Satan/Lucifer/Devil origin story

YOUR ENEMY IS ‘INFINITELY SMALL.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

There’s an old story about an art contest in which competitors were challenged to paint a picture of peace. Most of the paintings were beautiful, idyllic: sunsets, a gentle snowfall, a field of flowers, smiling children. But the winning entry showed a bird against a cliff above a raging ocean. She was nestled in aContinue reading “YOUR ENEMY IS ‘INFINITELY SMALL.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:8.”

WHAT IS THE DEVIL SO MAD ABOUT? Revelation 12:2-17.

Revelation 12 chronicles the activities of the devil. Because it is prophecy, it is filled with symbolism and a sort of dream logic. Israel is pictured as a woman, and Satan is a dragon: “She was pregnant and cried out in labor… And the dragon stood in front of the woman to devour the child.Continue reading “WHAT IS THE DEVIL SO MAD ABOUT? Revelation 12:2-17.”

SATAN’S BACKSTORY. Ezekiel 28:12-19.

Where did the devil come from? Who is he and how much power does he have? Some of the answers are found in Ezekiel 28. “You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God, and were covered in every kind of precious stone…Continue reading “SATAN’S BACKSTORY. Ezekiel 28:12-19.”

PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION … OF SATAN. Ezekiel 28:12-19.

Every day you see it: someone proud fails. It happens in “karma” videos, sports, academics, celebrity gossip, politics, and movie plots. It’s happened to all of us—your confidence becomes cockiness and you fail. Maybe you stare in the mirror telling yourself how great you look, and suddenly acne breaks out like a rash of boils.Continue reading “PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION … OF SATAN. Ezekiel 28:12-19.”

The Devil. Isaiah 14:12-15.

Satan. Beelzebub. Lord of the Flies. Prince of Darkness. Lucifer. Mephistopheles. Lord of the Dungheap. Where did this enemy of our souls come from? Most of our ideas about Satan come not from the Bible but from Milton’s PARADISE LOST (same place we get our notion that Adam & Eve were felled by an apple. Continue reading “The Devil. Isaiah 14:12-15.”