Theo 116: Angels 2

Question 1

What does the word Satan mean?

Answer 1

Satan or HASATAN means the adversary, opponent, or opposer

Question 2

What does the word Devil mean?

Answer 2

Devil means slanderer

Question 3

Isaiah 14:12-15

Answer 3

12 How you have fallen from heaven,
morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,
to the depths of the pit.

Question 4

Ezekiel 28:11-17

Answer 4

11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.
14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’”

Question 5

Satan’s rebellion in heaven and fall from grace

Answer 5

Revelation 12:3-4—“Then another sign appeared
in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon . . .
And his tail swept away a third of the stars
of heaven and threw them to the earth.”

Question 6

Satan Attempted to Kill Jesus

Answer 6

Matthew 2:16

16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

Revelation 12:4

“And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.”

Question 7

Attempted to Tempt Jesus to rebel against the Fathers plan

Answer 7

Matthew 4:1-11

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”

5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”

7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”

11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

Luke 4:1-13

4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted[a] by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[b]”

5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”

8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[c]”

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[d]”

12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[e]”

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

Matthew 16:21-23

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

Question 8

Satan’s intention for humanity

Answer 8

John 10:10 - “The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I came that they may have life,
and have it abundantly.”

Question 9

Satan’s activities toward humanity

Answer 9

1. He destroys
2. He blinds
3. He tempts
4. He accuses
5. He decieves

Question 10

Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers

Answer 10

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of th eunbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God”

Question 11

Satan tempts

Answer 11

1 Corinthians 7:5 -“lest Satan tempt
you because of your lack of self-control.”

Question 12

Satan accuses

Answer 12

Revelation 12:10 - “for the accuser
of our brethren has been thrown down”

Question 13

Satan decieves

Answer 13

John 8:44 - “You are of your father, the devil . . .for he is a liar, and the father of lies.”

Question 14

He seek to destroy

Answer 14

1 Peter 5:8 - “Your adversary, the devil, prowls
around like a roaring lion, seeking someone
to devour.”

Question 15

Evil angels fight against God’s purpose

Answer 15

2 Corinthians 4:4

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Question 16

Evil angels fight against God’s angels.

Answer 16

Revelation 12:7 - “And there was war in heaven,
Michael and his angels waging war with
the dragon. And the dragon and his angels
waged war”

Question 17

Evil angels fight against God’s people.

Answer 17

Ephesians 6:12 - “For our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the powers, against the world forces of this
darkness, against the spiritual forces
of wickedness in the heavenly places.”

Question 18

Evil angels inspire false teachers

Answer 18

1 Timothy 4:1 -“But the Sp irit explicitly says that
in later times some will fall away from the faith,
paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines
of demons.”

Question 19

Strategies used by evil angels

Answer 19

1. They inspire false teachers 1 Timothy 4:1
2. They empower occult practices Deuteronomy 18:10
3. They impersonate the spirits of the dead Deuteronomy 18:11-12
4. They impersonate God’s angels 2 Corinthians 11:14
5. They impersonate people Hebrew 13:2
6. They inhabbit people Mark 5:2

Question 20

Evil angels empower occult practices

Answer 20

Deuteronomy 18:10

There s hall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer

Acts 16:16-18

16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

Question 21

Evil angels impersonate the spirits of the dead

Answer 21

Deuteronomy 18:11-12

“ or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up, the dead. For whoever does these things, is detestable to the Lord.”

1 Samuel 28 (The reason the medium was affraid when she saw that the spirit that arose, is that it was not the usual demonic spirit she is used to working with but was the spirit of the actual prophet Samuel )

9 But the woman said to him, “Look, you are aware of what Saul has done; he has removed[l] the mediums and magicians[m] from the land! Why are you trapping me[n] so you can put me to death?” 10 But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!” 11 The woman replied, “Who is it that I should bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up for me Samuel.”

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly.[o] The woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!” 13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! But what have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul, “I have seen a divine being[p] coming up from the ground!” 14 He said to her, “What about his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!”

Question 22

Evil angels impersonate God’s angels

Answer 22

2 Corinthians 11:14 - “No wonder, for even Satan
disguises himself as an angel of light.”

Question 23

Evil Angels impersonate people

Answer 23

Hebrews 13:2 - “Do not neglect to show
hospitality to strangers, for by this some have
entertained angels without knowing it.”

Question 24

Evil Angels inhabit and possess people

Answer 24

Mark 5:3

2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat,[d] a man with an unclean spirit[e] came from the tombs and met him.[

Question 25

Evil Angels can exhibit supernormal strength

Answer 25

Mark 5:3-4

4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles,[g] but[h] he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him

Question 26

Evil angels can cause physical, mental, and emotional problems

Answer 26

Mark 5:5;

5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

Mark 9:18, 22

18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but[a] they were not able to do so.”[b] 19 He answered them,[c] “You[d] unbelieving[e] generation! How much longer[f] must I be with you? How much longer must I endure[g] you?[h] Bring him to me.” 20 So they brought the boy[i] to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He[j] fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus[k] asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

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Question 27

Evil angels can perform false miracles

Answer 27

2 Thessalonians 2:9 - “ the one whose coming
is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all
power and signs and false wonders”

Question 28

They lost their legal right over us at the cross

Answer 28

Hebrews 2:14.

“14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in[a] their humanity,[b] so that through death he could destroy[c] the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil)”

Colossians 2:15

“When He had disarmed the rulers
and authorities, He made a public display of them,
having triumphed over them through Him.”

Question 29

By faith in our position in Christ, we can
now resist them .

Answer 29

Ephesians 1:20-21
20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Ephesians 2:6
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

James 4:7
“Submit therefore to God.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

Question 30

We can resist them through prayer

Answer 30

Joh n 14 :14 - “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”

Question 31

We can resist them through rebuke

Answer 31

Jude 1:9 - “But Michael the archangel, when he
disputed with the devil . . . said, ‘The Lord rebuke you.’”

Act s 16:18 - “But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned
and said to the spirit, ‘I command you in the name of
Jesus Christ to come out of her!’ And it came out at that
very moment.”

Question 32

Their ultimate defeat

Answer 32

Revelation 20:10 - “And the devil who deceived
them was thrown into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet
are also;and they will be tormented day and night
forever and ever.”

Matthew 25:41 - “Then He will say to those
on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones,
into the eternal fire which has been prepared
for the devil and his angels.’”

Question 33

How can we resist them

Answer 33

1. Faith in our position
2. Prayer
3. Rebuke
4. Self-control
5. The armor of God.