastor Rick Bettez
Truth is Satan along with his army do share responsibility for the majority of civil unrest, warmongers, chaotic riots, certain illnesses & even some disturbing weather patterns.
1Cor 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Gen 3:16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Gen 3:16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Gen 3:17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you;
In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.The world population has to also answer for the damage that we have done by ignoring our Divine Creator and willfully accepting principles or standards that are opposed to His Word.
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
ben ‘elohiym – sons of God. Used several times to point to angels in OT scripture. Job 1 & 2, Job 38:7, Gen 6:2.
Satan and the majority of his army are free to not only roam about on earth but to dominate or influence worldly events, people & circumstances.
Satan & fallen angels have the ability through God’s divine guidelines during this time of angelic warfare, to manipulate or control as well as influence leaders & many circumstances in our world.
Job 1:14-19 we see a series of events and attacks that involve groups of people being influenced to destroy Job’s property, servants and wealth.
Demonic possession is an avenue for fallen angels. Satan possessed two people in scriptures that had great influence on human history…the King of Tyre (Ezk 28) & Judas Iscariot (Luk 22). In the future he will possess the Antichrist.
Job 2:4 Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.5 “However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”
Notice the fact that God is ultimately holding all the power.
Job 2:5 is clearly stating God is the authority in all this, but in verse 7 Satan brings the skin disease unto Job, highlighting his power to damage the human body.
Mark 5 - Jesus Christ confronts a demon possessed man…a man with an unclean spirit. The fallen angels within the man recognized who Jesus Christ was.
Mar 5:7 and shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!”
Mar 5:4 - the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
This is supernatural strength.Dan 4:33) Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
In verse 8 The Lord commands them to come out…Mar 5:9 And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”
Mar 5:12 The demons
implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.”
Daimonion – demon, spirit of evil or messenger of evil, extension of a false god.
Luk 11:24 “When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’
Luk 11:25-26 And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. Then it goes and takes along
seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”
Believers can be influenced by evil; they can be led astray by demonic forces but not possessed. Unbelievers can be fully possessed by demons (fallen angels).
Satan’s main goal is to be like God!
He wants to raise himself above all other creatures, he wants full authority & to be
worshipped. (Isa 14)
We need to recognize…
1Joh 5:19
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
False doctrine, counterfeit religious systems and denominations should all fall under the informed Believer’s doctrinal microscope! Don’t be fooled by Hollywood myths about Satan and his agenda.
Counterfeit teachings or false doctrines…satanic teachings –
2Cor 11:13-15, 2Cor 4:3, 2Pet 3:16, Heb 13:9, 1Cor 12:29, Phil 3:2, Rev 2:2,
Scripture upon scripture is there to teach and warn Bels-
Tit 1:10-11, 2Jo 1:7, 1Jo 4:1, 1Jo 2;18, 2Pet 2:1-2, 2Tim 4:3-4, 2Tim 3:5, 1Tim 4:1-3, 1Tim 6:3, Gal 2:4, Gal 1:7, Act 20:30
1Tim 4:1 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in
the heavenly places.
Satan & fallen angels have a direct effect on culture, society standards and principles, education & media, certain mental or physical illnesses and some weather related events.
Scripture is clear on demonic possession as well as demonic influence. Mental & physical health fall under the umbrella of power that Satan & his army can touch.
Weather patterns, freak accidents and unexplained attacks upon wealth, career and family are within the realm of satanic powers.
Most of what the world and many Bels assume is satanic attacks is nothing more than negative decisions, lifestyle choices and OSN clashing in various ways.
Remaining inside the PPOG is the only source of comfort, truth and protection the human race has until the 2nd Advent of Christ.