WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.920 When we talk about Satan, demons, and the fourth dimension it's really important that 2 00:00:04.920 --> 00:00:14.000 we ground everything in scripture. 3 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:19.200 Because there is so many different opinions out there about the paranormal. 4 00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:26.220 I mean you have major universities that are studying ghosts and haunted houses and paranormal 5 00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:32.280 things related to UFOs and I want to just ground what I'm teaching here with what scripture 6 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:37.780 says and not just premonitions about what we think is going to happen in the future 7 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:43.860 or different kind of crazy ideas and theories out there about ghosts. 8 00:00:43.860 --> 00:00:45.900 This is really what the bible says. 9 00:00:45.900 --> 00:00:50.240 So what I'm going to do over the next few minutes is I'm going to look at what we do 10 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:55.200 have right in scripture about Satan and demons. 11 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:57.920 So that we have a clear understanding of what we're teaching. 12 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:01.840 The next one I'm going to actually talk about the origins of Satan. 13 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:03.840 But in the Old Testament, let's start there. 14 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:10.560 In the Old Testament the temptation of Eve is probably the first example we have of Satan 15 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:12.960 coming as a serpent. 16 00:01:12.960 --> 00:01:17.460 The serpent was more cunning than any beast, that's in Genesis 3. 17 00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:22.220 By Genesis 6 we talk about evil spirits on the earth. 18 00:01:22.220 --> 00:01:26.460 It was called giants on the earth, the Nephilim are mentioned there. 19 00:01:26.460 --> 00:01:32.020 The sons of God came into the daughters of men, that's Genesis 6. 20 00:01:32.020 --> 00:01:38.300 That's a really big topic, that thing alone, but it does, most of your commentaries do 21 00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:45.020 believe that there was some kind of interaction with demonic spirits and the daughters of 22 00:01:45.020 --> 00:01:47.900 men, which would have been women. 23 00:01:47.900 --> 00:01:55.620 Demonic intercessors, mediums and familiar spirits are mentioned in Leviticus 19.31, 24 00:01:55.620 --> 00:02:09.139 Leviticus 26, 1 Samuel 28.3 and 9, 2 Kings 21.6, 2 Kings 23.24, 2 Chronicles 33.6, Isaiah 25 00:02:09.139 --> 00:02:12.300 8.19, Isaiah 19.3. 26 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:19.220 Here's an example, Leviticus 19, give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits. 27 00:02:19.220 --> 00:02:24.860 Do not seek after them to be defiled by them, I am the Lord your God. 28 00:02:24.860 --> 00:02:32.780 Then in 2 Kings 21 we read Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king and he reigned 29 00:02:32.780 --> 00:02:34.780 55 years in Jerusalem. 30 00:02:34.780 --> 00:02:39.900 His mother's name was Hezbollah and he did evil in the sight of the Lord according to 31 00:02:39.900 --> 00:02:45.900 the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 32 00:02:45.900 --> 00:02:51.500 For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. 33 00:02:51.500 --> 00:02:59.180 He raised up altars for Baal, he made a wooden image as Ahab king of Israel had done and 34 00:02:59.180 --> 00:03:04.220 he worshipped all the hosts of heaven and served them. 35 00:03:04.220 --> 00:03:09.300 He also built altars in the house of the Lord of which the Lord had said in Jerusalem I 36 00:03:09.300 --> 00:03:10.860 will put my name. 37 00:03:10.860 --> 00:03:16.820 He built altars for all the hosts of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 38 00:03:16.820 --> 00:03:19.780 Also he made his son pass through the fire. 39 00:03:19.780 --> 00:03:26.460 He practiced soothsaying, he used witchcraft, consulted spiritists and mediums. 40 00:03:26.460 --> 00:03:30.260 He did much evil in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger. 41 00:03:30.260 --> 00:03:36.420 So we're seeing the degradation of the kings and the leaders of Israel. 42 00:03:36.420 --> 00:03:43.100 First Chronicles 21.1, now Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel. 43 00:03:43.100 --> 00:03:53.460 So even Satan is infiltrating even David and having an impact on him putting together a census. 44 00:03:53.460 --> 00:03:57.220 Satan before God, Job chapter 1. 45 00:03:57.220 --> 00:04:02.420 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord. 46 00:04:02.780 --> 00:04:07.260 In this case the sons of God we believe would be angels. 47 00:04:07.260 --> 00:04:10.380 And Satan also came among them. 48 00:04:10.380 --> 00:04:14.060 So this is that fourth dimension realm that I talked about the last time. 49 00:04:14.060 --> 00:04:16.940 And the Lord said to Satan from where do you come? 50 00:04:16.940 --> 00:04:22.700 So Satan answered the Lord and said from going to and fro on the earth and from walking back 51 00:04:22.700 --> 00:04:25.100 and forth on it. 52 00:04:25.100 --> 00:04:30.380 Then the Lord said to Satan have you considered my servant Job that there is none like him 53 00:04:30.380 --> 00:04:35.620 on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil. 54 00:04:35.620 --> 00:04:41.220 So Satan answered the Lord and said does God, does Job fear God for nothing? 55 00:04:41.220 --> 00:04:47.620 So there was this interaction in this heavenly place. 