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In today's Christian world, "Satan" is given too much credit....and not enough praise is given to the Source of ALL THINGS.....our Lord God and Saviour, Jesus Christ!

All too often we hear the phrase that Flip Wilson made famous..."The Devil made me do it!" Anytime anything bad comes our way, we want to blame it on SOMEONE ELSE....it's never our own fault, is it??

Or is it?

Good article on the origin and purpose of "the Devil, and Satan"....by L. Ray Smith, who knows the Bible better than most!


http://bible-truths.com/lake9.html


Piece of the link article:

THE LIFE AND MISSION OF SATAN THE SERPENT DEVIL

In Installment II of this Series I covered considerable material on the origin of Satan. At this point in our study of the Seven Churches, it becomes necessary, once again, to look more closely at the activities of Satan as they relate to the Church and the lake of fire. If Satan the Devil is going to be cast into the lake of fire, then those whom he has fathered will also be cast into the lake of fire. Jesus told the Pharisees of His day that they were of their father the devil:

"Ye [Gk: ‘all’ of you] are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not [does not stand] in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not" (John 8:44-45).

To listen to the Church, one would think that Satan is some silly clown that can be poked fun at and tossed around like some rag doll. I have heard televangelists make statements similar to this: "Tonight we are going to take hold of that Old Serpent, Satan the Devil, by his tail, and toss him out on his ear!" Oh, really? Most such preachers would not recognize Satan if they were shaking hands with him and starring him in the eyes.

They know not his appearance; they know not his doctrines; they know not his location; they know not his plan; they know not his influence on their church or his deceptive powers over their own minds. But God has told us these things in His Word. Prepare yourself for a startling revelation in the Book of Revelation! Satan is located in the very last place the churches would ever look. Satan is indeed a power to be reckoned with!

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Trying to deny this truth will not change the facts. I forget now who said it, but there is much truth in what he said, "I have met the enemy, and he is ME!!"

Arlene

Right on Arlene!!
Satan is a created being and thus is under the authority of the CREATOR!!

Patti

Absolutely!!!

Arlene