1. Angels of Darkness Colossians 1:15-16; 2 Peter 2:4-10

2. “And Though This World With Devils Filled”  “and thou this world WITH DEVILS FILLED should threaten to undo us”  Devils and Satan originally existed as angels  Something went wrong in the angelic choir

3. “And Though This World With Devils Filled”  2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6  Some of the angels “sinned”  Daimon = spirit, and always used negatively in the New Testament

5. “And Though This World With Devils Filled”  The leader is satan the “prince of demons” (Luke 11:14-15; 17-18)  Satan means adversary or opponent  Diabolos = devil, adversary or accuser

6. “And Though This World With Devils Filled”  These beings are active in the world  2 Peter 2:4 ff pictures demons and people being kept in reserve or “chains” for judgment, but both are active in the world

7. What Doth A Demon Do?  Distortion  They give a distorted view of reality regarding God and ourselves

9. What Doth A Demon Do?  Genesis 3:1-13  “crafty” or “tricky”  His deception works in two ways

10. What Doth A Demon Do?  He distorts the person of God to humans  He seeks to undermine people’s trust in the nature and motives of God  Jesus gave us the word to overcome that misperception: FATHER

11. What Doth A Demon Do?  Temptation  General pattern is like we see with Eve  People are responsible for their actions: – The serpent deceived: I ate

12. What Doth A Demon Do?  Temptation is broader and deeper than we often consider  Satan has organized the world and the powers against God

13. What Doth A Demon Do?  1 John 5:19; John 14:30  We have a whole system that plays to human weakness  1 John 2:15-17

14. What Doth A Demon Do?  Accusation  Revelation 12:10  Satan is regularly accusing us before God

15. The Mighty Fortress  Jesus came to destroy satan’s works (1 John 3:8)  The Spirit is actively drawing and revealing truth so people can come out of darkness

16. The Mighty Fortress  God has given us power to overcome temptation and to wage war with the devil  We stand free from accusation  We have the power of God to cause demons to flee