> 3. Where Did the Devil Come From? > Who Are the Angels? > > 1. What are some of the bad things that the devil has led people to do? > > "You belong to your father, the DEVIL. You want to obey your father's > wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a MURDERER. He has never obeyed > the truth. > There is NO TRUTH IN HIM. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He > does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies" (John 8:44). > > Some people believe that the devil is in our bad thoughts and actions. > This > is not true. The devil is a real being. Jesus knew there was a real devil. > He > called him Satan. Jesus says that Satan is a murderer and a liar. Satan > brought sin and lies to this earth. When we sin, it shows that Satan is > real. It > shows we are following him. At one time, the devil lived a good life in > heaven. > > 2. Where does Jesus say Satan first came from? > > "Jesus replied, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning FROM HEAVEN'" (Luke > 10:18). > > Yes, this is what our Lord said. Satan fell from heaven. > > 3. What was the devil's name when he lived in heaven? > > "How you are fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER [Day Star], son of the morning! > How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!" (Isaiah > 14:12 > NKJV). > > Satan was once a very beautiful angel in heaven. His name was Lucifer, > which > means Day Star. He was bright with glory like the rising sun. He was once > a > good and pure angel. > > 4. What bad thoughts came into Lucifer's heart? What did he want to do? > > "For you [Lucifer] have said in your heart, 'I WILL ASCEND [GO UP] INTO > HEAVEN, I WILL EXALT [RAISE] MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD. . . . I > will > ascend > above the heights of the clouds, I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH [GOD]'" > (Isaiah 14:13, 14, NKJV). > > Satan was an angel in heaven. He did not want to obey God. He wanted to be > a > king like God. He wanted to be equal with God. He said, "I will be like > the > Most High" (God). How proud he was! His PRIDE led him to sin. > > 5. What does Ezekiel tell us about Lucifer? What changed Lucifer to Satan? > > "You [Lucifer] were the model of perfection. You were FULL OF WISDOM. You > were PERFECT and beautiful. You were in Eden. It was my garden. All kinds > of > jewels > decorated you. . . . On the day you were created, they were prepared. I > APPOINTED you to be like a guardian cherub [angel]. I anointed you for > that > purpose. > You were on my holy mountain. . . . Your conduct was WITHOUT BLAME > [PERFECT] > from the day you were created. But soon you began to sin" (Ezekiel > 28:12-15). > > 6. What made Lucifer's heart become full of pride? > > "You thought you were so handsome that it made your heart proud. You > thought > you were so glorious that it spoiled your wisdom" (Ezekiel 28:17). > > Lucifer thought about his great beauty and glory. He became proud. Then he > thought he was as good as God. This was sin, or iniquity. God loved > Lucifer. > But Lucifer was just an angel. God had made him. When he became proud his > name was changed. The Bible calls him Satan, which means "enemy." Satan > wanted > to be the same as God. He thought he could rule better than God. > > 7. Who threw Satan out of heaven? > > "There was war in heaven. Michael [Jesus] and his angels fought against > the > dragon. And the dragon [Satan] and his angels fought back. But the dragon > wasn't > strong enough. He and his angels lost their place in heaven. The great > dragon was THROWN DOWN TO THE EARTH, and his angels with him. The dragon > is > that > old serpent called the DEVIL, or SATAN. He leads the whole world down the > wrong path" (Revelation 12:7-9). > > For a long time Satan planned to fight against God. He talked to other > angels. Some of the angels joined with Satan and they thought God was not > good. They > said He did not love them. They hated God and fought against His > government. > Jesus gathered His angels, and there was war in heaven. Jesus won, and > Satan > and his angels were thrown out of heaven. They made this earth their home. > > 8. What does Satan look like? > > "That comes as no surprise. Even Satan himself pretends to be [looks like] > AN ANGEL OF LIGHT" (2 Corinthians 11:14). > > Some people draw pictures of the devil showing him as a monster or a red > creature with horns, feet like a cow and a long tail with a spear on the > end. These > pictures are NOT true. This is one of the many lies the devil tells > people. > Satan wants to make himself look beautiful. He makes his work look good. > People > think it is God's work. In this way, he leads people away from God. > > 9. What is the work of the devil? > > "The