Whereas the first ten verses in this chapter speak about the ruler of Tyre who was condemned for claiming to be a god though he was just a man , the discussion moves to the king of Tyre starting in verse Some have suggested that these verses may actually be dealing with a human king of Tyre who was empowered by Satan. Perhaps the historic king of Tyre was a tool of Satan, possibly even indwelt by him.
In describing this king, Ezekiel also gives us glimpses of the superhuman creature, Satan, who was using, if not indwelling, him. Our text tells us that this king was a created being and left the creative hand of God in a perfect state Ezekiel And he remained perfect in his ways until iniquity was found in him Ezekiel b.
What was this iniquity? The sin that corrupted Lucifer was self-generated pride. Apparently, this represents the actual beginning of sin in the universe—preceding the fall of the human Adam by an indeterminate time.
Sin originated in the free will of Lucifer in which—with a full understanding of the issues involved—he chose to rebel against the Creator.
Isaiah is another Old Testament passage that may refer to the fall of Lucifer. We must be frank in admitting that some Bible scholars see no reference whatsoever to Lucifer in this passage. One way that the devil devours our relationship with God and with one another is by tricking us into believing that what is right and wrong is relative.
Satan wants nothing more than for each of us to act as our own individual gods, casting stones at each other based on our own moral code and denying the authority and commandments of the only God of the Universe.
Arguably, all sins are rooted in pride if we consider that sin is the placing of our own desires above the will of God. Thus, the faithful can keep from becoming ensnared in pride and in all of the other sins that stem from pride by living by the Word of God. The Word instructs us to love God and one another Matthew , to make every effort to live in peace with everyone Hebrews , and to pray for our enemies Matthew By doing what we can to reflect love, peace, and humility in our actions, we can resist Satan by keeping pride at bay and submitting to the will of God, who promises to oppose the proud and lift up the humble James Was Satan Really an Angel?
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Dolores Smyth Crosswalk. What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,. And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? How do you read it? No one is good except God alone. And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.
The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,. All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.
By the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all who saw you. Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers.
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
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