TITLE: The higher they are the longer the fall.

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TITLE The higher they are the longer the fall.

• TOPIC The Fall of Angels
• TEXT Revelation 124, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28
• THEME The believer should praise God that he has
  made redemption available to you.

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Dr. William Petit on Oprah Winfrey

• "You can forgive somebody who stole your car.
  You can forgive somebody who slapped you in the
  face. You can forgive somebody who insulted you.
  You can forgive somebody who caused an accident.
  I think forgiving the essence of evil is not
  appropriate."

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Examples of the Essence of Evil

• Planes crash into the Twin Towers and the
  Pentagon
• Khmer Rogue and the Killing Fields
• Hitler systematically killing 6 million.
• Lenin-Stalin killing 60 million Russians
• Mao killing 100 million Chinese.
• Charles Manson extolling crimes.

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What motivates a people to do such evil?
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Alister McGrath

• The 20th century gave rise to one of the
  greatest and most distressing paradoxes of human
  history that the greatest intolerance and
  violence of that century were practice by those
  who believed that religion caused intolerance and
  violence.

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Peter Hitchens

• They want to portray the evils of those who
  were motivated to kill to create an atheistic
  utopia, as an anomaly (something not generally
  characteristic of secularism or atheism). Yet
  every effort at creating an atheistic state has
  lead to mass murder. You cannot separate the evil
  they created from the atheistic worldview they
  held.

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What caused Satan to fall and how does it affect
us?
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I. He fell because of his pride (Isaiah 14,
Ezekiel 28)
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Augustus Strong Systematic Theology

• Sin is
• The Supreme
• Choice of Self

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Narrative of Double Reference

• The context at one level is speaking of a
  person or event that exists during the time the
  author is speaking. Yet, as you read the context
  and its warnings it speaks to things that cannot
  refer to the person.

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I. He fell because of his pride (Isaiah 14,
Ezekiel 28)
A.Satan was adorned with beauty and power
(Ezekiel 28).
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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• The word of the LORD came to me 12 "Son of
  man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre
  and say to him This is what the Sovereign LORD
  says
• " You were the model of perfection, full of
  wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God
• every precious stone adorned you
• ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and
  jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
• Your settings and mountings were made of gold on
  the day you were created they were prepared.

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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so
  I ordained you.
• You were on the holy mount of God you walked
  among the fiery stones.
• 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day
  you were created till wickedness was found in you.

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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• 16 Through your widespread trade you were filled
  with violence, and you sinned.
• So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of
  God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from
  among the fiery stones.

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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• 17 Your heart became proud on account of your
  beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of
  your splendor.
• So I threw you to the earth I made a
  spectacle of you before kings.

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EZEKIEL 2811-19

• 18 By your many sins and dishonest trade you have
  desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made a fire
  come out from you, and it consumed you, and I
  reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight
  of all who were watching.
• 19 All the nations who knew you are appalled at
  you you have come to a horrible end and will be
  no more.' "

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I. He fell because of his pride (Isaiah 14,
Ezekiel 28)
A. Satan was adorned with beauty and power
(Ezekiel 28). B. Satans Five I Wills (Isaiah
14)
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ISAIAH 1412- 16

• 12 How you have fallen from heaven,
• O morning star, son of the dawn!
• You have been cast down to the earth,
• you who once laid low the nations!

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ISAIAH 1412- 16

• 13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to
  heaven
• I will raise my throne above the stars of God
• I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
  on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.

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ISAIAH 1412- 16

• 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds
• I will make myself like the Most High."
• 15 But you are brought down to the grave, to the
  depths of the pit.
• 16 Those who see you stare at you, they ponder
  your fate "Is this the man who shook the earth
  and made kingdoms tremble?

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Lucifer

• Means morning star.

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The Five I Wills of Satan

• 1. I will ascend into heaven.

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The Five I Wills of Satan

• 1. I will ascend into heaven.
• 2. I will exalt my throne above the stars of
  God.

