New Life

 BIBLE STUDY COURSE

 

Series 1

Lesson 8

  

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

 

God has an enemy who is out to destroy everything good He has done.  His name is Satan who is out to destroy you too.  There are some things we need to know about him?

 

1.   Revelation 12:7-9

      7: And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8: And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.  KJV

 

Where did Satan come from originally? ____________________________________

 

2.   Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?  KJV

 

What did Satan appear as in the Garden of Eden? _____________________________

 

3.   Genesis 3:1-5

      1: Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, 

       Yea, hath God       said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2: And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

      5: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.  KJV

 

How did Satan get Adam and Eve to sin? ___________________________________

 

4.   Revelation 20:7-8

7: And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

      8: And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, 

          Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.  KJV

 

What is the only weapon the devil has? _____________________________________

 

5.   Hebrews 4:14-15

14: Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

15: For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; 

      but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.  KJV

 

Was the devil successful when he tempted Jesus in the wilderness? ______________

 

6.   Luke 4:4

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.  KJV

 

How did Jesus resist the devil? ___________________________________________

 

7.   James 4:7

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  KJV

 

How do we resist the devil? ______________________________________________

 

8.   What happens when we do? ______________________________________________

 

9.   1 John 3:8

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.  KJV

 

Why did Jesus appear on the earth? ________________________________________

 

10.  Ephesians 4:27

Neither give place to the devil.  KJV

 

What does this scripture say about the devil? ________________________________

11. 2 Corinthians 10:4

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)  KJV

 

Are our weapons weaker or stronger than the devil’s? ______________________

 

12.  Ephesians 6:11

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  KJV

 

How are we able to stand against the wiles of the devil? _______________________

 

13.  Ephesians 6:14-18

14: Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16: Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17: And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. KJV

 

List the pieces of our armor. _____________________________________________

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14.  Revelation 12:11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  KJV

 

How do we overcome Satan? ________________________________________

 

15. Revelation 20:10

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.  KJV

 

What is the devil’s fate? _______________________________________________

 

 

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