Who is Lucifer ? If you asked a hundred people, “Who is Lucifer?” Probably ninety-nine of them would say that Lucifer is satan. But that’s not what the bible says. The King James Bible, and several other versions, use the word “Lucifer”, one time, and that one time is in Isaiah 14, verse 12. Some of the other English versions of the bible use the words “shinning one”, …
Each One Is Tempted I want to talk to you today about temptation. And when I talk about temptation, I’m specifically talking about the temptation to commit sin. I’m not talking about the temptation to have another piece of chocolate cake, or the temptation to splurge on something that you know you really don’t need. I’m talking about the temptation to sin. The temptation to do something…
What is the Root of all Evil? I heard someone suggest that it’s not the devil that we should fear the most, but rather, it’s the love of money. You might ask; How did someone even come up with that idea? Well, they came up with it from reading 1 Timothy 6, verse 10. The King James reads like this; “For the love of money is the…
Did God Create Satan ? In a series of lessons on the subject of Satan, we’re left with this question; Is Satan a created being? Did God create Satan? We know from Genesis 1, verse 1, that “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And throughout that first chapter of Genesis, we’re given more details about the creation of the physical heavens…
Where Does God Keep Fallen angels? There are two specific verses of scripture that tell about angels sinning. One verse is on Jude, verse 6. The other verse is in 2 Pet 2:4. Here are those two verses.. Jude V-6, “And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds, under darkness for the judgment of the…
Did God Create Satan, And Is Satan An Angel ? We’ve had two previous lessons on the subject of Satan. And we’ve learned several things. Just for a quick review, let me list what we’ve already learned from the bible. #1. “Names” given to Satan. The bible refers to Satan as the “devil”, and the “serpent of old”, in Rev 12:9. God also refers to Satan as “the prince of…
Three Questions About Satan There were three questions that we were left with in our previous lesson titled IS SATAN AN ANGEL ? One question is; Is Satan indeed an angel? Another is; Did God create Satan? And the last one is this; Is Lucifer another name for Satan? I mentioned that the name Lucifer was used one time in the bible, but that it does…
Who or What Is Satan, And Where Did Satan Come From ? There are lots of questions that people have about satan, but the bible doesn’t answer them all. There’s a lot of figurative and symbolic language used in certain parts of the bible, and many times, people get the wrong impression, thinking that certain passages of scripture that use this symbolic language, are talking about…