NOTES FROM WHAT DEMONS
CAN DO TO SAINTS by Merill F.
Unger
12/5/15
“The
nature of the times in which we live calls for clarification of the
precise role Satan and demons may play in the life and experience of
a believer.... In these sinister spirit personalities, humanity,
especially redeemed humanity, has an implacable enemy. This foe is
dedicated to alienate man from God and to keep him from Christ's
saving grace. When men do believe the gospel, Satan exerts every
effort to turn them away from God's will. He knows that once they
are saved they are beyond his power insofar as their position before
God and their eternal destiny are concerned. So he determines to do
them as much damage as he can , seeking to ruin their Christian life
and testimony for God.
Satan is relentless and pitiless in his hatred for God
and the people of God. What makes the devil a fearful foe is the
fact of his great power. This is augmented by the assistance of
innumerable fallen angels or demons. Satanic forces constitute a
mighty evil spiritual reality to be seriously reckoned with by the
entire fallen race, both redeemed and unredeemed....
Actually
Satan is the most powerful person in the universe after God.
Although he is a creature and a vast gap separates him as such from
the Creator, he is the first creature and evidently the most glorious
of all creatures.....Our Lord plainly intimated that Satan is a king
and presides over a kingdom (Matthew 12;26). As a potentate reigning
over the realm of spiritual darkness, Satan extends his sway over the
evil angels or demons. Through these 'principalities, powers, rulers
of the darkness of this world and wicked spirits in the heavenlies'
(Ephesians 6:12), he exerts dominion over the fallen human race. As
men open the door to him by sin and rebellion against God, he enters
to dominate and enslave....
The
saints must realize that they are the bull's-eye, as it were, against
which Satan and his demon helpers aim their most fiery darts. They
constitute Satan's deadliest foes and the greatest threat to his
authority and powers. This is why saints dare not be oblivious of
Satan's malignity nor 'ignorant of his devices' (2 Corinthians
3:11).
2 comments:
while i am in agreement with you regarding the facts my perspective is different
i major on the holy spirit working through me and that more angels remain faithful
with this understanding plus many wonderful promises we can go forward in Jesus name
i have been dtagnosed with parkinsons maybe 20yrs and my age is 70yrs
annie
Thank you, Annie, for your comment. It's always a joy to me to hear from my readers!
Anna
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