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The Five I Wills of Satan

• 1. I will ascend into heaven.
• 2. I will exalt my throne above the stars of
  God.
• 3. I will sit also upon the mount of the
  congregation, in the sides of the north.

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The Five I Wills of Satan

• 1. I will ascend into heaven.
• 2. I will exalt my throne above the stars of
  God.
• 3. I will sit also upon the mount of the
  congregation, in the sides of the north.
• 4. I will ascend above the height of the
  clouds.

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The Five I Wills of Satan

• 1. I will ascend into heaven.
• 2. I will exalt my throne above the stars of
  God.
• 3. I will sit also upon the mount of the
  congregation, in the sides of the north.
• 4. I will ascend above the height of the
  clouds.
• 5. I will be like the most High. Hebrew
  El-Elyon which means the strongest strong one.

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What caused Satan to fall and how does it affect
us?
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Revelation 121-9

• 1 A great sign appeared in heaven a woman
  clothed with the sun, with the moon under her
  feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2
  She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was
  about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared
  in heaven an enormous red dragon with seven
  heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its
  heads.

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Revelation 121-9

• 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the
  sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood
  in front of the woman who was about to give
  birth, so that it might devour her child the
  moment he was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a
  male child, who will rule all the nations with
  an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up
  to God and to his throne.

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Revelation 121-9

• 6 The woman fled into the wilderness to a place
  prepared for her by God, where she might be taken
  care of for 1,260 days.

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Revelation 121-9

• 7 Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his
  angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon
  and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not
  strong enough, and they lost their place in
  heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled downthat
  ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who
  leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to
  the earth, and his angels with him.

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Three things this passage tells us about Satan

• He tried to usurp Gods plan.

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Three things this passage tells us about Satan

• He tried to usurp Gods plan.
• Genesis 315-16, 15 And I will put enmity
   between you and the woman,    and between your
  offspring and hers he will crush your head,
     and you will strike his heel.

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Three things this passage tells us about Satan

• He tried to usurp Gods plan.
• He recruited other angels to rebel against God.

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Three things this passage tells us about Satan

• He tried to usurp Gods plan.
• He recruited other angels to rebel against God.
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• God cast him and his angels from heaven.

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What caused Satan to fall and how does it affect
us?
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III. He fell because he deceived himself and
others
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III. He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• A. He Distorts Gods Word

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Paul

• I Tim. 43,  1 The Spirit clearly says that in
  later times some will abandon the faith and
  follow deceiving spirits and things taught by
  demons.

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Paul

• II Thess 29 The coming of the lawless one will
  be in accordance with how Satan works. He will
  use all sorts of displays of power through signs
  and wonders that serve the lie.

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Paul

• II Corinthians 43-4, 3 And even if our gospel
  is veiled, it is veiled to those who are
  perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the
  minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the
  light of the gospel that displays the glory of
  Christ, who is the image of God.

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Christ

• John 844, 44 You belong to your father, the
  devil, and you want to carry out your fathers
  desires. 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.

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

1. He Distorts Gods Word
2. He seeks to destroy the unsaved.

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• He Distorts Gods Word
• He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
• Has dominion over sinners (Acts 2618, John 132,
  Ephesians 22).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• He Distorts Gods Word
• He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
• Has dominion over sinners (Acts 2618, John 132,
  Ephesians 22).
• Inflicts with disease (Luke 1316).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• He Distorts Gods Word
• He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
• Has dominion over sinners (Acts 2618, John 132,
  Ephesians 22).
• Inflicts with disease (Luke 1316).
• Afflicts the soul and body (Luke 91-2).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• He Distorts Gods Word
• He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
• Has dominion over sinners (Acts 2618, John 132,
  Ephesians 22).
• Inflicts with disease (Luke 1316).
• Afflicts the soul and body (Luke 91-2).
• Has the power of death (Hebrews 214).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• He Distorts Gods Word
• He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
• Has dominion over sinners (Acts 2618, John 132,
  Ephesians 22).
• Inflicts with disease (Luke 1316).
• Afflicts the soul and body (Luke 91-2).
• Has the power of death (Hebrews 214).
• Seeks to steal, kill and destroy (John 1010).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

1. He Distorts Gods Word
2. He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
3. He seeks to render Gods children useless for Gods
   work.

