Peter uses a startling metaphor in application to the devil (1 Pet.
Regarding omniscience—angels, and we can safely surmise fallen angels also, do not know the day and hour of the return of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:36). The diabolic aim is worship.
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Gregory of Nyssa (AD 335–394) was more cautious about making the same claim.
The serpent came into the garden from the outside and with evil intent (Gen. 3:1–2).
Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Peter has persecution for the faith in mind as the next verse shows (1 Pet.
He called this blind spot “the flaw of the excluded middle.” He thought that many western Christians may have an espoused theology affirming angels and demons, but in practice have an operational theology that lives as though God and ourselves were the only intelligences.
The idea of possession may give the impression of ownership, whereas the demons are squatters.
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The apostle Paul warns the Corinthians that the devil can disguise himself as “an angel of light” (2 Cor.
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Later in Scripture, the devil is described as “that ancient serpent” (Rev.
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Sometimes our theology textbooks state that sin first came into the world with the sin in the garden, but already there was a fall before the human fall.
Michael and his angels defeat him and his angels in battle.
Millard J. EricksonThis book explores the doctrine of angels and demons, answering key questions about their nature and the implications for Christians’ beliefs and behavior.Satan and demons are powerful spirits, but they are not omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent.
Regarding omnipresence—demons can leave a man and enter pigs (Mark 5:13).
The scriptural testimony is plain—the devil and his servants, the false prophet and beast from the sea, will be in the lake of fire eternally (Rev. Victor and his demons are going to town So better watch out. The serpent questioned God’s goodness by insinuating that God was withholding something good from his human images.
So, he was defeated by an archangel (Rev.12:7). Scripture has a number of titles in addition to “Satan” and “devil” that sum him up.
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