1. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (1)1 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! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God…’ (Is. 14:12,13) ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven’ (Luke 10:17,18)

2. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (2)2 To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne (Rev. 3:21) And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever (Rev. 20:10)

3. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (3)3 And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers (Gen. 3:15) … say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “in the pride of your heart you say, ‘I am a god, I sit on the throne of a god …’ You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden … You were blameless … till wickedness was found in you” …’ (Ez. 28:2,12,13,15)

4. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (4)4 Discussion & dialogue Discuss the difference between Godly enmity and satanic enmity; give examples of each It has been said: ‘If the devil cannot scare you, he will make you believe that he does not exist’. Discuss this statement and find examples for both

5. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (5)5 THEME 1 SATAN IS THE ORIGINATOR OF SIN THEME 1 SATAN IS THE ORIGINATOR OF SIN

6. 3 - Rebellion In Heaven (6)6 Discussion & dialogue Discuss why Satan rebelled against God: Why was he not content with his position? What was his motive, when he regarded man whom God had destined for the throne? Why is his battle useless, except in his own opinion? Why is Satan, although His enemy, ‘no match for God’? How does God intend to prove that man is fit to rule? Discuss why Satan rebelled against God: Why was he not content with his position? What was his motive, when he regarded man whom God had destined for the throne? Why is his battle useless, except in his own opinion? Why is Satan, although His enemy, ‘no match for God’? How does God intend to prove that man is fit to rule?

7. 3 - Rebellion in Heaven (7)7 Then the Lord said, ‘My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.’ … The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become and that every inclination of … his heart was only evil all the time (Gen. 6:3,5)