satan isn’t always easily recognizable › he can appear as an angel of light

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What Everyone Needs To Know About SatanEphesians 6:10-13

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He can appear as an angel of light

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He can appear as an angel of light

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:13-14

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He can appear as an angel of light› He is the god of this world/age

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He is the god of this world/age

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He can appear as an angel of light› He is the god of this world/age› He is the greatest deceiver

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He is the greatest deceiver

But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He can appear as an angel of light› He is the god of this world/age› He is the greatest deceiver› He is strong

You need to know He takes many forms!

Satan isn’t always easily recognizable› He is strong

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone› He tempted Adam & Eve to sin

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone› He tempted Adam & Eve to sin

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden '?“ Genesis 3:1

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone› He tempted Adam & Eve to sin› He tempted the Son of God to sin

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

He is fearless and willing to tempt anyone› He tempted the Son of God to sin

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, Matthew 4:1-3a

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

He uses temptation and lies to misguide people› And the Lord said, " Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has

asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.“ Luke 22:31-32

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

Satan can also hinder the work of the church› Therefore we wanted to come to you — even I, Paul,

time and again — but Satan hindered us. 1 Thessalonians 2:18

You need to know you live in a world that he dominates!

Satan can also hinder the work of the church› For a great and effective door has opened to me, and

there are many adversaries.

1 Corinthians 16:9

You need to know and understand Satan’s mission.

What is Satan’s Mission?› Alienate (separate) men from God by causing them to sin.› But your iniquities have separated you from your God;

And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.

Isaiah 59:2

You need to know and understand Satan’s mission.

What is Satan’s Mission?› Alienate (separate) men from God by causing them to

sin.› Make men his slaves, by robbing them of the freedom

that God’s Word gives man.

You need to know and understand Satan’s mission.

What is Satan’s Mission?› Make men his slaves, by robbing them of the freedom

that God’s Word gives man.

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

Can you resist him?

You can resist the Devil (Satan)› and that they may come to their senses and escape the

snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

2 Timothy 2:26

Can you resist him?

You can resist the Devil (Satan)› then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of

temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, 2 Peter 2:9

Are you ready?

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 6:11-12

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