Who is Satan?
A guy in a red suit?
A radical fallen angel who just likes to have a good time and party?
A creation of God who decided, “I just got to be me!?”
Jesus had this to say about Satan to the Jews who were rejecting him.
John 8:44 – 44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Humans can’t even hold a candle to Satan when it becomes to being evil. They are only students of the most infamous murderer of all.
Joseph Stalin, Russian leader between the late 1920’s until his death of 1953, had around 60 million people die while under his leadership. It is estimated that 20 million of those were killed by repression, famine, etc. Others died in war figured around 20 million. The numbers drastically fluctuate, but as you can see he still ranks in the tops of all time as a lethal guy to be under.
Mao Zedong (tse-tung), leader of China in 1943-1976. He was known as the leader that had more deaths in peace time than any other ruler. Estimates run between 40-70 million people.
Then there is the infamous Adolf Hitler. Holocaust is responsible for 11-14 million lives. Six Million Jews exterminated. Why is Hitler possibly the most evil dictator? He used Genocide to kill people. He wasn’t just killing to remain in power but exterminating certain groups. He is responsible for World War II that cost 56 million lives.
Plenty of groups such as the Scythians and Barbarians in the past brutally mutilated or tortured people. They couldn’t think of worse ways to treat and destroy people.
Why do I say all this? Because their father Satan, puts them all to shame. Here’s another one for you. Satan hates them too. He doesn’t know how to love. There are Satanist out there committed to him and he hates them too. Ironic when you think about. Normally when you give up yourself to anyone, you want to be loved back.
Peter warns us about the Devil in 1 Peter 5:8 – 8Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
In the last three and half years of the Tribulation that comes upon the world that we read about in Revelation, Satan loses a war and is cast down from Heaven.
Revelation 12:7-8 – 7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
It says in Revelation 12:12 that Satan is full of fury because his time is short.
12Therefore rejoice, you heavens
and you who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
because he knows that his time is short.”
The 3 and half year mark is when the Antichrist is fatally wounded. He is miraculously raised from the dead. That’ s because Satan incarnates him and now demands to be worshipped as God. The false Prophet, who is of Satan, makes an Image of him and demands that it be worshipped. If people do not, they are killed. Also he causes all to have the Mark of the Beast or they are unable to buy or sell. Once again if people don’t they will be killed.
Revelations 13:11-18 – 11Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.
Satan obviously goes immediately after the Jews and the new Christians that have now converted after the rapture. He does this because both groups remind him of Jesus. However, in Revelation 17, he goes after the great prostitute. I believe the great prostitute is the one world church that you already see the spirit of now on this Earth. Once Christians are gone the world religions are going to form one big happy family and the only taboo is intolerance. That’s another post though. The point is for the first half of the tribulation it says she rides the beast. It’s a major player in the last days. In Revelation 17:16 Satan and his current kingdom will now turn on the great prostitute and kill them. 16The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
Starting to see a theme here? Satan now wants to be worshipped in the last days. Right now it’s just fine if you believe whatever you want as long as it isn’t worshipping Jesus Christ, but that will change and he will demand to be worshipped in the last days. The people that won’t, he will want them to die. However, hopefully when they do it’s for Christ.
Before Satan is done he will kill Millions. New Christians. Jews. anybody that doesn’t worship him or the take the Mark of the Beast.
He is a LYING MURDERER and he has been taken way too lightly in our generation.
So right now, who do you want to serve? Here are two characters.
Character A -Helped create you. Came to Earth and died in your place for your sins. Stands in front of God and intercedes for you.
Character B- Someone who hates you. He wants disaster in your life and the more the better. Would love to inflict pain on you. Take away any joy you have. One who stands in front of God and accuses you of all your wrongdoings.
Who will you serve? Yourself? No one? Whomever I choose?
If that’s your answer, you didn’t come up with it first. Satan beat you to it.
John 10:7-10 New King James Version – 7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
The thief is Satan. Please, if you haven’t accepted Jesus as your Savior do so now. There is a page that will help you do so in right column. You can be saved and escape the wrath that is to come.