devil, who fooled [tricked] them" (Revelation 20:10). > > "Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around LOOKING FOR > SOMEONE TO CHEW UP AND SWALLOW [KILL]" (1 Peter 5:8). > > "How terrible it will be for the earth and the sea! The devil has come > down > to you. He is VERY ANGRY. He knows his time is short" (Revelation 12:12). > > Satan still fights against God. He wants to spoil the things God has made. > He wants to hurt God. He wants to destroy the people who obey God. God > loves > people. He wants to save them from the power of Satan. The end of the > world > is near. Satan is working very hard in our day. He knows he only has a > short > time. He wants all of us to disobey God. When we sin, we make Satan happy, > not God. > > 10. God did not create or make the devil. > > Suppose a good woman has a baby. It is a beautiful baby. The baby's mother > teaches him to be good. But when he grows up and becomes a man, he does > not > follow > his mother's teaching. He becomes angry and kills a man. Did that mother > give birth to a murderer? No. The baby was born good. His mother taught > him > to > be good. He made himself into a murderer. He chose to disobey his mother. > > God made Lucifer a beautiful, good, and pure angel in heaven. But Lucifer > let pride fill his heart and felt that he should be the boss. This pride > in > Lucifer's > heart changed him into Satan or the devil. Satan said bad things about God > to other angels in heaven. Some angels agreed with him but many angels did > not > like what Satan was saying. Heaven became an unhappy place. Satan and his > angels had to leave. God did not make the devil. > > 11. God did not destroy or kill Satan when he first sinned. Why? > > God let Satan and his angels live to show us that sin is bad. Everyone > must > see that Satan is wrong. How could God show that sin is bad? God knew sin > would > bring death and unhappiness. This would show the good angels and people on > other worlds that Satan is wrong. God let Satan live so that all of us can > see > how bad sin is. God wants people to choose to follow Him because they love > Him. We can choose either to follow God or to follow Satan. > > 12. What happens when you sin? > > "For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life in > Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23 NKJV). > > 13. What will be the end of Satan? > > "But now you [Satan] have been brought down to the grave. You have been > thrown to the deepest part of the pit. Those who see you stare at you. > They > think > about what has happened to you. They say to themselves, 'Is this the man > who > shook the earth? Is he the one who made kingdoms tremble with fear?'" > (Isaiah > 14:15, 16). > > "So I made you [Satan] go up in flames. I turned you into nothing but > ashes > on the ground" (Ezekiel 28:18). > > "The devil, who fooled them [his angels and people], was thrown into the > lake of burning sulfur [fire]" (Revelation 20:10). > > Sin pays wages. The wages of sin is death. Those who love sin more than > God > will die with Satan. God wants us to love Him. Jesus came to save us from > death. > He died for us. This is why we can have eternal life. Satan and his evil > angels will be destroyed by fire. > > 14. Will sin and trouble come again after Satan is put to death? > > "All of the nations that knew you [Satan] are shocked because of what > happened to you. You have come to a horrible end. And you WILL BE GONE > FOREVER" (Ezekiel > 28:19). > > "What do you conspire [plan] against the LORD? He will make an utter > [complete] end of it. AFFLICTION [SIN] WILL NOT RISE UP A SECOND TIME" > (Nahum 1:9 NKJV). > > When God destroys Satan, there will be no more sin. All the wicked people > will be destroyed at the same time. Sin will not come up again anywhere. > All > will > know that sin is wrong. All will love God and obey Him. > > ANGELS ARE OUR GUARDS > > 15. Who watches over the lives of God's people? > > "The ANGEL OF THE LORD stands guard around those who have respect for him. > And he saves them" (Psalm 34:7). > > The angels of God help those who want to do right. They guard God's people > against the attacks of Satan. Their work is to help us. > > 16. Angels are not the spirits of dead people. > > "You made him [man] a little lower than THE ANGELS" (Hebrews 2:7). > > Before any man died there were angels [cherubims]. This means that angels > cannot be the spirits of dead people. Angels are different kind of beings > than > people. Humans are different. God says we are a little lower than the > angels. > > "The LORD God drove him [Adam] out and then placed cherubim [angel] on the > east side of the Garden of Eden. He also placed a flaming sword there. It > flashed > back and forth. The cherubim and sword guarded