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    Satan and His Gospel
    Satan and His Gospel
    Satan and His Gospel
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    Satan and His Gospel

    By Arthur Pink

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    Is the Devil a living reality, or is he nothing more than a figment of the imagination? Is the word "Satan" merely a synonym for wickedness, or does it stand for a concrete entity? In cultured circles it has become the custom to return a negative answer to these questions, and to flatly deny the existence of the Tempter. Among such people it is regarded as a mark of intellectual superiority to repudiate the personality of the Devil.

    By many, Satan is now looked upon as a product of priestcraft, a relic of superstition, the myth of a bygone age.

    With others, Satan is simply an abstraction, a mere negation, the opposite of good. "All the Devil there is, is the devil within you," is the last word of "modern thought." The words which Goethe puts into the mouth of Mephistopholes"I am the Spirit of Negation"is accepted as a good workable definition of the Devil.

    He is regarded as a mere abstract principle of evil. As someone has quaintly put it, "They spell Devil without a 'd', as they spell God with two 'o's'. Good and evil is their scheme."

    Totally based on the scriptures. This book presents biblical answers to that subject.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDarolt Books
    Release dateJul 15, 2020
    ISBN9786586145908
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      Satan and His Gospel - Arthur Pink

      11:14).

      I. The PERSONALITY of Satan

      1. Personal names are ascribed to him.

      Thirty-five times he is denominated The Devil, which means The Accuser or Slandereraccusing the saints before God and traducing the character of God before men. Fifty-two times he is called Satan, which means Enemy or Adversary. He is God's enemy and man's adversary. Satan refers to his character: the malignant Adversary of all goodin God or His creatures. Devil refers to his mode of carrying out his evil designs: by lying slanders, false accusations, evil traducings. He is termed The Prince of this world (John 14:30), which defines his position in relation to our earth. He is named Beelzebub (Matt 12:27), which regards him as the head of the demons. He is spoken of as the Wicked One (Matt 13:19) which refers to him as the prime-mover of all wickedness. He is styled Apollyon, that is Destroyer (Rev 9:11), which links him with the Bottomless Pit. He is referred to as The Prince of the power of the air (Eph 2:2), which points to his present home and sphere of operationscf. Ephesians 6:12. He is termed Lucifer which means Morning Star (Isa 14:12), a title which seems to have belonged to him before his apostasy. He is called The God of this world (II Cor 4:4) because he is the inspirer and director of all spurious religion. He is termed Liar, and the father of it (John 8:44) because he is the inveterate opposer of the truth. These and other titles of Satan are meaningless unless he is a personal being.

      2. Personal characteristics are predicated of him.

      Intelligence: His temptations are spoken of as the wiles of the Devil (Eph 6:11); while in Rev. 2:24 we read of The depths of Satan (Greek, deep things). Further, in Rev. 12:9 he is termed That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world. To deceive implies design, and design is the product of intelligence, and intelligence is inseparable from personality.

      Memory: In his conflict with our Lord he quoted from the Old Testament Scriptures (Matt 4:6). A mere abstraction could not do this.

      Knowledge: In Rev. 12:12 we are told he has great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time. But that which is impersonal cannot be said to know.

      Will: ...that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil, who are taken captive by him at his will (II Tim 2:26). How are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations! For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into Heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation (Isa 14:12,13). That Satan possesses a will or the power of choice, is further proof that he is a personal being.

      Moral character: Satan is spoken of as a deceiver, liar, murderer, tempter, all of which are terms implying moral characterthat is, that of which duty or obligation, and right and wrong may be predicted.

      Speech: He is represented as talking with God (Job 1:9,10), arguing with our Lord, and as accusing the brethren. This is a further indication that Satan possesses the same characteristics as ourselves.

      Emotions: He desired Peter that he might sift him as wheat (Luke 22:31). Pride is spoken of as the condemnation of the Devil (I Tim 3:6). While in Rev. 12:12 we read, Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea! for the Devil is come down unto you, having great wrath . But pride and anger cannot be predicated of the law of gravitationthey are inseparable from personality.

      Executive and organizing ability: And there was war in Heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels (Rev 12:7). "Satan shall be loosed out of

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