Satan

1. Satan was the highest of all angelic creatures before the fall. He was the anointed cherub.

2. But Satan is now lower than a new order that was created as a result of the angelic prehistoric conflict, the order of the seraph. The cherub only has four wings; the seraph has six wings. The fact that Satan commands all fallen angels is taught in Matthew 8:28; 9:34; 12:26; Luke 11:18,19. Satan is the ruler of this world - Luke 4:5-7; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2.

3. As the prehistoric super creature Satan had three falls.

4. As far as human history is concerned Satan has two advents. He entered the garden of Eden to tempt the woman, Genesis chapter 3; he also returns to the earth a second time at the end of the Millennium and in a conspiracy starts the last revolution of history, the Gog revolution.

5. The devil is the central antagonist of the angelic conflict in human history, Hebrews 1 & 2.

6. Satan has an organisation to defeat mankind - Ephesians 6:10-12. Since Satan means “enemy” he is the enemy of the Church, Revelation 2; he is the enemy of doctrine, Matthew 13:9; he is the original murderer of the human race, John 8:44; he is the enemy of Israel, Revelation 12:13; he is the enemy of Christ, Revelation 12:4.

7. The devil has strategy to control nations, Revelation 12:9; 20:3; he has strategy to control the human race. In the development of the cosmic system he has found the perfect way of doing it, 2 Corinthians 2:11, we are not ignorant because we have a detailed profile of him in the Word of God.