Satan

Isaiah 14:12-19, Ezekiel 28:11-19

I: Who is Satan?
1. One of great power, full of wisdom & beauty.
2. Cast out of Heaven because of Pride.
3. Was once mighty in Heaven.
4. He was a mighty musician.

II: He is the Ruler of This Wicked World.
1. He offered the nations to Jesus. Luke 4:3-7.
2. He has power to kill. Luke 12:4-5.
3. He is over the demon world.

III: He is the Accuser.
1. Job was accused by him.
2. He deframes the children of god.
3. He is a slanderer; he retails vile language.
4. He stirs up strife, bitterness, & discontent.

IV: He uses man to do his work. God and Satan must work thru men. Satan to destroy; God to destroy.
1. He is a corrupter thru men. Cor. 2 11:3.a. He robs of virtue & purity of heart.
b. He uses some vile men or women to defile a boy or girl and then sends that boy or girl into our schools and public life as his missionary.
2. He holds nothing sacred nor holy.
3. He is a tempter. Thess. 1 3:5.

V: He is the Seducer, Dragon, and Serpent.
1. Serpent means: Fascinator. He fascinates men with passion, music, dim lights, and half dressed women. He gave us our ball rooms, proms, etc. Ninety percent of our girls in houses of ill fame got there thru the dance hall.
2. He fascinates thru gambling.
3. Without a call to base passion, Hollywood would close its doors.
4. He is called the Dragon, father of hate, murder, and a destroyer of nations.

Sin is a reproach to any nation and Satan is the source of sin.