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The Ole Devil is Satan: The Serpent of Eden and the Dragon of Revelation. New Burlington Church of Christ 7/15/2012. Who is that Ole Devil?. 1) An Adversary—(1 Peter 5:8) 8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. .
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The Ole Devil is Satan:The Serpent of Eden and the Dragon of Revelation New Burlington Church of Christ 7/15/2012
Who is that Ole Devil? • 1) An Adversary—(1 Peter 5:8) • 8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 2) A Tempter—(1 Thess. 3:5) • 5 For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter might have tempted you and our efforts might have been useless.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 3) A Deceiver—(2 Cor. 11:3) • 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 4) A Hindrance (1 Thess. 2:18) • 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan stopped us.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 5) A Beast—(Rev. 19:19) • 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 6) A Restless Lion—(1Pet. 5:8) • 8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 7) The God of this World—(2 Cor. 4:4) • 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 8) Prince of the Power of the Air—(Eph. 2:2) • 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
Who is that Ole Devil? • 9) An Angel of Light (2 Cor. 11:14) • 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
James 4:7 • James 4:7:Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.