the way to the tree of > life" > (Genesis 3:24). > > God created the angels. God made them different from man. They were made > before God created man. > > 17. What do angels look like? > > "His [angel's] body shone LIKE LIGHTNING. His clothes were as white as > snow" > (Matthew 28:3). > > Men have sinned. They cannot look at the brightness of heaven. Angels > usually hide their brightness when they are here on earth. They are near > us, > but we > cannot see them. > > 18. An angel watches over us. > > "See that you don't look down on one of these little ones [God's people or > children]. Here is what I tell you. THEIR ANGELS in heaven can go at any > time > to see my Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 18:10). > > An angel guard watches over each of us. We all have a good angel to care > for > us. Angels watch over all God's people. They cannot be seen, but they are > real. > > "'Don't be afraid', the prophet answered. 'Those who are with us are more > than those who are with them.' Elisha prayed, 'LORD, open my servant's > eyes > so > he can see.' Then the LORD opened his eyes. He looked up and saw the > hills. > He saw that Elisha was surrounded by [angels on] horses and chariots. Fire > was all around them" (2 Kings 6:16, 17). > > Here we have the story of a man who was frightened of the enemy. God > opened > his eyes. Then he saw all the angel guards. The mountain was full of them. > They > were there to fight for God's people. > > ANGELS STRONG ENOUGH FOR ALL > > 19. How many angels are there? > > "Then I looked and heard the voice of MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of angels. > They > surrounded the throne. They surrounded the living creatures and the > elders" > (Revelation 5:11). > > There are millions of angels, and they are very strong. > > "Praise the LORD, you angels of his. Praise him, you mighty ones who carry > out his orders and obey his word" (Psalm 103:20). > > The Lord's angels are stronger than Satan and his angels. They are the > strongest beings that God has made. > > 20. When there is great trouble God has promised to send His angels to > help > His people. > > "THEN NO HARM WILL COME TO YOU. No terrible plague [disaster] will come > near > your tent [home]. The LORD will COMMAND HIS ANGELS TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF > YOU" > (Psalm 91:10, 11). > > Sometimes people laugh at us when we try to do the right things like > reading > our Bible and praying. Sometimes people of the world fight the people of > God > and try to make them afraid. But when trouble comes, God promises to send > His angels. They will care for His own people. If you are true to God, His > angels > will watch over you all the time. > > 21. What is the chief work of angels now? > > "All angels are spirits who serve [help]. God sends them to serve those > who > will receive salvation" (Hebrews 1:14). > > The Bible tells us that angels work for God to protect His people. Angels > look for every person who is trying to do right. When you need help, they > are > there to help you. Pray always to God, then His angels will watch over you > all the time. > > TWO ANGEL STORIES > > This is a story that happened many years ago. A group of missionaries were > sent to the island of Sumatra in the South Pacific. The people there were > wild, > and hated Christians. One night many men came to kill the missionaries. > These wicked men saw tall strong guards standing all around the house. One > man > said he was not afraid and went near the house, but he turned around and > ran > quickly back into the bush. He said the guards' swords were like fire. > Later > the people asked the missionary where he kept his guards. He told them, > "The > angel of the Lord stands guard around those who have respect for him. And > he saves them." The God sends an angel to protect His children. The angels > guarded the missionary. > > One day a mother sent her little girl to get leaves in the jungle. She > played and walked further into the jungle and soon was lost. When it got > dark, she > became afraid. She ran and ran. The Christian people at her home prayed > for > her. They looked for her but could not find her. In the middle of the > night, > the little girl came home. She said she had prayed, and then she saw a man > dressed in white. She followed him. He showed her the way home. She knew > that > the man was an angel who helped her. We can have guardian angels care for > us > if we follow God and do what He wants us to do. > > LET US PRAY THIS PRAYER: > > Dear Father in heaven, help me to put sin out of my life today. Let Your > angels watch over me. Let them help me to know and do what is right. In > Jesus' > name. Amen. > > > >
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