The Purpose of Satan

Jim Fox, courtesy: The Manna System

• Toward God
  • Comments about God - Gen. 3:4-5
  • Conflicting with God - Gen 3:15
  • Counterfeiting of God - 2 Cor 11:14-15
• TOWARD THE NATIONS
  • Deceives - Rev. 20:3, 8-10
• TOWARD THE UNBELIEVER
  • Blinds - 2 Cor 4:4
  • Snatches - Luke 8:12
  • Uses - Acts 13:8-10
• TOWARD THE BELIEVER
  • Accuses - Rev 12:10
  • Hinders - 1 Thes 2:18
  • Attacks - Eph 6:10-12
  • Deceives - Matt 13:38-39
  • Tempts - Gen 3:1-5
  • Influences - Matt 18:21-23

THE PERSONALITY OF SATAN

• Fall of Satan
  • Isaiah 14:12-21
• Characteristics
  • John 8:44. Murder, Liar, Confirmed sinner 1 John 3:8
• The Power of Satan
  • Satan has access to God. Job 1:7
  • Satan has power over demons. Rev 12:7
  • Satan has power over non-Christians. 1 John 5:19
• The Ability of Satan
  • He can use forces of nature (only with God's permission). Job 1:16-19
  • He can use the body of an animal. Gen 3:1
  • He can influence men. Acts 5:3
  • He can inflict death. Hebrews 2:14
  • He can possess people Heb 9:27, Luke 22:3
  • He can inflict physical disease on people. Luke 13:11,16; 2 Cor 12:7
  • He can do miracles. 2 Thess 2:8-10
• Limitations of Satan
  • As to his power. Job 1:12, James 4:7
  • As to his destiny. John 12:31; Rev 20:10