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By affliction (Job 112 24-7).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By affliction (Job 112 24-7).
• By wrestling with us (Ephesians 612).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By affliction (Job 112 24-7).
• By wrestling with us (Ephesians 612).
• By tempting to disobedience (1 Chronicles 211,
  Genesis 34-5).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By affliction (Job 112 24-7).
• By wrestling with us (Ephesians 612).
• By tempting to disobedience (1 Chronicles 211,
  Genesis 34-5).
• By slander (Job 19-11).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By affliction (Job 112 24-7).
• By wrestling with us (Ephesians 612).
• By tempting to disobedience (1 Chronicles 211,
  Genesis 34-5).
• By slander (Job 19-11).
• By accusation (Revelation 129-10).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By hindering (Zechariah 31, 1 Thessalonians
  218).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By hindering (Zechariah 31, 1 Thessalonians
  218).
• By devouring us (1 Peter 58).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• C. He seeks to render Gods children useless for
  Gods work.
• By hindering (Zechariah 31, 1 Thessalonians
  218).
• By devouring us (1 Peter 58).
• By instigating us to sin (Acts 53).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

1. He Distorts Gods Word
2. He seeks to destroy the unsaved.
3. He seeks to render Gods children useless for Gods
   work.
4. He introduces false religions.

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• D. He introduces false religions.
• Preaches another Jesus, another spirit, another
  gospel (2 Corinthians 113-4).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• D. He introduces false religions.
• Preaches another Jesus, another spirit, another
  gospel (2 Corinthians 113-4).
• Has false apostles and false teachers (2
  Corinthians 1113).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• D. He introduces false religions.
• Preaches another Jesus, another spirit, another
  gospel (2 Corinthians 113-4).
• Has false apostles and false teachers (2
  Corinthians 1113).
• Presents himself as an angel of light to
  deceive those looking for the true light (2
  Corinthians 1114).

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III.He fell because he deceived himself and
others

• D. He introduces false religions.
• Preaches another Jesus, another spirit, another
  gospel (2 Corinthians 113-4).
• Has false apostles and false teachers (2
  Corinthians 1113).
• Presents himself as an angel of light to
  deceive those looking for the true light (2
  Corinthians 1114).
• Transforms his ministers as ministers of
  righteousness (2 Corinthians 1115).

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Dr. William Coulson

• "But we didn't have a doctrine of evil. (Abraham)
  Maslow saw that we failed to understand the
  reality of evil in the human life. When we
  implied to people that they could trust their
  impulses, they also understood us to mean that
  they could trust their evil impulses, that they
  weren't really evil. But they were evil."

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Dr. William Coulson

• "Humanistic psychology, the kind that has
  virtually taken over the Church in America, and
  dominates so many forms of aberrant education
  like sex education, and drug education, holds
  that the most important source of authority is
  within you, that you must listen to yourself."

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Dr. William Coulson

• "Maslow believed in evil, and we didn't. Maslow
  said there was danger in our thinking and acting
  as if there were no paranoids or psychopaths or
  SOB's to mess things up.

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APPLICATION

• Pride is the source of all evil. It is what
  prompted Satan to rebel against God and deceive
  his angels and men to follow him.

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APPLICATION

• Evil has a force behind it in the spiritual
  realm. It is not simply a matter of self esteem
  or gaining information. We cannot educate people
  out of doing evil.

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APPLICATION

• Greater is he that is in you than he that is in
  the world. We must learn to resist temptation
  and pursue virtue in spite of the intellectual
  and emotional forces that move us otherwise.

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Cindy Winters

• "Then Satan will not win. He will not win."

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