56 00:04:47.620 --> 00:04:52.100 Maybe it was a throne of God because it just talks about it being a place where they came 57 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:59.140 before the Lord and Satan came in and challenged God to give him the kingdom of heaven. 58 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:02.300 Give him Job. 59 00:05:02.300 --> 00:05:05.040 Then Zechariah chapter 3, 60 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:10.240 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, 61 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:14.420 and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him. 62 00:05:14.420 --> 00:05:17.660 And the Lord said to Satan, The Lord rebuke you, Satan. 63 00:05:17.660 --> 00:05:20.660 The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you. 64 00:05:20.660 --> 00:05:24.340 Is this not a brand plucked from the fire? 65 00:05:24.340 --> 00:05:28.840 So in this case now it's Joshua the high priest, 66 00:05:28.840 --> 00:05:31.720 angel of the Lord faced with Satan. 67 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:36.480 Again, interaction between Satan and God, Satan, 68 00:05:36.480 --> 00:05:41.440 and a high-ranking angel, the angel of the Lord. 69 00:05:41.440 --> 00:05:44.840 The testimony of the prophets speak of Satan, 70 00:05:44.840 --> 00:05:46.480 and I'll talk more about this the next time, 71 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:50.920 and that's Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28. 72 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:54.080 Then when Jesus comes, I mean, 73 00:05:54.080 --> 00:05:59.200 you could argue that a third, 30% of Jesus' ministry was casting out demons. 74 00:05:59.200 --> 00:06:02.440 But when Jesus starts his public ministry, 75 00:06:02.440 --> 00:06:06.520 he goes to the desert, Matthew 4, Luke chapter 4, 76 00:06:06.520 --> 00:06:10.040 temptation and confrontation, 77 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:12.760 Jesus with Satan. 78 00:06:12.760 --> 00:06:14.880 The Jewish leaders believed in demons, 79 00:06:14.880 --> 00:06:20.120 and constantly accused John the Baptist and Jesus of being demon-possessed. 80 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:24.680 Matthew 11, 18, Mark 3, 30, 81 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:28.960 Luke 7, 33, John 7, 20, 82 00:06:28.960 --> 00:06:32.040 John 8, 42 through 52, 83 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:34.760 John 10, 20 and 21. 84 00:06:34.760 --> 00:06:39.080 Jesus' ministry was constantly casting out demons. 85 00:06:39.080 --> 00:06:42.320 Mark 1, 21 to 28, 86 00:06:42.320 --> 00:06:45.200 Matthew 9, 32 to 33, 87 00:06:45.200 --> 00:06:48.520 Matthew 7, 14 to 18, 88 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.840 Matthew 12, 43 to 45, 89 00:06:51.840 --> 00:06:55.840 Mark 5, Mark 7, 24 to 30, 90 00:06:55.840 --> 00:06:58.480 Mark 9, 25 to 26, 91 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:01.760 Luke 4, 31 to 37, 92 00:07:01.760 --> 00:07:04.880 Luke 8, 26 to 35, 93 00:07:04.880 --> 00:07:07.400 Luke 9, 37 to 42, 94 00:07:07.400 --> 00:07:09.520 Luke 11, 14 to 18. 95 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:12.800 So why am I giving you all of the biblical evidence? 96 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:18.040 And the reason is, is because there is a portion of the church, 97 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:22.160 there's a portion of the body of Christ that does not want to deal with this stuff. 98 00:07:22.160 --> 00:07:25.160 They just skip over it, 99 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:26.920 and they feel like, 100 00:07:26.920 --> 00:07:30.280 because I know the theological underpinnings of some of this, 101 00:07:30.280 --> 00:07:32.680 that it's not for today, 102 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:35.200 it's not something we should be messing around with. 103 00:07:35.200 --> 00:07:38.720 But it's just so much a part of the Bible, 104 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:39.840 Old and New Testament, 105 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:41.480 so much a part of the ministry of Jesus. 106 00:07:41.480 --> 00:07:44.600 And I'm only giving you kind of a thumbnail sketch. 107 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:50.360 There's fully twice to three times more references that I could give. 108 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:53.880 Jesus with Peter, Matthew 16, 23. 109 00:07:53.880 --> 00:07:55.560 But He turned and He said to Peter, 110 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:57.480 Get behind me, Satan. 111 00:07:57.480 --> 00:07:58.760 You're an offense to me, 112 00:07:58.760 --> 00:08:01.120 for you're not mindful of the things of God, 113 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:02.880 but the things of men. 114 00:08:02.880 --> 00:08:06.120 So even Peter, who had become the rock 115 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:08.280 that Jesus would depend on the most 116 00:08:08.280 --> 00:08:11.480 in the planting of the early church, 117 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:14.440 was speaking for Satan, evidently. 118 00:08:14.440 --> 00:08:15.720 Now, was he demon possessed? 119 00:08:15.720 --> 00:08:17.200 I don't think so, 120 00:08:17.200 --> 00:08:19.120 but he was definitely demonized. 