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“in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience” (Eph. 2:2) by: Steven J. Wallace
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"Redefining Satan"2 Mankind’s Mastery great at redefining things great at redefining things RIGHTEOUSNESS “You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” (Amos 5:7) RIGHTEOUSNESS “You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” (Amos 5:7) the redefinition of righteousness is the funeral for righteousness! the redefinition of righteousness is the funeral for righteousness!
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"Redefining Satan"3 Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
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"Redefining Satan"4 Mankind’s Mastery great at redefining things great at redefining things RIGHTEOUSNESS “You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” (Amos 5:7) RIGHTEOUSNESS “You who turn justice to wormwood, And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!” (Amos 5:7) BETRAYAL – The Gospel of Judas BETRAYAL – The Gospel of Judas SATAN SATAN
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"Redefining Satan"5 Henry Ansgar Kelly seeks to prove Satan got a bad rap seeks to prove Satan got a bad rap contends... contends... Satan is not the mastermind of evil Satan is not the mastermind of evil “church fathers” twisted the scriptures to frame Satan as evil in 1215 AD “church fathers” twisted the scriptures to frame Satan as evil in 1215 AD Satan is God’s jaded employee and NOT God’s enemy Satan is God’s jaded employee and NOT God’s enemy serpent in the Garden is merely a conniving animal serpent in the Garden is merely a conniving animal Satan is God’s “hired heavy” to test faith in man Satan is God’s “hired heavy” to test faith in man exonerates Satan’s personality as only being suspicious of human virtue exonerates Satan’s personality as only being suspicious of human virtue click for article
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"Redefining Satan"6 Was the Serpent Merely a Conniving Critter? Eve was tempted only by an animal? Eve was tempted only by an animal? “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9) “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9)
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"Redefining Satan"7 Who is the Serpent of Old?
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"Redefining Satan"8 Was the Serpent Merely a Conniving Critter? Eve’s great temptation was cause by only some animal? Eve’s great temptation was cause by only some animal? “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9) “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9) makes no sense apart from the Genesis record of Paradise!
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"Redefining Satan"9 SERPENT & SATAN “And the LORD God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate’” (Gen. 3:13) “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9)
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SERPENT & SATAN “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ” (2 Cor. 11:3) “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9)
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11 SERPENT & SATAN “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, trans- forming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:13, 14) “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, trans- forming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:13, 14) “So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9)
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12 If the Serpent is NOT Satan? How How are we to understand: “So “So the LORD God said to the serpent: ‘Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel’” (Gen. 3:14, 15) “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen” (Rom. 16:20)
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Jesus & John “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it” it” (Jn. 8:44) “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 Jn. 3:8) sinned from beginning (creation) two sins in particular: murder & lying
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"Redefining Satan"14 “the father of lies” how can one be a “father” of something if others were doing it before? how can one be a “father” of something if others were doing it before? how could one be the father of flight if others were flying before him? how could one be the father of flight if others were flying before him? how could one be the father of cars if others were making cars before him? how could one be the father of cars if others were making cars before him? how could the devil be the father of lies if another, a mere serpent, was lying before him? how could the devil be the father of lies if another, a mere serpent, was lying before him?
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"Redefining Satan"15 DECEIVER MURDERER SINNER HEAD CRUSHED Revelation 12:9 Genesis 3 2 Corinthians 11:3 1 John 3:8 John 8:44 Romans 16:20 SATAN/ SERPENT
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