121 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.760 And so because of that, 122 00:08:21.760 --> 00:08:24.480 instead of Jesus confronting Peter, 123 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:26.880 He actually confronts Satan 124 00:08:26.880 --> 00:08:29.880 that is the one inspiring Peter to say what He said. 125 00:08:29.880 --> 00:08:31.720 Satan entered Judas 126 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:34.520 and used him to turn over Jesus to the authorities, 127 00:08:34.520 --> 00:08:36.400 Luke 22, 3, 128 00:08:36.400 --> 00:08:37.919 John 13, 2, 129 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:41.159 and John 13, 27. 130 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:42.320 In the teaching of Jesus, 131 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:45.000 Jesus acknowledges Satan. 132 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:46.560 He says, Away with you, Satan. 133 00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:48.520 Matthew 4, 10. 134 00:08:48.520 --> 00:08:50.680 Matthew 12, 26. 135 00:08:50.680 --> 00:08:52.840 Mark 3, 26. 136 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:54.760 Mark 4, 15. 137 00:08:54.760 --> 00:08:56.840 Mark 8, 33. 138 00:08:56.840 --> 00:08:57.920 Luke 10, 18. 139 00:08:57.920 --> 00:08:59.560 Luke 13, 16. 140 00:08:59.560 --> 00:09:01.920 Get behind me, Satan, again. 141 00:09:01.920 --> 00:09:03.600 Matthew 16, 23. 142 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:05.000 Mark 8, 33. 143 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:06.720 Luke 4, 8. 144 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:11.560 Simon, Simon, indeed Satan has asked for you. 145 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:14.240 Luke 22, 31. 146 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:16.800 The wicked one snatches away the seed. 147 00:09:16.800 --> 00:09:19.000 Matthew 13, 19. 148 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:20.960 And then speaking to the Jewish leaders, 149 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:24.360 He said, You are of your father, the devil. 150 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:28.000 Jesus said to them, John 8, 44. 151 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:29.280 Jesus taught us to pray. 152 00:09:29.280 --> 00:09:31.960 Deliver us from the evil one. 153 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:33.280 So thy kingdom come, 154 00:09:33.280 --> 00:09:35.480 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 155 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:37.320 Give us this day our daily bread. 156 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:39.240 Deliver us from the evil one. 157 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:41.360 Matthew 6, 13. 158 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:44.080 So, so many examples in scripture. 159 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:46.960 Again, Jesus says, away with you, Satan. 160 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:48.800 Matthew 4, 10. 161 00:09:48.800 --> 00:09:51.280 Again, Matthew 12, 26. 162 00:09:51.280 --> 00:09:53.200 Get behind me, Satan. 163 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:54.680 What about the early church? 164 00:09:54.680 --> 00:09:57.360 Because that then leads us into where 165 00:09:57.360 --> 00:09:59.320 and what we believe about today. 166 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:00.560 So it's the early church. 167 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:05.920 Church in the New Testament the Apostles cast out demons and experienced the 168 00:10:05.920 --> 00:10:18.800 demonic Acts 5, 1-11, Acts 5, 16, Acts 13, 8-12, Acts 16, 16-34. In the Apostles 169 00:10:18.800 --> 00:10:27.080 teaching Paul and Peter and James all talk about the demonic. 1 Peter 5, 8-9, 170 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:35.440 James 4, 7, Revelation 12, 9, and Ephesians 6, 10-12. The beast is 171 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:40.600 empowered by Satan in the last days mentioned 37 times in the book of 172 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:47.760 Revelation. So Revelation 13, 4, they worship the dragon who gave authority to 173 00:10:47.760 --> 00:10:53.240 the beast so they worship the beast saying who is like the beast who is able 174 00:10:53.240 --> 00:10:58.600 to make war with him. So these are just some of the passages that we find in the 175 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:03.160 Old and New Testament in the book of Acts as well as the epistles and the 176 00:11:03.160 --> 00:11:08.360 early church. So men and women we're you know we're studying this because it's 177 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:14.560 really biblical and it's the kind of stuff that we have to deal with and many 178 00:11:14.560 --> 00:11:18.800 of us are dealing with the demonic and don't even know it. We don't even 179 00:11:18.800 --> 00:11:22.640 understand what's going on half the time. So this study that we're doing is to 180 00:11:22.640 --> 00:11:29.160 take us through how to practically and evidentially deal with how the demonic 181 00:11:29.160 --> 00:11:34.360 affects our lives. So my next message I'm going to talk about the origins of Satan 182 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:39.800 because it's from Satan that in his rebellion from God that we have demons 183 00:11:39.800 --> 00:11:43.480 on the earth. Satan has been given the earth. He has control over the earth and 184 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:47.600 so in our next message we're going to look at that. So today I just wanted to 185 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:53.120 give you the biblical evidence for the satanic and the demonic. So may that 186 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:56.480 challenge you and look forward to the next message as we talk about the 187 00:11:56.480 --> 00:12:00.640 origins of Satan.